Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program
Lecture Code WMBV8102 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 地理学野外演習
Subject Name
(Katakana)
チリガクヤガイエンシュウ
Subject Name in
English
Advanced Exercise for Geographical Field Work
Instructor TOMOZAWA KAZUO,GOTOU HIDEAKI,GOTO TAKUYA
Instructor
(Katakana)
トモザワ カズオ,ゴトウ ヒデアキ,ゴトウ タクヤ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Inte
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Students' presentation 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 12 : Geography
Eligible Students
Keywords Fieldwork planning, collation and arrangement of literature, maps and historical sources, examining survey items, concluding fieldwork, use and operation of topographical maps, use and operation of aerial photographs, mapping out, fieldwork in the field of geography 
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
In this class, students will set out plans and survey items for the necessary surveys when conducting geographical fieldwork. Moreover, after the experiment is completed, there will be a briefing session and the students will write up reports. By doing so they will improve their understanding of specialist survey research methods that target regions and communities; the class is also designed to improve their survey research skills by doing so. This class will be held at a non-designated point in the year.  
Class Schedule lesson1 General outline of field work
lesson2 Selection of survey region
lesson3 Preparation of survey content and visit for first day of “geographic fieldwork” (1)
lesson4 Preparation of survey content and visit for first day of “geographic fieldwork” (2)
lesson5 Establishing individual survey themes and survey content (1)
lesson6 Establishing individual survey themes and survey content (2)
lesson7 Establishing individual survey themes and survey content (3)
lesson8 Making survey request documents, question sheets, survey sheets, plan document, maps etc. (1)
lesson9 Making survey request documents, question sheets, survey sheets, plan document, maps etc. (2)
lesson10 Briefing session for “geographic fieldwork” (1)
lesson11 Briefing session for “geographic fieldwork” (2)
lesson12 How to write a report
lesson13 Writing reports (1)
lesson14 Writing reports (2)
lesson15 Conclusion 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Relevant books and articles are instructed during the class. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) None 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Find prior studies that match your research and understand their methodology. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Report 100% 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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