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 01fy100209
Instructor(s)
川出 洋   [KAWAIDE Hiroshi]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office 1-218  Email address

Course description
"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
With the progresses of molecular biology and biochemistry, biotechnology is developing dramatically. Whereas we have been utilizing biotechnologies in many medical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural fields, some have points out many issues relating to bioethics and natural environments such as cloning and gene engineering techniques. In this class, each attendee will decide a theme of interest, look into the background, merits and demerits to our society, and finally give a presentation with PowerPoint.
Expected Learning
"1) To understand the autonomous learning in the University, and be able to design individual's academic life at University from broad perspectives.
2) Think about the mechanistic basis of natural phenomena

Competency Development:
Initiative and Autonomy, Leadership and Facilitation, Knowledge Creation, Presentation Skills, Mission-Oriented Research and Problem Solving, Academic Ethics"
Course schedule
"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
6-15.
Seminar theme: Plant evolution through bioactive substances - from fossil plants to mosses and flowering plants (Hiroshi Kawade)
Welcome to the Basic Agricultural Science Seminar, Kawade's Classroom!

In this seminar, we will be studying the topic 'Plant evolution from bioactive substances - from fossil plants to mosses and flowering plants'.
What are bioactive substances?
What are some of the things called fossil plants?
What is the difference between mosses and flowering plants, even though they are members of the same plant family?

There are many questions, many things you don't know and many things you would like to know, even within the short words of the title.
The essence of 'research' is the activity of finding out not only what we don't know, but also what nobody else in the world knows.
So how do we learn in the absence of textbooks? University is not an extension of high school, so let's enjoy the seminar, including how you will learn as a first-year university student, not a fourth-year high school student.

Laboratory of Bioregulation Chemistry, Department of Applied Biological Sciences
Hiroshi Kawade
Prerequisites
"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 : same as part I"
Required Text(s) and Materials
"Part I :  Handouts and exercise materials are provided during the class
Part II : same as Part I"
References
"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 : be suggested in the lecture"
Assessment/Grading
"Part I (25%): Marks are given based on worksheets collected at the end of each class.
Part II (75%): based on preparation of presentation as well as discussion on presentation"
Message from instructor(s)
Let's think deeply!
Course keywords
"Part I :  Questioning mind, Autonomous learning; Part II : deep thinking"
Office hours
It will be announced during the class.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
3/24/2022 7:11:07 PM