Augmentative and Alternative Communication (1 cr)
Code: TH00CO37-3003
General information
- Enrollment
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02.12.2024 - 31.01.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025
Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 1 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Health and Well-being
- Campus
- Salo IoT Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 36 - 45
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
- Teachers
- Päivi Myllymäki
- Groups
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PSOSS24ENDegree Programme in Social Services, Early Childhood Education, S24
- Course
- TH00CO37
Realization has 4 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 4 h 0 min.
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Thu 13.02.2025 time 17:00 - 18:00 (1 h 0 min) |
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Wed 12.03.2025 time 17:00 - 18:00 (1 h 0 min) |
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Thu 03.04.2025 time 17:00 - 18:00 (1 h 0 min) |
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Wed 07.05.2025 time 17:00 - 18:00 (1 h 0 min) |
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Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
online course in English (independent studying)
16.1. - 20.5.2025
Objectives
- you understand the basics of alternative communication methods
• you know how to promote customer inclusion and equality with the help of different communication methods
• you know how to use online resources in challenging communication situations
Contents
• methods that support and replace oral communication
• forms of simplified language use
Course info on Thursday 21.1. at 17.00 - 18.00
online exams in > Choose your exam date (online in ITS)
13.2..Wednesday at 17.00 - 18.00
12.3. Wednesday at 17.00 -18.00
3.4. Thursday at 17.00- 18.00
7.5. Wednesday at 17.00 - 18.00
Enroll to exam you choose at least one week before by sending e-mail to teacher Päivi Myllymäki. Inform also which book you have read for the exam.
Objective
• you understand the basics of augmentative and alternative communication
• you know how to promote client inclusion and equality with the help of different communication methods
• you know how to use online resources in challenging communication situations
Content
• methods that support and replace oral communication
• forms of simplified language use
Materials
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Reading materials for the exam:
Battaye Alison 2018. Who's Afraid of AAC? The UK Guide to Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
OR
Beukelman, David 2007. Augmentative and alternative communication: supporting children and adults with complex communication needs.
OR
Loncke, Filip 2014: Augmentative and alternatvie communciation : models and applications for educators, speech-language pathologists, psychologists, caregivers and users.
Teaching methods
Online studies, reading materials, online exam.
Student workload
The scope of the course is 1 credit = . 27 hours of student work.
(Voluntary start, Zoom, 1 h)
Online tasks in ITSlearning
reading materials for the exam
online exam