BH405002 Exercise for Geographical Field Work

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Letters

Lecture Code BH405002 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 地理学野外演習

Subject Name
（Katakana）チリガクヤガイエンシュウ

Subject Name in
English Exercise for Geographical Field Work

Instructor TOMOZAWA KAZUO,GOTOU HIDEAKI,GOTO TAKUYA

Instructor
(Katakana) トモザワ　カズオ,ゴトウ　ヒデアキ,ゴトウ　タクヤ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Inte

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 12 : Geography

Eligible Students Third year (only for geographical students)

Keywords Fieldwork planning, collation and arrangement of literature, maps and historical sources, examining survey items, concluding fieldwork, use and operation of topographical maps, use and operation of aerial photographs, mapping out, fieldwork in the field of geography

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) Geography, Archaeology, and Cultural Heritage
（Abilities and Skills）
・Acquisition of the research methods of Geography, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Acquisition of the ability of organizing the research results and one's opinions logically and presenting them

Class Objectives
/Class Outline In this class, students will set out plans and survey items for the necessary surveys when conducting geographical fieldwork. Moreover, after the experiment is completed, there will be a briefing session and the students will write up reports. By doing so they will improve their understanding of specialist survey research methods that target regions and communities; the class is also designed to improve their survey research skills by doing so. This class will be held at a non-designated point in the year.

Class Schedule lesson1 General outline of field work
lesson2 Selection of survey region
lesson3 Preparation of survey content and visit for first day of “geographic fieldwork” (1)
lesson4 Preparation of survey content and visit for first day of “geographic fieldwork” (2)
lesson5 Establishing individual survey themes and survey content (1)
lesson6 Establishing individual survey themes and survey content (2)
lesson7 Making survey request documents, question sheets, survey sheets, plan document, maps etc. (1)
lesson8 Making survey request documents, question sheets, survey sheets, plan document, maps etc. (2)
lesson9 Briefing session for “geographic fieldwork” (1)
lesson10 Briefing session for “geographic fieldwork” (2)
lesson11 Writing reports (1)
lesson12 Writing reports (2)
lesson13 Writing reports (3)
lesson14 Writing reports (4)
lesson15 Conclusion

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Relevant books and articles are instructed during the class.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) None

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Find previous studies that match your research and understand their methodology.

Requirements

Grading Method Report 100%

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 Letters
Lecture Code	BH405002	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	地理学野外演習
Subject Name （Katakana）	チリガクヤガイエンシュウ
Subject Name in English	Exercise for Geographical Field Work
Instructor	TOMOZAWA KAZUO,GOTOU HIDEAKI,GOTO TAKUYA
Instructor (Katakana)	トモザワ　カズオ,ゴトウ　ヒデアキ,ゴトウ　タクヤ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2nd) Inte
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	12 : Geography
Eligible Students	Third year (only for geographical students)
Keywords	Fieldwork planning, collation and arrangement of literature, maps and historical sources, examining survey items, concluding fieldwork, use and operation of topographical maps, use and operation of aerial photographs, mapping out, fieldwork in the field of geography
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)	Geography, Archaeology, and Cultural Heritage （Abilities and Skills）・Acquisition of the research methods of Geography, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage （Comprehensive Abilities）・Acquisition of the ability of organizing the research results and one's opinions logically and presenting them
Class Objectives /Class Outline	In this class, students will set out plans and survey items for the necessary surveys when conducting geographical fieldwork. Moreover, after the experiment is completed, there will be a briefing session and the students will write up reports. By doing so they will improve their understanding of specialist survey research methods that target regions and communities; the class is also designed to improve their survey research skills by doing so. This class will be held at a non-designated point in the year.
Class Schedule	lesson1 General outline of field work lesson2 Selection of survey region lesson3 Preparation of survey content and visit for first day of “geographic fieldwork” (1) lesson4 Preparation of survey content and visit for first day of “geographic fieldwork” (2) lesson5 Establishing individual survey themes and survey content (1) lesson6 Establishing individual survey themes and survey content (2) lesson7 Making survey request documents, question sheets, survey sheets, plan document, maps etc. (1) lesson8 Making survey request documents, question sheets, survey sheets, plan document, maps etc. (2) lesson9 Briefing session for “geographic fieldwork” (1) lesson10 Briefing session for “geographic fieldwork” (2) lesson11 Writing reports (1) lesson12 Writing reports (2) lesson13 Writing reports (3) lesson14 Writing reports (4) lesson15 Conclusion
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Relevant books and articles are instructed during the class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	None
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Find previous studies that match your research and understand their methodology.
Requirements
Grading Method	Report 100%
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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