Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Medicine
Lecture Code IP100034 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 NAKAGAWA KEI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ナカガワ ケイ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Weds5-8:HSC Rm 207
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Demontration, Presentation, Discussion 
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 Health Sciences Undergraduate 1st year students
Keywords welfare devices, medical-engineering collaboration 
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)
Elementary School Teacher Education
(Abilities and Skills)
・Being able to collect, critically analyze, and examine infomration related to elementary education. (Information collection and analysis ability)

Special Support School Teacher Education
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Having basic knowledge and understanding of liberal arts education, which is academic base needed to receive technical or professional education. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
In the medical, nursing care, and welfare fields, various welfare devices and assistive robots are currently in use.
As medical-engineering collaboration will be required more and more in the future, the goal of this course is to learn about welfare equipment and assistive robots currently used in the field and to make use of them in future studies.

In the 2nd and 3rd lectures, the faculty members in charge will introduce devices (walking support robots and hearing support devices) that they are involved in developing and evaluating. In the 4th, 7th, and 8th lectures, students will discuss based on what they have researched on their own.
In the 5th and 6th lectures, a demonstration and lecture on a gaze input intentional communication device and a boccia game (e-boccia) using gaze input will be given by an R&D engineer working on support for people with severe physical disabilities. 
Class Schedule 1: Orientation
2: Walking rehabilitation robots
3: Hearing support devices
4: Student Presentation 1
5: Intentional communication devices
6: Boccia game using gaze input (e-boccia)
7: Student Presentation 2
8: Student Presentation 3   

report 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
None 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
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Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Each student will present and discuss what they have researched about welfare equipment and assistive robots in their area of interest. 
Requirements Kasumi Campus will hold the "First Annual IPE" on the 3rd frame and the "Education Seminar" on the 4th frame. 
Grading Method Attitude for the class, presentation, discussion, report 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it The faculty member in charge is promoting research and development in medical-engineering collaboration in the medical and welfare fields. 
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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