| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life (Doctoral Course) Division of Integrated Sciences for Life Program of Bioresource Science |
| Lecture Code |
WD301000 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
生物圏多文化セミナーＢ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
セイブツケンタブンカセミナーB |
Subject Name in
English |
Interdisciplinary Seminar B |
| Instructor |
SHIMADA MASAYUKI,LIAO LAWRENCE MANZANO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
シマダ マサユキ,リアオ ローレンス マンザーノ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2nd) Inte |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Introductory lectures for each topic, discussion questions, case studies, role playing |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
|
Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
|
| Course Area（Area） |
26
:
Biological and Life Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
01
:
Agricultural Sciences |
| Eligible Students |
doctor course students from Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life but others are also welcome |
| Keywords |
Sustainable Development Goals -SDGs
Food production/security |
| 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) | |
|---|
Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
To introduce and stimulate awareness on the UN Sustainable Development Goals
To discuss pressing environmental issues of the day |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Introductory lectures to be followed by discussion questions
lesson2 Topics include, but not, restricted to the following:
Global hunger, environmental and climate change, sustainable agriculture, food production losses, food waste, Covid-19 pandemic, bioprospecting, de-extinction, etc.
lesson3～lesson17
Presentation about selected SDGs, group discussions and reports |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Handouts and background reading materials |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials |
| (More Details) |
Projector, each student must bring own laptops to each class |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Role Play, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
General awareness of current affairs and global environment issues |
| Requirements |
Read distributed materials before coming to class; active participation in class will be expected |
| Grading Method |
Presentations - 40%
Participation - 50%
Attendance - 10% |
| Practical Experience |
Experienced
|
| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
This is a class strongly based on active participation and free sharing of ideas. Opinions are valued and will contribute towards the clarification of topics presented in class. |
| Message |
Just attendance in class without participation or inputs will not earn any credits. Each student needs to participate by speaking and sharing his/her opinions. The class has become very popular during the last few years. To give you an idea, there were 40+ students registered for the class in 2024, coming from about 15 different countries. The discussion therefore becomes lively and international in nature. |
| Other |
Students should make every effort to be present and show active participation in all activities. |
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. |