Japanese

Academic Year	2020Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AQN50402	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	多様性生態学 II
Subject Name （Katakana）	タヨウセイセイタイガク II
Subject Name in English	Biodiversity and Ecology II
Instructor	OKUDA TOSHINORI
Instructor (Katakana)	オクダ　トシノリ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Weds3-4：IAS K109
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Mainly classroom lectures with provision of text, PPT slides, VTR On campus field tour and excursion (outside the campus) will be held during the semester Lecture will be given mostly in Japanese, butsometimes in English if necessary
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language on Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Basic Biology
Eligible Students	3rd and 4th year students, but no restriction
Keywords	Co-evolution, symbiosis, competition, species interactions, distributions, tangible and intangible values of biodiversity, ecosystem approaches
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program	Along the line of natural environmental program, this course emphasize on ecological and biological aspects of the natural environment in liaison to human activities
Criterion referenced Evaluation	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding） ・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. ・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. Integrated Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding） ・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. ・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic disciplines.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Student will learn the biodiversity issue in relation to the historical and co-evolutional aspects, its degradation in relation to the human activities (local) and global issues (climate changes). Also, the student will learn the measures and policy development for the re-mediation and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystem (incl. biodiversity).
Class Schedule	Lesson 1 Significance of bio-diversity Lesson 2 Symbiosis of plants and micro-organism Lesson 3 Plants and animal interactions (pollinations) Lesson 4 Excursion (either on-campus tour, in the vicinity area) Lesson 5 Exclusive competitions among the species Lesson 6 Equilibrium process by the interactions among the species (seed dispersal, pollinations) Lesson 7 Degradation of bio-diversity Lesson 7.5 Term exam term exam will be provided at the end of the term This lecture is provided together with "Biodiversity and Ecology I", consecutively. Thus, you are not allowed to take this lecture only.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Any text book will do, if they include the ecology, co-evolution, symbiosis
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	DVD, PPT slides,
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	go through the handout materials given in advance
Requirements	If the number of students who have registered for the course exceeds the enrollment limit, a lottery will be held at the first class meeting.
Grading Method	scores of term exam+ positive participation, small quiz, homework assigned
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	include the field work outside the class rooms, visiting research facilities, zoo, botanical garden if time allows us.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.