63300501 Forests in the Environment

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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：IAS K107

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Handouts will be given before lecture.

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

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Natural Environment

Eligible Students Mainly freshman

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

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”.
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.

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. 　

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Prepare handouts in advance.

Requirements

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

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	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：IAS K107
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Handouts will be given before lecture.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Natural Environment
Eligible Students	Mainly freshman
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
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”.
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.
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.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Prepare handouts in advance.
Requirements
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
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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