Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Letters
Lecture Code B1000001 Subject Classification Liberal Arts Education (day)
Subject Name 教養ゼミ
Subject Name
(Katakana)
キヨウヨウゼミ
Subject Name in
English
Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
Instructor AKAI KIYOAKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
アカイ キヨアキ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Tues9-10,Weds9-10:LET A605 Study Rm (Western Philosophy)
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
discussion, student presentation

URL of Web Site https://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/akyah59/2023_an_med_sc_phil_rep.shtml 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
Eligible Students first-year student
Keywords  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
This is a 2-credit compulsory seminar for Liberal Arts Education.  
  The seminar is designed to enhance mutual understanding and communication among students and teaching staff, to make good learning groups, and to provide opportunities to enjoy learning in a direct and practical manner as a way of introduction to university education.
 
Expected OutcomeIn relation to “Introduction to University Education”, the seminar will enable students to acquire and foster:
1. active learning and studying at university
2. creative thinking skills
3. methods for collecting original resources and documents
4. theoretical and critical thinking abilities
5. reading, writing, presenting, and debating abilities
6. social morals and decorum 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
The seminar is aimed for nurturing the abilities to think theoretically and critically our problems on humanities of both today and yesterday, and to express ourselves freely and properly. 
Class Schedule lesson1 (4/9) Seminar
lesson2 (4/10) Seminar
lesson3 (4/16) Seminar
lesson4 (4/17) Seminar
lesson5 (4/23) Seminar
lesson6 (4/24) Seminar
lesson7 (5/7) Seminar
lesson8 (5/8) Seminar
lesson9 (5/14) Introduction to Fields of Research
lesson10 (5/15) Introduction to Fields of Research
lesson11 (5/21) Introduction to Fields of Research
lesson12 (5/22) Introduction to Fields of Research
lesson13 (5/28) Peace Memorial Lecture by A-bomb Survivor
lesson14 (5/29) Seminar
lesson15 (6/4) Seminar 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
To be announced. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details)  
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
To be announced. 
Requirements This seminar is to be held in 9-10 periods every Tuesday and Wednesday in the 1st  Terms. Note that you should not take other classes in these periods. 
Grading Method The following are highly considered in an evaluation for the seminar:
1. active learning and studying at university
2. active participation in the group discussion
3. creative thinking and understanding for problems
4. collecting original resources and documents
5. theoretical presentation
6. answering questions clearly and properly 
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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