CD 485 Computer
Applications in Communication Disorders and Sciences
SECTION I: Introduction and Course
and Overview
Basically, a good clinician should be able to conduct therapy
with no more than a piece of paper and a pencil, a pen and/or a crayon. The field of Communication Disorders existed
before computers and some of its greatest therapists thrived on these
implements plus typewriters and books.
Correspondence courses too, have been around a long time and have been
very successful without the use of the internet. So why all this?
The
answer is facilitation. The
difference between the typewriter and computer is similar to the difference
between a bicycle and a car. Both
have their advantages, but the latter will typically take you farther, get you
there faster, and allow you to bring more baggage. Anyone, who has used a
typewriter to type a term paper using six carbon copies, knows the frustration
of typographical/spelling errors and the difficulties of rearranging text and
references etc. Once introduced to
word processors, one wonders how students survived without them. Word processors with their text
flexibility, spell checks, graph, charts and clip art capabilities, not to
mention the use of sound and digital movies, provide a new and exiting world of
communication potential.
The
same benefit of facilitation is true for the use of computers in medicine,
mathematics, astronomy, art, interior design, engineering, and every field
imaginable, including Communicative Disorders and Sciences and Distance
Education. This course is
particularly exciting because it addresses two of these area: The use of computers in the field of
Communication Disorders and Sciences; and the use of computers and the internet
to pursue, without leaving ones locality, a Master’s degree and
Credential in this profession.
In
CD 485 we will address specific uses for computers in the field of
Communication Disorders and Sciences.
This, of course, is not an exhaustive presentation but a carefully
selected sample of applications available to provide you with ideas for further
exploration as your needs and interests dictate. The topics to be discussed will be:
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The use of the Computer in Library Research
Augmentative and Alternative forms of communication, AAC Computerized
therapy programs Voice
Input computer systems and programs -- Speech Viewer Interactive
video (multi-media) in rehabilitation .
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SECTION II: Ordering your class texts
The first thing to do is order the two texts required for this
class. They are:
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1. The
first text is Computer Applications in Communicative Disorders by F. Silverman, Prentice-Hall. 2.
The
second text is a software package called Hyper Studio. The retail cost of the
student version is $70.00 directly from the company. The URL is I have also seen it advertised for
$55.00 through MAGG Software (part 59015 Site Central Win CD Single $55.00)
at the following URL:
http://www.4anything.com/nf2?1-http://magg.o5.net/software.html . |
The
text on Computer Applications can be ordered over the internet from the CSUN
Matador Bookstore, which offers students the convenience of online textbook
ordering. They provide:
1. Fast access to book information by
course, 24 hours a day.
2. The ability to request used books as
well as new, at a savings of 25%
3. Secure online ordering using the latest
in SSL encryption technology
4. Convenient delivery service (standard
or express shipping)
5. Access to other bookstore services and
merchandise
6. Easy returns
If you would
like to explore this option, please refer to the following web site:
Matador Bookstore Home Page
When you get to the
Matador Home Page you should click on the TEXTBOOK link..
Matador Bookstore Select by Course Screen
On the”
Select by Course” screen, access the “Choose Your Campus” menu, by clicking on the right
hand up/down arrows. Then select
the Northridge Campus
by placing the cursor on it. When you do this, the screen will automatically
change.
Matador Bookstore
Select by Course Screen
The next screen
will ask you to “Choose your Term.” After you pull down the menu (by clicking n the
right-hand up/down arrows), select the option “Distance.
Matador Bookstore
Select by Course Screen
A list of
Departments at CSUN will be offered.
Select the one that says “CD.”
Matador Bookstore
Select by Course Screen
You’re
getting really “warm” now!
Repeat the same procedure in the next screen to locate the Class (in this case, 485) in the major for
which the text is used.
And there it
is! Click on “Add to Cart
and follow the instructions to purchase the text.
