Japanese

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Science
Lecture Code	HM450000	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	地球惑星システム学実習Ａ
Subject Name （Katakana）	チキュウワクセイシステムガクジッシュウA
Subject Name in English	Practice of Earth and Planetary Systems Science A (Field Work)
Instructor	KATAYAMA IKUO,OKAZAKI KEISHI
Instructor (Katakana)	カタヤマ　イクオ,オカザキ　ケイシ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Inte
Lesson Style	Practical	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Field study during 5 days in spring.  Laboratory works for identification of minerals and rocks.  Presentations of research results and submit the thesis.
Credits	4.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Earth and Planetary Science
Eligible Students
Keywords	geological survey, observation of thin sections, presentation of research results
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)	Earth and Planetary Systems Science （Abilities and Skills） ・Learn field research method and acquire results and acquire ability of making a presentation ・To be able to learn to practice methods of presenting, collecting, examining, and analyzing geosciences data. Earth and Planetary Systems Science （Abilities and Skills） ・Learn field research method and acquire results and acquire ability of making a presentation ・To be able to learn to practice methods of presenting, collecting, examining, and analyzing geosciences data.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	・Acquisition of skills for geological survey and  identification of minerals and rocks. ・Acquisition of skills for presentation of research result. ・Exercise to write thesis.
Class Schedule	1.　Field study during 5 days in spring to learn the basic technique of geological survey. 2.　Learn the making method of geological map and column, and the other necessary figures for summary of geological survey   3.　Learn to identify the mineral through optical microscopy 4.　If necessary, learn the method of chemical analysis of mineral and rock 5.　Presentation of the result 6.　Submit the thesis All studies above are conducted in the group of 5 to 6 students.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	All text books and the printed materials used in the previous classes
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	research tools (hammer, clinometer, loupe, etc.)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	・Observe carefully the geological phenomenon in the field ・Think deeply about how the geological phenomenon occurred ・Continue thinking ・Enhance of the knowledge of the earth science through the field and laboratory researches
Requirements	Already acquired the credits of “Structural Geology” and “Petrology laboratory”
Grading Method	The presentation of the research results and the submitted thesis as well as research activities in the field and laboratory will be evaluated.
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Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
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