Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Engineering
Lecture Code K0000030 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 ARAKAWA KENJI,NAKANO MIYAKO,TANAKA RYO,TARUTANI NAOKI,IMATO KEIICHI,AKI TSUNEHIRO,UENO MASARU,KATO SETSU,NISHIJIMA WATARU,ISHIGAMI TORU,USHIKI IKUO
Instructor
(Katakana)
アラカワ ケンジ,ナカノ ミヤコ,タナカ リョウ,タルタニ ナオキ,イマトウ ケイイチ,アキ ツネヒロ,ウエノ マサル,カトウ セツ,ニシジマ ワタル,イシガミ トオル,ウシキ イクオ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Weds7-10:ENG 110,ENG 116,ENG 117
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), and Online (on-demand) 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 10 : Integrated Engineering
Eligible Students 1st year student in Cluster III
Keywords Integrated study, experimental training, discussion, seminar, reporting, presentation 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
This subject is a general education program for 1st year student of cluster III. 
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
As a part of first orientation of university education that is based on active learning, it is aimed to encourage motivation or intellectual activities at an early stage after enrollment, and to develop logical and critical thinking skills and appropriate self -expression ability. 
Class Schedule Students will be divided into some groups. A group has about 10 students. The groups conduct researches based on their own theme with help from teachers. The students also study how to use a computer and powerpoint.
lesson lesson lesson lesson lesson lesson lesson lesson
Report
1: guidance for overall procedure of lectures.
2 to 14: seminar with a proper teacher, reading & explaining, discussion, experiments, training etc. 2-5: Investigation about companies and institutes
4 or 6: information literacy: transmission and collection of information, library user guide.
6-9: Investigation about topics and preparation for visit
10, 11: Visit and discussion at companies or institutes
12-14: Preparation for the final presentation
15: presentation of research accomplishment report 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
lesson style: integrated study, experimental training, discussion, debate, presentation lesson tool: slides, power point 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, Zoom
(More Details)  
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Adequate preparation of presentation, discussion, debate. 
Requirements  
Grading Method 80 points for student learning through lectures, and 20 points for submitted reports. The passing point is more than 60 points. 
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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