| 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 | 1～2 | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 01fy100232 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 渡邊 司 [WATANABE Tsukasa] | |||||
| 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 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 Modern globalization requires the rethinking of “Global/Regional/Local” relations. To cross “Nation State” at 21centry, the democratic reconstructure of Regionalism and Localism are very important. To give the careful consideration to problems proposed by the developing countries, through the concrete case is necessary. We take up the experiments of “democracy, social movement and the participative governance”, for example, Porto Alegre (Brazil), Kerara (India), Maghreb (North Africa), etc. Our aim is making contre-project of neoliberal globalism |
| Expected Learning |
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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 seminar is composed by reading the text in turn and the particular report. Today, the people in the developing countries demand to institutionalize the claims of social movement throughout the negotiations. The aim of this class is that each person discover the possibility for the participative local governance. |
| 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 (First half) Differences between studying at high school and studying at university. Designing your academic life at the University from broad perspectives, with a systematic approach in mind in taking lectures and studying abroad. (Second half) Identity development and academic life: Challenges experienced in adolescence. 4. Our Initiative for Society (First half) Global warming and emission of greenhouse gas. Our effort in reducing CO2 emission. (Second half) TUAT Plastic 5R Campus-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renewable, Research. Our teaching and research activities in finding the solutions and educating future generations. 5. Research ethics Code of conduct for research integrity, and scientific misconducts. Falsification, fabrication, and plagiarism are discussed. Part II : Faculty-Specific Program （１）Introduction―Go beyond the neoliberalism― （２）Globalization and Regionalism ―The present of “Global/Regional/Local” relations (Ⅰ) （３）Regionalism and governance ―The present of “Global/Regional/Local” relations (Ⅱ) （４）The edification of local democratic governance and social movement. ―Democracy, Social movement and participative governance (Ⅰ) （５）The clossing of “social movement and local movement in Brazil” ―Democracy, Social movement and participative governance (Ⅱ) （６）The experiments of local governance in Brazil ―Democracy, Social movement and participative governance (Ⅲ) （７）The transformation of “Political Society and Civil Society” relations in Kerara (India) ―Democracy, Social movement and participative governance (Ⅳ) （８）The democratic local governance in Kerara ―Democracy, Social movement and participative governance (Ⅴ) （９）The challenge and problems of participative local governance （10）The disturbance of “Human Security” ―The edification of governance and social movements Cf. The introduction―the case of Maghreb (North Africa) |
| 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 : |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| 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 :Kiyoshi, Matsushita, “The edification of multilayered governance in Globalsouth”. |
| 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%)：Report & attendance |
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| Course keywords |
| Part I : Questioning mind, Autonomous learning Part II : |
| Office hours |
| Part I : It will be announced during the class. Part II : |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
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| Last update |
| 1/6/2020 4:32:42 PM |