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3/3/15
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3/19/15
Circadian   Rhythms
PSY   1050   Topics   in   Psychology
Tuesday   &   Thursday   11:00   am   –   12:15   pm
358   Cathedral   of   Learning
Course   Description
The   Circadian   Rhythms   course   will   be   offered   as   a   “Topics   in   Psychology”   course   (PSY   1050).
This   3 ‐ credit   course   will   focus   on   the   biological   underpinnings   and   behavioral   consequences   of   the   bodies’   internal   circadian   time   keeping   system.
Evidence   linking   genetic   drivers,   neuronal   pathways   and   networks,   and   hormonal   and   other   outputs   to   the   periphery   will   be   presented   to   give   a   holistic   understanding   of   the   biological   and   behavioral   influences   and   consequences   of   this   important   organizing   system.
Animal   and   human   research   will   be   covered,   as   well   as   human   intervention   research   and   the   implications   for   psychological   functioning   such   as   depression.
Professor
Kathryn   A.
Roecklein,   Ph.D.
4307   Sennott   Square
Assistant   Professor
Department   of   Psychology
kroeck@pitt.edu
(412)   624 ‐ 4553
Office   Hours:   Tuesday   from   2:00   –   3:00   pm   or   by   appointment.
I   am   well   aware   that   not   all   students   will   be   free   at   the   scheduled   time,   so   please   do   not   hesitate   to   contact   me   to   schedule   an   appointment   outside   of   regular   office   hours,   even   if   you   only   need   15 ‐ 20   minutes.
Call,   or   email,   or   talk   to   me   before   or   after   class   about   what   time   would   work.
Schedule
Date
1/6/15
1/8/15
1/13/15
1/15/15
1/20/15
1/22/15
1/27/15
1/29/15
2/3/15
2/5/15
2/10/15
Topic
Introduction:
Phototransduction
Photoentrainment
The
The
First
Sleep
Sleep
Exam
Eating
I
II
I
Molecular
Molecular
Syllabus
Clock
Clock
Output   Rhythms
Photoperiodism
I
II
and   Intro   to   Circadian   Rhythms
Eating
Class
Guest
Guest
Jet
Lag
Second
II
Seasonal
Exam
Depression
Lecture
Lecture
Affective
Canceled:
–
–
Disorder
Kathryn
Brant
Jessica
out
Chronotype   &   Seasonality
of
Hasler,
Town
Ph.D.
Levenson,
–   Addictions
Ph.D.
–   Bipolar
3/8/15   –   3/15/15   is   Spring   Recess   for   students
&   Circadian
Disorder
Rhythms

3/24/15
3/26/15
3/31/15
4/2/15
4/7/15
4/9/15
4/14/15
4/16/15
4/17/15
Shift   Work
Third   Exam
ADHD
Aging
Reproduction
Light   at   Night   (LAN)
Treatment   –   Light   &   Melatonin
Fourth   Exam   –   During   last   class   period
Last   day   of   classes
Required   Readings
Required   Readings   will   be   provided   in   class   each   week   by   the   professor.
A   good   textbook   on   the   implications   of   circadian   rhythms   for   Psychology   simply   does   not   exist   to   date,   so   there   is   no   textbook   for   this   class.
Most   classes   will   have   a   reading   handed   out   at   the   end   of   class   supporting   the   material   from   that   day,   and   an   associated   assignment   that   is   to   be   completed   at   home   and   turned   in   at   the   beginning   of   the   next   class   period.
These   assignments,   along   with   in ‐ class   assignments,   will   constitute
25%   of   your   grade,   and   form   the   basis   of   the   exams,   so   they   are   very   important.
Attendance
If   you   can’t   make   class   one   week,   be   sure   to   come   to   office   hours   that   week,   either   during   the   scheduled   time,   or   by   appointment.
You   will   also   want   to   be   sure   to   have   someone   pick   up   the   readings,   notes,   slides,   and   assignments   associated   with   class   if   you   miss   a   class,   and   have   them   go   over   them   with   you,   since   there   is   not   a   textbook   for   the   course   to   help   you   understand   the   material.
If   you   miss   a   class,   you   are   still   responsible   for   the   material   presented   in   class   and   for   turning   in   the   completed   assignment   for   the   class   and   for   the   readings,   but   you   will   have   missed   the   lecture,   so   you   should   try   to   avoid   missing   class   by   all   means.
Make ‐ up   Exams   are   STRONGLY   discouraged.
Part   of   the   reason   for   this   is   that   they   will   be   oral,   and   at   instructor   discretion   in   terms   of   material   covered.
Therefore,   you   really   don’t   want   to   miss   a   class   or   an   exam.
Especially   since   there   are   only   three   exams,   there   are   just   too   few   to   miss   any.
If   you   absolutely   must   miss   a   class,   or   have   an   emergency,   contact   the   professor   immediately   to   discuss   the   feasibility   of   continuing   in   the   course.
Name:
Name:   email:   email:
Name:   email:
Note:   If   you   know   you’re   going   to   have   to   miss   a   lecture,   it   might   be   a   good   idea   to   ask   permission   and   have   a   classmate   record   it   for   you.
This   would   be   allowed,   especially   because   there   is   no   textbook   for   our   course,   if   the   recording   were   destroyed   at   the   end   of   the   semester.
Course   Requirements:   Exams
There   are   4   exams,   each   about   an   hour   long.
The   exams   are   cumulative   only   in   the   sense   that   material   from   Exam   I   will   probably   be   needed   to   understand   material   on   Exam   II,   and   so   on.
Each   exam   will   be   a   mix   of   short   answer,   essay,   and   fill   in   the   blank   items,   and   there   will   probably   not   be   any   multiple   choice   questions.
Exams   will   be   based   on   in ‐ class   assignments   and   assignments   for   the   required   readings.
Each   exam   will   count   for   20%   of   the   course   grade.
Your   Grade
20%   Exam   I
20%   Exam   II

20%   Exam   III
20%   Exam   IV
20%   Assignments
Assignments   will   be   graded   and   returned,   and   your   exams   will   be   graded   and   returned,   so   you   should   always   be   able   to   calculate   your   grade.
Whether   or   not   a   curve   will   be   used   will   not   be   determined   until   after   Exam   IV.
Assignments:   In ‐ Class   and   Take ‐ Home
Twenty   percent   of   your   grade   will   be   based   on   in ‐ class   assignments   and   assignments   associated   with   required   readings   that   will   need   to   be   turned   in   either   at   the   end   of   class   or   due   before   the   start   of   next   class.
For   example,   there   is   an   assignment   associated   with   the   material   from   Class   1   that   is   to   be   handed   in   at   the   end   of   Class   1,   and   there   is   also   an   assignment   associated   with   the   required   reading   for   Class   1   that   will   be   provided   during   that   class.
Time   in   class   will   be   provided   for   completing   in ‐ class   assignments.
All   assignments   will   be   graded,   returned,   and   reviewed   in   the   next   class   period   so   that   each   student   has   an   opportunity   to   master   the   material   covered.
The   assignments   are   important   because   they   will   largely   form   the   basis   of   the   written   exams.
Assignments   will   be   graded   on   accuracy   and   completion,   and   students   should   endeavor   to   do   their   best   on   the   assignments   to   prepare   for   the   exams,   and   to   be   sure   they   understand   each   question   on   assignments   from   either   class   or   take ‐ home   readings.
The   goal   of   the   assignments   in   general   is   to   focus   your   attention   on   the   most   important   material,   to   ensure   that   the   information   is   understood,   and   to   provide   a   record   for   the   student   and   the   professor   of   the   information   that   was   covered   and   the   degree   of   mastery   by   students.
Therefore,   the   assignments   will   be   your   greatest   resource   in   this   course,   so   it   will   be   wise   to   invest   effort   in   them,   both   in   terms   of   your   grade   for   a   given   assignment,   and   also   as   an   investment   in   learning   information   in
preparation   for   the   exams.
Exam   Review/Outlines
Exam   Review   sessions   will   not   be   formally   offered,   but   can   be   informally   organized   by   students   themselves.
It   is   likely   that   Cathedral   358   may   even   be   available   for   meeting   as   a   group,   although   you’ll   have   to   contact   classroom   scheduling   to   be   sure.
Outlines   of   the   material   on   each   exam   will   not   be   provided   separately,   but   as   the   exams   will   largely   follow   the   assignments,   the   assignments   can   be   considered   a   general   outline   for   what   will   be   covered   on   exams.
All   material,   from   class   and   assigned   readings,   is   testable.
Academic   Integrity
All   students   are   expected   to   adhere   to   the   standards   of   academic   honesty.
Any   student   engaged   in   cheating,   plagiarism,   or   other   acts   of   academic   dishonesty   would   be   subject   to   disciplinary   action   including   an   F   in   the   course.
Any   student   suspected   of   violating   this   obligation   for   any   reason   during   the   semester   will   be   required   to   participate   in   the   procedural   process,   initiated   at   the   instructor   level,   as   outlined   in   the   University   Guidelines   on   Academic   Integrity .
This   may   include,   but   is   not   limited   to   the
confiscation   of   the   examination   of   any   individual   suspected   of   violating   the   University   Policy.
Disability   Services
If   you   have   a   disability,   contact   both   your   instructor   and   the   Office   of   Disability   Resources   and   Services
(DRS),   216   William   Pitt   Union,   412 ‐ 648 ‐ 7890/412 ‐ 383 ‐ 7355   (TTY)   as   early   as   possible   in   the   term.
DRS
will   verify   your   disability   and   determine   reasonable   accommodations   for   this   course.
Statement   On   Classroom   Recording

To   address   the   issue   of   students   recording   a   lecture   or   class   session,   the   University’s   Senate   Educational
Policy   Committee   issued   the   recommended   statement   on   May   4,   2010.
To   ensure   the   free   and   open   discussion   of   ideas,   students   may   not   record   classroom   lectures,   discussion   and/or   activities   without   the   advance   written   permission   of   the   instructor,   and   any   such   recording   properly   approved   in   advance   can
be   used   solely   for   the   student’s   own   private   use.
I   have   read   this   syllabus,   and   attest   that   I   can   understand   the   expectations,   and   intend   to   meet   all   expectations.
Name:_____________________________________________
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