| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life (Master's Course) Division of Integrated Sciences for Life Program of Biotechnology |
| Lecture Code |
WB004000 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
環境バイオテクノロジーＡ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
カンキョウバイオテクノロジーA |
Subject Name in
English |
Environmental Biotechnology A |
| Instructor |
HIROTA RYUICHI,IKEDA TAKESHI,ISHIDA TAKENORI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ヒロタ リュウイチ,イケダ タケシ,イシダ タケノリ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(3T) Inte：Online |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Online (on-demand) |
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| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
B
:
Japanese／English |
| Course Level |
6
:
Graduate Advanced
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| Course Area（Area） |
26
:
Biological and Life Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
02
:
Biotechnology |
| Eligible Students |
Graduated Student belonging to Graduate School for Integrated Sciences for Life |
| Keywords |
Environmental protection, Biotechnology, Biomass, Energy, CN, Useful material production, Microbial diversity, Material cycle, Environmental engineering, SDG_02, SDG_07, SDG_09, SDG_13, SDG_14, SDG_15 |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
The coursework aims to understand the advances and contribution of environmental biotechnology especially with microbial function with diversity for efficient use of biomass through lectures and discussions on several current research topics. |
| Class Schedule |
1. Envirnomental microbiology (Hirota)
2. Microbes and biogeochemical cycles (Hirota)
3. Wastewater treatment using microbes (Hirota)
4. Bioeconomy and biotechnology (Hirota)
5. Genetic engineering and synthetic biology (Hirota)
6. Biotechnology at interfaces and applications to environmental issues (Ishida)
7. Microbial communication strategies (Ishida)
8. Intercellular communication via extracellular vesicles (Ishida)
9. Microbial diversity and the origin of eukaryotes (Ishida)
10. Human diversity and origins (Ishida)
11. Minerals and microorganisms #1 (Ikeda)
12. Minerals and microorganisms #2 (Ikeda)
13. Electroactive microorganisms (Ikeda)
14. Microbial CO2 fixation (Ikeda)
15. Microplastics and microorganisms (Ikeda) |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Documents distributed at the lecture time. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream |
| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Carefully read and understand documents for preparation and review distributed at the lecture time. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Evaluated by the sum of the total scores from the reports and small examinations in each lecture |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |