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General knowledge of fetal growth and development. Growth and development of the premature child. Physical growth in the neonate and childhood. Growth monitoring and value of growth charts. Physical, mental and emotional developmental assessment. Exceptional conditions in children (disabilities and giftedness). At risk register babies for audiological intervention. 200 Level

Developmental process in a normal hearing child from psychological perspective. Process of physical, mental, emotional, linguistic development of a child as related to auditory development. Psychological reaction to sound and type of sound a baby reacts to.Personality characteristics of the hearing impaired child. Parental reaction to diagnosis of hearing loss in their offspring. Psychology of congenital (pre-lingual) and acquired (post-lingual) hearing loss. Deaf culture/community. Communication strategies in the profoundly hearing impaired. Psychological approach to education of the hearing impaired child. Perception of the deaf to cochlea implants and other oto-audiological treatments.

Audiological rehabilitation devices. Hearing aids. Cochlea/brain-stem Implants. Assistive listening devices (ALDs) Bone-anchored hearing aids/bone conduction hearing aids. Advantages and disadvantages of hearing devices. Role of Occupational therapy. Role of Speech therapy. Role of Medical social worker and vocational rehabilitation in auditory care.

Structure of matter, property of matter, energy and its transformation. Energy and its definitions, mechanical energy, conductor-insulator. Static electricity, condensers, current electricity, conduction of electricity through electrolytes. Conduction in semi-conductors. Magnetic energy. Production of electricity. Principles and application of E.M.F. to Choke coil, transformer Regulation of induced currents. Physics of sound, perceptual and productive processes of speech, basic instrumentation, and the interrelationships of these areas to communication. Fundamentals, concepts and theories of acoustics, speech signal and perception. Rectification of A/C; Thermal energy; Transmission of heat; Conduction, Convection and Radiation Electromagnetic waves, Radiant energy; Grothus law; Cosine law; Inverse square law; Sonic energy; nature and properties of sound wave. Nature, effects and principles of production of direct current, muscle stimulating currents; modification of currents; Reverse, interrupt, surge mechanical, manual electronic multi vibration circuit. High frequency current basic circuit. The physics of quantum medicine.

Introduction to Biostastistics 1. Definition – Statistics, Biostatistics 2. Applications of Biostatistics 3. Data collection from experiments & surveys. 4. Variable – Qualitative & Quantitative, Discrete and continuous. 5. Presentation of Data: - a) Tabular Presentation of Data – Statistical Table, Format of a Table. b) Frequency Distribution – construction of Frequency Distribution, cumulative and relative frequency distribution, Exclusive and inclusive method of classification of data. c) Diagrammatic Presentation of Data: - Bar diagrams, Pie Diagram, Line Diagram, Pictogram, Cartogram or Statistical map.d) Graphical representation of a Frequency distribution – Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Frequency curve, ogives or cumulative frequency curves. 500 Level

Project writing in audiology. Steps in project writing. Methods of data collection. Choice of topic in audiology. Sampling technique in project. Literature review in audiology project. Analysis of data. Submission and defense of project.

Current trends and issues in allied health professions. Group discussions relating to philosophy and methods of treatment in rehabilitation. Discussions on each medical rehabilitation profession. Examination of problems and issues in rehabilitation. Ethics in rehabilitation practice. Administrative issues in rehabilitation.

Tympanoplasty. Pressure Equalisation Tube-PET (grommet insertion). Myringotomy, staepedectomy. Mastiodectomy. Endolymphatic sac decompression and shunt insertion. Vestibular neurectomy. Cochleosacculotomy. Suboccipital craniotomy of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumour. Transcanial labyrinthectomy. Cochlea Implants. Bone-anchored hearing aids, Middle-ear implants. Brain-stem implants. 400 Level: Clinical Year I First Semester

Definition of tinnitus (ringing in the ear). Types of tinnitus. Causes of tinnitus. Otologic and audiologic investigations of tinnitus. Tinnitus matching test. Tinnitus loudness test. Tinnitus masking level test. Low and high frequency tinnitus. Multi-frequency tinnitus. Outside tonal sound tinnitus. Tinnitus Handicap Index (THI) inventory. Medical, audiologic, pharmacologic and surgical treatment of tinnitus. Vertigo (dizziness). Etiology of dizziness. Clinical features of dizziness. Assessment and rehabilitation procedures of dizziness.

Opportunity Identification (Sources of business opportunities in Nigeria, Environmental scanning, Demand and supply gap/unmet needs/market gaps/Market Research, Unutilised resources, Social and climate conditions and Technology adoption gap). New business development (business planning, market research). Entrepreneurial Finance (Venture capital, Equity finance, Micro finance, Personal savings, Small business investment organisations and Business plan competition). Entrepreneurial marketing and e-commerce (Principles of marketing, Customer Acquisition & Retention, B2B, C2C and B2C models of e-commerce, First Mover Advantage, E- commerce business models and Successful E-Commerce Companies,). Small Business Management/Family Business: Leadership & Management, Basic book keeping, Nature of family business and Family Business Growth Model. Negotiation and Business communication (Strategy and tactics of negotiation/bargaining, Traditional and modern business communication methods). Opportunity Discovery Demonstrations (Business idea generation presentations, Business idea Contest, Brainstorming sessions, Idea pitching). Technological Solutions (The Concept of Market/Customer Solution, Customer Solution and Emerging Technologies, Business Applications of New Technologies - Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual/Mixed Reality (VR), Internet of Things (IoTs), Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Renewable Energy and many others. Digital Business and E- Commerce Strategies). BCH 3O4: Metabolism of Amino Acid and Protein (2 Units C: LH 30) Learning Outcome At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. illustrate why and how proteins are broken in cellular systems; 2. explain how to determine the molecular weight of proteins; 3. recognise the relationship between the urea cycle and other pathways of protein metabolism; 4. describe the differences between ketogenic and glucogenic amino acids; and 5. identify the role of inorganic nitrogen in protein synthesis and breakdown. Course Contents Amino acids as building blocks of proteins and the peptide bond as covalent backbone of proteins. Forces involved in the stabilisation of protein structure. Protein isolation, fractionation, purification and characterisation. Amino acid analysis of peptides and proteins. Methods for the determination of the sequence of amino acids in proteins. Protein biosynthesis, molecular weight determination of proteins. Techniques in protein biochemistry. Oxidative degradation of amino acids and metabolism of one carbon units. Ammonia toxicity and urea formation. Ketogenic and glucogenic amino acids. Biosynthesis of amino acids and some derivatives, the urea cycle; metabolism of inorganic nitrogen. Disorders of amino acid metabolism and polyamines.