STATISTICS / 135 5404. Clinical issues in the application of non-vocal communica- tion systems. SPA 6435-Seminar in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (2) SPA 6445-Seminar in Parent-Child Interaction and Com- munication Development (2) Prereq: SPA 5403. SPA 6521-Clinical Practice in Speech Pathology: Diagnosis (1-6; max: 6) Prereq: SPA 5553L. S/U. SPA 6524-Clinical Practice in Speech Pathology: Therapy (1-10; max: 10) Supervised clinical practice in speech therapy. S/U. SPA 6531-Clinical Practice in Hearing Measurement (1-6; max: 6) Supervised clinical practice in hearing measurement. S/U. SPA 6533-Clinical Practice in Aural Rehabilitation (1-6; max: 6) Prereq: SPA 5423, 5322. Supervised clinical practice in aural rehabilitation. S/U. SPA 6600-Organization and Administration of Speech- Pathology and Audiology Programs (3) Administrative problems and practices in varied speech pathology and audiology settings, community clinics, hospitals, schools, universities, training centers, and private practice. SPA 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5) S/U. SPA 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. SPA 7127-Seminar in Speaker Recognition (3) Advanced research problems in analysis and synthesis of speech. Em- phasizes vocoders, machine translation and computer process- ing of speech. SPA 7128-Seminar in Audition (3; max: 9) Research problems in acoustic physiology and such topics'as cochlear biophysics and psychophysiology. SPA 7354-Seminar in Audiology: Hearing Conservation and Noise Control (2) SPA 7523-Practicum in Speech Pathology in a Medical-Dental Setting (1-6; max: 6) Prereq: SPA 6521, 6524 and consent of department. Supervised training in clinical management or oral communication problems in a medical-dental setting. S/U. SPA 7536-Practicum in Audiology in a Medical Setting (1-6; max: 6) Prereq: SPA 6531 and consent of department. Super- vised training in clinical management of auditory communica- tion problems in a medical setting. S/U. SPA 7932-Seminar in Hearing (3; max: 9) Prereq: SPA 5119. Topics that impinge on man and his auditory adequacy. Environmental hazards, tinnitus, psychoacoustics, electrophysiology. SPA 7938-Seminar: Interdisciplinary Topic in Hearing (3) Current readings in medical disorders of hearing, maturational processes and auditory perception of speech. SPC 5149-Applications of Digital Computers to Speech Research (2) Prereq: EIN 3114 and SPA 5135. Computational applications of digital computers to speech research: elabora- tion of FORTRAN, use of analog-to-digital converters, and use of small laboratory computers. SPC 5335-Nonverbal Communication (4) Advanced theories and methods in the experimental study of nonverbal communication. SPC 5610-Persuasion in Social Movements (3; max: 9) Critical examination of public speaking in major controversies related to political, social, and intellectual life in America. SPC 5631-Theories of Political Communications (3) Prereq: advanced work in contemporary history, public address, or political science. Examination of theories of political communi- cation. Field work investigations and assessment of individual theories. SPC 5905-Special Topics (1-4; max: 7) Prereq: consent of major professor and department chair. Completion of a graduate project or research in a specific area of speech. SPC 6005-Communication and Aging (3) Reviews theory and research concerning elders' use of mass media and interper- sonal channels of communication. Physiological changes that mitigate effective communication are discussed. SPC 6218-Seminar: Human Communication Theory (3; max: 9) Major ways of conceptualizing the role of communication in human affairs; process of building a human communications theory. SPC 6239-Studies in Rhetorical Communications (3; max: 9) Selected topics including examination of ancient, medieval, renaissance and modern writers who have influenced rhetorical thought, criticism, speaking, and writing. SPC 6253-Principles and Theories of General Semantics (3) Systematic investigation of concepts and methodologies related to a broad theory of communication evaluation based on modern scientific knowledge and postulates. SPC 6493-Theories of Small Group Communication (3) Prereq: SPC 3440 and 3210 or consent of instructor. Represen- tative theories of the communication behavior of individuals in small, face-to-face, problem-solving groups, including cur- rent research on the content, frequency, duration and direction of communication in discussion groups. SPC 6545-Studies in the Processes of Influence (3) Examina- tion of how communication can be used to gain influence and compliance. SPC 6619-Seminar in American Public Address (3) Selected speeches, speakers, and speaking movements which have had an impact on our history. SPC 6682-Rhetorical Criticism (3) Principles and methods of rhetorical criticism; problems in applying critical standards in the evaluation of public address. SPC 6715-Seminar: Intercultural Communication (3) Prereq: SPC 3710 or equivalent. Analysis and evaluation of research trends regarding personal communication in crosscultural contexts. SPC 6905-Individual Study (1-8; max: 8) Prereq: consent of major professor and department chair. Project or research course. SPC 6910-Supervised Research (1-5) S/U. SPC 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. SPC 7190-Seminar in Communication Processes and Dis- orders (2) SPC 7937-Seminar in the Philosophy of Speech Communica- tion (3; max: 9) Open to advanced graduate students in rhetoric and public address. Problems, research and current literature in theory, criticism, pedagogy, or quantitative exploration in the area of speech communication. SPC 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U. STATISTICS College of Liberal Arts and Sciences GRADUATE FACULTY 1982-83 Chairman: R. L. Scheaffer. Graduate Coordinator: P. V. Rao. Professors: J. A. Cornell; M. Ghosh; R. Littell; Z. R. Pop-Stojanovic; R. H. Randles; P. V. Rao; J. G. Saw; R. L. Scheaffer; J. J. Shuster. Associate Professors: A. G. Agresti; R. L. Carter; V. Chew; A. I. Khuri; R. G. Marks; F. G. Mar- tin; J. T. McClave; W. C. Parr; D. D. Wackerly; M. C. K. Yang. Assistant Professors: K. M. Portier; A. Rosalsky. Graduate programs are available leading to Master of Science in Statistics, Master of Statistics, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Both master's programs usually require two years of course work including material covered in STA 6207, 6208, 6326, 6327, 6246, 6247. STA 5106-Computer Programs in Statistical Analysis I (1) Prereq: STA 4203 or 6166. Utilization of library computer programs for analysis of balanced experimental data and regression analysis. STA 5107-Computer 'Programs in Statistical Analysis II (2) Prereq: STA 5106 and STA 6167. Programs for analysis of covariance and analysis of unbalanced experimental data. In- terpretation of output. Elementary data management. Programs for nonlinear regression, cluster analysis, factor analysis, discrimi- nant analysis, categorical analysis. STA 6126-Statistical Methods in Social Research I (3) Descrip- tive statistics, estimation, significance tests, two-sample com- parisons, methods for nominal and ordinal data, regression and correlation, introduction to multiple regression. STA 6127-Statistical Methods in Social Research II (3) Prereq: STA 6126. Further topics in multiple regression, model building, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, multivariate analysis of categorical data.