L0001011 Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Applied Biological Science

Lecture Code L0001011 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 HASHIMOTO TOSHIYA,CHOMEI YOSUKE,HOSONO KENJI

Instructor
(Katakana) ハシモト　トシヤ,チョウメイ　ヨウスケ,ホソノ　ケンジ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Weds5-8：ABS C201

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Seminar, Discussion, Presentation, Outdoor Activities

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 1st grade of graduate students

Keywords Project-based learning, Rural activity, Educational Practice

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) An introduction of this school. to obtain motivation to learn specialized subjects of our school.
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 This subject is regarded as an introduction of this school. you will obtain motivation to learn specialized subjects of our school. We introduce the method of PBL (Project-based Learning) to achieve this objective more effectively. In our school, educational practices in Hiroshima rural area is the theme of this PBL. In this subject, you will visit some rural area (for ex. Sera Town, Funo Town and Toyosaka Town) and have some experiences under cooperation with rural people and municipalities as a one-day outdoor practice. Before this, we will have a meeting for understanding this and some prior learning. After this, we will hold a conference to report the results of all your rural experiences and you have to prepare for the presentation of this conference by each class. In addition to this, you will be given some opportunities to obtain knowledge and skill for studying in our university.

Class Schedule lesson1 Guidance
lesson2 Seminar for our group (1)(Introducing each other)
lesson3 Meeting for understanding our outdoor practice
lesson4 Seminar for our group (2)
lesson5 Prior learning for educational practices in rural area (1)
lesson6 Seminar for our group (3)
lesson7 Prior learning for educational practices in rural area (2)
lesson8-11 Educational practices in rural area
lesson12 Preparing for presentation of educational practices (1)
lesson13 Seminar for our group (4)
lesson14  Preparing for presentation of educational practices (2)
lesson15 Presentation of educational practices

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Chugoku Shimbun (2016) Chugoku Mountainous Area, Under-population 50
years, Mirai-sha Ltd.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Note PC, Projector

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review 1-2. Check this syllabus.
3. Check the place of our educational practices with some websites.
4-7. Do homework ordered by the teacher.
8-11. Check the information about our educational practices.
12-14. Collect materials you need for presentation.
15. Check whether your presentation file is enough.

Requirements

Grading Method Contribution for our seminar

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it This seminar will be given by a professor who has practical experiences of city planning at some city office in Japan.

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 Applied Biological Science
Lecture Code	L0001011	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	HASHIMOTO TOSHIYA,CHOMEI YOSUKE,HOSONO KENJI
Instructor (Katakana)	ハシモト　トシヤ,チョウメイ　ヨウスケ,ホソノ　ケンジ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Weds5-8：ABS C201
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Seminar, Discussion, Presentation, Outdoor Activities
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	1st grade of graduate students
Keywords	Project-based learning, Rural activity, Educational Practice
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	An introduction of this school. to obtain motivation to learn specialized subjects of our school.
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	This subject is regarded as an introduction of this school. you will obtain motivation to learn specialized subjects of our school. We introduce the method of PBL (Project-based Learning) to achieve this objective more effectively. In our school, educational practices in Hiroshima rural area is the theme of this PBL. In this subject, you will visit some rural area (for ex. Sera Town, Funo Town and Toyosaka Town) and have some experiences under cooperation with rural people and municipalities as a one-day outdoor practice. Before this, we will have a meeting for understanding this and some prior learning. After this, we will hold a conference to report the results of all your rural experiences and you have to prepare for the presentation of this conference by each class. In addition to this, you will be given some opportunities to obtain knowledge and skill for studying in our university.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Guidance lesson2 Seminar for our group (1)(Introducing each other) lesson3 Meeting for understanding our outdoor practice lesson4 Seminar for our group (2) lesson5 Prior learning for educational practices in rural area (1) lesson6 Seminar for our group (3) lesson7 Prior learning for educational practices in rural area (2) lesson8-11 Educational practices in rural area lesson12 Preparing for presentation of educational practices (1) lesson13 Seminar for our group (4) lesson14 Preparing for presentation of educational practices (2) lesson15 Presentation of educational practices
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Chugoku Shimbun (2016) Chugoku Mountainous Area, Under-population 50 years, Mirai-sha Ltd.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Note PC, Projector
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	1-2. Check this syllabus. 3. Check the place of our educational practices with some websites. 4-7. Do homework ordered by the teacher. 8-11. Check the information about our educational practices. 12-14. Collect materials you need for presentation. 15. Check whether your presentation file is enough.
Requirements
Grading Method	Contribution for our seminar
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	This seminar will be given by a professor who has practical experiences of city planning at some city office in Japan.
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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