| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) |
| Lecture Code |
WRA11501 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
環境原論Ａ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
カンキョウゲンロンエー |
Subject Name in
English |
Principles of Environment A |
| Instructor |
KUSUDA TETSUYA |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
クスダ テツヤ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, Intensive |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(Int) Inte：IDEC 206 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Lecture and Discussion |
| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
|
Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
|
| Course Area（Area） |
21
:
Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Globalization/International cooperation studies |
| Eligible Students |
Graduate students |
| Keywords |
Environment, Nature, Human being, Society, Natural resources, Culture, Technology, Economy, Sustainable society |
| 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 |
In order to be able to create a sustainable society, strengthening intellectual ground and fostering a bird’s –eye view on current and future environmental phenomena with understanding the essence of environmental problems are focused. |
| Class Schedule |
Lesson 1：What is Environment?
Lesson 2：Environmental problems and issues
Lesson 3：Environmental structure as a system and its elements
Lesson 4：Human Activities on Environmental problems
Lesson 5：Conservation and protection of ecosystems
Lesson 6：Social institutions and Economic systems
Lesson 7：Technology Characteristics and Usage
Lesson 8：Final Examination
Reports are assigned.
<Class Schedule>
October 18–19 and 25–26 (all Saturdays and Sundays)
Time: 12:50–14:20, 14:35–16:05
|
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
References are introduced in class. A copy of slides is uploaded. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Other (see [More Details]) |
| (More Details) |
Handout・PPT・references・PC |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Since a wide range of knowledge is required to understand environmental problems and issues, preparation and review are required. |
| Requirements |
Basic knowledge on environment in the undergraduate level is required. Active discussion in class is expected. |
| Grading Method |
Final examination 60% and Reports 40%. |
| Practical Experience |
Experienced
|
| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
On the basis of a variety of experience in Japanese government as well as foreign countries, the essence of environment is discussed in class. |
| Message |
Please consider the nature degradation and human activities based on environmental principles. |
| 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. |