With the rise of social media, there has been a dramatic increase in targeted advertising for certain products, especially those that claim to have positive benefits to one's health and quality of life. The majority of these claims are not endorsed by healthcare providers or by rigorous scientific research.

For this assessment, you are required to develop a 2000-word essay that discusses a "latest trend' or product that is being promoted on social media, that claims to promote improved sleep outcomes for the user. You will need to research the potential validity of the claims made and make a recommendation as to whether or not the claims are substantiated by current research.

Your essay should include the following:

1. A brief description of the product and associated health claims.
2. Discuss the physiological principles underpinning the potential health claims made by the product/company.
3. A critical review of the current research relating to the product.
4. A recommendation as to whether or not the product substantiates the claims made.

In developing your assignment, you should consult peer-reviewed journal articles. Extensive use of non-peer-reviewed sources of information is strongly discouraged.

Formatting:
Your response should be submitted in essay format.

• No cover page is required. Student name and student number are to be included in the footer.
• Double line spacing must be used.
• Either Arial, Times New Roman or Calibri (12-point) should be used.

Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: 

Students are permitted to use Generative AI for the assessment in the following ways:

• Developing literature search strategies
• Guidance on developing arguments
• Assistance in formatting and grammar

If Generative AI is used in any way, it must be cited as per the CQU Guidelines (Academic Learning Centre). The following statement must be completed and included on the front page of the uploaded assessment:

"I have used (insert technology) to (insert how you used this) in accordance with the requirements of this unit. The reason I used this was to (explain why you used it). The details of how I used it as (insert how). I hereby declare that the submission is an appropriate representation of my individual skills and abilities to meet the requirements of the task/s."

As per academic writing requirements and assessment criteria; citations of information should be of the primary source (i.e statistics returned by AI must be fact-checked and referenced from their original source as well as the AI source). Failure to cite primary sources as well as AI sources could be considered a breach of academic integrity. 

Your use of Generative AI must be clearly outlined in an appendix including the prompt used and Generative AI response. Failure to include an appendix may result in an academic integrity investigation. 

Each question will be allocated a specific number of marks. The marking rubric will be available on the unit's Moodle site.

Assessment criteria will be based on:

• Knowledge of theory
• Application of foundational concepts
• Correct use of terminology
• Presentation of information
• Referencing

If your assessment item is submitted after the due date/time without an approved extension, it will be penalised 5% per calendar day that it is overdue.

In your role as a healthcare provider, you will be potentially required to work with patients with a variety of sleep disorders. As such, knowledge of signs, symptoms, risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnostic techniques and potential treatment of sleep disorders is required. In a clinical setting, you will also be working in a team environment with other clinical measurement scientists and health professionals.

For this task, each group will be provided a clinical case study. Working as a group, you will need to use the information provided in the case study to determine what sleep disorder your patient is potentially suffering from. Each group will prepare and record a short 10-minute presentation discussing their case study and the sleep disorder. The presentation should include patient information such as demographics, signs and symptoms, and information on the pathophysiology of the sleep disorder and potential treatment options.

This assessment is designed to strengthen your knowledge of sleep disorders as discussed in the second half of the term and to give you experience in presenting case studies for clinical meetings or conference presentations.

Students will be randomly designated into groups by the unit coordinator. Students will be allocated into groups in week 3.

This task has three components: an individual component (part A), a group work component (part B) and a self-and peer assessment (part C).

Part A: Individual Work (30% of available marks)

Each team member will individually prepare a brief report (1000 words +/- 10%) on the sleep disorder that relates to their case study. This may include sections such as:

• Risk factors (if any) for the sleep disorder
• Signs and symptoms a patient may present with
• Pathophysiology of the sleep disorder
• Diagnostic techniques used for the investigation of the sleep disorder
• Treatment options

This report will then be used to aid in the development of your group's case study presentation. In developing your assignment, you should consult peer-reviewed journal articles. Extensive use of non-peer-reviewed sources of information is strongly discouraged.

Part B: Group Work (60% of available marks)

Each group is to work collaboratively to develop and record a 10-minute presentation discussing their case study and the related sleep disorder. The presentation should outline the patient's presentation, and discuss any signs and symptoms and diagnostic criteria used to determine the patient's sleep disorder.

The presentation should also include an outline of how each group member contributed to the development of the presentation. Each group will be required to upload a link to the recording of their presentation and a copy of the presentation slides. More information on how to do this will be available on the Moodle site.

Part C: Self and Peer Review (10% of available marks)

To assess each member's contribution to the group work, you will need to complete a self and peer assessment activity after submitting your assessment item. In confidence, each person within a group will score themselves and other team members for their degree of contribution to the group work activity. The self and peer assessment (SPA) activity will open Monday of week 9 and must be completed by the assessment due date.

Formatting:

• Your response should be submitted in essay format.
• No cover page is required. Student name and student number are to be included in the footer.
• Double line spacing must be used.

Font in either Arial or Times New Roman, 12 point.

Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: 

Students are permitted to use Generative AI for the assessment in the following ways:

• Developing literature search strategies
• Guidance on developing argument.
• Assistance in formatting and grammar

If Generative AI is used in any way, it must be cited as per the CQU Guidelines (Academic Learning Centre). The following statement must be completed and included on the front page of the uploaded assessment:
"I have used (insert technology) to (insert how you used this) in accordance with the requirements of this unit. The reason I used this was to (explain why you used it). The details of how I used it as (insert how). I hereby declare that the submission is an appropriate representation of my individual skills and abilities to meet the requirements of the task/s."

As per academic writing requirements and assessment criteria; citations of information should be of the primary source (i.e statistics returned by AI must be fact-checked and referenced from their original source as well as the AI source). Failure to cite primary sources as well as AI sources could be considered a breach of academic integrity. 

Your use of Generative AI must be clearly outlined in an appendix including the prompt used and Generative AI response. Failure to include an appendix may result in an academic integrity investigation. 

Each question will be allocated a specific number of marks. The marking rubric will be available on the unit's Moodle site.

Assessment criteria will be based on:

• Knowledge of theory
• Application of foundational concepts
• Correct use of terminology
• Presentation of information
• Feedback provided to peers
• Referencing

If your assessment item is submitted after the due date/time without an approved extension, it will be penalised 5% per calendar day that it is overdue.

The end-of-term online test will assess all content covered throughout the term. The test will be available on Moodle for 12 hours only. You must complete the end-of-term online test during this time.

You will have 1 attempt at the test. Once you start your attempt, you will have 3 hours in which to complete the test. The test will comprise of multiple different question types ranging from multiple choice to written responses, ranging from short answer question to essay questions.

The test will open at 9 AM AEST on Friday of week 12 and close at 9 PM Friday of Week 12.

Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: 

Students are NOT permitted to use Generative AI for this assessment.

Each question will be allocated a specific number of marks.

Assessment criteria will be based on:

• Knowledge of theory
• Application of foundational concepts
• Correct use of terminology