PSY 4327A S Dr. Suzanne Weld, C. Psych., Fall Session, 2014

École de psychologie | School of Psychology
136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Vanier 3002, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
Tél. | Tel.: 613-562-5801 Téléc | Fax: 613-562-5147
PSY 4327A SLEEP AND DREAMS
Dr. Suzanne Weld, C. Psych., Fall Session, 2014.
AVAILABILITY OF THE PROFESSOR:
BY E-MAIL ANYTIME; INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS
BEFORE/AFTER EACH CLASS .
EMAIL:
[email protected]
All e-mails will be responded to within 24 hours
during the week, and 48 hours on weekends.
BLACKBOARD :
SYLLABUS, S LEEP ANALYSIS QUESTIONNAIRES ,
POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS .
TEACHING ASSISTANT:
ROSE BOUAZIZ (PH.D. C ANDIDATE)
ABOUA102@ UOTTAWA . CA
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION NOTE:
ANY AND ALL E-MAILS ARE TO BE SENT TO
BOTH THE PROFESSOR AND THE TA.
PSY4327A SLEEP AND DREAMS IN THE CONTEXT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION . S LEEP
CYCLE. F UNCTIONS OF SLEEP , ESPECIALLY REM. S LEEP DISORDERS AND THEIR TREATMENT .
THEORIES OF DREAM FUNCTIONS. DREAM RECALL. ANALYSIS OF DREAM CONTENT. DREAMS,
PERSONALITY AND CULTURE. DREAM CONTROL AND ADAPTATION TO STRESS . P REREQUISITE :
81 UNIVERSITY CREDITS INCLUDING PSY1101, PSY1102, PSY2301. PREVIOUSLY PSY3327.
RESERVED FOR STUDENTS REGISTERED IN THE M AJOR, J OINT HONOURS AND HONOURS WITH
SPECIALIZATION PROGRAMS IN PSYCHOLOGY .
TEACHING METHODS
Lectures, videos, discussion groups, analysis of individual (anonomously submitted dreams).
Dr. Weld does not teach from the text which means that approximately 20% of each quiz/exam
items is not covered by the text. Therefore, missing class means that the student (if without a
deferral) will not have access to those materials other than through (and very kind) fellow
students.
Exams will be a combination of multiple choice questions and true-false questions. Evaluations
are not cumulative. The paper is to follow APA guidelines. The mini-study may be organized
as the student wishes.
GRADING METHODS AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
OPTION A
EXAM 1 – 50%
October 9, 2014 – 3 hrs.
100 Multiple Choice
Lectures, Chps. 1-6
EXAM 2 – 50%
November 27, 2014 – 3
hrs.
100 Multiple Choice
Lectures, Chps. 7-13
EXAM 1 – 35%
October 9, 2014 – 3 hrs.
100 Multiple Choice
Lectures, Chps. 1-6
EXAM 2 – 35%
November 27, 2014 – 3
hrs.
100 Multiple Choice
Lectures, Chps. 7-13
PAPER – 30%
December 18, 2014
APA Format
Pre-Approved Topic
EXAM 1 – 35%
October 9, 2014 – 3 hrs.
100 Multiple Choice
Lectures, Chps. 1-6
EXAM 2 – 35%
November 27, 2014 – 3
hrs.
100 Multiple Choice
Lectures, Chps. 7-13
MINI-STUDY –
30%
December 18, 2014
Minimum of 20 data
sets
‘Sleep Analysis
Questionnaires’
provided in class
OPTION B
OPTION C
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Special Notes:
OPTION B:
Paper: The APA format paper is to be submitted by e-mail to both the TA and the Professor no
later than Midnight on December 18th. Paper topics are limited to the following topics and are
to cover peer-reviewed research articles and books published within the last 4 years. There is no
minimum or maximum number of pages or references required. Please consider that grading
will be based on the relative quality and effort displayed in the paper.
Sleep and Cancer
Sleep and Cardio-vascular Disease
Sleep and Diabetes
Sleep and Memory
Sleep and Caffeine Use
Sleep and Alcohol Use
Sleep and Long-Term Marijuana Use
Sleep and the Impacts of Shift Work
Dream Analysis – a Global Cross-Cultural Perspective
Sleep and (any one of the 88 sleep disorders presented in class)
OPTION C:
Mini-Study Analysis using the ‘Sleep Analysis Questionnaires’ provided in-class (and on
Blackboard) at the very beginning of the course.
The task: Ask a minimum of 20 individuals to fill in the questionnaire (keep identities
confidential). Try to go for a particular population (e.g. 3rd year students, people under age 20,
shift workers, etc.). Take the results of those questionnaires and do an analysis of the results,
looking for patterns, and present any patterns found. Based on the analysis, make specific
recommendations to the participants as a group on patterns revealed - rely on one’s own good
common sense but also back up recommendations with relevant literature. If no patterns emerge
from the data collection, then select any 5 samples and make customized recommendations to
each for improvements with literature backup, and/or, make detailed recommendations to
improve the questionnaires themselves.
Inability to attend class (if lecture notes are then requested), or missed exam, or remitting the
paper or mini-study late, must be accompanied by dated (covers the date missed) deferral
documentation (see ‘Student Handbook’). The length of the deferral must be negotiated with
Dr. Weld directly, confidentially, and as soon as any delay, or potential delay, is detected.
REQUIRED READINGS:
The “Moorcroft: Sleeping and Dreaming (Second edition), is currently available at the Agora
Bookstore. Obtain the textbook ASAP and start reading.
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Resources for you
FACULTY MENTORING CENTRE - http://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/mentoring
The goal of the Mentoring Centre is to help students with their academic and social well-being during their time
at the University of Ottawa. Regardless of where students stand academically, or how far along they are in
completing their degree, the Mentoring Centre is there to help them continue on the path to success.
A student may choose to visit the Mentoring Centre for very different reasons: talking to older peers to gain
insight into programs and services offered by the University, or to simply brush up on study skills (time
management, note-taking, exam preparation, etc.)
In sum, at the Mentoring Centre, you can discuss all things academic and everything about life on campus with
mentors who are social science students themselves and trained to answer all your questions.
ACADEMIC WRITING HELP CENTRE http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/writing
The Academic Writing Help Centre provides free, individualized help and advice for writing academic
assignments. With the help of our advisors, you learn to correct your errors, to write well independently, to
improve your critical analysis and to sharpen your argumentation skills—everything you need to master the
official language of your choice.
CAREER SERVICES http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/careers
This unit provides an array of career-development services and resources designed to help students identify and
put forward the critical skills they need to enter the work force.
COUNSELLING-SERVICE http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/personal/
There are many reasons to call on the Counseling Service, including:
 personal counselling
 career counseling
 study skills counseling.
ACCESS SERVICE http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/acces/
The University has always strived to meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities or with other
temporary or permanent functional disabilities (hearing/visual impairments, sustained health issues, mental
health problems), and the campus community works collaboratively so that you can develop and maintain your
autonomy, as well as reach your full potential throughout your studies. You can call on a wide range of services
and resources, all provided with expertise, professionalism and confidentiality.
If barriers are preventing you from integrating into university life and you need adaptive measures to progress
(physical setting, arrangements for exams, learning strategies, etc.), contact the Access Service right away:
 in person at the University Centre, Room 339
 online at http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/access/registration
 by phone at 613-562-5976
Deadlines for submitting requests for adaptive measures during exams
 midterms, tests, deferred exams: seven business days before the exam, test or other written evaluation
(excluding the day of the exam itself
 final exams:
o November 15 for the fall session
o March 15 for the winter session
o Seven business days before the date of the exam for the spring/summer session (excluding
the day of the exam itself).
Student Resources Centre - http://www.communitylife.uottawa.ca/en/resources.php
These centres strive to meet all sorts of student needs.
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NOTE REGARDING INTEGRITY IN ESSAYS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Be aware of academic fraud!
Academic fraud consists of dishonest and wrongful acts on exams, test or assignments, resulting in
flawed grades and assessments. The University does not tolerate academic fraud, and anyone found
guilty of this behaviour is liable to severe penalties.
Here are some examples of academic fraud:
 Plagiarizing or cheating in any way
 Presenting falsified research data;
 Submitting an assignment of which you are not the sole author
 Presenting the same work from another course without written permission from the
professors concerned.
With the development of the Internet these past years, it has become much easier to detect
plagiarism. Indeed, given the powerful tools now at their disposal, your professors can, by typing a
few simple words, readily trace the exact source of a text on the Web.
For more information on fraud and how to avoid it, you can refer to the Faculty web page, which
offers tips to help you with your studies and the writing process for university-level projects at the
following address: http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/eng/ugrad_tips.asp. You can also refer to
the Faculty web page for information on plagiarism in university assignments:
http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/eng/ethics.asp
Persons who commit or try to commit academic fraud, or who are accomplices in fraud, will be
penalized. Here are some of the possible sanctions:
 a grade of F for the assignment or course in question
 the imposition of three to 30 more credits as a condition of graduation
 suspension or expulsion from their faculty.
To consult the regulation, see section 14.2 of the Academic Regulations
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GRADING SCALE
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
A+
90-100
81-90
72-80
63-70
54-60
45-50
36-40
27-30
22.5-25
18-20
13.5-15
9-10
A
85-89
76.5-80.1
68-71.2
59.5-62.3
51-53.4
42.5-44.5
34-35.6
25.5-26.7
21.25-22.25
17-17.8
12.75-13.4
8.5-8.9
A-
80-84
72-75.6
64-67.2
56-58.8
48-50.4
40-42
32-33.6
24-25.2
20-21
16-16.8
12-12.6
8-8.4
B+
75-79
67.5-71.1
60-63.2
52.5-55.3
45-47.4
37.5-39.5
30-31.6
22.5-23.7
18.75-19.75
15-15.8
11.25-11.9
7.5-7.9
B
70-74
63-66.6
56-59.2
49-51.8
42-44.4
35-37
28-29.6
21-22.2
17.5-18.5
14-14.8
10.5-11.1
7-7.4
C+
65-69
59.4-62.1
52.8-55.2
46.2-48.3
39.6-41.4
33-34.5
26-27.6
19.8-20.7
16.5-17.25
13-13.8
9.9-10.4
6.6-6.9
C
60-64
54-57.6
48-52
42-45.5
36-39
30-32.5
24-25.6
18-19.5
15-16.25
12-12.8
9-9.8
6-6.5
D+
55-59
49.5-53.1
44-47.2
38.5-41.3
33-35.4
27.5-29.5
22-23.6
16.5-17.7
13.75-14.75
11-11.8
8.25-8.9
5.5-5.9
D
50-54
45-48.6
40-43.2
35-37.8
30-32.4
25-27
20-21.6
15-16.2
12.5-13.5
10-10.8
7.5-8.1
5-5.4
E
40-49
36-44.1
32-39.2
28-34.3
24-29.4
20-24.5
16-19.6
12-14.7
10-12.25
8-9.8
6-7.4
4-4.9
F
0-39
0-35.1
0-31.2
0-27.3
0-23.4
0-19.5
0-15.6
0-11.7
0-9.75
0-7.8
0-5.9
0-3.9
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