Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Applied Biological Science
Lecture Code L2013010 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 水圏統合科学演習I
Subject Name
(Katakana)
スイケントウゴウカガクエンシュウI
Subject Name in
English
Exercises in Integrative Hydrospheric ScienceI
Instructor SAKAI YOICHI,TOYOTA KENJI,SAITOU HIDETOSHI,KUNIYOSHI HISATO,KATO AKI,TOMIYAMA TAKESHI,WADA SHIGEKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
サカイ ヨウイチ,トヨタ ケンジ,サイトウ ヒデトシ,クニヨシ ヒサト,カトウ アキ,トミヤマ タケシ,ワダ シゲキ
Campus   Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Fri1-2:ABS C302
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
Practices and exercises 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Agricultural Sciences
Eligible Students Undergraduate 3rd grade
Keywords SDG_14, laboratory works, scientific methodology, research activities, practices 
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)
Integrative Hydrospheric Science Program
(Abilities and Skills)
・Ability for reading and communication in English regarding hydrosphere organisms

(Comprehensive Abilities)
・Ability to identify issues that he/she should pursue for a specific phenomenon related to hydrosphere organisms, organize his/her own opinion, logically publish them orally and/or in writing, and discuss the topic
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Learn up-to-date research topics and research skills in fisheries science via exercises and practices provided by eight professors of Integrative Hydrospheric Science Program. 
Class Schedule lesson 1 (April 11th)  Behavioral ecology and population ecology of fisheries species in Seto Inland Sea and on coral reefs (Sakai: Biology of Aquatic Resources)
lesson 2 (April 18th)  Interspecific and animal-environment relationships in coastal waters in relation to the productivity of fishes (Tomiyama: Biology of Aquatic Resources)
lesson 3 (April 25th) Phycology, especially taxonomy combining morphological and molecular-phylogenetic approaches, ecology and physiology of macroalgae (Kato: Fisheries Research Station)
lesson 4 (May 2nd) Predatory organisms of tidal flat clams and population ecology of lancelets (Saito: Aquatic Ecology)
lesson 5 (May 9th) Eco-physiological research on crustaceans (Toyota: Aquatic Ecology)
lesson 6 (May 16th) The molecular mechanisms of metamorphosis in jellyfish using techniques of organic chemistry and molecular biology (Kuniyoshi: Molecular Aquatic Biology)
lesson 7 (May 23rd) The interaction between marine organisms and their environments (Wada: Fisheries Research Station)
lesson 8 (May 30th) New academic staff (Fisheries Research Station) 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Handouts will be provided  
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream
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Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Fieldwork / Survey, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Do not miss a chance to take notes for various special techniques in each exercise. 
Requirements No special requirement 
Grading Method Attitude (30%), Report (70%) 
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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