| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies |
| Lecture Code |
ARG00023 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
特別研究 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
トクベツケンキュウ |
Subject Name in
English |
Graduation Thesis |
| Instructor |
HOSAKA TETSURO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ホサカ テツロウ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
4th-Year, First Semester, Year |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(Year) Inte |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
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| Credits |
6.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
E
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English |
| Course Level |
4
:
Undergraduate Advanced
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
:
Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Natural Environment |
| Eligible Students |
IGS students |
| Keywords |
Ecology, Conservation Biology, Human-nature interaction (human-wildlife conflict, nature-based tourism, children's nature play, etc) |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | This course is directly/indirectly related to special subjects provided in the program and synthesizes them in that students work to solve problems on a certain theme (research question) with their research results in a specific academic field and multiple academic approaches flexibly combined as necessary. |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Students will establish their own research questions related to Ecology, Conservation Biology or Human-nature interactions, based on review of existing literature. In order answer the research questions in the manner of science, they make a plan of their research, collect necessary data and conduct relevant data analyses and interpret the results. Finally, they will summarize their research as thesis and presentation. Each class will be in the form of presentation and discussion between teachers and students. |
| Class Schedule |
Class 1: Review of literature and setting research questions (1)
Class 2: Review of literature and setting research questions (2)
Class 3: Making research plan (1)
Class 4: Making research plan (2)
Class 5: Collecting data (1)
Class 6: Collecting data (2)
Class 7: Analyzing data (1)
Class 8: Analyzing data (2)
Class 9: Interpretation of results (1)
Class 10: Writing thesis (1)
Class 11: Writing thesis (2)
Class 12: Writing thesis (3)
Class 13: Preparing presentation (1)
Class 14: Preparing presentation (2)
Class 15: Preparing presentation (3) |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Reading materials will be introduced when needed. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
It is desirable that students have fundamental knowledge on their interested study field, Ecology, Conservation Biology or Human-nature interaction (human-wildlife conflict, nature-based tourism, children's nature play, etc). |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Evaluation is based on the quality of presentation and active involvement in research discussion (including questions and comments to other students' presentation) at each class, efforts spent on own research, and novelty and logicality of thesis. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |