Course title
Engineering for Sustainable Society   [Engineering for Sustainable Society]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year   Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code SP70000004
Instructor(s)
野間 竜男   [NOMA Tatsuo]
Facility affiliation Organization for the Advancement of Education and Global Learning Office   Email address

Course description
This course is intended to cultivate a better understanding engineering for sustainable world among students. We focus on the current issues in Japan and also compare with the situations in other countries. These lectures will not only provide students with an important foundation in engineering, but also help them develop ideas of their own research and global point of view. This course is a joint course with "Global Professional Program" a course for TUAT Japanese students. Therefore, participants can discuss with Japanese students in English. All instructions, lectures and discussion are given and done in English.
Expected Learning
Quoted above
Course schedule
[Day 1]
1. Orientation and self-introduction from the participants
2. Lecture on Topic 1 (Plastics Recycling)
3. Lecture on Topic 2 (Artificial Bone)
4. Lecture on Topic 3 (High Pressure Processing of Foods and Superabsorbant Polymers for Agriculture)
[Self-Study]
5. Preparation for Individual Presentation
[Day 2]
6. Students' Presentation and Discussion 1
7. Students' Presentation and Discussion 2
8. Lecture on Topic 4 (Biomass Energy)
9. Lecture on Topic 5 (Future Energy)
[Group-Study]
10. Preparation for Group Presentation 1
11. Preparation for Group Presentation 2
[Day 3]
12. Group Presentation and Discussion 1
13. Group Presentation and Discussion 2
14. Concluding Remarks
15. Appendix
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
Handouts and materials given on or before the lectures
References
Assessment/Grading
Participation in discussions during the lecture and oral presentation
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
English
Language Subject
Last update
9/20/2018 8:30:42 AM