Outline

Overview

Our sleep and circadian rhythms are integral to our health and wellbeing, but they are often at odds with our technology-filled, caffeine-fuelled, and 24-hour world. This unit introduces how sleep and circadian rhythms work and their impact on health and society. Examples include sleep deprivation, jetlag, shiftwork, and common sleep disorders. Students will gain insights into their own sleep and circadian rhythms to help optimise their wellbeing and performance. The unit will also showcase how different disciplines contribute to a fuller understanding of the world and help to provide new solutions to complex problems. Students will be asked to reflect on their own discipline and how it can contribute to solving problems like those encountered in sleep and circadian science. The content will be founded in science, medicine, and health but will include perspectives and examples from physics, engineering, sociology, and history. This entry-level unit of study has been developed by academics in the University's Charles Perkins Centre, an interdisciplinary education and research hub whose mission is to develop real-world solutions for chronic disease.

Details

Academic unit	Sleep Medicine
Unit code	OLET1510
Unit name	Health Challenges: Sleep
Session, year ?	Semester 2, 2020
Attendance mode	Online
Location	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Credit points	2

Enrolment rules

Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff and contact details

Coordinator	Yu Sun Bin, yusun.bin@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Participation	Participation Contribution to pre-lecture activities and online discussion boards	5%	-	N/A
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Tutorial quiz	Module 1 Quiz 15 multiple choice questions	10%	Week 01	Expected: 15 min Time limit: 30 min
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Tutorial quiz	Module 2 Quiz 15 multiple choice questions	10%	Week 02	Expected: 15 min Time limit: 30 min
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Tutorial quiz	Module 3 Quiz 10 multiple choice questions	5%	Week 03	Expected: 10 min Time limit: 30 min
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Tutorial quiz	Module 4 Quiz 10 multiple choice questions	5%	Week 04	Expected: 10 min TIme limit: 30 min
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Tutorial quiz	Module 5 Quiz 10 multiple choice questions	5%	Week 05	Expected: 10 min Time limit: 30 min
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Tutorial quiz	Module 6 Quiz 10 multiple choice questions	5%	Week 05	Expected: 10 min Time limit: 30 min
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Tutorial quiz	Module 7 Quiz 10 multiple choice questions	5%	Week 07	Expected: 10 min Time limit: 30 min
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Tutorial quiz	Module 8 Quiz 10 multiple choice questions	5%	Week 08	Expected: 10 min Time limit: 30 min
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Assignment	Final assessment 400 word written assessment	45%	Week 10	400 words
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Late submissions for the online quizzes will receive no marks. Students must attempt all quizzes to progress in the course and complete the unit.

No late submissions will be accepted for the final assessment. Students will lose the opportunity to complete the assessment and gain the associated marks after final assessment deadline has passed.

Students should apply for special consideration as soon as possible if they think they cannot meet assessment deadlines.

Assessment criteria

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	At HD level, a student demonstrates a flair for the subject as well as a detailed and comprehensive understanding of the unit material. A ‘High Distinction’ reflects exceptional achievement and is awarded to a student who demonstrates the ability to apply their subject knowledge and understanding to produce original solutions for novel or highly complex problems and/or comprehensive critical discussions of theoretical concepts.
Distinction	75 - 84	At DI level, a student demonstrates an aptitude for the subject and a welldeveloped understanding of the unit material. A ‘Distinction’ reflects excellent achievement and is awarded to a student who demonstrates an ability to apply their subject knowledge and understanding of the subject to produce good solutions for challenging problems and/or a reasonably welldeveloped critical analysis of theoretical concepts.
Credit	65 - 74	At CR level, a student demonstrates a good command and knowledge of the unit material. A ‘Credit’ reflects solid achievement and is awarded to a student who has a broad general understanding of the unit material and can solve routine problems and/or identify and superficially discuss theoretical concepts.
Pass	50 - 64	At PS level, a student demonstrates proficiency in the unit material. A ‘Pass’ reflects satisfactory achievement and is awarded to a student who has threshold knowledge.
Fail	0 - 49	A ‘Fail’ is awarded to a student who has not demonstrated threshold knowledge.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

N/A

Special consideration

If you experience short-term circumstances beyond your control, such as illness, injury or misadventure or if you have essential commitments which impact your preparation or performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Academic integrity

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We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction to sleep	Online class (3 hr)
Week 02	Introduction to circadian rhythms	Online class (3 hr)
Week 03	Sleep deprivation	Online class (3 hr)
Week 04	Jetlag	Online class (3 hr)
Week 05	Shift work	Online class (3 hr)
Week 06	Measuring sleep and circadian rhythms	Online class (3 hr)
Week 07	Sleep hygiene and insomnia	Online class (3 hr)
Week 08	Other sleep and circadian disorders	Online class (3 hr)

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 2 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 40-50 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University’s graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Describe how the human sleep and circadian systems work and how they affect health and wellbeing.
LO2. Consider how your discipline can contribute to solving problems around sleep and circadian rhythms.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Closing the loop

Thank you to students who provided overwhelmingly positive feedback in Semester 2, 2019. We have included more details about course expectations and revised some assessments in response to your feedback.

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OLET1510: Health Challenges: Sleep

Overview

Details

Enrolment rules

Teaching staff and contact details

Assessment

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Special consideration

Academic integrity

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Closing the loop

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect