Course title
Advanced Study on Agriculture 2   [Advanced Study on Agriculture 2]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year   Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code SP70000007
Instructor(s)
山田 祐彰   [YAMADA Masaaki]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
We aim to deepen participants' understanding on policies and project planning for sustainable agricultural and rural development, and how to disseminate technology, with reference to case studies in developing regions. Discuss the factors that influence development approach such as natural environment, available resources and population, and government and economy, and the outcomes and issues of development activities. Many of the participants are expected to have basic knowledge and experience on rural development, and to share and deepen their knowledge and insight through discussion and group projects. We also invite experts participating in our University's international contribution activities to give their special lectures. Finally, participants in groups will present their group projects on sustainable agricultural and rural development cooperation in class. Through this exercise, we will also examine the relations and differences between the development plan, and research plan taught in "International Environmental and Agricultural Science Communication Exercise".
Expected Learning
1) Participants will be able to make sustainable development projects for rural areas based on the conditions such as natural environment, resources and population, government and economy, etc.
2) After clearly understanding the relations and the differences between the development planning and the research planning of agriculture and rural area, participants will be able to make rural development projects using the project design matrix.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
1 Orientation: course outline, self introduction of participants
2 Social development needs in developing regions
3 Population problem and human development
4 Development and environmental conservation
5 Case study on regional development under planned economy
6 Effective development support approach for developing rural regions
7 What is sustainable agriculture?
8 Appropriate technology for sustainable regional development
9 Japan's development cooperation organizations and their activities
10 Planning development cooperation projects and obtaining funds
11 Implementation and evaluation of development cooperation projects
12 Case study of international development cooperation project
13 Group presentation of rural development project plans I
14 Group presentation of rural development project plans II
15 Summary: requirements for sustainable rural development
Prerequisites
Grading is based mainly on group presentation, so preparation and review of classes should be conducted by group for standard hours set by the University.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Printed materials will be distributed at class as necessary.
References
Will be given in handouts.
Assessment/Grading
mutual evaluation of group project by participants (80%), participation in class (20%)
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
development policy, population problem and human development, sustainable agriculture, international cooperation, appropriate technology, project planning, project evaluation
Office hours
On appointment after class, or by e-mail communications.
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Lecture Language
English
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3/16/2019 7:56:07 PM