Question

What is your motivation for pursuing a career in audiology?

Why do you want to be in the Doctor of Audiology program at this University?

Define "hard skills" and "soft skills." What is the difference between the two? Give a brief example of how each set of skills relates to the profession of audiology.

Answer 1

Audiology is a field of specialisation in treating earing problem and balance problem.A motivation to pursue this as a career can be due to varying reasons like understanding the world , last sense in the body which is active or functional till death.

Being a Doctor of Audiology program in University helps to groom ones knowledge and stay up dated .They can identify, diagnose ,rehabilitate ,treat patients with hearing loss, movement disorder of balance disorder. They don't earn a medical degree or training simply can be said as hearing doctor

Hard skills usually refers measurable activities of an audiologist like use of the technologies ,machines,equipment while treating a patient, having a certificate to work.

For example: The use of audiometry to measure the hearing capacity of a patient by an audiologist

Soft skills refers to the the communication ,team work,motivating, patience ,understanding the feelings,being ethical,emotional.

For example :

An audiologist communicating with a deef patient politely, patiently to collect history by writing ,actions ,facial expressions.