Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC000141 Subject Classification Liberal Arts Education (day)
Subject Name 教養ゼミ
Subject Name
(Katakana)
キヨウヨウゼミ
Subject Name in
English
Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
Instructor TERAUCHI DAISUKE
Instructor
(Katakana)
テラウチ ダイスケ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Weds1-4:EDU G205
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
students' presentation and discussion 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
Eligible Students Students who wish to become an elementary school teacher
Keywords  
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)
Program in Elementary Education
(Abilities and Skills)
・Being able to collect, critically analyze, and examine infomration related to elementary education. (Information collection and analysis ability)

Program in Special Needs Education
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Having basic knowledge and understanding of liberal arts education, which is academic base needed to receive technical or professional education.

Program in Science Education
(Comprehensive Abilities)
・As an individual or in a group, being able to organize plan and effectively carry out research activities(the ability of research).
・With regard to investigation, educational practices and its presentation, to be able to communicate with others, organize results, opinions and contetns, and give a presentation (Communication and presentation skills).

Medicine
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Acquire the intellectual abilities which serve as a basis for conducting research activities and social activities at a university.

Nursing
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Knowledge, understanding about knowledge, the understanding basic education about the basic education

Occupational Therapy
(Comprehensive Abilities)
・Acting power based on an ethical judgment in the health medical care
・  An inquisitive mind for medical and health care, welfare, and education, and the ability to get things done in occupational therapy
・The abilities and attitude required to cooperate with others and experts in other professions as a member of a medical team
・An ability for creative and scientific problem solving

Pharmaceutical Sciences
(Attitudes)
・Self-betterment of character formation as a medical professional : the appropriate action and attitude being aware of that a pharmacist is a professional relating to human life.  The knowledge and understanding to have communication not only with ailing people but with other medical staff in a medical team.  ●quality ① ② ③ ⑧ ⑨
・Ability to be a pharmacist who is relied on not only by a medical team but also by citizens; the ability to be considerate of patients. ●quality ① ② ⑨
(Comprehensive Abilities)
・Comprehensive problem-solving ability and educational ability: Concerning the influences caused by numerous chemical substances existing on the earth, to be able to analyze and argue about the survival  of the human race. Also, to have the ability and skills to give instruction to youth.●quality ③ ④
・Self-betterment of character formation as a medical professional : the appropriate action and attitude being aware of that a pharmacist is a professional relating to human life.  The knowledge and understanding to have communication not only with ailing people but with other medical staff in a medical team.  ●quality ① ② ③ ⑧ ⑨
・The research ability: the ability to select issues to be solved in the professional field of pharmacist and carry out measures and research to solve the issues.  ●quality ④ ⑤ ⑦

Medicinal Sciences
(Attitudes)
・Having ability to act as member of a research team.
(Comprehensive Abilities)
・1. The active attitude of dealing with issues on drug development and environmental hygiene.  2. The social responsibility as a specialist of drug development and environmental hygiene.  3. The comprehensive, scientific and calm attitude to solve problems.  4. The cooperative attitude in team research.  5. The ability to make communication and presentation.  6. The ability of assessment and analysis.  7. The active usage of information technology and the management ability.  8. The ethical consideration toward genetically modified foods and animal experiments 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course is designed for first-year students in the elementary teacher training program. Through activities such as information gathering, discussions, reflections, and presentations based on specific themes, students will develop fundamental skills in information collection and utilization, as well as an independent learning attitude necessary for university life. 
Class Schedule lesson1: Orientation
lesson2: Public Speaking: Preparation
lesson3: Public Speaking: Practice
lesson4: PBL Practicum (1): Organizing Topics
lesson5: PBL Practicum (2): Research
lesson6: PBL Practicum (3): Presentation Preparation
lesson7: PBL Practicum (4): Presentation
lesson8: Individual Consultations & Group Research (1): Formulating Questions
lesson9: Individual Consultations & Group Research (2): Collecting Materials
lesson10: Individual Consultations & Group Research (3): Considering Research Methods
lesson11: Individual Consultations & Group Research (4): Conducting Research
lesson12: Individual Consultations & Group Research (5): Creating Presentation Slides
lesson13: Individual Consultations & Group Research (6): Presenting Findings
lesson14: Discussion on Group Research Presentations
lesson15: Summary

Students will be required to submit a report as a presentation material when presenting their research findings. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
No textbooks will be used. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts
(More Details) Handouts, Slides, DVD 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Role Play, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Project Learning
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
In group research, work together with your team members from setting the research topic to the presentation, and enjoy the process. 
Requirements  
Grading Method The overall evaluation will be based on the presentation content (50%) and class participation and engagement (50%). 
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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