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Descriptive terms, plans and terms of relationship of the human body, terms of comparison, attachment of muscles, types of muscles, movements of joints. Osteology, principles of kinesiology, general organisation of body system. Cutaneous innervation of the upper limb; pectoral region; breast; axilla; shoulder region; arm and cubital fossa; flexor compartment of forearm; extensor compartment of forearm; hand; venous and lymphatic drainage of the upper limb. Applied anatomy of nerves; blood supply of the upper limb. Cutaneous innervation of the lower limb; femoral triangle; adductor canal and medial side of the thigh; gluteal region; back of the thigh, popliteal fossa; extensor compartment of the leg and dorsum of the foot; peroneal and flexor compartment of the leg; sole of the foot, arches of the foot; mechanism of walking; venous and lymphatic drainage of the lower limb; applied anatomy of the nerves and blood supply to the lower limb.

Definitions and types of augmentative and alternative modes or devices. Speech-Language (communication disorders) and augmentative and alternative devices. Voice production and augmentative and alternative devices. Cognitive, psycho-social, educational, physical, and communicative-linguistic factors of individuals across the life span with little or no functional speech and language. Assessment of the presented cases. Considerations for appropriate devices and management issues.

History of aural rehabilitation. Early aural rehabilitation centers. Hearing loss and its attendant communication disorder. Development of listening assistive technology (hearing aids). Types of amplification devices. Use of amplification devices. Maintenance of amplification devices. Audiological assessment of hearing loss. Prescription and fixing of amplification devices. Advent of the cochlear implant. Auditory training across the span, Speech training across the span.

Definitions, types of autism spectrum disorders- Asperger Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Characteristics of specific autism spectrum disorders. Causes of autism spectrum disorders. Social and communication challenges associated with autism spectrum disorders. Physiological challenges of autism spectrum disorders. Assessment techniques for autistic children or patients. Therapeutics procedures for rehabilitating autistic children.

Audiological tests such as pure tone audiometry (air/bone conduction), masking technique in pure tone audiometry (PTA). Tympanometry and acoustic reflex tests, otoscopic examination, tuning fork tests, auditory brain-stem response test, oto-acoustic emission test, speech audiometry, vestibular investigations (calorics, VENG) and many others. Behavioural audiometric test- distraction test, cooperative test, performance test, speech discrimination test, visual reinforcement audiometry, weight and vital signs measurement. The general principles underlying treatment in audiologic condition, neurologic, hearing condition and rehabilitation in general.

Introductory chemistry of amino acids; their properties, reactions and biological functions. Classification of amino acids: neutral, basic and acidic; polar and non-polar; essential and non- essential amino acids. Peptides. Introductory chemistry and classification of proteins. Biological functions of proteins. Methods of their isolation, purification and identification. Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins. Basic principles of tests for proteins and amino acids. Introductory chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Nomenclature of nucleosides, and nucleotides; effects of acid and alkali on hydrolysis of nucleic acids.

Research topic. Sampling techniques. Design of questionnaires Data gathering. Hypothesis formulation. Probability distribution. Normal Poisson and Binomial distribution Mean. Standard error. Standard deviation. Curve fitting. Chi-square test. Student T test. F-distribution. Regression. Correlation. Quantitative and Qualitative research models. Advanced statistical analysis.

Definitions of cleft palates and lips. Types of cleft palates and lips. Causes of cleft palate and lips. Socio-cultural challenges faced by cleft patient. Surgery and correction of cleft palates and lips. Post surgery recovery of cleft patient. Speech-langugae therapies for cleft patients. Causes of cerebral palsy. Cognitive and neurological characteristics of cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy speech. Therapies for managing cerebral palsy speech.

Essential clinical procedures in Speech-Language Therapy. Knowledge and skills involved in clinical assessment, treatment and preventive interventions. Importance of acquisition of clinical reasoning, decision-making skills, treatment and preventive interventions. Processes of acquiring clinical reasoning, decision-making, treatment and preventive interventions. Factors determining the processe and use of reasoning and decisions made in practical or clinical settings. Development and use of evidence-based principles in clinical Speech-Language practice. Stage II (400 Level: Professional Year II)

Clinical practice outside students training institution whereby they can demonstrate knowledge and skills they have learnt and also to gain more clinical experiences in some community based practicing settings. Assigning students to approved hospitals or Speech-Language clinics where they are given the opportunity to evaluate patient, plan treatment programmes and carry out the treatment of patients. Supervised clinical practice in the treatment of speech, language, and hearing disorders with various clinical participants at the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. Development of treatment plans and clinical reports will be required. Students will be provided with supervision appropriate to their level of experience and in accordance with the Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board (MRTB) standards. Recommended Settings for Clinical Attachment Speech-Language Clinics in accredited or approved public and private hospitals, training institutions, departments or approved private speech-language clinics.