AQN00601 Fundamentals of Life Science

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AQN00601 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Fundamentals of Life Science （ライフサイエンスの世界）

Subject Name
（Katakana）ライフサイエンスノセカイ

Subject Name in
English Fundamentals of Life Science

Instructor KUGA YUKARI,UKENA KAZUYOSHI,ISHIDA ATSUHIKO,SATOH AKIKO,ISHIHARA YASUHIRO,NEHIRA TATSUO,HIKOSAKA AKIRA

Instructor
(Katakana) クガ　ユカリ,ウケナ　カズヨシ,イシダ　アツヒコ,サトウ　アキコ,イシハラ　ヤスヒロ,ネヒラ　タツオ,ヒコサカ　アキラ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Fri9-10：IAS J306

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Face-to-face class using slides.

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 26 : Biological and Life Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Life Sciences

Eligible Students Undergraduate

Keywords Molecular biology, Gene, Protein, Nucleic acid, Biomolecule, Enzyme, Metabolism, Cell, Organelle, Signal transduction, Cell division, Development, Differentiation, Homeostasis, Nervous system, Immune system, Heredity

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) 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.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them.

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.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The purpose of this class is to introduce students to fundamental life science with special emphasis on molecular biology and cell biology. We will familiarize you with the basic concepts of genetics, molecular cell biology, and biochemistry.

Class Schedule lesson1
Guidance (Kuga)
lesson2
Structure of the cell and the origin of life (Kuga)
lesson3
The components of life (Nehira)
lesson4
Structure and functions of genes (Ukena)
lesson5
Living organisms and energy (Ishida)
lesson6
Cell division and signaling/ Reproduction and development (Hikosaka)
lesson7
Self-maintenance mechanisms in multicellular organisms (Ishihara)
lesson8
Fundamental principles of heredity and human genetic disorders (Satoh)

Students must submit a homework in each lecture.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. The following book is recommended as a reference book for this class: Ya-Sa-Shi-I Biological Science (English version) by Nagumo et al.(Yodosha Co. Ltd. 2016)

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) PowerPoint or keynote presentations will be used. Handouts will be provided.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Students are required to read the reference book and/or the handouts very carefully, and sometimes complete exercises.

Requirements

Grading Method Students will be assessed based on the following.
i. Assignment and attitude toward the class (30%)
ii. Homework (70%)

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.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AQN00601	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Fundamentals of Life Science （ライフサイエンスの世界）
Subject Name （Katakana）	ライフサイエンスノセカイ
Subject Name in English	Fundamentals of Life Science
Instructor	KUGA YUKARI,UKENA KAZUYOSHI,ISHIDA ATSUHIKO,SATOH AKIKO,ISHIHARA YASUHIRO,NEHIRA TATSUO,HIKOSAKA AKIRA
Instructor (Katakana)	クガ　ユカリ,ウケナ　カズヨシ,イシダ　アツヒコ,サトウ　アキコ,イシハラ　ヤスヒロ,ネヒラ　タツオ,ヒコサカ　アキラ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Fri9-10：IAS J306
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Face-to-face class using slides.
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Life Sciences
Eligible Students	Undergraduate
Keywords	Molecular biology, Gene, Protein, Nucleic acid, Biomolecule, Enzyme, Metabolism, Cell, Organelle, Signal transduction, Cell division, Development, Differentiation, Homeostasis, Nervous system, Immune system, Heredity
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	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. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them. 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. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The purpose of this class is to introduce students to fundamental life science with special emphasis on molecular biology and cell biology. We will familiarize you with the basic concepts of genetics, molecular cell biology, and biochemistry.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Guidance (Kuga) lesson2 Structure of the cell and the origin of life (Kuga) lesson3 The components of life (Nehira) lesson4 Structure and functions of genes (Ukena) lesson5 Living organisms and energy (Ishida) lesson6 Cell division and signaling/ Reproduction and development (Hikosaka) lesson7 Self-maintenance mechanisms in multicellular organisms (Ishihara) lesson8 Fundamental principles of heredity and human genetic disorders (Satoh) Students must submit a homework in each lecture.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	The following book is recommended as a reference book for this class: Ya-Sa-Shi-I Biological Science (English version) by Nagumo et al.(Yodosha Co. Ltd. 2016)
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	PowerPoint or keynote presentations will be used. Handouts will be provided.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are required to read the reference book and/or the handouts very carefully, and sometimes complete exercises.
Requirements
Grading Method	Students will be assessed based on the following. i. Assignment and attitude toward the class (30%) ii. Homework (70%)
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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