Course title | |||||
生態系保全学Ⅲ [Ecosystem Conservation Ⅲ] | |||||
Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
Department | Year | 1~1 | Semester | 3rd | |
Course type | 3rd | Course code | 05nc0011 | ||
Instructor(s) | |||||
下田 政博, 福本 寛之 [SHIMODA Masahiro, FUKUMOTO Hiroyuki] | |||||
Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | afjgxte/L1151 | Email address |
Course description |
The purpose of this lecture is to provide students with the knowledge on "comfort and amenity" and methods to evaluate degree of amenity. The lecture also has an opportunity to make suggestions for improving the amenity in living space. This lecture specifically focuses on "the amenity of human" and introduce the subjects and indicators that feel comfortable, the case examples with comfort design, the method of comfort design, etc. |
Expected Learning |
Understanding the recording procedure of biological signals and behavioral indices for evaluation of amenity/comfort. Understand the concept of human space design from the viewpoint of comfort. Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy: See the curriculum maps. https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ |
Course schedule |
[main class contents] 1. Introduction : Definition of the comfort, amenity for human spaces 2. Approach to the amenity 1: Information processing in the sensory system 3. Approach to the amenity 2: The central nervous system 4. Approach to the amenity 3: The autonomic nervous system 5. Approach to the amenity 4: Psychological and behavioral indices 6. Record and analysis on biological signals 7. Design of amenity spaces: greening, universal design, accessibility, pictogram 8. Group work by the student :To improve the amenity on campus (investigation, presentation of the results and discussion) 9. Report assignment |
Prerequisites |
This lecture is an elective subject and is one of the specialized subjects. 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 (30 hours). |
Required Text(s) and Materials |
Handouts will be provided. |
References |
Textbooks on physiology and anatomy in humans. Some references will be introduced if needed. |
Assessment/Grading |
Performance of presentation and discussion (50%), report assignment (50%) |
Message from instructor(s) |
Please attend the first class. Because the student is directed to do the investigation about the comfort design in this class, the student should be participating as much as possible. |
Course keywords |
amenity, elderly |
Office hours |
Making an appointment with e-mail in advance. |
Remarks 1 |
Remarks 2 |
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Lecture Language |
Japanese |
Language Subject |
Last update |
3/7/2019 6:05:52 PM |