COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SLEEP PHYSIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUB 5003 SLEEP PHYSIOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

BASIC SLEEP AND STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

BASIC SLEEP AND STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Course Objective

Clinical basis of circadian rhythms and their chronobiologic foundations, physiological changes occurring in sleep, cardiovascular physiology in sleep, respiratory physiology in sleep, sexual functioning in sleep, endocrinological changes in sleep, immune system in sleep, gastrointestinal system in sleep, changes occurring in the nervous system in sleep

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge on the mechanism and chronobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms
2   To have knowledge about the changes occurring in the nervous system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system urogenital system, endocrine system, gastrointestinal system and immune system during sleep.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Mechanisms of sleep and physiological changes which occur during sleep
2 Chronobiological and circadian rhythms
3 The nervous system in sleep
4 Changes which occur in the central nervous system in sleep
5 Cardiovascular physiology in sleep
6 Respiratory physiology in sleep
7 Sexual functioning in sleep
8 Endochrinological changes in sleep
9 The immune system in sleep
10 The gastrointestinal system in sleep
11 Changes which occur in the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and immune systems in sleep
12 Changes which occur in the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and immune systems in sleep
13 Changes which occur in the nervous system in sleep
14 General review
15 Final week

Recomended or Required Reading

Sleep Disorder Journal
Sleep Journal
Chest Journal
Sleep and Behavioral Journal

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and assignment

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.30 +RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Subject focused assignments are assessed according to their content, orderliness and originality. Written final and midterm exams are assessed according to level of attained knowledge.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

baris.baklan@deu.edu.tr, ibrahim.oztura@deu.edu.tr, cem.bediz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday (time : 10.00-12.00)
Please call 4124056 for an appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 4 2 8
Preparation for final exam 6 3 18
Preparing assignments 3 3 9
Preparing presentations 4 3 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.15555
LO.255555

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