CMDS 489 - Culminating Experience in Communication Disorders

This course comprises Option 2 for the Capstone Integrating Experience in Communication Disorders. The course is designed to allow students to integrate their knowledge of speech/language pathology with skills in professional writing. To this end, students will write weekly papers summarizing topic presentations given by professionals or viewed from videos. Topics may range from Alzheimer’s disease to deafness. Students will refine their writing by demonstrating weekly improvements in the areas of content, grammar, and punctuation. In addition, students will log instructor’s comments and corrections onto a weekly recording form. Implications that these topics have for society, people needing services, and service providers will be addressed.

Prerequisites: CMDS 200, 261, 380, 460, 470, 472, 473, 477, and 490. CMDS majors only. Certification also requires two science courses with lab components; AGSC 100 does not meet certification requirements.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.