| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
Liberal Arts Education Program |
| Lecture Code |
63300501 |
Subject Classification |
Area Courses |
| Subject Name |
環境と森林［旧パッケージ］ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
カンキョウトシンリン |
Subject Name in
English |
Forests in the Environment |
| Instructor |
TODA MOTOMU |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
トダ モトム |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(3T) Mon5-8：Online |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
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| Handouts will be given before lecture. |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
2
:
Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
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Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Natural Environment |
| Eligible Students |
Mainly freshman |
| Keywords |
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| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education | Area Courses（Courses in Natural Sciences) Category：Biology
*Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”.
If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”. |
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| Expected Outcome | 1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Our goal is to understand the role of terrestrial ecosystems, especially forests on global climate system. Our interests go learning the relation between terrestrial forests and human society which has been constructed over centuries. Through these topics, we will find some insights into for building creative contemporary society system on the basis of nature. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Introduction, Climates and terrestrial world
lesson2 Introduction, Climates and terrestrial world
lesson3 Features of forest biomes in the world
lesson4 Features of forest biomes in the world
lesson5 Energy and material cycling in terrestrial ecosystems
lesson6 Energy and material cycling in terrestrial ecosystems
lesson7 Forest responses to climate change in the future
lesson8 Forest responses to climate change in the future (report)
lesson9 Human culture and nature in easter Japan
lesson10 Human culture and nature in easter Japan
lesson11 Human culture and nature in western regions
lesson12 Human culture and nature in western regions
lesson13 Perspectives in the human-nature relationship in contemporary world
lesson14 Perspectives in the human-nature relationship in contemporary world (report)
lesson15 Summary |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Handouts will be given before every lecture. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Prepare handouts in advance. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Students should submit a short summary sheet after each lecture using your PC devise. In addition, students ought to submit two reports to get credit. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |