| 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～ | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 01fy100227 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 渡邊 裕純 [WATANABE Hirozumi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School 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 Understand the strategy of anuran metamorphosis through rearing experiments. 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 Students will summarize the contents of research papers about pesticide fate in the environment and present with slides. The in-class discussion will be conducted upon presented results based on the agricultural production which payed attention to ecological conservation. |
| 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) To gain the basic knowledge about pesticide fate in the environment in the paddy field and upland field. 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 (lecture 1) Identity development and academic life: Challenges experienced in adolescence. (lecture 2) 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. 4. Our Initiative for Society (lecture 1) Global warming and emission of greenhouse gas. Our effort in reducing CO2 emission. (lecture 2) TUAT Plastic 5R Campus-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renewable, Research. Our teaching and research activities in finding the solutions and educating future generations. (lecture 3) Novel Coronavirus Infection: A challenge from 未来疫学(R) (Mirai Ekigaku, literally Future Pathology). 5. Research ethics Code of conduct for research integrity, and scientific misconducts. Falsification, fabrication, and plagiarism are discussed. Part II : Faculty-Specific Program 6. Class orientation, self introduction, objectives of the course, contents and introduction of the course. 7. Environmental effects of the pesticides and its mitigation measure. 8. Basic information about the pesticides. 9. The best management practices of controling pesticide runoff from paddy field. 10. The conparison of the flow through irrigation and water holding practice for the pesticide discharge and excess water storage depth for controlling pesticide discharge. 11. The fate of herbicides and its control of discharge in watershed. 12. The simulation model for the pesticide behavior in rice paddy. 13. The best management practices for controlling pesticide discharge and extension to the farmers. 14. The technology for controlling pesticide discharge to the aquatic environment. 15. Pesticide fate and transport in the aquatic environment / Conclusion |
| 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 :The prerequisites can be soil science, crop science, hydrology, agricultural metrology, agricultural economy, however, class will discuss general contents and good motivation of learning will be appreciated. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
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Part I :Handouts and exercise materials will be provided during the class Part II :Handouts and exercise materials will be 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 : None |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Part I (25%)： Marks are given based on worksheets collected at the end of each class. The key point in evaluation is how one's own thoughts and perspectives are described in own words. Part II (75%)：Out going attitude for 30% and seminar presentation for 70%. |
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| Course keywords |
| Questioning mind, Autonomous learning |
| Office hours |
| Weekday 900-1700, appointment needed. |
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| Last update |
| 2/17/2021 4:05:30 PM |