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COURSE SYLLABUS: Assistive Technology

Course Title: Department: Instructor:

ED585 - Assistive Technology Education John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita

Course overview:
This course provides a conceptual approach to the strategies and elements conducive to assisting people with special needs. It defines and delineates the concept of Assistive Technologies, presents commensurate legislative enactments, exposes the types and qualifications of professionals engaged in the discipline, and presents a trans-disciplinary approach to this valuable and precious science.

Required book:    Online Bookstore

Cook, Albert M. and Hussey, Susan (2001). Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practices, 2nd edition. Mosby. St Louis.
ISBN: 0801610389

Course Requirements.

1. Essay Mid-term Exam. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%

2. Essay Final Exam. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%

3. Term Paper. A 6-8 page paper, APA style, minimum 5 references. The topic will be selected by the student. 50%

Grading Scale:

90 - 100% 80 - 89.99% 70 - 79.99% 60 - 69.99% below 60%

A B C D F

Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam Final Exam Term Paper

25% 25% 50%

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Framework for Assistive Technologies.
Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #2

Chapter 3. The Disabled Human User of Assistive Technologies.
Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Chapter 4. Delivering Assistive Technology Services to the Customer.
Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #3

Chapter #5. Seating and Positioning Systems as Extrinsic Enablers for Assistive Technologies.
Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #4

Chapter 6. Control Interfaces for Assistive Technology.
Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Mid-term Exam

Week #5

Chapter 7. Computers as Extrinsic Enablers for Assistive Technologies.
Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Chapter 8. Electronic Outputs for Assistive Technologies: Visual Displays, Printers, Auditory Indicators, and Voice Synthesis.
Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #6

Chapter 9. Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems.
Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter

Chapter 10. Technologies for Personal Mobility.
Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #7

Chapter 11. Technologies that Aid Manipulation and Control of the Environment.
Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #8

Final Exam

Submit Term Paper