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Live, Learn, and Thrive Alfred
Valdez Ph.D., CCC-SLP
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Office: Speech Building Room 178 Office Hours: Tuesday: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
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Introduction to CD |
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Speech Disorders |
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My Courses:
Fall 2009
CD 360/509 Language Acquisition: This course is intended to provide students with a broad overview of typical language development. The course will provide information pertaining to language developmental milestones, current theories of language development, and research topics that focus on normal language acquisition. The course will also present topics pertaining to observational language assessment (i.e., language sampling and analysis). This course is intended for undergraduate majors in communication disorders. Non-majors must enroll in CD 365 or obtain permission from the instructor to remain in this course.
CD 505 Research Methods: This course offers an introduction to basic research methodology in speech-language pathology. The course presents information pertaining to basic research design and statistical analyses used in speech-language pathology with special consideration of the role of research in evidence-based practice.
CD 525 Pediatric Language and Disorders: This
course offers information about normal communication development of neonates,
infants, toddlers, and preschoolers; etiologies, and treatment of cognitive,
linguistic and social
elements of communication problems in family systems.
Spring 2009
CD 380/503 Introduction to Speech Science: This course presents basic concepts and theories in acoustics, speech production and speech perception. The course includes demonstration of instrumental measurement and analysis of speech systems.
CD 393/593 Professional Reasoning and Scientific Thinking: This course offers an overview of constructive thinking, problem solving, and decision making theories and strategies associated with professional reasoning and scientific thinking that are to be used academically and clinically in the transition from student to scholar to professional.
Fall 2008
CD 221 Introduction to Communication Disorders: This course offers basic information about speech, language, and hearing disorders. The course also offers an orientation to the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology.
CD 452 Speech Disorders: This course offers information about bases, symptoms, etiologies, and clinical management of issues related to disorders of articulation, phonology, voice and resonance, and fluency.
CD 525 Pediatric Language and Disorders: This
course offers information about normal communication development of neonates,
infants, toddlers, and preschoolers; etiologies, and treatment of cognitive,
linguistic and social
elements of communication problems in family systems.
updated on 01/21/09
