COURSE SYLLABUS

VOICE HEALTH AND PROTECTION

1	Course Title:	VOICE HEALTH AND PROTECTION
2	Course Code:	MUZ6124
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. GÜLNIHAL GÜL
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	U.Ü. Eğitim Fakültesi Güzel Sanatlar Eğitimi Bölümü Müzik Eğitimi Ana Bilim Dalı gulnihal@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to enable students to use their voices more effectively, to recognize the organs involved in the systems involved in sound production, to know about important voice disorders, to have information about the measures that can be taken to protect voice health.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	This course will increase the awareness of individuals who will use their voice in their professional life, and will contribute to the awareness of voice disorders they will encounter and to the solution of problems they may experience.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Knows the correct posture and position in producing sound.;
2	Recognizes the organs producing sound.;
3	Knows the organs in the vibrator system and their features in sound production.;
4	Knows the organs in the vibrator system and their features in sound production.;
5	Knows the organs in the articulatory system and their features in sound production.;
6	Knows the correct breathing and voice technique.;
7	Knows the main voice disorders.;
8	It can take measures to protect sound health.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to sound health and protection course. Course description, content, method of teaching, measurement and evaluation methods. Terms and concepts.
2	What is sound? What are the necessary conditions for a healthy voice to occur?
3	The importance of correct posture and correct posture in healthy voice production.
4	The benefits of knowing the organs in the vibrator system and their roles in sound production on vocal health.
5	The benefits of knowing the organs in the resonance system and their effects on quality sound production on vocal health.
6	Organs in the articulatory system and their place in sound production
7	How does correct articulation occur in healthy sound production?
8	The importance of correct posture and correct posture in healthy voice production.
9	Systems involved in sound production and Breathing System.
10	What is correct breathing? What are the vocal health benefits?
11	What are the main voice disorders?
12	Methods of avoiding voice disorders.
13	The importance of voice physiology in protecting voice health.
14	For those who use their voice professionally, how to protect their voice health and what to do.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Åhlander, V. L., García, D. P., Whitling, S., Rydell, R., & Löfqvist, A. (2014). Teachers' voice use in teaching environments: a field study using ambulatory phonation monitor. Journal of Voice, 28(6), 841-e5. Bele, I. V. (2008). The teacher's voice: vocal training. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research,52(1), 41-57 DOİ: 10.1080/00313830701786594. De Jong F.I., Kooijman P.G., Thomas G, Huinck W.J., Graamans K, Schutte H.K. (2006). Epidemiology of voice problems in Dutch teachers. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 58,186–198. Evren, G. F. (2006). Ses eğitimi yöntemlerinin ses hastalıklarının tedavisinde kullanımı[. The use of voice training methods in the treatment of voice disorders]Url< http://www. pegem. net/akademi/kongrebildiri_detay. aspx. Gürhan, D. (2019). Ses Eğitimi ve Konuşma [Voice Training and Speech], Prozodı· (Bu¨ru¨n Bı·lı·mı·) ve Konus¸ma C¸alıs¸tayı. Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları. HELVACI Ayhan, Şarkı Söyleme Eğitimi[Singing Training], Temel Konular ve Uygulamalar, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa, 2012.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Open Ended Written Exam
Information	In this course, absolute assessment is made.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High