CSD 616: Motor Speech Disorders

Course Syllabus – Spring 2014

  1. Prerequisites: Formal admission into the M.A. program in Communication Science and Disorders or permission of instructor.
  1. For Whom Planned: Speech-language pathology students in the M.A. program
  1. Instructor Information:

Dr. Ginger Hinton, , 338 Ferguson

Office hours by appointment

  1. Catalog Description: Neurologic basis, assessment and treatment of dysarthria and apraxia.
  1. Student Learning Outcomes: ASHA Certification Standard IV-C

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  1. Describe the central and peripheral processes essential for normal motor speech production:
  2. Describe appropriate procedures for evaluation of motor speech disorders in children and adults:
  3. Demonstrate appropriate intervention techniques for motor speech disorders in children and adults; and
  4. Integrate cultural and demographic information into appropriate assessment and treatment strategies.
  1. Teaching Strategies: Multiple strategies incorporating direct instruction, collaborative learning groups, peer teaching, group discussion, student guided problem solving.
  1. Evaluation Methods: All specific grading guidelines and other course documents will be published on BlackBoard and discussed the first day of class. If you don’t understand the expectations and grading criteria, please ask before the assignment is due.
  1. Written group assignments (20%): Short assignments, such as locating specific references or completing question sets, will be assigned throughout the course. Some may be completed during class time, while others may require work outside of class. Discussion of these assignments will take place during class and written summaries will be turned in to the instructor for grading. (all SLOs)
  1. On-line quizzes (10%): Quizzes will be completed on-line throughout the semester as specified on the quiz schedule on BB. Each will cover information from the textbook. The quizzes will be available from 6:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. on the specified day. After opening the quiz using Firefox or Safari, the student will have 30 minutes to complete the quiz. If the student has a computer problem (e.g. getting kicked out of the quiz), he/she must notify the instructor by email within 30 minutes. The quiz will be resetas soon as possible by the instructor. (all SLOs)
  1. In-class exam/test/quiz (10%): One objective assessment will be completed in class near the end of the semester. The test items will be based on information pertaining to specific MSDs developed by student working groups.
  1. Participation (10%): Students must actively participate in all group projects, as well as classroom discussions. In addition, students will make regular original posts and comments to Discussion Boards that relate to specific aspects of motor speech disorders. All information needs to be from current, professional sources. Comments may include information related to clients that you have worked with, questions related to the content or personal experiences. (all SLOs)
  1. Resource files (10%): Throughout the course, students will develop and maintain a digital resource file that contains information related to the target population. It should contain lecture notes, graded assignments, and other items relevant to the class. (all SLOs)
  1. Specific motor speech disorders(20%). Each group will be assigned a specific type of MSD to investigate in-depth.On the day assigned, each group will provide the information to the class about the disorder’s characteristics and etiologies, as well as typical assessment and treatment procedures. Written summaries containing the relevant information and references should be posted to BB prior to the class period in which instruction will be provided.(all SLOs)
  1. EBP Case studies (20%): Using a specific methodology developed by Bloom (2010), case studies focusing on one adult and one child will be investigated. Upon completion of each case study, working groups will submit a written summary that includes all references in APA style. (all SLOs)
  1. Grading Scale: Letter grade assignments are as follows:

A94-100%

A-90-93%

B+ 87-89%

B84-86%

B-80-83%

C+77-79%

C 73-76%

Fless than 73%

  1. Required Texts:

Freed, D. (2011). Motor Speech Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd edition. San Diego, CA: Delmar Cengage Learning. ISBN# 1111138273

  1. Course Outline: See attached
  1. Learning Differences and Disabilities:

For students with documented physical or learning differences and/or disabilities, appropriate arrangements will be made for completion of all class and assessment experiences. However, documentation of these disabilities and/or differences must be made available to the instructor prior to the first assessment experience. Information regarding disability documentation can be obtained from the Office of Accessibility Resources and Services at .

  1. Attendance Policy;

Students are expected to attend all classes, but no attendance will be taken. However, lack of attendance will result in lowering the participation grade and will prevent the student from receiving credit for any missed group or in-class assignments. In addition, no make-up assignments will be given.

  1. Grading Disagreements:

If a student disagrees with any assigned grade, she/he must email the instructor within 24 hours of receiving the grade to set up a time to meet to discuss the disagreement.

  1. Academic Integrity Policy:

All students are expected to adhere to the Academic Integrity Policy as published in the UNCG Student Handbook. Failure to do so will result in lowering of the course grade or expulsion from the class. The policy is available at

  1. Additional Information

CSD 616 is posted online at Students need an active university e-mail address to access this site. Blackboard enables the instructor to interact with the class by e-mail and by posting announcements online. In addition, many of the class materials (e.g., general course information, a copy of the syllabus, assignments, related links, etc.) will be posted on Blackboard. Students are encouraged to log on to the website daily and check their e-mail regularly for the latest course information. Note that students are responsible for ensuring that their e-mail accounts are configured correctly to receive class e-mails. Students can access their grades securely via the online grade book. Grades will be posted as soon as they are available.