Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life (Master's Course) Division of Integrated Sciences for Life Program of Bioresource Science
Lecture Code WD204200 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 水産生物海洋学II
Subject Name
(Katakana)
スイサンセイブツカイヨウガクニ
Subject Name in
English
Fisheries Oceanography II
Instructor OHTSUKA SUSUMU,ASAOKA SATOSHI,HASHIMOTO TOSHIYA,KATO AKI,PANAKKOOL THAMBAN ANEESH
Instructor
(Katakana)
オオツカ ススム,アサオカ サトシ,ハシモト トシヤ,カトウ アキ,パナッキュール サムバン アニーシュ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Weds1-4:Follow the instruction by the class instructor.
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture, oral presentation, discussion, practice using PC (Ohtsuka, Aneesh-face  to  face; Hashimoto, Kato, Asaoka-on demand) 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Agricultural Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords contemporary issues on marine organisms, growth of marine algae, modeling of marine ecosystem, interactions among different biospheres, SDG 14 
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)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
To understand contemporary issues on marine organisms (Ohtsuka)                               
To explain the ecosystem model of coastal waters (Hashimoto)                                            To understand basic knowledge of seaweeds and seaweed culture industry in the world (Kato)
To understand forest - land – ocean interaction and air-sea interaction will be one of the solutions to address global and regional aquatic environmental issues (Asaoka) 
Class Schedule lesson1
Contemporary issues on marine organisms (1): climate changes and marine organisms (Ohtsuka: face to face)
lesson2
Contemporary issues on marine organisms (2): microplastics (Ohtsuka: face to face)
lesson3
Contemporary issues on marine organisms (3): microplastics (Ohtsuka & Aneesh: face to face)
lesson4
Model analysis by spreadsheet(Excel) : Basic operation (Hashimoto : On-demand)
lesson5
Model analysis by spreadsheet(Excel) : Statistical processing (Hashimoto : On-demand)
lesson6
Model analysis by spreadsheet(Excel) : Figuer drawing (1) (Hashimoto : On-demand)
lesson7
Model analysis by spreadsheet(Excel) : Figuer drawing (2) (Hashimoto : On-demand)
lesson8
Biology of seaweeds (Kato: on demand)
lesson9
Seaweed utilization and aquaculture (Kato: on demand)
lesson10
Aquaculture of Nori (Neopyropia)(Kato: on demand)
lesson11
Mid-term examination (Only seaweed part)(Kato: on demand)
lesson12
Forest - land – ocean interaction (Asaoka: On-demand)
lesson13
Air-sea interaction (Asaoka:On-demand)
lesson14
Environmental remediation for coastal seas (Asaoka: On-demand)
lesson15
Satoumi  (Asaoka: On-demand) 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Ohtsuka: Invitation to Oceanography (Tokai University Press) Ed. Ocean Institute, University of Tokyo;  Crisis in  Marine Ecosystem (Asahi Shimbun Publications), T. Yamamoto
Hashimoto: Coastal Oceanography ( Kluwer Academic Publishers, London ) Ed. by T Yanagi
Kato: Hurd C.L., Harrison P.J., et al. (2014) Seaweed Ecology and Physiology, 2nd edn., pp.551, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, supplementary materials will be distributed at each lecture
Asaoka: Oceanographical chemistry (Kodansha), Ed by T Gamo; Rivers connecting seas and forests (Kyoto University Press), Ed by Field Science Center of Kyoto University 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) PC, projectors, scientific papers (in case of Dr Hashimoto's lesson, PC is needed to see  his lecture, because of on-demand type) 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Since this class is carried out by three teachers, follow him/her at the beginning of his/her first class. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Presentation (60), Q&A (40) 
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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