| 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 | 01fy1002o | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 平岡 毅 [HIRAOKA Tsuyoshi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | afjgxte/L1151 | 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 Foundamental Studies. Students will experience different styles of lectures and classes depending on the contents. It consists of two parts. Part I : Common Intoroductory 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 encouraing students to engage in university study and to understanding the importance of desigining their individual univeristy life. Part II : Faculty-Specific Program（Honeybee biology） Obtain the prior knowledge through lectures, see the actual honeybees, and understand by touching them. Think deeply about the problems of beekeeping that is important for agriculture as a pollinator. |
| Expected Learning |
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1)To Understand the aunomous learning in the Univesrsity, and be able to design individual's academic life at Univesity from broad prospectives. 2)By actually touching and thinking about bees and their products, you will be able to see the characteristics and problems of the organism. 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 Intoroductory Program 1. About the University (I) Brife 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 univesity. Desigining your academic life at the University from broad prospectives. 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. You action to ensure own and others' safety. Risks of harmful chemicals and proper ways of thier 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. General Entomology 7. Honeybee biology, distribution, and evolution 8. Bee biology-physiology and behavior 9. About bee products (report) 10. Beekeeping 11. Observe bees at the apiary and learn about beekeeping 12. Observe the Japanese honeybee at the bee field and actually know the difference from the honeybee 13. Report on problems with beekeeping 14. Report discussion 15. General discussion and summary |
| 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 :Reviewing the contents of the class, including field observations, as well as lectures, and preparing reports and preparing for lessons using study time equivalent to the standard hours of the university. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
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Handouts and exercise materials are provided during the class |
| References |
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・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 |
| 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%)：Evaluations will be based on lecture participation attitudes, reports and discussions. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
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Being able to treat insects with love Observation of the bees depends on the weather. Lecture order may be changed In addition, it is mandatory to wear long pants because it includes activities in the open air (bee ground). |
| Course keywords |
| Part I :Questioning mind, Autonomous learning Part II :Bees, beekeeping |
| Office hours |
| Part I : It will be announced during the class. Part II :When you have any questions, visit my office (2-424) after having an appoitment by e-mail. |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
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| Last update |
| 2/19/2020 4:00:50 PM |