Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code AGA10001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name リスク研究
Subject Name
(Katakana)
リスクケンキュウ
Subject Name in
English
Risk Studies
Instructor IWANAGA MAKOTO
Instructor
(Katakana)
イワナガ マコト
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Thur1-4:IAS L101
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture and Group works 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Psychology
Eligible Students
Keywords SDG_07, SDG_13, Risk, disaster, safety, relief, cognition, coping 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
This is an interdisciplinary course. Students learn how to think about things and approach research in an interdisciplinary manner through taking up potential risks in modern society, investigating them from various perspectives, and discussing them. 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Integrated Arts and Sciences
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
(Abilities and Skills)
・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.
(Comprehensive Abilities)
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge,  understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
There are various risks in contemporary society. The purpose of this class is to introduce students to two typical risks and to discuss those themes through group work. Students are required to investigate and discuss the issues from various angles. The professors will partake in the risk study project discussion. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1: Introduction: Risk and risk cognition
Lesson 2: Disaster and human behaviors
Lesson 3: Natural disaster risk 1
Lesson 4: Natural disaster risk 2
Lesson 5: Energy issues 1
Lesson 6: Energy issues 2
Lesson 7: Group work 1
Lesson 8: Group work 2
Lesson 9: Group work 3
Lesson10: Group work 4
Lesson 11: Group work 5
Lesson 12: Group work 6
Lesson 13: Presentation and discussion 1
Lesson 14: Presentation and discussion 2
Lesson 15: Summary

Report concerning Group-work will be conducted individually.
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
No use. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) PowerPoint presentation 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students are required to investigate the items related to the weekly group work themes. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Students will be assessed based on the following: 1) participation in group work: 40%, 2) final report: 60%. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
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. 
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