Spring 2018 - PSYC 388 C100

Biological Rhythms and Sleep (3)

Class Number: 8721

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Distance Education

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Feb 21, 2018
    Wed, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Apr 17, 2018
    Tue, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    PSYC 201 and 280.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Behavior and physiology are regulated by biological clocks, which function to synchronize the organism optimally with its environment. In this course we examine the adaptive role of clocks in animal behavior, the neural and endocrine mechanisms of daily, monthly and yearly rhythms, and the relevance of clocks, rhythms and sleep to human performance and psychopathology. We will also consider the mechanisms and functions of sleep states.

Grading

  • Quiz 1 15%
  • Mid-term exam 35%
  • Quiz 2 15%
  • Final Exam 35%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Rhythms of Life (2005), Foster & Kreitzman.
ISBN: 9780300109696

Centre for Online and Distance Education Notes:

All CODE Courses are delivered through Canvas unless noted otherwise on the course outline.
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Required Readings listed on the course outlines are the responsibility of the student to purchase. Textbooks are available for purchase at the SFU Bookstore on the Burnaby campus or online through the Bookstore's website.

All CODE courses have an Additional Course Fee of $40

Exams
If applicable, please refer to Canvas for the most updated Take Home Midterm/Final exam times. Exams are scheduled to be written on the SFU Burnaby campus at the noted time and date (unless noted as a take-home exam).

Students are responsible for following all Exam Policies and Procedures (e.g., missing an exam due to illness).

This course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change. Please check your course details in your online delivery method, such as Canvas.



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