Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 67011301 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 睡眠の科学[旧パッケージ]
Subject Name
(Katakana)
スイミンノカガク
Subject Name in
English
Science of Sleep
Instructor HAYASHI MITSUO
Instructor
(Katakana)
ハヤシ ミツオ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Mon5-8:IAS K107
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Psychology
Eligible Students
Keywords Sleep, Biological rhythm,Practical work experience 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category:Psychology
*Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”.
If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”. 
Expected Outcome1. To be able to explain the mechanisms of sleep.
2. To be able to explain contemporary issues of sleep and its countermeasures. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This lecture focuses on the scientific findings about sleep and biological rhythms. 
Class Schedule lesson 1: Intruduction: Science of sleep
lesson 2: Mechanisms of sleep: homeostasis and circadian rhythm
lesson 3: REM sleep and Non-REM sleep
lesson 4: Body temperature and hormone
lesson 5: Circadian rhythm
lesson 6: Jet lag syndrome and shift work
lesson 7: Sleep hygiene
lesson 8: Sleep and memory
lesson 9: Sleep loss
lesson 10: Sleep extension
lesson 11: Daytime sleepiness
lesson 12: Napping
lesson 13: Dreaming (1)
lesson 14: Dreaming (2)
lesson 15: Sleep disorder 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
References:
1. Miyazaki S & Hayashi M, "Sleep and health". The Society for the Promotion of the Open University of Japan, 2021.
2. Tanaka H, "Three points that induce good sleep". Best Shinsho.
3. Nishino S,  "The Stanford method for ultimate sound sleep". Summark.
4. Walker M, "Why we sleep: the new science of sleep and dreams". Penguin. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) References, handout, and PC 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Lesson 1: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 1
Lesson 2: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 5
Lesson 3: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 4
Lesson 4: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 3
Lesson 5: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 2
Lesson 6: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 10
Lesson 7: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 8 and 1313
Lesson 8: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 7
Lesson 9: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 9
Lesson 10: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 9
Lesson 11: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 10
Lesson 12: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 12
Lesson 13: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 8
Lesson 14: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 8
Lesson 15: Miyazaki & Hayashi, "Sleep and health", Chapter 11 
Requirements  
Grading Method Final exam (25%), two reports (30% x 2), and works after the lessons (15%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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