| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Integrated Arts and Sciences |
| Lecture Code |
AQN00001 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
Climate Change (気候変動) |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
キコウヘンドウ |
Subject Name in
English |
Climate Change |
| Instructor |
YAMADA TOSHIHIRO,TANAKA TAKAHIRO,IWAMOTO YOKO,OZAWA HISASHI,SAITO MITSUYO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ヤマダ トシヒロ,タナカ タカヒロ,イワモト ヨウコ,オザワ ヒサシ,サイトウ ミツヨ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Fri3-4：IAS K206 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand) |
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| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
2 |
Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
2
:
Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
:
Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Natural Environment |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
climate change
effects, causes, consequences |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
To be able to understands
(1) the causes of the climate change
(2) consequences of the climate change on human societies and
(3) that on natural systems |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Global energy balance (Ozawa)
lesson2 Radiation and convective heat transport (Ozawa)
lesson3 Mechanisms of climate change (Iwamoto)
lesson4 Impacts of Climate Change on Human Society (1): Urban thermal environment changes and improvement measures (Tanaka)
lesson5 Impacts of Climate Change on Human Society (2): Increasing frequency and intensity of floods and countermeasures (Tanaka)
lesson6 Impacts of Climate Change on Natural Systems: Caution from IPCC report (Yamada)
lesson7 Climate change impact on oceanic and geological environments (Saito)
lesson8 Consolidation (Yamada)
lesson9
lesson10
lesson11
lesson12
lesson13
lesson14
lesson15 |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Handout will be appeared on Moodle or given in classroom. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Lesson 1 and 2: Materials used in class will be uploaded to the designated URL, so please use them for preparation and review.
lesson 3 and later: Review the handout after the lecture. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Attitude toward the class and assignments are used for grading.
No final exam and no final paper.
Students will be evaluated by each class. Absence of one class may affect grading a lot.
Detailed information will be given at the guidance in the first class. |
| 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. |