Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code AGA01001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 応用行動科学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
オウヨウコウドウカガク
Subject Name in
English
Applied Behavioral Sciences
Instructor SAKATA KIRIKO,HAYASHI MITSUO,SUGIURA YOSINORI,TSUJI MANABU,NAGASAKA ITARU,OGAWA KEIKO,SAWAI TSUTOMU,KOBAYASHI YUUKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
サカタ キリコ,ハヤシ ミツオ,スギウラ ヨシノリ,ツジ マナブ,ナガサカ イタル,オガワ ケイコ,サワイ ツトム,コバヤシ ユウキ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Fri5-8:IAS L101
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
Lecture-oriented class. Some exercises will be conducted. 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Psychology
Eligible Students
Keywords Well-being, Neurophysiological foundations, Cognition, Adjustment, Society, Psychology, Cultural Anthropology, Philosophy, Practical work experience 
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)
Integrated Arts and Sciences
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
In this class, one topic will be examined from the perspective of neurophysiological foundations, cognition, psychology, cultural anthropology, and philosophy. The goal is to acquire an ability to understand human behavior from an interdisciplinary perspective. This year's theme is "well-being". 
Class Schedule Lesson1 Introduction: What is well-being? (Kiriko Sakata)
Lesson2 Exercise 1: Establishing your theme of "well-being" (Kiriko Sakata)
Lesson3 Brain and well-being (Yuuki Kobayashi)
Lesson4 The objective assessment of well-being (Keiko Ogawa)
Lesson5 The measurement of well-being (Yoshinori Sugiura)
Lesson6 Mindfulness and well-being (Yoshinori Sugiura)
Lesson7 Well-being and sleep (Mitsuo Hayashi)
Lesson8 The health psychology of well-being
Lesson9 cooperative behavior and well-being (Yoko Kitakaji)
Lesson10 Organization and well-being (Kiriko Sakata)
Lesson11 Religion and well-being (Manabu Tsuji)
Lesson12 Well-being from the perspective of Cultural anthropology (Itaru Nagasaka)
Lesson13 Philosophy and well-being (Tsutomu Sawai)
Lesson14 Q & A and report writing (Kiriko Sakata)
Lesson15 Summary

A final report and short reports will be demanded. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
No textbook is required in this class. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, moodle
(More Details) Handouts, PowerPoint 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Review the contents as instructed during classes. 
Requirements Occasionally, psychological research or experiments will be conducted in the class. Periodically, you may be requested to participate. Please cooperate if possible. 
Grading Method Final report 60%, short reports 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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