| Course title | |||||
| 農学基礎ゼミ [Basic Seminar of Agricultural Science] | |||||
| Course category | Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies | Requirement | Credit | 2 | |
| Department | Year | 1～1 | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 01fy1002i | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 西河 淳 [NISHIKAWA Atsushi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | 1－206 | Email address | |
| Course description |
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This course aims to develop minds for knowledge creation and autonomous learning, and is designed as an introductory course for the Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies. Students will experience different styles of lectures and classes depending on the contents. It consists of two parts. Part I : Common Introductory Program In this program that is common to all first-year students, students will learn about our university and think how they would pursue their academic life here. The university history and TUAT principals are described as well as our research activities, with the aim of encouraging students to engage in university study and to understanding the importance of designing their individual university life. Part II : Faculty-Specific Program This course aims to promote a better understanding the usefulness and issues of genome editing and genome write. |
| Expected Learning |
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1) To understand the autonomous learning in the University, and be able to design individual's academic life at University from broad perspectives. 2) Discuss the usefulness and problems of genome editing and geneme write within the group. 3) Understand the method and operation of genome editing and genome write, and explain its usefulness and issues. Competency Development： Initiative and Autonomy, Leadership and Facilitation, Knowledge Creation, Presentation Skills, Mission-Oriented Research and Problem Solving, Academic Ethics |
| Course schedule |
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Part I : Common Introductory Program 1. About the University (I) Brief history of the University. Talks from the President, the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, and the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. 2. About the University (II) Talks from the Heads of the Departments. 3. Studying at the University Differences between studying at high school and studying at university. Designing your academic life at the University from broad perspectives. Questioning minds that lead you to the depth of academic study and research 4. Energy-saving and Safety in university life Global warming and emission of green house gas. Our effort in reducing CO2 emission. Risk management in laboratories. Your action to ensure own and others' safety. Risks of harmful chemicals and proper ways of their disposal. 5. Research ethics Code of conduct for research integrity, and scientific misconducts. Falsification, fabrication, and plagiarism are discussed. Part II : Faculty-Specific Program 6. What is genome editing？ 7. Gene manipulation technique 8. How to manipulate the genome. 9. What is genome write? 10. Current status and issues of genetically modified organism. 11. Current status and problems of gene therapy. 12. Problems of genome editing and genome write. 13-14. Group discussion, future of genome editing and genome write. 15. Summarize at the end. |
| Prerequisites |
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Part I : In addition to 10 hours you spend in the class, you are recommended to review the classes spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University for each class, to plan out the courses to take and design how you would pursue your academic activities ahead. Part II : Students need to preview and review for an amount of time as indicated in the student guidelines of TUAT, in addition to the attendance of lecture. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
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Part I : Handouts and exercise materials are provided during the class. Part II : Handouts and exercise materials are provided during the class. |
| References |
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Part I : ・アカデミック・スキルズ 大学生のための知的技法入門 （慶應義塾大学出版会） 佐藤望(編著)、湯川武、横山千晶、近藤明彦 ・思考を鍛える大学の学び入門ー論理的な考え方・書き方からキャリアデザインまで（慶應義塾大学出版会）井下千以子 Part II : ・ゲノム編集の基本原理と応用 山本 卓 著 裳華房 ・実験医学別冊 ゲノム編集成功の秘訣 羊土社 |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Part I (25%)： Marks are given based on worksheets collected at the end of each class. Part II (75%)： Attitude positively to classes and discussions. Note: Students who attend less than 70% of this course can not get this credit. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Participate in group discussions actively and exchange opinion positively. |
| Course keywords |
| Part I : Questioning mind, Autonomous learning Part II :questioning mind, presentation strategy, genome editing, genome write, gene manipulation |
| Office hours |
| Part I : It will be announced during the class. Part II : Please contact by e-mail. |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
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| Last update |
| 3/4/2019 5:36:17 PM |