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Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will explore the physiological processes that regulate sleep, including normal sleep architecture, circadian rhythms, and how these patterns vary across the lifespan. You will develop technical skills in interpreting and analysing polysomnographic data, as well as explore the causes, clinical presentations, diagnoses, and treatments of common sleep disorders. The unit also introduces emerging applications of telemedicine and wearable technologies in the screening and evaluation of sleep conditions.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
BMSC12007 Neurological Physiology and Measurement Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Test | 20% |
| 2. Presentation | 30% |
| 3. Oral Examination | 50% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Self-reflection
Review Assessment 2 to ensure it continues to challenge students while maintaining fairness and clarity.
Revise the Assessment 2 rubric to include more specific criteria and performance descriptors that differentiate levels of achievement.
Assessment 2 rubric was revised to improve alignment with task expectations.
Source: Self-reflection
Explore opportunities to provide students with formative feedback on their written assessment drafts to help them refine their work and improve their final submissions.
Collaborate with the Learning and Teaching Futures team to explore and implement opportunities for students to receive formative feedback on their written assessment drafts, enhancing the quality of their final submissions.
UC collaborated with the LTF team to explore a sustainable model for providing formative feedback on students’ written assessment drafts, including submitting a capital funding application to support continued access to MyStudyWorks. However, the application was unsuccessful.
Source: Self-reflection
Assessment items should be reviewed to ensure they adequately assess Learning outcomes.
Assessment items need to be reviewed to ensure that they align with the unit learning outcomes and provide students' with an opportunity to demonstrate their learning.
In Progress
Source: Self-reflection
Update lecture recordings and study resources
Unit teaching materials will be reviewed to ensure that they align with industry requirements and include emerging technologies. Resources will be updated as required.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Describe the physiological processes regulating sleep, including normal sleep architecture, circadian rhythms, and variations across the lifespan and gender.
- Discuss sleep health issues in special populations, such as First Nations People and athletes.
- Interpret and analyse sleep-staging data obtained from polysomnographic recordings.
- Discuss the causes, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of common sleep disorders.
- Discuss the role of telemedicine and emerging technologies in the screening and evaluation of sleep disorders.
- Demonstrate clear, accurate, and professional communication of sleep physiology concepts using appropriate disciplinary terminology.
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| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Online Test | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - Presentation | • | • | • | |||
| 3 - Oral Examination | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | ||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | • | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |