LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES to learn in English

英語で学ぶ全学共通科目 2014
京都大学
LIBERAL ARTS
AND SCIENCES
to learn in English
2014
Kyoto University
CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR........................................3
国際高等教育院長挨拶
COURSES.............................................................................4
授業科目一覧
SYLLABUSES.......................................................................10
授業内容
教員紹介
INSTRUCTORS..................................................................103
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LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES to learn in English 2014
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
国際高等教育院長挨拶
The Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences was established in April 2013 with a view to developing talented individuals who
can function effectively in the international arena through their broad perspectives, extensive knowledge, and unparalleled
creativity. The Institute aspires to "teach the basic knowledge and methodologies that are common among a wide range of
cross-disciplinary fields and foster rich humanity by providing students with opportunities to come into contact with advanced
learning and culture" (Article 3, Kyoto University Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences Regulations) .
Since its foundation over a century ago, Kyoto University has fostered a tradition of “academic freedom” under the banner of "self-teaching and self-learning" based on dialogue. At the core of this time-honored tradition is the immutable conviction that learning is a process of uncovering hitherto unrecognized
issues through self-thinking, experience, and free dialogue, and of opening up new intellectual horizons by inquiring into humanity, society, and natural
phenomena according to fundamental principles. Of course, it is also important to have an attitude of respectfully learning from the wisdom of those who
have come before us. In addition, I expect our students to aim higher in their endeavors to investigate the unknown and create something new. To this
end, it is necessary to shift the way one learns, away from efficiently absorbing existing knowledge and toward creating new knowledge. "Self-teaching and
self-learning" based on dialogue is a new learning habit that must be acquired and one which will make it possible to take one’s first step into academia.
The primary goal of Kyoto University's liberal arts and general educational programs is to create an intellectual space that is free, open, and conducive to
the taking of that initial step.
Rapid progress in academic research means that specialized fields are becoming increasingly segmented. Meanwhile, the global community is being
confronted with issues that involve different specialized fields. In order to resolutely tackle these issues, it is not enough to merely study one’s specialized
subjects; one must have a broad knowledge base which enables events to be observed from various perspectives. We hope that students from different
faculties will come together to freely discuss and learn the knowledge and ideas that underpin the wide variety of subjects concerning humanity, society,
and nature that are offered in our liberal arts and general education courses. Our goal is to see our students enhance their own education while deepening
their mutual ties with others.
For students to be able to play active roles in the global arena, it is also important to communicate and live in harmony with people from around the globe
with different values, cultures, and lifestyles. To address this fundamental requirement, the Institute emphasizes education in English and other languages
through such measures as improving the quality and quantity of classes taught in English by foreign faculty members. We have also introduced support
programs for students who wish to study abroad so that they can explore their potential in the international arena.
The Institute will remain committed to providing students with quality liberal arts and general education through close collaboration with all faculties. It
is our sincere hope that students will learn a great deal from our intellectually stimulating classes, taught by highly enthusiastic teachers, and through
candid, unconstrained discussion with fellow students, and that they will enhance their capabilities before launching themselves into the big, wide world
that awaits them.
Masao Kitano
Director
Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
国際高等教育院は、幅広い視野と深い教養、優れた創造力をもって国際的に活躍
できる人間を育成するために、 年 月に設置されました。「個々の学問領域を
超えた幅広い分野に共通する基礎的な知識及び方法を教授するとともに、学生が
高度な学術文化に触れることを通して豊かな人間性を育むための教育」（京都大
学国際高等教育院規程第 条）を目指しています。
本学は、開学以来、対話を根幹とする「自学自習」の理念を掲げ、百年を超える
伝統の中で
「自由の学風」を培ってきました。その基礎には、学問とは、自ら考え、
経験し、自由な対話を通じて、未知の課題を見出し、原理・原則から人間、社会
そして自然現象を探究することにより新たな知的地平を切り拓いていくものであ
るという信念があります。もちろん、学問を行うためには、先人の知恵を謙虚に
学ぶ姿勢が大切です。しかし、それと同時に、
本学に学ぶ皆さんには、
高い志を持っ
て、未知なる課題に取り組み、新たなるものを創造することに挑戦してもらいた
いと思います。そのためには、既に生み出された知識の効率的な学びから、新た
な知識を生み出す学びへと学びの転換を図る必要があります。対話を根幹とする
「自学自習」とは、このような学びの転換を意味するものであり、それを通じて、
皆さんは、学問の道の第一歩を踏み出すことになります。本学の教養・共通教育
の第一の目標は、その第一歩にふさわしい、自由で闊達な知的空間を築くことに
あります。
また、現在の学問は、その発展に伴って、専門分野の細分化が進んでいます。し
かし、他方で、地球社会の抱える課題は、このような学問分野を横断する形で生
じており、このような課題に果敢に取り組むためには、皆さんが専攻する学問分
野だけではなく、その基礎に、多様な視点から事象を見つめることができる豊か
な教養が必要になります。本学の教養・共通教育は、人間、社会、自然に関する
科目を幅広く提供し、それぞれの分野において基礎となる知識や考え方について、
多様な学部の学生が自由に議論し共に学ぶことを通じて、各自の教養を、そして
互いの人間的な絆を深めることを目指しています。
さらに、今後、皆さんが国際的に活躍をしていくためには、様々な価値観や文化、
生活習慣を持つ世界の人々と、コミュニケーションを図り、共生することが大切
になります。そこで、本教育院では、外国人教員が担当する英語による授業の充
実を図るなど、英語をはじめとする語学力の育成に力を入れています。また、皆
さんが世界で自らの可能性を試すことができるように、留学支援の取組みを始め
ています。
国際高等教育院長　北野正雄
今後も、国際高等教育院は、すべての学部と緊密に協力し、本学で学ぶ皆さんに
充実した教養・共通教育を提供できるよう、果敢に取り組んでいきます。どうか、
熱意ある先生方の知的刺激に溢れた授業から、また学友との率直で自由な議論か
ら、多くのことを学び、自ら高めて、広い世界に飛び立ってください。
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COURSES
配当学年
単位数 週コマ数 開講期 曜時限 対象学生 ページ
科目名
担当教員
行動科学系（各論・心理）
Introduction to Comparative Psychology
James R. Anderson
２
１
前期
火２
2
1
後期
火２
Introduction to Primate Behavior and Cognition
James R. Anderson
主１
全
主２
全
11
主１・２
全
主１・２
全
主１・２
全
主１・２
全
主２
全
13
12
地域・文化系（基礎論・地理）
２
１
前期
月1
２
１
前期
火1
２
１
後期
月1
文 Introduction to Globalization
２
１
後期
火1
・ Topics in Human Geography
社 Jane SINGER
2
1
後期
水３
前期
金３
２以上
全
24
主１・２
全
主１・２
全
２以上
全
25
全
全
全
全
全
全
全
全
29
Introduction to Anthropology
LOPEZ, Mario Ivan
Introduction to Globalization
LOPEZ, Mario Ivan
人
Introduction to Anthropology
LOPEZ, Mario Ivan
LOPEZ, Mario Ivan
会
科
学
18
21
23
社会科学系（各論・法律）
2
Introduction to European Law
Gabriele Koziol
1
社会科学系（各論・政治）
2
1
前期
月３
科 Modern Classics in Comparative Politics
2
1
後期
月３
目 Japanese Politics
群 Ken Hijino
2
1
後期
火４
系
16
Japan's Political Economy
Ken Hijino
Ken Hijino
26
27
社会科学系（基礎論・経済）
Contemporary Economics A
Sven Rudolph
Contemporary Economics A
Sven Rudolph
Contemporary Economics B
Sven Rudolph
Contemporary Economics B
Sven Rudolph
2
1
前期
2
1
前期
2
1
後期
2
1
後期
30
31
32
地域・文化系（基礎論・環境構成）
2
1
前期
金４
主１・２
全
33
2
1
前期
火３
34
2
1
前期
木３
2
1
前期
金２
2
1
後期
水２
２
１
後期
水４
主１
理
主１
理
主2
理
主１
理
主１
理
Introduction to Sociology
Jane SINGER
自
然
・
応
用
科
学
系
科
目
群
4
数学
Mathematical Description of Natural Phenomena
Chul-Woo KIM
Linear Algebra A
Chul-Woo KIM
Advanced Linear Algebra
Ali Gul QURESHI
Honors Mathematics A
未定
Honors Mathematics A
未定
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37
38
39
COURSES
配当学年
単位数 週コマ数 開講期 曜時限 対象学生 ページ
科目名
担当教員
2
1
後期
木３
主１
理
40
２
１
前期
月２
41
２
１
前期
水２
２
１
前期
金４
２
１
後期
火３
2
1
後期
水２
２
１
後期
金４
主２
理
主１・２
全
主１
理
主１
理
主１・２
全
主１
理
2
1
前期
火４
主１・２
理
47
2
1
前期
木４
48
応 Basic Organic Chemistry B
2
1
後期
火４
用 Everyday Life Chemistry
科 Amelie Perron
2
1
後期
木４
主１・２
理
主１・２
理
主１・２
理
Ali Gul QURESHI
物理学
Physics of Wave and Oscillation
Sunmin Kim
Introduction to Cosmology
Antonio De Felice
Fundamental Physics A
FLORES Giancarlo
Advanced Dynamics
Sunmin Kim
Theory of Special Relativity
Fundamental Physics B
Ali Gul QURESHI
化学
自 Basic Organic Chemistry A
然 Amelie Perron
・
Organic Chemistry of Life
Amelie Perron
Amelie Perron
科
生物学（生物学基礎）
Introductory Plant Ecology
Garry John PILLER
目 Principles of Horticulture
群
Garry John PILLER
2
1
前期
月２
2
1
前期
水３
2
1
後期
水３
生物学（個体・集団の生物学）
Zoo Biology
Fred B. BERCOVITCH
Conservation Biology
Fred B. BERCOVITCH
Animal Behavior
Andrew McIntosh
1
前期
月３
2
1
前期
月４
2
1
前期
金３
前期
集中
2
Comparative Cognition
松沢　哲郎
生物学（細胞・分子の生物学）
Molecules and Cells
James Hejna
Introduction to Biochemistry
YOUSSEFIAN Shohab
Introduction to Biochemistry
YOUSSEFIAN Shohab
Introduction to Molecular Biotechnology
YOUSSEFIAN Shohab
2
1
前期
月３
２
１
前期
火１
2
1
前期
水５
２
１
後期
火1
44
45
46
49
50
主１・２
理
主１・２
理
主１・２
理
51
全
理
全
理
全
理
全
理
54
主１・２
理
主１・２
理
主１・２
理
主１・２
理
58
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53
55
56
57
拡 大 科 目 群
2
43
現代社会適応科目群
学 Basic Plant Science
系 Garry John PILLER
42
自然・応用科学系科目群
Antonio De Felice
人文・社会科学系科目群
数学 ※前ページより続く
Linear Algebra B
59
60
61
5
COURSES
配当学年
単位数 週コマ数 開講期 曜時限 対象学生 ページ
科目名
担当教員
生物学（細胞・分子の生物学）※前ページより続く
Introduction to Genetics and Evolution
James Hejna
自 Principles of Genetics
然 YOUSSEFIAN Shohab
・
Basic Genetic Engineering
James Hejna
応
２
１
後期
水２
２
１
後期
水５
２
１
後期
月３
主１・２
理
主１・２
理
主１・２
理
62
主１・２
理
主１・２
理
主１
理
主１・２
理
主２
理
主２
理
65
63
64
地学
用 Environmental Geoscience
2
1
前期
火２
科 Remote Sensing in Geoscience
2
1
前期
火４
2
1
前期
金２
2
1
後期
水３
目 Introduction to Engineering Geology
2
1
後期
木３
群 Dynamics of the Humanosphere
2
後期
集中
前期
火２
主１・２
文
71
前期
火４
主１
理
72
全
全
主２
全
主２
全
全
全
主２
全
主１
全
全
全
主１
理
主２
全
全
全
主１
全
73
SANGA-NGOIE Kazadi
学
SANGA-NGOIE Kazadi
系
FLORES Giancarlo
科
Introduction to Earth Science A
Introduction to Mineral Resources
MCLELLAN, Benjamin
FLORES Giancarlo
SANGA-NGOIE Kazadi
66
67
68
69
70
その他理系
Introduction to Sustainable Development
MCLELLAN, Benjamin
2
1
情報系科目（Ⅰ類科目）
１
Practice of Basic Informatics
FLORES Giancarlo
1
情報系科目（Ⅱ類科目）
2
1
前期
月３
2
1
前期
水１
2
1
前期
水２
会 Fundamentals of Machine Vision
2
1
前期
水３
適 Fundamentals of Discrete Optimization
応 David Avis
2
1
前期
木１
2
1
前期
金３
目 Fundamentals of Informatics I
2
1
後期
月３
群 Basic Informatics
2
1
後期
火４
2
1
後期
水２
2
1
後期
金３
2
1
後期
水３
Fundamentals of Informatics I
現
Adam-Wladyslaw JATOWT
代
岩間　一雄
社
Introduction to Contemporary Algorithms
Fundamentals of Informatics
David Avis
Xuefang Liang
科
Information Literacy for Academic Study
Xuefang Liang
Adam-Wladyslaw JATOWT
Chul-Woo KIM
Fundamentals of Informatics
David Avis
Fundamentals of Machine Vision
Xuefang Liang
Information Literacy for Academic Study
Xuefang Liang
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76
77
78
79
80
81
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83
COURSES
配当学年
単位数 週コマ数 開講期 曜時限 対象学生 ページ
科目名
担当教員
２
１
前期
月１
２
１
後期
月１
2
1
前期
金４
2
1
前期
金５
応 Economics of Health and Health Care
2
1
後期
水２
科 Introduction to Physiology
2
1
後期
金４
2
1
前期
水２
２
１
後期
火２
２
１
後期
水２
２
１
後期
木２
Adam-Wladyslaw JATOWT
現 Information and Society I
代
Adam-Wladyslaw JATOWT
会
適
Fustin Jean-Michel
Introduction to Biological Rhythms
馬　欣欣 (Xinxin Ma)
群
主１
理
主２
理
主１
全
主１
理
86
85
Fustin Jean-Michel
87
88
90
自然・応用科学系科目群
目
84
健康科学系科目
社 Basic Biology and Metabolism
Fustin Jean-Michel
全
全
全
全
人文・社会科学系科目群
情報系科目（Ⅲ類科目）
Information and Society I
環境系科目
Environmental Social Science
Jane SINGER
Renewable Energy Science
SANGA-NGOIE Kazadi
Topics in Sustainable Development
Jane SINGER
Introduction to Food Sustainability
Garry John PILLER
主１・２
全
主１・２
理
主２
全
主１・２
全
91
主１・２
全
主１
全
主３以上
全
主２
全
主１・２
全
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92
93
94
キャリア支援科目
1
前期
水２
1
1
前期
木４
1
1
後期
水４
大 Scientific Writing and Presenting in English
1
1
後期
木４
科 Business English
目 W. Baber
1
1
前期
火２
2
1
前期
水２
2
1
前期
水５
2
1
後期
水５
Digesting Scientific English
James R. Anderson
拡
Negotiation
W. Baber
James R. Anderson
群
How to Read a Scientific Paper
James Hejna
Frontiers in Theoretical Physics I
Frontiers in Theoretical Physics II
Antonio De Felice
96
97
98
99
ポケゼミ
１
全
１
全
１
全
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101
102
7
拡 大 科 目 群
Antonio De Felice
現代社会適応科目群
１
Business Thinking
W. Baber
COURSES
【その他英語で行われる講義】
科目名
Art, Culture and Technology
担当教員
情報環境機構
科目群
拡大群
開講期
後期
教授　土佐　尚子
分子細胞生物学５０１
生命科学研究科
自然群
前期
自然群
後期
人社群
前期
人社群
後期
自然群
後期
自然群
前期
自然群
後期
自然群
前期
自然群
後期
自然群
前期
自然群
後期
人社群
後期
人社群
前期
人社群
後期
人社群
前期
人社群
後期
人社群
後期
人社群
後期
人社群
前期
准教授　吉村　成弘
分子細胞生物学５０２
生命科学研究科
准教授　吉村　成弘
Japanese Economic History
白眉センター
特定准教授　ピエール・イヴ・ドンゼ
Current Economy of Japan
白眉センター
特定准教授　ピエール・イヴ・ドンゼ
Thermodynamics
工学研究科
准教授　KHAYYER, Abbas
Calculus A
工学研究科
講師　MYGDALSKYY Volodymyr
Calculus B
工学研究科
講師　MYGDALSKYY Volodymyr
Adv. Calculus I-Vector Calculus
工学研究科
講師　MYGDALSKYY Volodymyr
Adv. Calculus II-Differential Equations 工学研究科
講師　MYGDALSKYY Volodymyr
現代物理学
国際交流推進機構
准教授　青谷　正妥
応用統計学
国際交流推進機構
准教授　青谷　正妥
開発経済学A
国際交流推進機構
教授　森　純一
開発経済学B
国際交流推進機構
教授　森　純一
日本古典文学入門
国際交流推進機構
准教授　河上　志貴子
現代日本の大学・大学生論
高等教育研究開発推進センター
准教授　溝上　慎一
青年期の自己形成論
高等教育研究開発推進センター
准教授　溝上　慎一
教育・文化・人間の一生
教育学研究科
教授　岩井　八郎
イノベーションと産業
経済学研究科
教授　塩地　洋
グローバル経営戦略
国際交流推進機構
教授　長山　浩章
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COURSES
科目名
グローバルマーケティング
担当教員
国際交流推進機構
科目群
人社群
開講期
後期
教授　長山　浩章
東南アジア比較政治経済学
東南アジア研究所
人社群
前期
現社群
後期
現社群
前期
現社群
後期
現社群
前期
拡大群
後期
拡大群
前期
拡大群
前期
拡大群
後期
拡大群
前期
准教授　岡本　正明
エネルギー・資源Ⅰ
エネルギー科学研究科
准教授　奥村　英之
エネルギー・資源Ⅱ
エネルギー科学研究科
教授　塩路　昌宏
日本の農業と食品
農学研究科
教授　白岩　立彦
生活習慣病予防の運動・医科学
人間・環境学研究科
教授　森谷　敏夫
教育調査方法Ⅰ
国際交流推進機構
准教授　河合　淳子
教育調査方法Ⅱ
国際交流推進機構
准教授　河合　淳子
持続可能な未来の構築
地球環境学堂
准教授　Tracey GANNON
オープンエデュケーションの世界
高等教育研究開発推進センター
教授　飯吉　透
アントレプレナーシップ
産官学連携本部
寄付研究部門教授　木谷　哲夫
※８・９ページ掲載コースの詳細については『全学共通科目授業内容』をご覧ください。
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How to read syllabuses / シラバスの見方
Course Title: 授業科目名
Instructor: 担当者氏名
群
系列
旧群
※1
単位数
週コマ数
授業形態
開講期
曜時限
配当学年
対象学生
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
授業の概要・目的
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
授業計画と内容※ 2
Requirements for taking the course:
履修要件
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
成績評価の方法・基準※ 2
Textbook:
教科書
Textbook (supplemental):
参考書等
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
その他（授業外学習の指示・オフィスアワー等）
※ 1　平成２４年度以前入学者用の群を表記しています。平成２４年度以前入学者については、この欄に記載した群により、
学部ごとに修得すべき全学共通科目の単位数が決められています。
※ 2　ここに掲載されているシラバスは、各科目の概要を伝えるものです。科目を選択する際の参考にしてください。実際の
授業は、教員と参加する学生によって作られていくものです。そのため、授業の進捗状況や受講生の習熟度などによって、「授
業計画と内容」、「成績評価の方法・基準」が変わる場合があります。それらの変更については、教員が授業の中で受講生に直接
伝えることを原則としています。
※1　In this space, groups of courses for students enrolled in or before 2012 are listed. The mandatory number
of liberal arts and sciences' credits students should obtain from these groups is fixed by each faculty for enrolled
students within that time frame.
※2　Syllabuses in this booklet describe each course. Please refer to it when you select courses. Instructors and
students who attend make the actual course. Therefore, “Course schedule” and “Method of Evaluation and Criteria”
might be changed due to the progress of the course or proficiency level of the students. In that case, instructor
should directly inform students about the change as a general rule.
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Course Title: Introduction to Comparative
Psychology
Instructor: 文学研究科 教授
James R. Anderson
人文・社会科学系科目群
行動科学系（各論・心理）
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
火２
主として１回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Students will become acquainted with the principle reasons why psychologists are interested
in the behavior of other species as well as humans, and they will gain knowledge about the
major approaches used (observational studies, fieldwork, experimental manipulations) in
this field. They will become familiar with the most important researchers in this branch of
psychology, the historical contexts of their work, and how these have influenced contemporary
research.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Background to classical and operant conditioning
2. Learning: sensitive periods, preparedness, and applications
3. The ethological approach to animal behavior. Tinbergen’s 4 questions
4. Early development: nature and nurture
5. Early development: the formation and disruption of social attachments
6. The impact of early experience on behavioral adjustment
7. Living in groups: costs and benefits 1
8. Living in groups: costs and benefits 2
9. Mating systems: humans and other species
10. Social relationships: mechanisms and correlates of dominance
11. Social relationships: friendships, alliances, and kin. Aggression and reconciliation
12. Social cognition: from recognition to theory of mind
13. Physical cognition: dealing with objects and events
14. Recent highlights in comparative psychology
Note: The contents of specific lectures may change.
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Assessment will be by means of an end-of-course multiple-choice exam (100%).
Textbook:
Lecture notes/slides will be distributed.
Textbook (supplemental):
Manning, A. & Dawkins, M. S. ”An introduction to animal behaviour (6th ed.)" (Cambridge
University Press) ISBN: 978-0521165143
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
There are no specific office hours.
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Course Title: Introduction to Primate
Behavior and Cognition
Instructor: 文学研究科 教授
James R. Anderson
人文・社会科学系科目群
行動科学系（各論・心理）
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
火２
主として２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This class will focus on nonhuman primates (prosimians, monkeys, apes) and why
they are of particular interest to many biologists, anthropologists, and psychologists.
Students will learn about taxonomic relationships and distribution of primates, their
socio-ecological strategies, social systems, and cognitive abilities. Observational and
experimental investigations of these and related phenomena will be reviewed and
analyzed. The aim is to investigate the ecological and psychological status of primates in
today's world.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Why study primate behavior? Brief introduction to Primates, and methods of study
2. Primate taxonomy
3. Early influential studies of primate behavior
4. Primate socio-ecology: social organizations and environment
5. Primate socio-ecology: specific adaptations and strategies. Responses to habitat
change
6. Living together: sympatry, intra- and inter-group competition and cooperation in the
wild
7. Living together: experimental approaches to studying competition and cooperation
8. Behavioral adaptations: how genes and experience interact
9. Mechanisms and parameters of social learning
10. Tool use as a foraging adaptation
11. Primate intelligence: evolutionary factors
12. Primates in captivity: the good and the bad
13. Ethical aspects of research on nonhuman primates
14. Recent highlights in the study of primate behavior
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Assessment will be based on a mid-term multiple-choice exam (50%) and an end-ofcourse short-answer exam
Textbook:
Lecture notes/slides will be distributed.
Textbook (supplemental):
Strier, K. B. "Primate behavioral ecology (4th ed.)" (Pearson) ISBN: 978-0205790173
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
There are no specific office hours.
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Course Title: Introduction to
Anthropology
Instructor: 東南アジア研究所 特定准教授
LOPEZ, Mario Ivan
人文・社会科学系科目群
地域・文化系（基礎論・地理）
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
月１
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Anthropology is the comparative study of culture and human societies. It examines the general
principles of social and cultural life, and the characteristics of specific societies and cultures.
This course offers an introduction to the discipline of anthropology and its practical relevance
to understanding societies. It introduces the formation of the discipline and its understanding
of exchange processes, kinship, marriage, culture, nature, gender and ethnicity, class and race,
the nations, religion and ritual, colonialism and other topics.
Each week consists of a brief lecture of 40 minutes based on PPT materials followed by a class
discussion and group exercises. The main purpose of this course is to give students a critical
understanding of the cultural diversity and processes of change within and between societies
and to help them recognize the preconceptions and assumptions of their own social and
cultural environments.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Wk 1. Overview: Why anthropology?
Week one introduces students to the course, its objectives and course requirements. The first
week explains anthropology and looks at why it developed as a discipline in the 20th century.
It introduces students to a number of key figures, Bronislaw Malinowski (1884#82111942),
and Franz Boas (1858-1942) who helped develop the discipline and some of contributions they
made. These were mainly developing principles of cultural relevance, multicultural awareness
and tolerance of other cultures
Wk 2. To Share or Not to Share? Reciprocity
This week focuses on reciprocity: the human act of exchange. Exchange is one of humankind’s
most fundamental forms of behavior. It can take place as interaction not only between
individuals, but also between groups. This week looks at different forms of reciprocity as a
social activity in different social contexts.
Wk 3. Kinship and Descent
This week introduces students to two of anthropology’s most important concepts. In all
societies, kinship and descent are treated as in two different ways. Kinship is a “social
relationship” that may or may not correspond with a biological one. Descent is a “social
convention” that may require a biological relationship. Students will be introduced to a
number of case studies from around the world to think about how people in different societies
relate to each other.
Wk 4. Marriage
This week focuses on marriage. The English word marriage comes from the Latin marito, “to
marry.” Marriage is the social institution that makes and confirms the sexual union of two
persons. But, is marriage just between men and women, or can it be extended to other types
of union? Marriage is one of the most important areas of study in anthropology, since it is a
social event practiced widely across the globe with importance for each society in particular.
Is the aim of marriage to have offspring who can carry their ancestors’ names and inherit their
wealth? This seminar will ask students to think about marriage in a Japanese context and what
it means in comparison the examples the lecture will present.
*Continued on page 14.
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Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
*Continued from page 13.
Wk 5. Culture
This week introduces students to the concept of culture, one of the most complex terms in
the English language and a source of intense discussion. Is it a distinctively human capacity? Is
culture about giving meaning, or belief, or a symbolic system? Is it an acquired characteristic
of human behavior? Is it our knowledge, belief, art, morals or customs? Students will be
introduced to how the concept was developed and what it can mean from a different number
of perspectives. For this seminar, students will be asked to prepare their own definitions before
class for a debate and continue to refine their ideas over the course.
Wk. 6. Nature and Human Relationships
This week focuses on an issue that is known as the “nature-culture divide.” All cultures have their
own worldviews of nature. How we see ourselves in our natural environments, in our relations to
our resources, and to males and females greatly influences how we perceive the world around
us. In this seminar, students will be introduced some basis discussions concerning nature and
culture and will be asked to think about their own concepts of nature and compare them to
others introduced in the seminar.
Wk 7. Gender and Ethnicity
This week focuses on cultural categorizations and introduces students to their influence in
different societal contexts. How do we distinguish ourselves from others? How do we classify
others? Do we do so through what we learn, what we look like, the groups we grow up in, the
nation we are a part of? This seminar asks for students to think about the ways in which we
label other persons and think about how categories and labels define how we engage with
individuals, groups and societies.
Wk 8. Class and Race
This week introduces students to Class and Race. Cultural differences have served as a basis for
intergroup conflicts for the entire history of humanity. In the expansion of Europe, starting in
the 16th century, contact with the new world (the Americas) formed new intergroup relations.
Since then, the issue of race has been a constant concern often linked to ideas of inferiority and
superiority. Class as a category arose alongside ideas about race. This week will examine their
history and see what place they have in the 21st century.
At the end of Week 10 Students will be given a list of questions and asked to write an essay to be
submitted at the end of Week 14.
Wk 9. The Nation and Nationalism
This class introduces students to nationalism. What is a nation? What is nationalism? What does
it mean we say we are Japanese or Chinese? Particular nations have differing views about their
“characters.” How and why do modern nations have different and competing beliefs, political
differences and ideas of what it means to belong to a place? This seminar introduces students
to how modern nations arose over the past 200 years and will ask them to think about what it
means to categorize people by where they come from.
Wk 10. Religion and Ritual
This week focuses on religion and ritual. How do religious practices, beliefs and rituals shape
our modern lives? Anthropology can be sure that there are no societies that are free of religion,
that is, purely secular. This week looks at how religion provides explanations that satisfy human
needs and maintain social structures, and how doctrine (teachings) and ritual support cultural
adaptations to the environment. This week will not look at nor discuss the origins of religious
belief, but ask students to understand it through some case studies concerning Christianity and
human migration.
*Continued on page 15.
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Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
*Continued from page 14.
Wk 11. Colonialism and Post-colonialism
This week looks at colonialism and how it structured the world over the past 500 years into the
present. The colonial period was experienced differently depending on the imperial powers
that spread around the world from the 16th century. This seminar introduces the experiences
of the United Kingdom and how its empire impacted upon its multicultural constitution from
the 1950s onwards.
Wk 12. Societies and Cultures in Contact
This week continues from week 11 and looks at different forms of multicultural co-existence
in Spain, the U. K. and Japan. Students will be introduced to the topic of multiculturalism and
multi-cultural coexistence and discuss how anthropology make us think about cultural diversity
in the 21st century.
Wk 13. Identity Politics
This week continues from the introduction to multicultural co-existence. As more and more
cultures come together, societies have had to form new ways to accommodate “difference.”
Different religious practices, sexualities, political beliefs mean that groups sometimes argue
for ‘rights’ to secure their ways of life. In this seminar students are introduced to the topic
of identity politics, and look at the ways different social groups compete in multi-cultural
societies.
Wk 14. The Local, the Global and the Glocal
In this week, we finally look at how cultures are mixing and recreating through globalization.
Globalization has led to the worldwide spread of certain cultural forms and social institutions
through colonialism, trade, technological change and the incorporation of peoples into states
and large-scale systems of exchange. Are we homogenizing? Or will we see more diversity
arise? Based on previous seminar exercises, students will be asked to discuss in what way
Japan has changed and what kind of future country they perceive.
Wk 15. Re-cap
The final week will offer a re-cap of the seminar lectures and receive feedback from students.
Requirements for taking the course:
They must also be willing to talk in class, engage with other members and write a final essay in
English. Students will do group work to engage with various contemporary issues.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
The final semester grade will be decided upon by participation in class lectures (45%),
attendance (35%) and a written essay (20%) to be submitted at the end of the course.
Textbook:
Materials will be prepared on a weekly basis for students, along with suggested readings in
English.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Students must attend all lectures. If students miss more than three classes (in any order) they
will receive a failing grade. Students who miss classes due to illness require signed official
exemption provided by a doctor or hospital.
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Course Title: Introduction to Globalization
Instructor: 東南アジア研究所 特定准教授
LOPEZ, Mario Ivan
人文・社会科学系科目群
地域・文化系（基礎論・地理）
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
火１
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course introduces students to nine fundamental processes which help in understanding
globalization. What is globalization? Over one semester this course will introduce students
to nine core processes and explain through examples core concepts that help to understand
globalization as a series of processes. These processes will be explored in the format of a short
lecture. Only one text will be used throughout the course, but it will act as a ‘stepping stone’
for students to learn and explore other materials about fundamental concepts relevant to
understanding globalization.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Wk 1. Overview
Week one introduces students to the course, its objectives and requirements. The first week
introduces globalization as a series of processes defined by “compression” of the world and
“intensification” of our awareness of it on a planetary scale.
Wk 2. Disembedding
Week two introduces “dis-embedding” one of the core processes of globalization. It is taking
social relations from local contexts of interaction and spreading them out. This lecture looks at
how objects, things, ideas, and systems become separate from the places they develop in and
spread to others.
Wk 3. Acceleration
Week three introduces how time and space are “compressed” through different technologies
in history. It introduces different approaches to understanding acceleration and how it defines
modern day social relations and contemporary life practices.
Wk 4. Standardization
Week four deals with standardization processes. It looks how shared standards have arisen,
the establishment of common denominators, and the tensions that exist between universal
standards and local alternatives.
Wk 5. Interconnections
Week five focuses on interconnections that have arisen from contact between human
societies through trade, communication and movement. It looks at how the world has become
“relativized” through the new shared spaces that globalization has created through connecting
different cultures in a networked society.
Wk 6. Movement (overview)
This week introduces students to global migration, the reasons people chose to move, and the
implications movement has for both sending and receiving nations. It introduces students to
labor migration and a brief historical overview of world migration in the past 200 years.
Wk 7. Movement (Two case studies of migration in two countries)
This week continues with migration and focuses on two case studies, the Philippines and
Japan. It looks at the history of migration from one Southeast Asian nation, introduces its
relationship to Japan, and discusses the implications for Japanese society.
At the end of Week 7 Students will be given essay questions and asked to write an essay that
will be submitted at the end of Week 12.
Wk 8. Movement: Transnational Migration (Movie and Discussion)
This week continues with movement. Students will be required to watch a short documentary
on migration. The week aims to stimulate discussion about economic refugees and the reasons
people risk their lives to migrate.　*Continued on page 17.
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Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
*Continued from page 16.
Wk 9. Mixing
This week looks at the process of mixing, in particular, ideas that relate to cosmopolitanism
on one hand, and tradition and boundary-marking on the other. This week aims to show that
globalization should not be seen as ‘Westernization,’ but should be looked at as a complicated
process whereby cultures and societies can create and recreate themselves.
Wk 10. Consumption
Globalization also entails consumption. This week looks at consumption at a global level,
focusing on disparities in income levels, private consumption and its effects at a global level.
Students will be asked to think about their own forms of consumption within a broader
historical/global context.
Wk 11. Consumption
This lecture continues from Wk 10 to offer an overview of how humanity’s “shared commons”
is reacting to pressures placed upon it by consumption demands. This week introduces the
idea of the “ humanosphere” and looks at how different regions (Europe, Southeast Asia and
China) reconfigure themselves to supply for their populations.
Wk 12. Vulnerability/Risk
This week will introduce students to the concept of vulnerability and risk. It looks at our
interdependence on shared resources, local and global perceptions of risk, and the spread of
expert systems created to manage risk.
The main message of this lecture will emphasize the difficulties that lie in trying control
national boundaries, manmade and natural disasters.
Wk 13. Re-embedding
Week 2 introduced social relations and explained that homogenization is quite a superficial
process. This week examines three key aspects which are fundamental to our present global
condition: identity formation, trust and security.
Wk 14. Globalizing Japan
Week 14 deals exclusively with Japan and looks at it relationship to the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other surrounding nations. The focus of this lecture
is to give students an understanding of ASEAN and ASEAN + 3 (APT) in the context of trade,
development and cultural contact within the region.
Wk 15. Summary and Re-cap
Week 15 gives a summary and overview of the course along with a questions and answers
session with students to clarify points and/or areas of discussion raised over the course.
Requirements for taking the course:
They must also be willing to talk in class, engage with other members and write a final essay in
English.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
The final semester grade will be decided upon by participation in class lectures (35%),
attendance (35%) and a written essay (30%) to be submitted at the end of the course.
Textbook:
Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Globalization: the Key Concepts (2007) Berg, will be used as a
reference text. Selected parts of chapters in PDF form will be made available to students.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Students must attend all lectures. If students miss more than three classes (in any order) they
will receive a failing grade. Students who miss classes due to illness require signed official
exemption provided by a doctor or hospital.
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Course Title: Introduction to
Anthropology
Instructor: 東南アジア研究所 特定准教授
LOPEZ, Mario Ivan
人文・社会科学系科目群
地域・文化系 ( 基礎論・地理 )
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
月１
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Anthropology is the comparative study of culture and human societies. It examines the general
principles of social and cultural life, and the characteristics of specific societies and cultures.
This course offers an introduction to the discipline of anthropology and its practical relevance
to understanding societies. It introduces the formation of the discipline and its understanding
of exchange processes, kinship, marriage, culture, nature, gender and ethnicity, class and race,
the nations, religion and ritual, colonialism and other topics.
Each week consists of a brief lecture of 40 minutes based on PPT materials followed by a class
discussion and group exercises. The main purpose of this course is to give students a critical
understanding of the cultural diversity and processes of change within and between societies
and to help them recognize the preconceptions and assumptions of their own social and
cultural environments.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Wk 1. Overview: Why anthropology?
Week one introduces students to the course, its objectives and course requirements. The first
week explains anthropology and looks at why it developed as a discipline in the 20th century.
It introduces students to a number of key figures, Bronislaw Malinowski (1884#82111942),
and Franz Boas (1858-1942) who helped develop the discipline and some of contributions they
made. These were mainly developing principles of cultural relevance, multicultural awareness
and tolerance of other cultures
Wk 2. To Share or Not to Share? Reciprocity
This week focuses on reciprocity: the human act of exchange. Exchange is one of humankind’s
most fundamental forms of behavior. It can take place as interaction not only between
individuals, but also between groups. This week looks at different forms of reciprocity as a
social activity in different social contexts.
Wk 3. Kinship and Descent
This week introduces students to two of anthropology’s most important concepts. In all
societies, kinship and descent are treated as in two different ways. Kinship is a “social
relationship” that may or may not correspond with a biological one. Descent is a “social
convention” that may require a biological relationship. Students will be introduced to a
number of case studies from around the world to think about how people in different societies
relate to each other.
Wk 4. Marriage
This week focuses on marriage. The English word marriage comes from the Latin marito, “to
marry.” Marriage is the social institution that makes and confirms the sexual union of two
persons. But, is marriage just between men and women, or can it be extended to other types
of union? Marriage is one of the most important areas of study in anthropology, since it is a
social event practiced widely across the globe with importance for each society in particular.
Is the aim of marriage to have offspring who can carry their ancestors’ names and inherit their
wealth? This seminar will ask students to think about marriage in a Japanese context and what
it means in comparison the examples the lecture will present.
*Continued on page 19.
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Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
*Continued from page 18.
Wk 5. Culture
This week introduces students to the concept of culture, one of the most complex terms in
the English language and a source of intense discussion. Is it a distinctively human capacity? Is
culture about giving meaning, or belief, or a symbolic system? Is it an acquired characteristic
of human behavior? Is it our knowledge, belief, art, morals or customs? Students will be
introduced to how the concept was developed and what it can mean from a different number
of perspectives. For this seminar, students will be asked to prepare their own definitions before
class for a debate and continue to refine their ideas over the course.
Wk. 6. Nature and Human Relationships
This week focuses on an issue that is known as the “nature-culture divide.” All cultures have
their own worldviews of nature. How we see ourselves in our natural environments, in our
relations to our resources, and to males and females greatly influences how we perceive the
world around us. In this seminar, students will be introduced some basis discussions concerning
nature and culture and will be asked to think about their own concepts of nature and compare
them to others introduced in the seminar.
Wk 7. Gender and Ethnicity
This week focuses on cultural categorizations and introduces students to their influence in
different societal contexts. How do we distinguish ourselves from others? How do we classify
others? Do we do so through what we learn, what we look like, the groups we grow up in, the
nation we are a part of? This seminar asks for students to think about the ways in which we
label other persons and think about how categories and labels define how we engage with
individuals, groups and societies.
Wk 8. Class and Race
This week introduces students to Class and Race. Cultural differences have served as a basis for
intergroup conflicts for the entire history of humanity. In the expansion of Europe, starting in
the 16th century, contact with the new world (the Americas) formed new intergroup relations.
Since then, the issue of race has been a constant concern often linked to ideas of inferiority and
superiority. Class as a category arose alongside ideas about race. This week will examine their
history and see what place they have in the 21st century.
At the end of Week 10 Students will be given a list of questions and asked to write an essay to be
submitted at the end of Week 14.
Wk 9. The Nation and Nationalism
This class introduces students to nationalism. What is a nation? What is nationalism? What does
it mean we say we are Japanese or Chinese? Particular nations have differing views about their
“characters.” How and why do modern nations have different and competing beliefs, political
differences and ideas of what it means to belong to a place? This seminar introduces students
to how modern nations arose over the past 200 years and will ask them to think about what it
means to categorize people by where they come from.
Wk 10. Religion and Ritual
This week focuses on religion and ritual. How do religious practices, beliefs and rituals shape
our modern lives? Anthropology can be sure that there are no societies that are free of religion,
that is, purely secular. This week looks at how religion provides explanations that satisfy human
needs and maintain social structures, and how doctrine (teachings) and ritual support cultural
adaptations to the environment. This week will not look at nor discuss the origins of religious
belief, but ask students to understand it through some case studies concerning Christianity and
human migration.
*Continued on page 20.
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Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
*Continued from page 19.
Wk 11. Colonialism and Post-colonialism
This week looks at colonialism and how it structured the world over the past 500 years into the
present. The colonial period was experienced differently depending on the imperial powers
that spread around the world from the 16th century. This seminar introduces the experiences
of the United Kingdom and how its empire impacted upon its multicultural constitution from
the 1950s onwards.
Wk 12. Societies and Cultures in Contact
This week continues from week 11 and looks at different forms of multicultural co-existence
in Spain, the U. K. and Japan. Students will be introduced to the topic of multiculturalism and
multi-cultural coexistence and discuss how anthropology make us think about cultural diversity
in the 21st century.
Wk 13. Identity Politics
This week continues from the introduction to multicultural co-existence. As more and more
cultures come together, societies have had to form new ways to accommodate “difference.”
Different religious practices, sexualities, political beliefs mean that groups sometimes argue
for ‘rights’ to secure their ways of life. In this seminar students are introduced to the topic
of identity politics, and look at the ways different social groups compete in multi-cultural
societies.
Wk 14. The Local, the Global and the Glocal
In this week, we finally look at how cultures are mixing and recreating through globalization.
Globalization has led to the worldwide spread of certain cultural forms and social institutions
through colonialism, trade, technological change and the incorporation of peoples into states
and large-scale systems of exchange. Are we homogenizing? Or will we see more diversity
arise? Based on previous seminar exercises, students will be asked to discuss in what way
Japan has changed and what kind of future country they perceive.
Wk 15. Re-cap
The final week will offer a re-cap of the seminar lectures and receive feedback from students.
Requirements for taking the course:
They must also be willing to talk in class, engage with other members and write a final essay in
English. Students will do group work to engage with various contemporary issues.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
The final semester grade will be decided upon by participation in class lectures (45%),
attendance (35%) and a written essay (20%) to be submitted at the end of the course.
Textbook:
Materials will be prepared on a weekly basis for students, along with suggested readings in
English.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Students must attend all lectures. If students miss more than three classes (in any order) they
will receive a failing grade. Students who miss classes due to illness require signed official
exemption provided by a doctor or hospital.
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Course Title: Introduction to Globalization
Instructor: 東南アジア研究所 特定准教授
LOPEZ, Mario Ivan
人文・社会科学系科目群
地域・文化系 ( 基礎論・地理 )
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
火１
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course introduces students to nine fundamental processes which help in understanding
globalization. What is globalization? Over one semester this course will introduce students
to nine core processes and explain through examples core concepts that help to understand
globalization as a series of processes. These processes will be explored in the format of a short
lecture. Only one text will be used throughout the course, but it will act as a ‘stepping stone’
for students to learn and explore other materials about fundamental concepts relevant to
understanding globalization.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Wk 1. Overview
Week one introduces students to the course, its objectives and requirements. The first week
introduces globalization as a series of processes defined by “compression” of the world and
“intensification” of our awareness of it on a planetary scale.
Wk 2. Disembedding
Week two introduces “dis-embedding” one of the core processes of globalization. It is taking
social relations from local contexts of interaction and spreading them out. This lecture looks at
how objects, things, ideas, and systems become separate from the places they develop in and
spread to others.
Wk 3. Acceleration
Week three introduces how time and space are “compressed” through different technologies
in history. It introduces different approaches to understanding acceleration and how it defines
modern day social relations and contemporary life practices.
Wk 4. Standardization
Week four deals with standardization processes. It looks how shared standards have arisen,
the establishment of common denominators, and the tensions that exist between universal
standards and local alternatives.
Wk 5. Interconnections
Week five focuses on interconnections that have arisen from contact between human
societies through trade, communication and movement. It looks at how the world has become
“relativized” through the new shared spaces that globalization has created through connecting
different cultures in a networked society.
Wk 6. Movement (overview)
This week introduces students to global migration, the reasons people chose to move, and the
implications movement has for both sending and receiving nations. It introduces students to
labor migration and a brief historical overview of world migration in the past 200 years.
Wk 7. Movement (Two case studies of migration in two countries)
This week continues with migration and focuses on two case studies, the Philippines and
Japan. It looks at the history of migration from one Southeast Asian nation, introduces its
relationship to Japan, and discusses the implications for Japanese society.
At the end of Week 7 Students will be given essay questions and asked to write an essay that
will be submitted at the end of Week 12.
Wk 8. Movement: Transnational Migration (Movie and Discussion)
This week continues with movement. Students will be required to watch a short documentary
on migration. The week aims to stimulate discussion about economic refugees and the reasons
people risk their lives to migrate.
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Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
*Continued from page 21.
Wk 9. Mixing
This week looks at the process of mixing, in particular, ideas that relate to cosmopolitanism
on one hand, and tradition and boundary-marking on the other. This week aims to show that
globalization should not be seen as ‘Westernization,’ but should be looked at as a complicated
process whereby cultures and societies can create and recreate themselves.
Wk 10. Consumption
Globalization also entails consumption. This week looks at consumption at a global level,
focusing on disparities in income levels, private consumption and its effects at a global level.
Students will be asked to think about their own forms of consumption within a broader
historical/global context.
Wk 11. Consumption
This lecture continues from Wk 10 to offer an overview of how humanity’s “shared commons”
is reacting to pressures placed upon it by consumption demands. This week introduces the
idea of the “ humanosphere” and looks at how different regions (Europe, Southeast Asia and
China) reconfigure themselves to supply for their populations.
Wk 12. Vulnerability/Risk
This week will introduce students to the concept of vulnerability and risk. It looks at our
interdependence on shared resources, local and global perceptions of risk, and the spread of
expert systems created to manage risk.
The main message of this lecture will emphasize the difficulties that lie in trying control
national boundaries, manmade and natural disasters.
Wk 13. Re-embedding
Week 2 introduced social relations and explained that homogenization is quite a superficial
process. This week examines three key aspects which are fundamental to our present global
condition: identity formation, trust and security.
Wk 14. Globalizing Japan
Week 14 deals exclusively with Japan and looks at it relationship to the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other surrounding nations. The focus of this lecture
is to give students an understanding of ASEAN and ASEAN + 3 (APT) in the context of trade,
development and cultural contact within the region.
Wk 15. Summary and Re-cap
Week 15 gives a summary and overview of the course along with a questions and answers
session with students to clarify points and/or areas of discussion raised over the course.
Requirements for taking the course:
They must also be willing to talk in class, engage with other members and write a final essay in
English.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
The final semester grade will be decided upon by participation in class lectures (35%),
attendance (35%) and a written essay (30%) to be submitted at the end of the course.
Textbook:
Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Globalization: the Key Concepts (2007) Berg, will be used as a
reference text. Selected parts of chapters in PDF form will be made available to students.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Students must attend all lectures. If students miss more than three classes (in any order) they
will receive a failing grade. Students who miss classes due to illness require signed official
exemption provided by a doctor or hospital.
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Course Title: Topics in Human Geography
Instructor: 地球環境学堂 特定准教授
Jane SINGER
人文・社会科学系科目群
地域・文化系（基礎論・地理）
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
水３
主として２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course looks at global trends in population change and mobility, including
population growth; declining and aging populations; displacement due to development,
conflict or climate change; urban migration and international migration. By carrying
out a simulated stakeholder negotiation exercise, students will understand the complex
issues involved.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Class 1: Introduction and overview. Demographic trends and population issues
Class 2: Population booms vs. population declines and aging
Class 3: Japan's rural crisis: Can we revitalize rural areas?
Class 4-8: Displacement due to conflict, environmental change and development
Class 9: Mid-term test; Migration: pull and push factors
Class 10: Urban migration trends and issues
Class 11-12: Globalization and transborder movement
Class 13-15: Preparation and carrying out stakeholder negotiation simulation;
feedback and summary
Note: The schedule may change slightly
depending on class requirements
Source: Outlook India
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (30%), short
assignments and classroom exercises (30%), a mid-term test (25%) and participation in
the final simulation exercise (15%).
Textbook:
No text; required readings and lecture notes will be distributed in class.
Textbook (supplemental):
EH Fouberg, AB Murphy and HJ de Blij "Human Geography: People, Place and Culture"
(John Wiley and Sons) ISBN: 978-0-470-38258-5
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Please email the instructor to set up office appointment.
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Course Title: Introduction to European
Law
Instructor: 法学研究科 准教授
Gabriele Koziol
人文・社会科学系科目群
社会科学系（各論・法律）
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
金３
２回生以上
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
The course will give an introduction to the European Union, its history and legal
framework as well as to the various European legal systems, and efforts in the
harmonization and unification of law in Europe with a focus on private law. The course
will be held in English and Japanese.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1 Introduction - European Law?
2 European Union I: Historical overview
3 European Union II: Current structure
4 European Union III: Competences, supremacy of EU law
5 European Union IV: Basic freedoms, non-discrimination
6 European Union V: Transformation, application and interpretation of EU law
7 European Union VI: Specific examples
8 Private law systems in Europe I: Overview
9 Private law systems in Europe II: Legal families
10 Private law systems in Europe III: Common historical roots
11 Private law systems in Europe IV: Case studies
12 Harmonization of laws within Europe I: Benefits and costs
13 Harmonization of laws within Europe II: Methods
14 Harmonization of laws within Europe III: Various Projects
equirements for taking the course:
R
Basic knowledge of English.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Final examination.
Textbook:
Lecture materials and indication of further reading will be provided in class.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Japan's Political Economy
Instructor: 法学研究科 准教授
Ken Hijino
人文・社会科学系科目群
社会科学系（各論・政治）
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
月３
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This class presents an overview of Japan’s post-war modern history and investigates select issues in its
political economy. The class is organized into three parts: 1) an overview of Japan's post-war history; 2)
an analysis of the politics, economics, society and foreign policy of the country’s “lost decades”; and 3)
an exploration of Japan’s post-war cleavages, ideologies, and place in the world.
The goal of this course is for students to begin to contemplate the interactions between politics,
economics, society, and foreign policy of a nation over time, i.e. historically. Another goal is for
students to improve their English reading and writing skills through studying in English a subject that
they may be familiar with in the Japanese language.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Introduction: What is modern history? What is political economy? Why study Japan?
Part one: Japan’s post-war history 1945 to 1989
2. Occupation-era Japan: democratization and demilitarization (1945-47)
3. Occupation-era Japan: the “reverse course” and the Yoshida doctrine (1947-51)
4. Post-war economic miracle: economic and social transformations (1952-73)
5. Political struggles and accommodation in the High-growth era (1952-73)
6. End of the High-growth era: Nixon shocks and Oil shocks (1971-1980)
7. Japan in the 1980s: conservative heyday and Bubble economy (1980-1990)
Part two: Japan’s lost decades 1990 to 2013
8. The economics of Japan’s lost decades: de-regulation and globalization
9. The politics of Japan’s lost decades: institutional reform and transition
10. Social transformations during Japan’s lost decades: fluidity and insecurity
11. The foreign policy of Japan’s lost decades: towards a more “normal” country
Part three: Themes in Japan’s post-war political economy (1945-2013)
12. Relations between the centre and periphery in the post-war period
13. Social classes and inequality in the post-war period
14. Political ideologies and cleavages in the post-war period
15. Japan’s place in the world: its national identity, grand strategy, and global image
Requirements for taking the course:
This course does not require any prior knowledge on Japan’s post-war history or political economy.
Students will be expected to read about 20-30 pages of rigorous and academic, though not technical,
English. Students will also be expected to write their assignments in English (although this may
change according to the class level).
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Students will be evaluated on one mid-term asignment (500 words) = 30 % and a term paper (2000
words) = 70 % of their grade.
Textbook:
Andrew Gordon "A Modern History of Japan: from Tokugawa Times to the Present (Third Edition)"
(Oxford University Press) ISBN:978-0199930159 (other readings will be assigned accordingly)
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Message to students: The following are clichés, but need to be repeated: To understand the present,
you must understand the past. To avoid failures, you must analyze ones already made. To move
forward, you must know where you came from. This applies not only in our own personal lives, but in
the lives of nations. This course tries to understand Japan’s political economy in 2014 by investigating
its post-war history since 1945. It looks at how Japan’s politics, economy, society, and foreign relations
have evolved over the last seven decades. How did Japan recover from its post-war rubble and emerge
as an economic superpower by the 1990s? Why did it drift into a deep economic and political crisis
during the “Lost Decades”? How should Japan move out of this morass? If you are interested in these
issues, this class may be for you.
*I will not have fixed office hours, but students may contact me by email for appointments or
questions about the course.
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Course Title: Modern Classics in
Comparative Politics
Instructor: 法学研究科 准教授
Ken Hijino
人文・社会科学系科目群
社会科学系 ( 各論・政治 )
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
ゼミ
後期
月３
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This is a small-sized seminar-type class for students wishing to engage in close reading,
comprehension, and criticism of classic texts in comparative politics. The seminar will engage
with keystones in the modern comparative politics literature such as: Bernard Crick - In
Defense of Politics; Robert Dahl - On Democracy; Elinor Ostrom - Governing the Commons:
The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action; Arendt Lijphart - Patterns of Democracy;
and Robert Putnam - Making Democracy Work.
The goal of this seminar is for students to learn how to critically read and evaluate the
theoretical arguments and empirical evidence provided in the very best of political science
literature. Such an intense reading should train non-native English speakers to improve both
their English reading and comprehension, but also their engagement with academic texts in
other languages. Students are expected to be active in presenting and formulating their ideas
during the course, giving them opportunity to improve their output in English.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Two to three classic books (as indicated above) will be chosen for the duration of the course,
with each class covering a chapter or two, depending on length. Students will be asked to
present summaries of the arguments and evidence in the chapter and pose questions for the
class to consider. Discussion will follow after the student presentation.
Requirements for taking the course:
Students should have taken either an introductory political science, social science, or political
theory class for this seminar and have a command of intermediate-level English. Students
should be able to read up to 50 pages per week in rigorous, academic English and present their
ideas in English during class.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Students will be evaluated on their participation in class discussion, class presentation, and a
final term paper (2,500 words) = each worth a third of their grade.
Textbook:
tbd
Textbook (supplemental):
tbd
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Message to students: Reading an academic essay or book in a foreign language is challenging
and frustrating at times. But an engaged and critical reading is highly rewarding, particularly
if the work is one that has survived and been identified as a “classic” in its field. This small
seminar-type class will guide you in how to read and question classic texts about politics and
democracy. What is democracy? Why does it seem to fail so often? How can we make it work
better? The books we will read are some of the most ambitious responses to these difficult
questions. By analyzing and discussing these texts, you will have a chance to improve your
English reading, writing, and presentation abilities.
*I will not have fixed office hours, but students may contact me by email for appointments or
questions about the course.
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Course Title: Japanese Politics
Instructor: 法学研究科 准教授
Ken Hijino
人文・社会科学系科目群
社会科学系（各論・政治）
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
火４
２回生以上
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This is an introductory course on Japanese politics which considers the nature of Japan’s
political institutions from a comparative perspective. The course will demonstrate
how variation in key political institutions (such as the electoral system) affects political
outcomes in Japan and other democracies. The course is organized into three parts:
1) a brief survey of Japanese political history from the Meiji era to the present 2) a
description and comparison of Japan’s key political institutions 3) investigation into a
number of political themes in post-war Japan.
Along the way, students are introduced to basic social science methodologies of
comparison to generate causal inferences as well as some basic analytical models used
in comparative politics (such as the principal- agent and veto player model).
The goal of this course is for students to begin to contemplate how the preferences
of voters, politicians, parties and interest groups are constrained and channeled by
political institutions. Another goal is for students to improve their English reading and
writing skills through studying in English a subject that they may be familiar with in the
Japanese language.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1.Introduction: What is politics? What are political institutions? Why compare?
Part one: An overview of Japan’s political history
2. Pre-war politics: the Meiji constitution and politics of oligarchy (1889-1945)
3. The Occupation era: the post-war constitution and democratization (1945-51)
4. Politics of the high-growth era: the 1955-system (1955-1993)
5. Politics of the lost decades: political reform and transition (1993-2013)
Part two: Japan’s political institutions in comparative perspective
6. Electoral rules: majoritarian and proportional systems
7. The party system: party types, numbers, and issue cleavages
8. Electoral campaigns: watch documentary “Campaign”
9. Chief executives and leadership: prime ministers and presidents
10. The bureaucracy: principle-agent model and the autonomy of bureaucracy
11. The local government system: decentralization and local government autonomy
12. Institutional veto players: bicameralism, constitutionalism, and judiciary
Part three: Themes in Japanese politics
13. Social inequality (occupational, generational, and regional) and political institutions
14. Demography: aging and youth in politics
15. Majoritarianism vs Consociationalism: the future of Japanese democracy
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*Continued from page 27.
Requirements for taking the course:
Previous knowledge in Japanese politics, social sciences or political science will not be
required for this class. Students will be expected to read about 20-30 pages of rigorous
and academic, though not technical, English. Students will also be expected to write
their assignments in English (although this may change according to the class level).
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Students will be evaluated on a mid-term assignment (500 words) = 10%, a term paper
(2000 words) = 40%, and a written examination during the examination period = 50% of
their grade.
Textbook:
Frances McCall Rosenbluth and Michael F. Thies "Japan Transformed: Political Change
and Economic Restructuring" (Princeton University Press) ISBN: 978-0691135922 ( 建 林
正彦、曽我謙悟、待鳥聡史『比較政治制度論』(2007) 有斐閣 アルマ )
Textbook (supplemental):
Clark, Golder and Golder "Principles of Comparative Politics, 2nd edition" (Sage CQ
Press) ISBN: 978- 1608716791
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Message to students: Why do Japanese prime ministers change so often? Why are
there so few female politicians in Japan? Why does Japan not have an influential
environmental (Green) party, as in many other European countries? Why has the Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) been so strong throughout Japan’s post-war history? Why is
voting turnout so low for Japanese youth? Why is Tokyo becoming more crowded and
wealthier as many rural areas are becoming more depopulated and poorer? These are all
questions about Japanese politics that are best answered by comparing Japan’s situation
with those of other countries. If you are interested in the general process of politics in
Japan and elsewhere, and the specific answers to the above questions, this class may be
for you.
*I will not have fixed office hours, but students may contact me by email for
appointments or questions about the course.
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Course Title: Contemporary Economics A
Instructor: 経済学部 特定講師
Sven Rudolph
人文・社会科学系科目群
社会科学系（基礎論・経済）
旧A群
週１コマ
講義
全回生
全学向
２単位
前期
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This is an introductory undergraduate course, teaching the fundamentals of modern
microeconomics’ theory with applications to current economic issues in practice. The course
provides students with a solid foundation for microeconomic analysis and motivates them to
engage in further economic studies.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Content, Outline, Schedule:
The course starts with an introduction to economic history from the economic classics
to modern economics’ theory. It then deals with basic principles of economics such as
methodological individualism and rational behavior. The course continues with an introduction
to supply and demand as the basic forces determining market equilibriums. Next, it analyzes
consumer behavior before turning to firm decision making. It then deals with markets and
competition. The course finishes with the treatment of market failure such as external effects
and public goods, and a special discussion on the application of microeconomics to climate
policy.
- Introduction (1 week)
- History of Economic Thought (1 week)
- Principles of Economics (2 weeks)
- Demand, Supply, and Elasticity (3 weeks)
- Consumption and Production (3 weeks)
- Markets and Competition (2 weeks)
- Externalities and Public Goods (2 weeks)
- Discussion: Internalizing External Costs and Market-Based Climate Policy Instruments (1
week)
Principles of Teaching:
The course uses a problem-oriented approach by confronting students with real-life economic
problems and providing them with microeconomics’ tools to solve these problems. Students’
active participation in the course is essential for its success.
Requirements for taking the course:
high-school level calculus
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
20% homework, 20% seminar paper, 20% oral presentation, 40% final exam
Textbook:
Mankiw, NG/Taylor, MP ”Economics. 2nd revised edition (2011)” (Cengage Learning EMEA)
Textbook (supplemental):
Pindyck, SP/Rubinfeld, DL ”Microeconomics. 8th Edition (2012)” (Prentice Hall)
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
To be announced
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Course Title: Contemporary Economics A
Instructor: 経済学部 特定講師
Sven Rudolph
人文・社会科学系科目群
社会科学系（基礎論・経済）
旧A群
週１コマ
講義
全回生
全学向
２単位
前期
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This is an introductory undergraduate course, teaching the fundamentals of modern
microeconomics’ theory with applications to current economic issues in practice. The course
provides students with a solid foundation for microeconomic analysis and motivates them to
engage in further economic studies.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Content, Outline, Schedule:
The course starts with an introduction to economic history from the economic classics
to modern economics’ theory. It then deals with basic principles of economics such as
methodological individualism and rational behavior. The course continues with an introduction
to supply and demand as the basic forces determining market equilibriums. Next, it analyzes
consumer behavior before turning to firm decision making. It then deals with markets and
competition. The course finishes with the treatment of market failure such as external effects
and public goods, and a special discussion on the application of microeconomics to climate
policy.
- Introduction (1 week)
- History of Economic Thought (1 week)
- Principles of Economics (2 weeks)
- Demand, Supply, and Elasticity (3 weeks)
- Consumption and Production (3 weeks)
- Markets and Competition (2 weeks)
- Externalities and Public Goods (2 weeks)
- Discussion: Internalizing External Costs and Market-Based Climate Policy Instruments (1
week)
Principles of Teaching:
The course uses a problem-oriented approach by confronting students with real-life economic
problems and providing them with microeconomics’ tools to solve these problems. Students’
active participation in the course is essential for its success.
Requirements for taking the course:
high-school level calculus
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
20% homework, 20% seminar paper, 20% oral presentation, 40% final exam
Textbook:
Mankiw, NG/Taylor, MP ”Economics. 2nd revised edition (2011)” (Cengage Learning EMEA)
Textbook (supplemental):
Pindyck, SP/Rubinfeld, DL ”Microeconomics. 8th Edition (2012)” (Prentice Hall)
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
To be announced
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Course Title: Contemporary Economics B
Instructor: 経済学部 特定講師
Sven Rudolph
人文・社会科学系科目群
社会科学系 ( 基礎論・経済 )
旧A群
週１コマ
講義
全回生
全学向
２単位
後期
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This is an introductory undergraduate course, teaching the fundamentals of modern
macroeconomics’ theory with applications to current economic issues in practice.
The course provides students with a solid foundation for macroeconomic analysis and
motivates them to engage in further economic studies.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Content, Outline, Schedule:
The course starts with an introduction to macroeconomics data such as the Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) and the Consumer Price Index. It continues with looking at the
economy in the short and medium run by focusing on the goods, financial and labor
markets, also introducing the IS-LM-Model and the AS-AD-Model.
Next, the course covers the economy in the long run dealing with issues such as
economic growth and technological progress. The course finishes with a short treatment
of selected issues of an open economy and a discussion of limits to growth.
- Introduction (1 week)
- Macroeconomics’ Data (2 weeks)
- The Economy in the Short Run (3 weeks)
- The Economy in the Mid Run (3 weeks)
- The Economy in the Long Run (3 weeks)
- The Open Economy (2 weeks)
- Discussion: The Limits to Growth and New Welfare Indicators (1 week)
Principles of Teaching:
The course uses a problem-oriented approach by confronting students with real-life
macroeconomic problems (growth, inflation, unemployment, public debt etc.) and
providing them with macroeconomics’ tools to solve these problems. Students’ active
participation in the course is essential for its success.
equirements for taking the course:
R
high-school level calculus
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
20% homework, 20% seminar paper, 20% oral presentation, 40% final exam
Textbook:
Mankiw, NG/Taylor, MP "Economics. 2nd revised edition (2011)" (Cengage Learning
EMEA)
Textbook (supplemental):
Blanchard, OJ/Johnson, DR "Macroeconomics. 6th Edition (2012)" (Pearson Education)
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
To be announced
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Course Title: Contemporary Economics B
Instructor: 経済学部 特定講師
Sven Rudolph
人文・社会科学系科目群
社会科学系 ( 基礎論・経済 )
旧A群
週１コマ
講義
全回生
全学向
２単位
後期
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This is an introductory undergraduate course, teaching the fundamentals of modern
macroeconomics’ theory with applications to current economic issues in practice.
The course provides students with a solid foundation for macroeconomic analysis and
motivates them to engage in further economic studies.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Content, Outline, Schedule:
The course starts with an introduction to macroeconomics data such as the Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) and the Consumer Price Index. It continues with looking at the
economy in the short and medium run by focusing on the goods, financial and labor
markets, also introducing the IS-LM-Model and the AS-AD-Model.
Next, the course covers the economy in the long run dealing with issues such as
economic growth and technological progress. The course finishes with a short treatment
of selected issues of an open economy and a discussion of limits to growth.
- Introduction (1 week)
- Macroeconomics’ Data (2 weeks)
- The Economy in the Short Run (3 weeks)
- The Economy in the Mid Run (3 weeks)
- The Economy in the Long Run (3 weeks)
- The Open Economy (2 weeks)
- Discussion: The Limits to Growth and New Welfare Indicators (1 week)
Principles of Teaching:
The course uses a problem-oriented approach by confronting students with real-life
macroeconomic problems (growth, inflation, unemployment, public debt etc.) and
providing them with macroeconomics’ tools to solve these problems. Students’ active
participation in the course is essential for its success.
equirements for taking the course:
R
high-school level calculus
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
20% homework, 20% seminar paper, 20% oral presentation, 40% final exam
Textbook:
Mankiw, NG/Taylor, MP "Economics. 2nd revised edition (2011)" (Cengage Learning
EMEA)
Textbook (supplemental):
Blanchard, OJ/Johnson, DR "Macroeconomics. 6th Edition (2012)" (Pearson Education)
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
To be announced
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Course Title: Introduction to Sociology
Instructor: 地球環境学堂 特定准教授
Jane SINGER
人文・社会科学系科目群
地域・文化系（基礎論・環境構成）
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
金４
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Sociology is the study of human social life, groups, and societies. Study in this field
helps us understand why we act the way we do, how historical and social factors affect
us and how we can solve social and societal problems. In this course students will apply
sociological approaches to examine aspects of our own and other societies that interest
them.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Class 1: What is sociology? Introduction to the field
Class 2: Theories and their application: Sociological observation
Class 3-4: Marriage and the family (lecture and group activities)
Class 5-6: Child-rearing and socialization
Class 7: Midterm test, preparation for presentations
Class 8-9: Culture and norms, student presentations
Class 10-11: Gender and roles, student presentations
Class 12-13: Racism and ethnicity, student presentations
Class 14-15: Deviance and poverty, student presentations
Note: The schedule may change slightly
depending on class requirements
Source: Indonesia Travel
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (30%), short
assignments and classroom exercises (20%), a mid-term test (25%) and final group or
individual presentations or report (25%).
Textbook:
No text; required readings and lecture notes will be distributed in class.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Please email the instructor to set up office appointment.
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Course Title: Mathematical Description of
Natural Phenomena [International Course]
Instructor: 工学研究科 教授
Chul-Woo KIM
自然・応用科学系科目群
数学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
火３
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
One of the major reasons of providing this course is a big gap bewteen high school
math and college math, which has led to a marked decline in the student ability not only
to grasp physical phenomena observed in engineering disciplines but also to explain
principle behind the phenomena - e.g. to describe and analyze natural phenomena by
means of differential equations.
This course aims at bridging the gap between the way of thinking in high school
math and college math. Through this course the student will learn how the physical
phenomena in engineering disciplines - e.g. vibration of a structure, wave propagation,
fluid dynamics and so on - are described in differential equations. The student will also
learn how those physcial phenomena are solved by differential equations.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
To achieve the goal, this lecture will cover the following topics.
1. Sets and Maps
2. Basics of differentiation and integration
3. e, the basis of the natural logarithm
4. Complex numbers, exponential function, logarithmic function and trigonometric
function
5. Differential equation and modeling physical phenomena
The lecture is designed to cover following topics, in detail.
Basics of calculus
The lecture focuses on rational numbers, irrational numbers such as √2 and the basis
of the natural logarithm, limit, series, complex numbers, which are fundamental to
understand the calculus.
Application of linear algebra
The lecture discusses linear combinations of variables in multidimensional space to
understand system of linear equations. The lecture also covers vector and matrix, and
how to use a computer to solve higher order linear equations.
Basics of multivariate functions and multiple integration
The lecture provides basics on multivariable calculus, such as partial differentiation,
total differentiation, directional derivatives and the concept of the multiple integration,
which is the extension of single variable calculus.
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*Continued from page 34.
Basics of differential equations
Many physical phenomena are expressed in the form of infinitesimal quantity, which
usually directly links to differential equations. The lecture focuses on widening
students understanding on the differential equation as a useful tool to express physical
phenomena. It also introduces the way to solve differential equations by linear algebra
and a computer.
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Coursework will be graded based on the attendance (10%), quizz and take home exam
(10%) and final exam (80%).
Textbook:
The text book is not required.
Handouts will be distributed by the instructor if necessary.
Textbook (supplemental):
E.C. Gootman: Calculus (College Review Series), Barron's Educational Series, 1997
G. Shilov: Linear Algebra, Dover, 1977
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
1. The instructor expects students to spend about 50 hours on this course. More than
half of that time is spent preparing for class and doing assignments.
2. Students who want to talk to the instructor must make arrangements in advance by
email.
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Course Title: Linear Algebra A
[International Course ]
Instructor: 工学研究科 教授
Chul-Woo KIM
自然・応用科学系科目群
数学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
木３
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Linear algebra is one of the fundamental and important parts of mathematics. With
Linear Algebra A and B, students are expected to understand not only the fundamental
concepts of vector spaces and linear mappings but also the concrete treatments of
matrices and systems of linear equations.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Spaces of vectors
-Linear independence of vectors, linear mappings and matrices
2. Matrix Algebra
-Matrix addition and multiplication, elementary operations on matrices, rank, inverse
of a matrix, and algorithms to solve system of linear equations.
3. Determinant of a matrix
-Properties of the determinant of a matrix, permutations and their sign, Cramer’s
theorem and, expansions of the determinant of matrices.
equirements for taking the course:
R
The basic operations of linear algebra which already learned in high school are needed.
To succeed in this course students will need to be comfortable with vectors, matrices,
and three-dimensional coordinate systems.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Coursework will be graded based on the attendance(10%), quizz(10%), take home
exams(10%) and final exam(70%).
Textbook:
The text book is not required.
Handouts will be distributed by the instructor if necessary.
Textbook (supplemental):
G. Shilov "Linear Algebra" (Dover,1977)
S. Lipschutz & M. Lipson "Schaum's Outline of Linear Algebra, 5ed" (Mc-Graw-Hill, 2012)
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
1.The instructor expects students to spend about 50 hours on this course. More than half
of that time is spent preparing for class and doing assignments.
2.Students who want to talk to the instructor must make arrangements in advance by
email.
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Course Title: Advanced Linear Algebra
[International Course]
Instructor: 工学研究科 准教授
Ali Gul QURESHI
自然・応用科学系科目群
数学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
金２
主として２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
The objective of this course is to introduce advance level concepts of linear algebra such
as diagonalization of matrix and Jordon canonical form.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Review of eigenvalue problems
- Symmetric and orthogonal matrices, canonical form of a quadratic form, Hermitian
and unitary matrices
2. Diagonalization of matrices
- Eigenspace decomposition and diagonalization of normal matrix
3. Jordan canonical form
- Minimum polynomial, nilpotent and Jordan decomposition, powers of matrices and
Cayley-Hamilton theorem
4. Application of linear algebra
- Graphs, Networks, Incidence Matrices, Probability and statistics, Markov Matrices,
Linear programming
5. Depending of available time, several topics from below can be explained;
- General inverse matrices, polar decomposition and singular value decomposition of
matrices, elementary divisor, numerical solution of systems of linear equations
equirements for taking the course:
R
Students are expected to understand Calculus A and B and Linear Algebra A and B.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class quiz, midterm examination and final examination.
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Strang, G. (2009) "Introduction to Linear Algebra. 4th ed." (Wellesley-Cambridge Press)
S. Lipschutz and Lipson, M. (2012) "Linear Algebra, 5th ed." (McGraw-Hill)
E.E. Shilov and Silverman, R.A. (2010) "An Introduction to the Theory of Linear Spaces"
(Dover Publications)
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Honors Mathematics A
Instructor: 未定
自然・応用科学系科目群
数学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
水２
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course provides opportunities to learn mathematics in depth for highly motivated
students. It supplements Calculus A and Linear Algebra A, and treats more advanced
related topics. Students can also learn how to discuss and present mathematical topics
in English through this course.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
One of the goals of this course is to help students to get used to rigorous proofs of
mathematical statements and abstract mathematical notions. These two features are
central to and represent the power of modern mathematics, because rigorously proven
facts are true forever, and an abstract notion can be applicable to various different
situations as far as they share one key property.
If the number of students permits, the course will be interactive. In particular, an
additional goal of this course is to give a chance to the students to discuss mathematics
in English.
Topics will be chosen according to the level of the students. Below is a tentative and non
exhaustive list of themes that could be covered:
1. Rigorous treatment of real numbers.
Axioms. Dedekind cut. Completion.
2. Convergence of sequences and series.
Alternating sequences, power series, Abel summation method, subadditive sequences.
3. Convex functions.
4. Stirling formula.
5. Linear algebra over general fields.
Examples of linear spaces. Dual spaces and quotient spaces.
6. Lie groups.
7. Permutations and combinatorics.
equirements for taking the course:
R
Calculus A and Linear Algebra A. Students are strongly encouraged to take Calculus B
and Linear Algebra B in parallel to this course.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
The evaluation of the course will take into account the following criteria:(1) homework
and presentation of students during the course. (2) tests & midterms. (3) final exam.
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
To be announced.
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Students are welcome to ask questions during or at the end of the class. The schedule of
office hours will be announced later.
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Course Title: Honors Mathematics A
Instructor: 未定
自然・応用科学系科目群
数学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
水４
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course provides opportunities to learn mathematics in depth for highly motivated
students. It supplements Calculus A and Linear Algebra A, and treats more advanced
related topics. Students can also learn how to discuss and present mathematical topics
in English through this course.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
One of the goals of this course is to help students to get used to rigorous proofs of
mathematical statements and abstract mathematical notions. These two features are
central to and represent the power of modern mathematics, because rigorously proven
facts are true forever, and an abstract notion can be applicable to various different
situations as far as they share one key property.
If the number of students permits, the course will be interactive. In particular, an
additional goal of this course is to give a chance to the students to discuss mathematics
in English.
Topics will be chosen according to the level of the students. Below is a tentative and non
exhaustive list of themes that could be covered:
1. Rigorous treatment of real numbers.
Axioms. Dedekind cut. Completion.
2. Convergence of sequences and series.
Alternating sequences, power series, Abel summation method, subadditive sequences.
3. Convex functions.
4. Stirling formula.
5. Linear algebra over general fields.
Examples of linear spaces. Dual spaces and quotient spaces.
6. Lie groups.
7. Permutations and combinatorics.
equirements for taking the course:
R
Calculus A and Linear Algebra A. Students are strongly encouraged to take Calculus B
and Linear Algebra B in parallel to this course.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
The evaluation of the course will take into account the following criteria:(1) homework
and presentation of students during the course. (2) tests & midterms. (3) final exam.
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
To be announced.
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Students are welcome to ask questions during or at the end of the class. The schedule of
office hours will be announced later.
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Course Title: Linear Algebra B
[International Course ]
Instructor: 工学研究科 准教授
Ali Gul QURESHI
自然・応用科学系科目群
数学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
木３
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
The objective of this course is to introduce linear algebra concepts such as vector spaces,
linear mappings, matrices and systems of linear equations.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Abstract Vector spaces
-Basis, dimension, linear mappings and matrices, change of bases, subspaces, direct
sums, kernel and image
2. Metric Spaces
-Inner product, orthogonal matrices, unitary matrices, orthonormal basis and orthogonal
complements
3. Eigenvalues and diagonalization of matrices
-Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, eigenpolynominals and diagonalization of symmetric
matrices by orthogonal matrices (diagonalization of Hermitian matrices by unitary
matrices)
equirements for taking the course:
R
Students are expected to understand Calculus A and Linear Algebra A.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class quiz, midterm examination and final examination.
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Strang, G. (2009) "Introduction to Linear Algebra. 4th ed." (Wellesley-Cambridge Press)
S. Lipschutz and Lipson, M. (2012) "Linear Algebra, 5th ed." (McGraw-Hill)
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Physics of Wave and
Oscillation [International Course ]
Instructor: 工学研究科 准教授
Sunmin KIM
自然・応用科学系科目群
物理学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
月２
主として２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course deals with fundamentals of oscillations and waves which commonly
relate to various fields in nature such as dynamic motion as well as electromagnetic
phenomenon.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
The course contents are as follows:
(Each items will be covered by 2-3 weeks)
1) Simple Harmonic Motion
Equation and solution of Simple Harmonic Motion, energy of harmonic oscillator
2) Damped oscillation and forced vibration
Resistance and damped vibration, forced vibration and resonance
3) Coupled vibration and normal mode coordinates
Coupled vibration of spring pendulum, normal mode coordinates of normal vibration,
normal vibration of multi DOF system
4) Vibration of continuous system
String vibration, vibration of elastic element, acoustic vibration, Fourier series, natural
vibration
5) Waves
Wave equation and solution, sine wave, plane wave, spherical wave, reflection &
transmission
6) Waves superposition and interference
Wave interference, phase velocity, group velocity, Young’s interference experiment
equirements for taking the course:
R
Having taken the course "Fundamental Physics A&B" is recommended.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation is based on written test and performance at classroom.
Textbook:
No specified textbook
Textbook (supplemental):
Lecture notes will be distributed.
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
No office hour specified.
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Course Title: Introduction to Cosmology
Instructor: 基礎物理学研究所 特定准教授
Antonio De Felice
自然・応用科学系科目群
物理学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
水２
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
The aim of this lecture is to intoduce the basic concepts of modern cosmology. Our current
understanding about the history of the universe is explained so that one can capture how
observational data are interpreted with the aid of the law of physics in an elementary way. For
this purpose, the development of the basic theories of physics necessary to describe modern
cosmology will be reviewed in a less rigourous way. The lecture is supposed to be interactive.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
I. Introduction and Historical backgrounds
II. The Role of the Speed of Light in Special Relativity
III. Newtonian Gravity and General Relativity
IV. Homogeneous Universe Model based on General Relativity and Discovery of the Expanding
Universe
V. Tips of Thermodynamics
VI. Nucleosynthesis in the Early Universe
VII. Prediction and Discovery of Cosmic Microwave background
VIII Shortcoming of the Big-Bang Cosmology
IX. Inflationary universe
X. Inevitable Quantum fluctuation
XI. Structure Formation of the Universe
XII. Inflation Again in the Present Universe?
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
The final examination and submissions of reports.
Textbook:
M. Rowan-Robison ”Cosmology”
Textbook (supplemental):
A. Liddle ”An Introduction to Modern Cosmology”
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Office hours: 2 per week to be decided with the students.
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Course Title: Fundamental Physics A
[International Course]
Instructor: 工学研究科 准教授
FLORES Giancarlo
自然・応用科学系科目群
物理学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
金４
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Lectures on the topics of physics (classical mechanics) that are common and necessary
to all students who study natural sciences.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
The following basic concepts of classical mechanics will be taught in three weeks each:
1. Kinematics, velocity and acceleration, components of polar coordinates
2. Laws of motion, equations of motion and application
3. Law of conservation, work and energy, angular momentum, momentum
4. Motion due to a central force, planetary motion under the gravitation of the sun
5. Motion of a system of particles
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Grading will be based on a midterm exam, assignments, and class work (30%), and a
final exam (70%).
Textbook:
None.
Textbook (supplemental):
Marcelo Alonso, Edward Finn "Physics" (Addison-Wesley) ISBN: 0201565188
David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker "Fundamentals of Physics Extended" (Wiley)
ISBN: 0470469080
Both additional reference books are available at the Main Library. The first one ("Physics",
by Alonso and Finn) is also available at the Library of the School of Global Engineering.
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Office hours will be provided during the first lecture.
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Course Title: Advanced Dynamics
[International Course ]
Instructor: 工学研究科 准教授
Sunmin KIM
自然・応用科学系科目群
物理学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
火３
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course deals with the mechanics of rigid body based on Newton's mechanics.
Descrioption of motion of rigid bodies and related applications will be explained in
detail.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
The main topics in this lecture are as follows; (Each items will be covered by 2-3 weeks)
1) System of particles
- center of mass, Newton's second law of motion for system of particles in linear and
angular motion, motion in non-inertial frame
2) Rigid body
- degree of freedom, moment of inertia, example of moment of inertia of several
common shapes
3) Rigid body motion in inertial frame
- motion of pendulum, billiard ball, boomerang, and etc
4) Rigid body motion in non-inertial frame
- fictitious forced due to non-inertial frame, example of motion in non-inertial frame:
moving elevator, free- fall of a rigid body, etcs
5) Motion of rigid body (other examples)
Spinning top, gyroscope, etc
equirements for taking the course:
R
Having taken the course "Fundamental Physics A" is recommended.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation is based on written test and performance at classroom.
Textbook:
No specified textbook
Textbook (supplemental):
Lecture notes will be distributed.
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
No office hour specified.
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Course Title: Theory of Special Relativity
Instructor: 基礎物理学研究所 特定准教授
Antonio De Felice
自然・応用科学系科目群
物理学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
水２
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
The aim of this lecture is to intoduce the basic concepts of Einstein's theory of relativity.
First, the theory of special relativity will be explained in detail. After this, the basics of
general relativity will be introduced in an elementary way.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
I. Introduction and Historical backgrounds
II. Einstein's Principle of Relativity
III. Special Relativity and Lorentz Transformation
IV. Relativistic Mechanics
V. Interesting Examples of Lorentz Transformation
VI. Maxwell Equation and Lorentz Invariance
VII. Relativistic Momentum and Energy II: Four Vectors and Transformation Properties
VIII. General Relativity
equirements for taking the course:
R
Fundamental Physics A (necessary) , Fundamental Physics B (recommended)
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
The final examination and submissions of reports.
Textbook:
Hans Stephani "Relativity - an introduction to Special and General Relativity"
Textbook (supplemental):
Wolfgang Pauli "Theory of Relativity"
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
2 hours of office hours per week to be decided with students.
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Course Title: Fundamental Physics B
[International Course ]
Instructor: 工学研究科 准教授
Ali Gul QURESHI
自然・応用科学系科目群
物理学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
金４
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
The objective of this course is to introduce fundamental concepts of physics relating
with electricity and magnetism.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1)- Introduction to Electric fields, electric charge, Coulomb’s law, Electric Flux, Gauss’s
law, Electric Potential, Equipotential lines and electric fields.
2)- Capacitance and capacitors: Capacitors connected in parallel and series, Equivalent
Capacitance
3)- Electric Current, Ohm’s Law, Resistors in parallel and series, Equivalent resistance,
Kirchhoff’s rules
4)- Introduction to Magnetic Fields, Torque on a Current Loop, charged particle in
uniform magnetic field, Magnetic flux
5)- Electrocmagnetic Induction: Faraday’s Law, Lenz’s law, generators
6)- Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
Electrostatic Precipitator (a) Schematic Diagram, (b, c) Exhaust air quality when
Electrostatic Precipitator is turned on (b) and off (c). [Source: Serway and Jewett, 2013]
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class quiz, midterm examination and final examination.
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Serway, R.A & Jewett, J.W. Jr. (2011) "Physics for Scientists and Engineers With Modern
Physics" ( Brooks/Cole Publishers)
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Basic Organic Chemistry A
Instructor: 化学研究所 講師
Amelie Perron
自然・応用科学系科目群
化学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
火４
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course is intended for Science students and is designed to provide those students
with a basic understanding of organic chemistry principles and applications.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Course focus:
This course explains the basic concepts of organic chemistry, aiming to help students
understand the structures and reactivity of organic compounds with a focus on daily
life applications. In combination with Basic Organic Chemistry B, this course provides
students with the "big picture" of organic chemistry.
The following shows the course content:
-History and significance of organic chemistry
-Organic chemistry in our everyday life
-Organic chemistry in Sciences and Engineering
-Types of organic compounds and chemical nomenclature
-Structure of organic compounds and types of chemical bonds
-Atomic orbitals and bond formation
-Reactivity of organic compounds
-Introduction to hydrocarbon chemistry (aliphatic and aromatic compounds)
equirements for taking the course:
R
No prerequisite
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (10%), problem
sets (30%), mid-term exam (30%) and final examination (30%)
Textbook:
David Klein ”Organic Chemistry” (Wiley) ISBN: 1118452283 ((recommended but not
mandatory))
Textbook (supplemental):
Handouts will be provided at the beginning of each lectures together with
supplementary readings when needed.
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
This class is open to both international and Japanese students. Classes will be provided
in English. I can be reached by email at perron to answer questions or comments.
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Course Title: Organic Chemistry of Life
Instructor: 化学研究所 講師
Amelie Perron
自然・応用科学系科目群
化学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
木４
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course is intended for Science students and focuses on idea generation at the interface
between Chemistry and Biology. It is particularly suited for students interested in pursuing
graduate studies in chemistry, life sciences, medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, or agriculture.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
This is a flipped-learning course based on "Chemistry of Life" lectures delivered by Prof. Uesugi
(Kyoto University) through edX, the non-profit educational consortium governed by MIT and
Harvard University.
Students need to listen to each weekly internet-based lecture at home, and then do their
homework and exercises in a real classroom environment.
Course focus:
This course covers revolutionary ideas from scientists that originated from the integration of
Chemistry and Biology with a main focus on strategies for idea generation. Students will be
asked to come up with their own research ideas based on the content of each lecture through
homeworks.
The following shows the course content:
-Gene chemistry
- Writing and synthesizing DNA
- Functional nucleic acids
- Synthesizing proteins
- Protein chemistry
- Chemical ideas of sugars and fats
- Ideas for creating chemical drugs
- ideas for bioimaging
Students need to register online through edX website (https://www.edx.org/course/kyotoux/
kyotoux- 001x-chemistry-life-858) before the beginning of April.
Requirements for taking the course:
No prerequisite
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on attendance at the actual classes and exercise results. In addition,
students will need to complete the Chemistry of Life course through edX.
Textbook:
Reference materials is provided through the Chemistry of Life class on the edX website (www.
edx.org).
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
This class is open to both international and Japanese students. Classes will be provided in
English. I can be reached by email at perron to answer questions or comments.
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Course Title: Basic Organic Chemistry B
Instructor: 化学研究所 講師
Amelie Perron
自然・応用科学系科目群
化学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
火４
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course is the second part of an organic chemistry introductory course intended
for Science students. This course goes beyond the material covered in Basic Organic
Chemistry A by providing a basic understanding of organic reactions and mechanisms.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Course focus:
This course explains the basic concepts of organic chemistry, aiming to help students
understand the structures and reactivity of organic compounds with a focus on daily
life applications. In combination with Basic Organic Chemistry A, this course provides
students with the "big picture" of organic chemistry.
The following shows the course content:
- Overview of organic compound reactions and mechanisms
- Properties and reactions of alkanes, alkenes and alkynes
- Properties and reactions of aromatic compounds
- Properties and reactions of organic halogen compounds
- Properties and reactions of alcohols and phenols
- Properties and reactions of aldehydes and ketones
- Properties and reactions of amine compounds
- Properties and reactions of carboxylic acids and their derivatives
equirements for taking the course:
R
Basic Organic Chemistry A
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (10%), problem
sets (30%), mid-term exam (30%) and final examination (30%)
Textbook:
David Klein "Organic Chemistry" (Wiley) ISBN: 1118452283 ((recommended but not
mandatory))
Textbook (supplemental):
Handouts will be provided at the beginning of each lectures together with
supplementary readings when needed.
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
This class is open to both international and Japanese students. Classes will be provided
in English. I can be reached by email at perron to answer questions or comments.
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Course Title: Everyday Life Chemistry
Instructor: 化学研究所 講師
Amelie Perron
自然・応用科学系科目群
化学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
木４
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course is intended for non-science majors. It is designed to provide a basic
understanding of the chemistry behind daily life.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Course focus:
This course offers an overview of the basic chemical principles underlying key processes
in the human body and focuses also on explaining how chemicals can influence our
behavior. This course is also designed to help students understand the chemistry behind
commonly used chemicals.
The following shows the course content:
- Overview of basic chemistry
- Chemistry of biomolecules (sugars and lipids)
- Sugar substitutes and chemical sweeteners
- Cholesterol and heart disease
- DNA and the genetic code
- How DNA evidence works in forensic science
- Spicy food and taste chemistry
- Soap, shampoo and detergent chemistry
- Snake venoms and paralysis
- Function and chemistry of analgesics
- Caffeine and other psychostimulants
- Marine animals and corals as flashlight tools
- Pigments and color chemistry
equirements for taking the course:
R
No prerequisite
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (10%), short
quizzes (50%) and final exam (40%). Quizzes will be based on short scientific articles
related to the topics covered in class.
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Handouts and selected scientific articles will be provided to the students.
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
This class is open to both international and Japanese students. Classes will be provided
in English. I can be reached by email at perron to answer questions or comments.
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Course Title: Basic Plant Science
Instructor: 農学研究科 准教授
Garry John PILLER
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学（生物学基礎）
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
月２
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
The purpose of this course is to provide a fundamental understanding of plant biology
with potential applications to the fields of agriculture, horticulture, botany, food, ecology
and conservation. In this course basic knowledge of flowering plant structure, function,
reproduction, physiology, and genetics will be covered.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Goals of Study
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
* Identify major plant parts and function
* Explain the fundamentals of plant physiology and reproduction
* Collect, analyze and interpret data related to plant growth and development
* Think critically about plant science and research
Course Schedule
1. Plants & People
2. Cells, Tissues, & Meristems
3. Stems
4. Leaves & Roots
5. Cell Function
6. Resource Acquisition & Transport Systems
7. Respiration
8. Photosynthesis
9. Life Cycles
10. Flowers & Sexual Reproduction
11. Seeds & Fruits
12. Control of Growth & Development
13. Genetics & Evolution
14. Biotechnology
15. End of Exam
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Grading: Class attendance & active participation (20%), mid-course test (20%), weekly quizzies
based on assigned pre-class reading materials (20%), and a end of term exam (40%)
Textbook:
Rost, T.L., Barbour M.G., Stocking C.R., Murphy T.M. ”Plant Biology 2nd Edition” (Cengage
Learning) ISBN: 0495013935
Textbook (supplemental):
Handouts and supplemental readings will be distributed electronically and/or as a hardcopy
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Open door policy during office hours, and anytime by email.
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Course Title: Introductory Plant Ecology
Instructor: 農学研究科 准教授
Garry John PILLER
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学（生物学基礎）
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
水３
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Plant ecology underpins many scientific disciplines, including ecosystem rehabilitation,
conservation and management biology, and research on climate change impacts. This course
will introduce students to the principles of plant ecology. The focus will be on the factors that
influence plant distribution and abundance: light, water, nutrients, growth patterns, plant and
animal interactions, and disturbances. In addition, current ecological issues such as climate
change and exotic species invasions will be examined.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Goal of Study:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
* Explain the fundamental processes that influence species’ distribution and abundance
* Discuss interactions between plants and the environment, as well as with other organisms
* Apply ecological principles to environmental issues
* Access and critically analyze basic research pertaining to plant ecology
Course Schedule
1. Introduction to Plant Ecology
2. Light
3. Water Relations
4. Soils & Nutrition
5. Evolutionary Processes
6. Population Structure
7. Growth & Reproduction
8. Community Patterns
9. Competition
10. Herbivory & Plant-Pathogen Interactions
11. Disturbance & Fire
12. Succession
13. Communities in Landscapes
14. Global Change: Humans & Plants
15. End Exam
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Grading: Class attendance and active participartion (15%), weekly quizzies based on assigned
pre-class reading materials (15%), an extended abstract (15%) and in-class presentation (15%)
on an original research article (in the field of plant ecology) taken from the primary literature,
and end of term exam (40%).
Textbook:
Gurevitch J., Scheiner S.M., Fox G.A. "The Ecology of Plants" (Sinauer) ISBN: 878932941
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
The maximum number of students that will be accepted in this course is 30.
Open door policy during office hours, and anytime by email.
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Course Title: Principles of Horticulture
Instructor: 農学研究科 准教授
Garry John PILLER
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学（生物学基礎）
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
水３
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course is a broad introduction to the science and technology underlying the use and
production of horticultural crops (fruits, vegetables, flowers, and landscape plants). It includes
the structure; growth, development and manipulation of horticultural plants; environmental
influences; the basic principles of propagation, outdoor and greenhouse production; and pest
control.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Goal of Study:
Upon successful completion of this course students will:
*Be able to use basic horticultural vocabulary to describe and define horticultural management
activities.
*Demonstrate a working knowledge of growth and development patterns of horticultural
crops, and responses to environmental variables.
*Be able to access and understand basic research on horticultural crops.
Course Schedule
1. Introduction/ History
2. Plant Structure & Genotype
3. Flowers & Fruits
4. Propagation
5. Light
6. Temperature
7. Water
8. Soils & Soil Management
9. Mineral Nutrition
10. Plant Hormones
11. Directing Plant Growth
12. Pest & Disease Management
13. Greenhouse Production
14. Postharvest Handling
15. End Exam
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Grading: Class attendance and active participartion (20%), weekly quizzies based on assigned
pre-class reading materials (20%), in-class presentation (20%), and final exam (40%).
Textbook:
Preece J.E., Read P.E. "The Biology of Horticulture: An Introductory Textbook" (John Wiley &
Sons) ISBN: 0471 465798
Textbook (supplemental):
Handouts and supplemental readings will be distributed electronically and/or as a hardcopy
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
The maximum number of students that will be accepted in this course is 30.
Open door policy during office hours, and anytime by email.
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Course Title: Zoo Biology
Instructor: 霊長類研究所 教授
Fred B. BERCOVITCH
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学（個体・集団の生物学）
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
月３
全回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Everyone has visited zoos. Do you like animals? This is an introduction to the biology
of animals in zoos and aquariums. The course will cover basic topics such as animal
behavior, health, genetics, breeding and re- introduction to the wild, animal welfare and
the quality of life, and public education. The zoos and aquariums are the windows to the
Nature.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Course will cover the following topics:
(1) the history and role of zoos
(2) zoo research: the zoos provide the opportunity to know various aspects of animals
(3) animal behavior: an introducion how to observe the animals
(4) genetics and zoo breeding programs: Many of the zoo animals are endangered in the
wild
(5) animal welfare and quality of life: not only humans but also nonhuman animals need
the well-being
(6) breeding and re-introduction programs: there are attempts to put the animals back
to the nature
(7) feeding and health of zoo species
(8) reproductive behavior and biology
(9) public education: the zoos and
aquariums are open to the public and
they are the wiondows to the Nature.
Koala at the Edinburgh Zoo
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
25% attendance, 75% mid-term and final exam
Textbook:
Rees, P. A. (2011) "An Introduction to Zoo Biology and Management." (Wiley-Blackwell.
[paperback])
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Conservation Biology
Instructor: 霊長類研究所 教授
Fred B. BERCOVITCH
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学（個体・集団の生物学）
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
月4
全回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
An introduction to the conservation of species. The course will cover topics in wildlife
biology with an emphsis on the preservation and conservation of species, as well as
examining Japan's efforts in conservation science.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Course topics include:
(1) the history of conservation
(2) the IUCN Redlist
(3) biodiversity hotspots
(4) human/wildlife interactions
(5) ecotourism
(6) climate change, ecology, and resource use
(7) habitat restoration
(8) breeding and re-introduction of endangered species
(9) the politics of conservation
(10) conservation conundrums
Wildlife in Zambia, Africa
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
25% attendance, 75% mid-term and final exam
Textbook:
Primack, R. B. (2012) "A Primer of Conservation Biology, 5th ed." (Sinauer Associates,
Inc., MA. [paperback])
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Animal Behavior
Instructor: 霊長類研究所 特定助教
Andrew McIntosh
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学 ( 個体・集団の生物学 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
金3
全回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Why do animals do as they do? Why do we humans do as we do? This course is aimed at
answering these questions from the perspective of Darwinian evolution. Beginning with
Tinbergen's 4 questions, this course leads students to discover what lies at the root of
the variation in animal behavior that we observe today, how we study the mechanisms
and functions of behavior, and why studying animals has a lot to teach us about the
evolution of behavior in humans.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Tentative Course Schedule:
(1) Introuction to animal behavior, Tinbergen's 4 questions (levels of causation), how we
study animal behavior
(2) "nature vs nurture", genes, environments and learning
(3) foraging behavior, optimal foraging
(4) behavior and natural enemies I: predators
(5) behavior and natural enemies II: parasites
(6) animal communication
(7) mating systems, sexual selection and reproductive behavior
(8) altruism, kin selection and the evolution of social behavior
(9) social behavior I: the benefits
(10) social behavior II: the costs
(11) animal cognition
(12) applied animal behavior sciences:
conservation, enrichment and welfare, management
(13-14) field practicum in animal behavior at
Arashiyama I & II
(15) the evolution of human behavior.
equirements for taking the course:
R
There are two days in which the students go to Arashiyama. The students have to have
the necessary insurance in advance. They also have to cover the expense to the field,
Arashiyama, that is located not so far from the main campus.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
mid-term and final exam, term paper
Textbook:
John Alcock (2013) "Animal behavior: an evolutionary approach, Tenth Edition"
Textbook (supplemental):
selected readings provided
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
course includes a combined practicum at Arashiyama monkey park where students learn
to study and identify behavior
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Course Title: Comparative Cognition
自然・応用科学系科目群
Instructor: 霊長類研究所 教授
松沢 哲郎
生物学 ( 個体・集団の生物学 )
旧B群
２単位
３０時間
講義
前期集中
集中
全回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
An introduction to the evolution of human mind. Human mind is an evolutionary product
so as the body. However, the mind does not remain in the fossil records such as bones and
teeth. Therefore, we can access to the evolutionary origins of human mind by comparing the
different species of living primates. This kind of approach is called "Comparative Cognitive
Science (CCS)". CCS is a unique combination of Psychology and Primatology. CCS tries to give
the answers to the fundamental questions such as "What is uniqely human?", "Where did it
come from?, "How did we get here?, and "Where do we go?". This intensive lecture focuses
on chimpanzees, our evolutionary neighbors. There is another course titled "Practice of
chimpanzee study on site"that is held in the Primate Reserach Institute in the second week of
August. Those who wish to take the course are recommended to take this one too.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
This course covers selected areas of current research in comparative cognition. The focus is
on behavioral studies with nonhuman animals, especially chimpanzees. Chimpanzees and
humans share the latest common ancestor about 5 million years ago. Chimpanzees are the
closest relatives of humans, and provide the key to understand the human nature.
Tentative Course Flows: 1) Hitorical context, 2)Wild chimpanzees: their life in the natural
habitat, 3) Wild chimpanzees: the mother-infant relationship, 3) Wild chimpanzees: the use
of tools, 4) Wild chimpanzees: the cultural tradition and the social propagation, focusing on
the learning mechanism called "Education by master-apprenticeship", 5) Ai project: historical
and ecological context, 6) Perception and cognition, 7) Learning, 8) Symbols, 9)Memory,
10) Imitation, 11) Social intelligence, 12) Brain functions underlying the cognitive function.
13) What is uniquely human?, 14) Conservation in the wild, 15) Animal welfare and the
fundamental rights of the nonhuman animals.
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Report of what is learned from the class
Textbook:
Matsuzawa et al. (2006) "Cognitive development in chimpanzees" (Springer)
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Molecules and Cells
Instructor: 生命科学研究科 教授
James Hejna
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学 ( 細胞・分子の生物学 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
月３
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This class will provide a basic introduction to molecular and cell biology, in English. The
class is open to 1st and 2nd year students, and will assume some prior familiarity with
elementary chemistry and biology, although students from other majors are welcome to
attend. The objective for the class is to nurture an intellectual curiosity about molecular
and cell biology, which will lead to more in-depth study later on.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Chemical Building Blocks of biology
2. Carbohydrates
3. Proteins
4. Nucleic Acids-RNA
5. Nucleic Acids-DNA
6. Information Flow
7. Ribonucleoproteins
8. Lipids
9. Membranes
10. Energy and Metabolism
11. Gene Regulation
12. Prokaryotic Cells
13. Eukaryotic Cells
14. Regulation-homeostasis, signaling
15. Final Exam
16. Feedback class
equirements for taking the course:
R
The class is open to all 1st and 2nd year students, but it assumes some elementary
knowledge of chemistry and biology.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
There will be a final exam and some mini-quizzes to assess comprehension. Attendance
will also factor into the final grade.
Textbook:
Asashima et al, Online textbook: A Comprehensive approach to Life Science (English
version). URL: http:// csls-text.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html
Textbook (supplemental):
Alberts, The Molecular Biology of the Cell
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Introduction to Biochemistry
Instructor: 医学研究科 教授
YOUSSEFIAN Shohab
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学 ( 細胞・分子の生物学 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
火1
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This introductory course focuses on the basic concepts of biochemistry. It begins from the
molecular design of life and considers its major players; DNA and genetic material, proteins,
enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids and cell membranes. It then continues to consider the basic
processes involved in metabolism and energy generation in living organisms.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Goal of study:
To appreciate that by understanding some of the underlying principles of the molecular
and biochemical processes that control life, it is possible to more clearly comprehend the
complexities of diverse biological and physiological systems.
Course Schedule:
1. Introduction to biochemistry, an evolving science
2. DNA, RNA and the flow of genetic information
3. Protein composition and structure
4. Exploring genes and genomes
5. Exploring proteins and proteomes
6. Introduction to enzymes
7. Carbohydrates
8. Lipids and cell membranes
9. Introduction to metabolism
10. Glycolysis
11. Gluconeogenesis
12. Citric acid cycle
13. Oxidative phosphorylation
14. Photosynthesis
15. Final examination
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (20 %), mid-course tests
(30 %) and a final examination (50 %)
Textbook:
Berg ,Tymoczko and Stryer "Based on Biochemistry 7th edition" (2012)
Textbook (supplemental):
Full lecture handouts will be provided
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Discussions, questions, comments, and requests will be happily addressed during office hour
or anytime if sent by email.
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Course Title: Introduction to Biochemistry
Instructor: 医学研究科 教授
YOUSSEFIAN Shohab
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学 ( 細胞・分子の生物学 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
水５
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This introductory course focuses on the basic concepts of biochemistry. It begins from the
molecular design of life and considers its major players; DNA and genetic material, proteins,
enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids and cell membranes. It then continues to consider the basic
processes involved in metabolism and energy generation in living organisms.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Goal of study:
To appreciate that by understanding some of the underlying principles of the molecular
and biochemical processes that control life, it is possible to more clearly comprehend the
complexities of diverse biological and physiological systems.
Course Schedule:
1. Introduction to biochemistry, an evolving science
2. DNA, RNA and the flow of genetic information
3. Protein composition and structure
4. Exploring genes and genomes
5. Exploring proteins and proteomes
6. Introduction to enzymes
7. Carbohydrates
8. Lipids and cell membranes
9. Introduction to metabolism
10. Glycolysis
11. Gluconeogenesis
12. Citric acid cycle
13. Oxidative phosphorylation
14. Photosynthesis
15. Final examination
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (20 %), mid-course tests
(30 %) and a final examination (50 %)
Textbook:
Berg ,Tymoczko and Stryer "Based on Biochemistry 7th edition" (2012)
Textbook (supplemental):
Full lecture handouts will be provided
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Discussions, questions, comments, and requests will be happily addressed during office hour
or anytime if sent by email.
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Course Title: Introduction to Molecular
Biotechnology
Instructor: 医学研究科 教授
YOUSSEFIAN Shohab
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学 ( 細胞・分子の生物学 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
火１
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Molecular Biotechnology is an exciting, evolving and interdisciplinary area of science that is
expected to impact not only on the way we live but human life itself. It is being used to produce
chemicals, medicines and other products in recombinant bacterial, plant and animal cells, to
create transgenic plants that synthesize novel products or are resistant to various stresses, and
transgenic animals with increased productivity, and is even being applied to modify humans
through gene therapy and cloning.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Goal of study:
To appreciate the tremendous potential of molecular biotechnology, through a solid
understanding of its basic principles, techniques and current applications, and to address the
bioethical issues involved in using such technology.
Course Schedule:
1. Introduction #8211 overview, concepts, development and future
2. Genome organization and gene expression
3. Regulation of gene expression
4. Principles and techniques of recombinant DNA technology
5. Molecular techniques for gene identification
6. Molecular techniques of gene analysis
7. Recombinant proteins - regulation of synthesis and analysis
8. Methods in microbial molecular biotechnology
9. Applications of microbial and environmental molecular biotechnology
10. Methods in plant molecular biotechnology
11. Applications of plant molecular biotechnology
12. Methods in animal, human and medical biotechnology
13. Applications of transgenic animals and human molecular genetics
14. Regulatory, social and ethical issues of molecular biotechnology
15. Final examination
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (20 %), mid-course tests
(30 %) and a final examination (50 %)
Textbook:
Glick, Pasternak and Patten "Partially based on Molecular Biotechnology 4th Edition" (2009)
Textbook (supplemental):
Full lecture handouts will be provided
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Discussions, questions, comments, and requests will be happily addressed during office hour
or anytime if sent by email.
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Course Title: Introduction to Genetics and
Evolution
Instructor: 生命科学研究科 教授
James Hejna
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学 ( 細胞・分子の生物学 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
水２
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This class will provide a basic introduction to genetics and molecular genetics, starting
with familiar topics, such as DNA replication, modes of inheritance, genetics in model
organisms, and will progress to more specific topics, such as copy number variation,
epigenetics, population genetics, and evolution.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. The Structure and Replication of DNA
2. Heritability and Independent Assortment
3. Mutations and Rearrangements
4. Genetics of Bacteria and Bacteriophages
5. Eukaryotic Genetics, Model Organisms
6. Linkage and Recombination
7. Transposable Elements
8. Organelles
9. Human Genetics
10. Cancer Genetics
11. Imprinting
12. Reverse Genetics, Genetic engineering, and GMOs
13. Gene Therapy
14. Population Genetics and Evolution
15. Final Exam
16. Feedback Class
Note: schedule is subject to change
equirements for taking the course:
R
This is an introductory course. There are no requirements, but some basic familiarity
with biology will be beneficial.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
The final grade will be based on mini-quizzes to assess comprehension and a final exam.
Attendance will also factor into the final grade.
Textbook:
Griffiths et al "Introduction to Genetic Analysis, Griffiths et al. 10th Edition (2012)" (WH
Freeman publishers)
Textbook(supplemental):
Introduction to Genetic Analysis, Griffiths et al (2000). Old, but good basics, and free on
the NCBI Bookshelf. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21766
Others(about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Principles of Genetics
Instructor: 医学研究科 教授
YOUSSEFIAN Shohab
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学 ( 細胞・分子の生物学 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
水５
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Genetics is the science of heredity that seeks to explain variation between related organisms.
All aspects of life are affected by the expression of genes. As our understanding of the genome
increases, it is expected that the application of classical and molecular genetic information
will become an indispensable tool in the development of microbial, plant, animal and medical
studies.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Goal of study:
To acquire a basic understanding of the principles of classical and molecular genetics and their
relevance and application to modern biological sciences
Course Schedule:
1. Development of modern genetics
2. Cells and cell division
3. Mendelian inheritance
4. Extensions of Mendelian genetics and quantitative genetics
5. Chromosomes and chromosome aberrations
6. Genomes, DNA structure and replication
7. Gene expression and regulation
8. DNA mutations and repair
9. Techniques in molecular genetics and genomics
10. Cancer genetics
11. Developmental genetics
12. Behavioral, population and evolutionary genetics
13. Special topics in modern genetics
14. Applications of molecular genetics in microbiology, agriculture and medicine
15. Final Exam
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (20 %), mid-course tests
(30 %) and a final examination (50 %)
Textbook:
Snustad and Simmons "Principles of Genetics"
Klug et al. "Concepts of Genetics"
Textbook (supplemental):
Lecture handouts will be provided
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Discussions, questions, comments, and requests will be happily addressed during office hour
or anytime if sent by email.
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Course Title: Basic Genetic Engineering
Instructor: 生命科学研究科 教授
James Hejna
自然・応用科学系科目群
生物学 ( 細胞・分子の生物学 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
月３
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
The objective of this course is to gain a familiarity with the methods, resources, and
molecular tools that enable biologists to conduct their research. We will cover basic
cloning strategies, expression systems, and applications that are widely used. The
course is intended for 1st and 2nd year students, to provide an introduction to genetic
engineering, which will serve as a foundation for more advanced courses.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Overview, types of genetic engineering, biosafety
2. Basic Tools: cutting and pasting
3. Bioinformatics tools
4. Propagating DNA constructs
5. PCR, primer design and amplification tips
6. Purification of DNA and RNA
7. DNA libraries
8. The when, where, how, (and why?) of expression
9. Making proteins visible
10. Tools for reverse genetics
11. Editing the genome
12. New approaches to cutting and pasting
13. The iGEM competition and Kyoto University team
14. Knocking down genes
15. Transgenic plants, mice, and gene therapy
16. Final Exam
17. Feedback Class
equirements for taking the course:
R
The course is designed for 1st and 2nd year students, from all backgrounds.
Recombineering is conceptually not difficult. The vocabulary will get a bit technical, but
with some effort, non-biology students should understand most of the course.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Final grades will be based on quizzes, a final exam, and attendance.
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (Kyoto University library online subscription).
URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0471142727/toc
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Environmental Geoscience
Instructor: 生存圏研究所 教授
SANGA-NGOIE Kazadi
自然・応用科学系科目群
地学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
火２
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Understanding the basic science and mechanisms that govern the earth ecosystems
(biomes), the flow of energy and matter (ecological metabolism), the balance among
and within systems in the humanosphere, as well as the implications of any disturbance
or changes. The role of forests biomes in the stability of the earth systems is stressed.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Session 1: Introduction: Overview and guidelines
Session 2: The Earth and the Earth Biosphere
Session 3: Flow and Matter Exchange and the Earth Biosphere
Session 4: Ecological Balance
Session 5: Tundra and Deserts Biomes
Session 6: Grasslands and Forests Biomes
Session 7: Fresh Water and Marine Water Biomes
Session 8: People in the Earth Ecosystems: Populations and their Needs
Session 9: Organic Fuels and Nuclear Energy
Session 10: Solar Energy and Alternative Energies
Session 11: Soils and Minerals
Session 12: Soil and Water Pollution
Session 13: Air Pollution and Eco-climatic Change
Session 14: Habitat Deterioration
Session 15: Sustainability
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Attendence and Reports (30%); Short tests and Homeworks (20%), Final Exam (50%)
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Remote Sensing in
Geoscience
Instructor: 生存圏研究所 教授
SANGA-NGOIE Kazadi
自然・応用科学系科目群
地学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
火４
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Observation techniques such as ground-based lidar and radar systems for atmospheric
observation, in situ laser measurements, and global satellite monitoring systems, are
described. To interpret data derived from these observations, theoretical backgrounds
of atmospheric physics are introduced. Students are trained in using GIS (Geographical
Information Systems) and other analytical techniques for analysis, modeling and
assessment of systems in the humanosphere, and for developing scenarios needed for
sound decision-making.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Session 1: Introduction to Remote Sensing
Session 2: Fundamentals of Satellite Optical Imagery
Session 3: Analysis and Modeling of Optical Imagery using GIS techniques (1)
Session 4: Analysis and Modeling of Optical Imagery using GIS techniques (2)
Session 5: Funadamentals of Satellite Radar Imagery
Session 6: Analysis and Modeling of Radar Imagery using Matlab (1)
Session 7: Analysis and Modeling of Radar Imagery using Matlab (2)
Session 8: Remote Sensing for Atmospheric Temperature Profiles
Session 9: Remote Sensing for Atmospheric Minor Constituents
Session 10: Atmospheric Parameters derived from GPS
Session 11: Radar Techniques from the Ground: Introduction
Session 12: Radar Techniques from the Ground: Applications (1)
Session 13: Radar Techniques from the Ground: Applications (2)
Session 14: Laser Techniques from the Ground: Introduction
Session 15: Laser Techniques from the Ground: Application
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Attendence and Reports (30%); Short tests and Homeworks (20%), Final Exam (50%)
Textbook:
J. R. Eastman "Idrisi Taiga Tutorial (Online Textbook) " (Worcester) (PDF)
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Introduction to Earth
Science A [International Course]
Instructor: 工学研究科 准教授
FLORES Giancarlo
自然・応用科学系科目群
地学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
金2
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This lecture introduces the tools needed to study the Earth as a system, and focus on
three of its main subsystems (Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Geosphere) and their
interactions in different time scales.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
The Earth System is broadly divided into four subsystems: atmosphere, hydrosphere,
geosphere and biosphere. There is exchange of both matter and energy within those
subsystems, in different time scales.
The main contents of this lecture are:
1. Introduction to Earth Systems
2. Global Energy Balance
3. Atmosphere
4. Hydrosphere
5. Geosphere (plate tectonics)
The contents of each topic will be delivered in two or three lectures each.
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
A report will be required after finishing each topic. Deadlines will be strictly enforced.
Details will be explained during the first lecture.
Textbook:
Handouts will be provided for each class.
Textbook (supplemental):
Lee R. Kump, James F. Kasting, Robert G. Crane: "The Earth System"
Brian J. Skinner, Stephen C. Porter, Daniel B. Botkin: "The Blue Planet"
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Office hours will be provided during the first lecture.
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Course Title: Introduction to Mineral
Resources
Instructor: エネルギー科学研究科 准教授
MCLELLAN, Benjamin
自然・応用科学系科目群
地学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
水３
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course will introduce students to earth sciences, with a focus on mineral resources,
as well as looking at how these resources are converted into useful materials and what
wastes are produced in the process.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
This course will cover the following topics over the semester:
1. Introduction to earth sciences
2. Geology and the lithosphere
3. Processes of rock and mineral formation
4. Mineralogy
5. Reserves, resources, geological uncertainty and economics
6. Mineral deposits and mining
7. Beneficiation of ore and minerals processing
8. Manufacturing mineral products
9. Waste, recycling and environmental impacts
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
The course will be assessed based on participation (30%) and a final exam (70%).
Textbook:
W.J. Rankin, 2011 "Minerals, metals and sustainability"
Textbook (supplemental):
Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G Tasa; 2011 "Earth Science (13th
Edition)"
Graham R. Thompson, Jon Turk; 2009 "Earth Science and the Environment (4th edition)"
Jeremy.P. Richards, 2009 "Mining, society and a sustainable world"
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Introduction to Engineering
Geology [ International Course]
Instructor: 工学研究科 准教授
FLORES Giancarlo
自然・応用科学系科目群
地学
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
木３
主として２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This subject provides basic knowledge of Geosphere (types of rocks, earthquakes, plate
tectonics, etc.) in relation to global environmenal problems and engineeing geology.
By the end of the semester, students should be able to not only understand and have a
basic knowledge of Geo-science but also think about its application regarding the use of
natural earth resources and solving geoenvironmental problems.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
This class will be divided in the following themes:
1. Overall plan and Earth Matter-I (Types and Composition of Minerals, Crystalline
Structure and Useful Minerals).
2. Earth Matter-II (Sedimentary Rocks :Types, Formation, Energy/Material Resource)
3. Earth Matter-III (Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks : Types and Formation,)
4. Geo-Science and Water I (Running Water and Sedimentary Deposition, Earth Crust
and Slope)
5. Geo-Science and Water II (Underground Water and Geothermal Energy)
6. Change of Earth and Deformation of Rocks (Transformation of Earth's Crust and
Formation of Mountain Ridges)
7. Engineering Application of Geo-Science-I (Oil and Natural Gas Resources and
Subsurface Exploration )
8. Earth's Internal Structure (Age of Earth)
9. Earth's Internal Structure (Spreading of Seismic Wave and Earth's Internal Structure)
10. Plate Tectonics-I (Mantle Convection and Theory of Continental Drift)
11. Plate Tectonics-II (Plate Tectonics Theories)
12. Plate Tectonics-III (Plate Boundaries and Orogenic Movement of Plates)
13. Engineering Application of Geo-Science-II (Problems of Global Warming and
Subsurface Isolation of CO2)
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Grading will be based on the results of weekly tests and a final exam.
Textbook:
None.
Textbook (supplemental):
Frederick Lutgens, Edwards Trabuck "Earth - An Introduction to Physical Geology"
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Office hours will be provided during the first lecture.
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Course Title: Dynamics of the
Humanosphere
Instructor: 生存圏研究所 教授
SANGA-NGOIE Kazadi
自然・応用科学系科目群
地学
旧B群
２単位
３０時間
講義
後期集中
集中
主として２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Using remote sensing data and other observational data collected in-situ or mined on
line, students are trained to make analysis (monitoring, assessment, scenarios) of the
state of, and the changes in, the climate and environmental systems (climate change,
land use, land cover, land development, pollution, CO2 sequestration, wildlife, soil
and forests resources monitoring, etc.) on a GIS platform, with special attention to (1)
sustainable management of ecological resources in the biosphere (humanosphere,
MAB), (2) climate change monitoring and mitigation, and (3) assessment and modeling
for sound decision-making.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Session 1: Fundamentals of Remote Sensing Techniques
Session 2: Introduction to GIS Techniques (IDRISI)
Session 3: Database Query and Map Algebra
Session 4: Distance and Context Operators
Session 5: Cost Distance and Least-cost Pathways
Session 6: Principal Components Analysis (PCA)
Session 7: Supervised and Unsupervised Classification of Land Cover Types
Session 8: Soil Erosion and Watershed Management
Session 9: Decision-Making (Multi Criteria Evaluation and Fuzzy Theory)
Session 10: Eco-climatic Time Series and Change Analysis
Session 11: Point and Non-point Air/Water Pollution Analysis
Session 12: Wildlife Habitat Suitability and Gap Analysis
Session 13: Agro-Ecological Zoning and Mapping
Session 14: CO2 Sequestration by Forest Covers
Session 15: Sustainable Forest Resource Management
(*MAB: Man And the Biosphere.
See UNESCO:
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/naturalsciences/environment/ecological-sciences/
man-and-biosphere- programme/about-mab/)
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Attendence and Reports (30%); Short tests and Homeworks (20%), Final Exam (50%)
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Introduction to Sustainable
Development
Instructor: エネルギー科学研究科 准教授
MCLELLAN, Benjamin
自然・応用科学系科目群
その他理系
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
火２
主として１・２回生
文系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course aims to give students an understanding of the fundamental elements of
sustainable development - starting with core principles and then moving towards global
and local case studies to demonstrate these principles.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
This subject will cover the following broad areas (examples of specific topics given in
brackets)
1. Sustainability - history, definitions and principles
2. Sustainability frameworks
3. Natural capital (ecologically sustainable development; ecosystems services;
biodiversity)
4. Social capital (stakeholders; cultural sustainability)
5. Global pressures (climate and energy; population; economic development;
globalisation)
6. Global actions (global treaties; fair trade)
7. Local pressures (depopulation; rural decline; pollution)
8. Local actions (case studies from Japan and abroad)
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Participation in class activities (40%) and final exam or essay (60%)
Textbook:
Richard Heinberg, Daniel Lerch (Editors), 2010. "The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the
21st Century's Sustainability Crises"
Textbook (supplemental):
The Sustainability Revolution: portrait of a paradigm shift - Andres R Edwards, 2005,
Sustainable development: a review of theoretical contributions - Daniel Tuazon, Glen
Corder, Benjamin McLellan, The International Journal of Sustainable Futures for Human
Security, 2013.
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Practice of Basic Informatics
[ International Course]
Instructor: 工学研究科 准教授
FLORES Giancarlo
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (I 類科目 )
前期
1 単位
週１コマ
演習
火４
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
The aim of this class is to learn the basic skills needed for engineering computing. A
UNIX-based OS will be used (Linux) in terminals at the Media Center.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
The following topics will be covered--each one--in 1-3 weeks:
1. GUIDANCE. In contact with the terminal. Basic operations.
2. LIBRARY. Accessing library resources. Searching. Reference managers.
3. UNIX. Introduction to UNIX commands. File system. Redirections. Pipes. GREP. Shell
scripts.
4. LATEX. Introduction to Latex. Typsetting.
Mathematical formulas.
5. GNUPLOT. Creating graphics with Gnuplot.
6. FORTRAN. Introduction to programming.
Intrinsic functions. Iterations. Conditionals.
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Grading will be based on attendance and class participation (10%), weekly exercises
(50%) and a final report (40%). This class will have no final exam.
As a minimum requirement to obtain a passing grade, students should be able to
comfortably manage files using Linux terminals, create and format simple documents
using Latex, create and format graphics using Gnuplot, and write simple programs in
Fortran.
Textbook:
A textbook of "Practice of Basic Informatics" will be provided during the first week of
classes. Students are expected to read the corresponding chapters ahead of each class.
Textbook (supplemental):
Stefan Kottwitz "Latex Beginner's Guide" ISBN: 1847199860
Philipp Janert "Gnuplot in Action: Understanding Data With Graphs" ISBN: 1933988398
Brian Harn "Fortran 90 for Scientists & Engineers" ISBN: 0340600349
All additional reference books are available at the Library of the School of Global
Engineering, in Yoshida Campus.
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
This class requires the use of Media Center equipment, for which a valid account for the
Educational Computers System of Kyoto University (ECS-ID) is required.
Office hours will be provided during the first day of classes.
Students who take this course are strongly recommended to take "Basic Informatics" (1st
year, 2nd term) the following semester.
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Course Title: Fundamentals of
Informatics I
Instructor: 情報学研究科 准教授
Adam-Wladyslaw JATOWT
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (II 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
月３
全回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This lecture covers fundamentals of “information literacy” including topics related to
collecting, searching, managing and analyzing information as well as topics related to
presenting information. The course will provide overview of basic technologies used for
processing information such as document/information search, data analysis/mining, and
information visualization.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Information acquisition, storage and representation (about 3 weeks)
This part contains topics about how information and data can be collected and stored in
efficient way such as in relational databases so that it can be archived and quickly retrieved.
Some of the topics in this part also include: collecting analog/digital information, information
encoding, entropy, mutual information, Huffman code etc.
2. Introduction to information search and retrieval (about 3 weeks)
This part covers topics related to how search engines collect information (for example from
the Web), how they store and represent it, and how they retrieve it for user queries.
3. Information processing and analysis (about 7 weeks)
This part contains topics related to the automatic analysis and processing of information.
It covers fundamental aspects of processing of natural language, summarizing documents
and managing large text document collections. In addition, this part provides overview of
fundamental methods used for analysis of complex, heterogeneous or large scale information
(data clustering, data classification, sequential pattern detection, machine learning, decision
trees and so on). Lastly, we discuss Markov processes, fundamental information processing
algorithms, computational complexity, regular expressions and processing multimedia
information.
4. Visualizing information, interaction between human and computer (about 2 weeks)
This part covers issues about building visualization systems that help users understand and
make sense of collected data. It also discusses principles of the effective interaction of humans
with computers in order to retrieve useful information or share it with other users.
Requirements for taking the course:
No prerequisites are required but basic knowledge of computing and information technologies
will be useful.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Students are evaluated by the exam provided after the course as well as based on their
presentations during the lecture.
Textbook:
Lecture notes will be distributed.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
No office hours specified.
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Instructor: 情報学研究科 教授
Course Title: Introduction to
Contemporary Algorithms
岩間 一雄
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (II 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
水１
主として２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Computer algorithms have been drastically changed in the last 2-3 decades. Now our main
goal is not to seek exact solutions but to increase the quality of solutions to be obtained under
several constraints, such as lack of information in the input. For instance no information is
available for future stock prices, but we can still design a sort of "optimal" algorithms, This
course gives basic ideas for design and analysis of such contemporary algorithms using
practical examples.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Traditional lectures on algorithms are based on the idea that algorithms must be correct and
efficient. However, this basic concept has been changed a lot in the last two to three decades.
Namely, we have to be satisfied with algorithms that would not always give us correct answers.
For instance, an algorithm for stock trading needs to decide the current action without
knowing the future inputs (future prices of stocks) so that its profit will be as much as possible
compared to the "god" that does know the future input completely. As another example, the
amount of communication is in some cases more important than the amount of computation
time and/or memory space, which requires us to design algorithms being efficient in the
amount of bits exchanged between two or more parties. In this case, it is also often important
to consider leak of information in the course of communication. We also have to give up
exact solutions for computationally hard problems and the notion of approximation comes
in naturally. The goal of this course is to understand basic ideas of these "new" algorithms,
studying several techniques for their design and analysis.
First five weeks: Fundamental techniques such as divide and conquer, dynamic programming
and local search.
Second five weeks: Online algorithms and approximation algorithms; their design and
evaluation.
Third five weeks: Communication oriented computation, such as zero knowledge proofs and
communication complexities.
Requirements for taking the course:
The course is self-contained, but elementary knowledge of programming may help.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Final exam (take-home test)
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Fundamentals of Informatics
Instructor: 情報学研究科 特定教授
David Avis
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (II 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
水２
主として２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
No matter what department you are studying in, you surely use computers. Did you ever
wonder how they work? Everything a computer does is based on some algorithm or another,
but most people do not know what an algorithm is.
Here are some examples.
Suppose you want to get from Kyoto University to Ikebukuro by 4pm. When is the latest you
could leave and what route should you take? There are excellent computer programs to do
this, and they probably use Dijkstra ’s shortest path algorithm. Or, suppose you want to get in
touch with someone but forgot their name. If you know a few things about them, you could
type those words into a search engine such as Google, and can usually quickly find their homepage. There are literally billions of web pages, so how is this done so quickly?
The answer is by using the PageRank algorithm. When you shop on-line how do you
identify yourself? How do you know you are communicating with who you think you are
communicating with and not with a fake site? Well, probably the two computers are using a
public key distribution algorithm. Why are computers so good at playing chess?
We'll look at all these algorithms, and many more, in the course.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
One week or two weeks will be spent on each topic.
1. The early history of algorithms
2. Graphs and networks as models
3. Shortest paths
4. The internet and search engines
5. The PageRank algorithm
6. Cryptography and data security
7. Public key distribution algorithms
8. Modelling and optimization
9. Visualization and graph drawing
10. The Monte Carlo method
11. Can computers learn?
12. Can computers think?
Requirements for taking the course:
This is a general non-technical course for all undergraduate students. There is no specific
mathematical background required apart from the ability to think logically and abstractly.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Three mini reports to be submitted during the semester.
Textbook:
none
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Fundamentals of Machine
Vision
Instructor: 情報学研究科 准教授
Xuefang Liang
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (II 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
水３
全回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Visual sensing devices (cameras) have deeply engaged in our everyday life. They do not only record
visual data for memories but also provide great assistance. This course introduces fundamental
concepts and techniques in image processing and computer vision, and reveals the secrets in a
modern camera and its applications, such as the principle of a camera, diverse effects built in
the camera, visual based robot localization, car navigation, tracking, face recognition, image
understanding, etc.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Human visual perception (about 1 week)
This section introduces the structure of human eye, types of visual neurons, and the mechanisms of
visual perception, which inspire the design of cameras.
2. Principles of a camera (about 2 weeks)
This section first introduces the camera model, then explains the mechanisms of basic components
(optical lens, shutter, aperture, and sensor). Finally, the major parameters of a modern camera for
tuning image are discussed. These intrinsic factors in above potentially influence image quality.
3. Environment setting for image/video shooting (about 1 week)
This section introduces the principles and methods of setting up an appropriate environment for
recording image/video data. These extrinsic factors also severely affect the quality of data, especially
for scientific data records.
4. 3D from 2D (about 1 week)
This section introduces the basic theories of 3D reconstruction from 2D cue, which include stereo
vision, structure from motion, structured light, and time of flight.
5. Image processing (about 4 weeks)
This section covers diverse topics in image processing including image formatting, digital image
representation, image features, matching, edge detection, segmentation, etc. Afterwards, we discuss
their applications including image effects in digital cameras, HDR function, panoramic photography,
image editing, and so on.
6. Compute vision (about 5 weeks)
This section introduces the major research topics including face/expression/fingerprint recognition,
motion analysis for video stabilization, image understanding for online image searching, matching for
robot/car navigation, and tracking for action/event detection and recognition.
7. Exam (1 week)
Requirements for taking the course:
This course requires no advanced knowledge of informatics.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation is based on class attendance (15 %), mini reports (50 %) and exam (35 %).
Textbook:
Lecture handouts will be provided in the class.
Textbook (supplemental): Richard Szeliski "Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications"
(Springer) ISBN: 978-1-84882-934-3 (Rafael C. Gonzalez, Richard E. Woods, “Digital Image Processing”
3rd Edition, Prentice Hall; ISBN: 9780131687288)
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Specialty of this course:
1. This course aims at all students who have interest in camera, image, video related topics. It is open
in both spring and fall semester.
2. It offers English face-to-face lectures where many common doubts are addressed with
mathematical analysis, algorithmic solution, and instance demonstration.
3. It provides a rather interactive environment. We welcome students’ active engagement.
No office hours specified. But, questions and requests are welcome by email.
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Course Title: Fundamentals of Discrete
Optimization
Instructor: 情報学研究科 特定教授
David Avis
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (II 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
木１
主として２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Scheduling problems are evident everywhere: postal service, garbage pickup, vehicle delivery,
sports events, bus and train timetables, construction management, etc. Most real world
scheduling problems require vast computational resources to find exact solutions as they
belong to the so-called NP-hard class of intractable problems. While this means that we cannot
normally expect efficient algorithms for these problems, they must nevertheless be solved.
The travelling salesman problem is a very well known popular example of such a problem: it is
required to find the shortest route that visits a number of locations and returns to the starting
point. Using this representative problem, we will study how it can be modelled and solved
exactly by a combination of heuristics and integer programming. These techniques have
recently shown impressive success in solving rather large-scale problems and can be adapted
to a wide variety of other scheduling problems.
Practical experience will be obtained using freely available computer software.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
One week or two weeks will be spent on each topic.
1. What is discrete optimization?
2. Description and history of the travelling salesman problem (TSP)
3. Applications to genetics, scheduling, testing, manufacturing
4. Searching techniques
5. Linear programming
6. Cutting planes
7. Branching
8. Implementation by the simplex method
9. Big Computing
10. Complexity of computation
11. NP-completeness
12. Integer programming formulations of other hard scheduling problems
Requirements for taking the course:
This is a general non-technical course for all undergraduate students. There is no specific
mathematical background required apart from the ability to think logically and abstractly.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Three mini reports to be submitted during the semester.
Textbook:
WJ Cook "In search of the traveling salesman , 2012"
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: InformationLiteracy for
Academic Study
Instructor: 情報学研究科 准教授
Xuefang Liang
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (II 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
金３
主として１回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Effective and efficient utilization of information is one key point for studying at university. This course
introduces various resources and methods that help students find valuable information for study. The
practical topics include formulating a study strategy, developing search skills, evaluating sources, and
referring sources.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Introduction of information literacy (about 1 week)
This section introduces the fundamental concepts of information literacy, the standards of
information literacy for higher education, and the relation between university studies and information
literacy.
2. Study strategies (about 2 weeks)
This section discusses how a student sets up an appropriate procedure to complete an assigned study/
research task, such as determining the information needed, identifying the topic, developing a search
strategy, collecting related information and accomplishing the task.
3. Searching in Library (about 2 weeks)
This section first introduces the general organization of a library, and then provides methods of
locating the information needed at library, which include browsing shelves, checking card catalog,
and using online catalog.
4. Searching Databases (about 2 weeks)
This section introduces the basic architecture of a database first, then the key items and
methodologies for indexing. Afterwards, finding an article from magazines, newspapers, journals, and
reference books in full text or reference databases is discussed.
5. Searching internet (about 3 weeks)
This section first introduces the architecture of World Wide Web, then explains the search engines
including their foundation, principles, elements, and working flow (crawling, indexing, and query).
Through explaining how search engines rank results and how PageRank measures individual web
page, we discuss the method of precisely locating information from internet.
6. Evaluating sources (about 2 weeks)
This section explains the differences of materials and their formats, and introduces the evaluation
criteria applying to sources. Evaluating web pages is also discussed.
7. Referring sources and academic integrity (about 2 weeks)
This section introduces the reasons, rules and types of citing sources. The issues of copyright and
plagiarism, and their relation are discussed as well.
8. Exam (1 week)
Requirements for taking the course:
This course requires no advanced knowledge of informatics.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation is based on class attendance (15 %), mini reports (50 %) and exam (35 %).
Textbook: Lecture handouts will be provided in the class.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Specialty of this course:
1. This course aims at the newly enrolled students, and is open in both spring and fall semester.
2. It offers English face-to-face lectures where every doubt of yours is addressed with an
individualized solution for university studies.
3. It provides a rather interactive environment. We welcome students’ active engagement.
4. This comprehensive course is designed to clarify the university study strategy and the methods of
locating the valuable information.
No office hours specified. But, questions and requests are welcome by email.
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Course Title: Fundamentals of
Informatics I
Instructor: 情報学研究科 准教授
Adam-Wladyslaw JATOWT
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (II 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
月３
全回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This lecture covers fundamentals of “information literacy” including topics related to
collecting, searching, managing and analyzing information as well as topics related to
presenting information. The course will provide overview of basic technologies used for
processing information such as document/information search, data analysis/mining, and
information visualization.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Information acquisition, storage and representation (about 3 weeks)
This part contains topics about how information and data can be collected and stored in
efficient way such as in relational databases so that it can be archived and quickly retrieved.
Some of the topics in this part also include: collecting analog/digital information, information
encoding, entropy, mutual information, Huffman code etc.
2. Introduction to information search and retrieval (about 3 weeks)
This part covers topics related to how search engines collect information (for example from
the Web), how they store and represent it, and how they retrieve it for user queries.
3. Information processing and analysis (about 7 weeks)
This part contains topics related to the automatic analysis and processing of information.
It covers fundamental aspects of processing of natural language, summarizing documents
and managing large text document collections. In addition, this part provides overview of
fundamental methods used for analysis of complex, heterogeneous or large scale information
(data clustering, data classification, sequential pattern detection, machine learning, decision
trees and so on). Lastly, we discuss Markov processes, fundamental information processing
algorithms, computational complexity, regular expressions and processing multimedia
information.
4. Visualizing information, interaction between human and computer (about 2 weeks)
This part covers issues about building visualization systems that help users understand and
make sense of collected data. It also discusses principles of the effective interaction of humans
with computers in order to retrieve useful information or share it with other users.
Requirements for taking the course:
No prerequisites are required but basic knowledge of computing and information technologies
will be useful.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Students are evaluated by the exam provided after the course as well as based on their
presentations during the lecture.
Textbook:
Lecture notes will be distributed.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
No office hours specified.
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Course Title: Basic Informatics
[International Course]
Instructor: 工学研究科 教授
Chul-Woo KIM
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (II 類科目 )
後期
２単位
週１コマ
講義
火４
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course focuses on improving students’ basic knowledge on hardware and software of
computers even including the information network. Students also learn about algorithm in
information processing through exercises utilizing JavaScripts. Finally the course provides
lectures on safety of networks and information ethics.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Global Engineering and Information Processing (1 week)
Introduction to information processing in the global engineering using examples of how the
information processing is applied to the field of the global engineering.
2. Introduction to computer (1 week)
Introduction to computer, which covers the structure of computers, a history of computers,
computer literacy, etc.
3. Introduction to digital information (1 week)
Advantages of using digital information, how to express digital data, data compression, etc.
4. Computer and data communication (1 week)
Basics for data communication, LAN, Internet, Search engines, etc.
5. Introduction to programming (2 weeks)
Introduction to various types of programming languages: FORTRAN, C, JAVA, etc.
6. Algorithm (4 weeks)
Designing for an algorithm and deepen knowledge for algorithm through exercises.
7. Computer as a system (1 week)
Hierarchy of memory, OS, parallel computing, etc.
8. Information processing (1 week)
Database, searching algorithm, computer graphics, Artificial intelligence, pattern recognition,
etc.
9. Problems to be solved in computer science & Information ethics (1 week)
Software engineering, game theory, the next generation computer, Introduction to
information ethics, etc.
10. Summary (1 week)
To summarize the course to improve students’ knowledge, skill and aptitude on the subject by
means of viva-voce.
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Grading will be based on class participation, successful completion of short programmings
through quiz and take home exam, and a final exam, as follows:
- Class participation: 10%
- Quiz and take home exam: 10%
- Final exam: 80%
Textbook:
The text book is not required. Handouts will be distributed by the instructor if necessary.
Textbook (supplemental):
TBA
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Students who want to talk to the instructor must make arrangements in advance by email.
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Course Title: Fundamentals of Informatics
Instructor: 情報学研究科 特定教授
David Avis
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (II 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
水２
主として２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
No matter what department you are studying in, you surely use computers. Did you ever
wonder how they work? Everything a computer does is based on some algorithm or another,
but most people do not know what an algorithm is.
Here are some examples.
Suppose you want to get from Kyoto University to Ikebukuro by 4pm. When is the latest you
could leave and what route should you take? There are excellent computer programs to do
this, and they probably use Dijkstra ’s shortest path algorithm. Or, suppose you want to get in
touch with someone but forgot their name. If you know a few things about them, you could
type those words into a search engine such as Google, and can usually quickly find their homepage. There are literally billions of web pages, so how is this done so quickly?
The answer is by using the PageRank algorithm. When you shop on-line how do you
identify yourself? How do you know you are communicating with who you think you are
communicating with and not with a fake site? Well, probably the two computers are using a
public key distribution algorithm. Why are computers so good at playing chess?
We'll look at all these algorithms, and many more, in the course.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
One week or two weeks will be spent on each topic.
1. The early history of algorithms
2. Graphs and networks as models
3. Shortest paths
4. The internet and search engines
5. The PageRank algorithm
6. Cryptography and data security
7. Public key distribution algorithms
8. Modelling and optimization
9. Visualization and graph drawing
10. The Monte Carlo method
11. Can computers learn?
12. Can computers think?
Requirements for taking the course:
This is a general non-technical course for all undergraduate students. There is no specific
mathematical background required apart from the ability to think logically and abstractly.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Three mini reports to be submitted during the semester.
Textbook:
none
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Fundamentals of Machine
Vision
Instructor: 情報学研究科 准教授
Xuefang Liang
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (II 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
金３
全回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Visual sensing devices (cameras) have deeply engaged in our everyday life. They do not only
record visual data for memories but also provide great assistance. This course introduces
fundamental concepts and techniques in image processing and computer vision, and reveals
the secrets in a modern camera and its applications, such as the principle of a camera, diverse
effects built in the camera, visual based robot localization, car navigation, tracking, face
recognition, image understanding, etc.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Human visual perception (about 1 week)
This section introduces the structure of human eye, types of visual neurons, and the
mechanisms of visual perception, which inspire the design of cameras.
2. Principles of a camera (about 2 weeks)
This section first introduces the camera model, then explains the mechanisms of basic
components (optical lens, shutter, aperture, and sensor). Finally, the major parameters of a
modern camera for tuning image are discussed. These intrinsic factors in above potentially
influence image quality.
3. Environment setting for image/video shooting (about 1 week)
This section introduces the principles and methods of setting up an appropriate environment
for recording image/video data. These extrinsic factors also severely affect the quality of data,
especially for scientific data records.
4. 3D from 2D (about 1 week)
This section introduces the basic theories of 3D reconstruction from 2D cue, which include
stereo vision, structure from motion, structured light, and time of flight.
5. Image processing (about 4 weeks)
This section covers diverse topics in image processing including image formatting, digital
image representation, image features, matching, edge
detection, segmentation, etc. Afterwards, we discuss their
applications including image effects in digital cameras, HDR
function, panoramic photography, image editing, and so on.
6. Compute vision (about 5 weeks)
This section introduces the major research topics including
face/expression/fingerprint recognition, motion analysis for
video stabilization, image understanding for online image
searching, matching for robot/car navigation, and tracking for
action/event detection and recognition.
7. Exam (1 week)
Requirements for taking the course:
This course requires no advanced knowledge of informatics.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation is based on class attendance (15 %), mini reports (50 %) and exam (35 %).
Textbook:
Lecture handouts will be provided in the class.
Textbook (supplemental):
Richard Szeliski "Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications" (Springer) ISBN: 978-1-84882934-3 (Rafael C. Gonzalez, Richard E. Woods, “Digital Image Processing” 3rd Edition, Prentice
Hall; ISBN: 9780131687288)
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
No office hours specified. But, questions and requests are welcome by email.
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Course Title: InformationLiteracy for
Academic Study
Instructor: 情報学研究科 准教授
Xuefang Liang
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (II 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
水３
主として１回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Effective and efficient utilization of information is one key point for studying at university. This
course introduces various resources and methods that help students find valuable information
for study. The practical topics include formulating a study strategy, developing search skills,
evaluating sources, and referring sources.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Introduction of information literacy (about 1 week)
This section introduces the fundamental concepts of information literacy, the standards of
information literacy for higher education, and the relation between university studies and
information literacy.
2. Study strategies (about 2 weeks)
This section discusses how a student sets up an appropriate procedure to complete an
assigned study/research task, such as determining the information needed, identifying the
topic, developing a search strategy, collecting related information and accomplishing the task.
3. Searching in Library (about 2 weeks)
This section first introduces the general organization of a library, and then provides methods
of locating the information needed at library, which include browsing shelves, checking card
catalog, and using online catalog.
4. Searching Databases (about 2 weeks)
This section introduces the basic architecture of a database first, then the key items and
methodologies for indexing. Afterwards, finding an article from magazines, newspapers,
journals, and reference books in full text or reference databases is discussed.
5. Searching internet (about 3 weeks)
This section first introduces the architecture of World Wide Web, then explains the search
engines including their foundation, principles, elements, and working flow (crawling, indexing,
and query). Through explaining how search engines rank results and how PageRank measures
individual web page, we discuss the method of precisely locating information from internet.
6. Evaluating sources (about 2 weeks)
This section explains the differences of materials and their
formats, and introduces the evaluation criteria applying to
sources. Evaluating web pages is also discussed.
7. Referring sources and academic integrity (about 2
weeks)
This section introduces the reasons, rules and types of
citing sources. The issues of copyright and plagiarism, and
their relation are discussed as well.
8. Exam (1 week)
Requirements for taking the course:
This course requires no advanced knowledge of informatics.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation is based on class attendance (15 %), mini reports (50 %) and exam (35 %).
Textbook:
Lecture handouts will be provided in the class.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
No office hours specified. But, questions and requests are welcome by email.
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Course Title: Information and Society I
Instructor: 情報学研究科 准教授
Adam-Wladyslaw JATOWT
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (III 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
月１
全回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This lecture course covers topics related to social impacts of ICT and treatment/management
of information in our society: information economics, intellectual property, media literacy
and social media. It also includes more technical topics such as opinion mining, social network
analysis, recommender systems, human computation, digital humanities etc.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Introduction to information society (about 3 weeks)
This part will provide general description of characteristics of current society in which
information plays crucial role. It will also contain topics about how to collect and search digital
information, how to spread it in society, what are formats of information and how Internet
works as well as what its history looked like, etc.
2. Information and economy, advertising on the Internet, recommender systems (about 2
weeks)
We will survey how information impacts economy. This part will also describe the advertising
models on the Web. Other subtopics are about ecommerce and automatic systems for
recommending products or information such as ones used by Amazon.com.
3. Intellectual propery rights, copyright laws (about 1 weeks)
This part will overview basic issues of intellectual property rights, copyright laws, patents,
information privacy, etc.
4. Social media and information networks (about 4 weeks)
This part will cover topics about how information circulates in a society, about social aspects
of information and about how users can interact with information in networks. It includes
overview of some methods for analyzing social networks and analyzing the ways in which
information is propagated in such networks.
5. Opinion and sentiment analysis (about 2 weeks)
In this part we will learn the ways for automatically capturing and understanding opinions of
users based on collections of product/service reviews or based on unstructured text. It includes
fundamental techniques for estimating the sentiment orientation of text.
6. Social computing, human computation, computing and culture (about 3 weeks)
During these lecture meetings we will discuss methods used for social computing such as open
collaboration systems (e.g., wikipedia or open source initiatives) and crowdsourcing which
divides work between many users. We will also look into the growing field of e-science and, in
particular, digital humanities in which computer technologies support humanities researchers
such as sociologists or historians.
Requirements for taking the course:
This course does not require any prerequisite knowledge of computer and information
technologies.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Students are evaluated by the exam provided after the course
as well as based on their presentations during the lecture.
Textbook:
Lecture notes will be distributed.
Textbook (supplemental):
B. Liu. Web Data Mining " Exploring Hyperlinks, Contents and Usage Data,Springer, 2011. "
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
No office hours specified.
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Course Title: Information and Society I
Instructor: 情報学研究科 准教授
Adam-Wladyslaw JATOWT
現代社会適応科目群
情報系科目 (III 類科目 )
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
月１
全回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This lecture course covers topics related to social impacts of ICT and treatment/management
of information in our society: information economics, intellectual property, media literacy
and social media. It also includes more technical topics such as opinion mining, social network
analysis, recommender systems, human computation, digital humanities etc.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Introduction to information society (about 3 weeks)
This part will provide general description of characteristics of current society in which
information plays crucial role. It will also contain topics about how to collect and search digital
information, how to spread it in society, what are formats of information and how Internet
works as well as what its history looked like, etc.
2. Information and economy, advertising on the Internet, recommender systems (about 2
weeks)
We will survey how information impacts economy. This part will also describe the advertising
models on the Web. Other subtopics are about ecommerce and automatic systems for
recommending products or information such as ones used by Amazon.com.
3. Intellectual propery rights, copyright laws (about 1 weeks)
This part will overview basic issues of intellectual property rights, copyright laws, patents,
information privacy, etc.
4. Social media and information networks (about 4 weeks)
This part will cover topics about how information circulates in a society, about social aspects
of information and about how users can interact with information in networks. It includes
overview of some methods for analyzing social networks and analyzing the ways in which
information is propagated in such networks.
5. Opinion and sentiment analysis (about 2 weeks)
In this part we will learn the ways for automatically capturing and understanding opinions of
users based on collections of product/service reviews or based on unstructured text. It includes
fundamental techniques for estimating the sentiment orientation of text.
6. Social computing, human computation, computing and culture (about 3 weeks)
During these lecture meetings we will discuss methods used for social computing such as open
collaboration systems (e.g., wikipedia or open source initiatives) and crowdsourcing which
divides work between many users. We will also look into the growing field of e-science and, in
particular, digital humanities in which computer technologies support humanities researchers
such as sociologists or historians.
Requirements for taking the course:
This course does not require any prerequisite knowledge of computer and information
technologies.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Students are evaluated by the exam provided after the course
as well as based on their presentations during the lecture.
Textbook:
Lecture notes will be distributed.
Textbook (supplemental):
B. Liu. Web Data Mining "Exploring Hyperlinks, Contents and Usage Data, Springer, 2011."
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
No office hours specified.
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Course Title: Basic Biology and
Metabolism
Instructor: 薬学研究科 特定講師
Fustin Jean-Michel
現代社会適応科目群
健康科学系科目
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
金４
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
In the course of this lecture we will first learn how life is organised on our planet. Then, we will
learn the key molecules of life and their synthesis and degradation in fundamental metabolic
pathways relevent for human health. The spatial and temporal organisation of these pathways
will be explained in the cellular context.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
The first part of this lecture will explain how life is organised on our planet, according to
current taxonomy. The different types of living beings will be presented along with their main
cellular characteristics, and their relationship in evolution will be explained.
1. The Domains of Life
2. The Kingdoms of Life
3. The Phyla
The second part of the lecture will be the description of life at the molecular level. The
fundamental components of life will be clarified, and their metabolism will be presented.
1. Cells: The Fundamental Units of Life
2. Chemical Components of Cells
3. Energy, Catalysis, and Biosynthesis
A) Carbohydrate metabolism
B) Fatty acid metabolism
C) Amino acids and the metabolism of urea
D) Metabolism of nucleotides
E) Citric acid cycle
F) Oxidative phosphorylation
5. From DNA to Protein: the Central Dogma
6. Control of Gene Expression
7. How Genes and Genomes Evolve
Requirements for taking the course:
There are no requirements, since the lecture will start from the basics!
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Short written tests, in English, will take place every month to assess the student's
comprehension of the lecture. The final evaluation of the student's performance will be
calculated from the average of the monthly tests.
Textbook:
Alberts B et al. "Essential Cell Biology 4th edition"(Garland Science)ISBN:81534455
Handouts based on various source specifically tailored for the lecture will be provided.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Biology and Metabolism is a discipline that is extremely relevant to our daily life. What is
life? How does life function? What is necessary for the maintenance of life? These will be the
themes of this lecture, and together we will simultaneously learn Biology and English.
Any questions and requests are welcome by prior arrangements via E-mail.
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Course Title: Introduction to Biological
Rhythms
Instructor: 薬学研究科 特定講師
Fustin Jean-Michel
現代社会適応科目群
健康科学系科目
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
金５
主として２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
These lecture series will explain the function and roles of the circadian system, composed of molecular
mechanisms that enable organisms to precisely synchronize activity and behaviour with the light/
dark cycles. The lectures will first present the hormonal and neural basis of the circadian system, then
move on to the molecular levels.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
SECTION 1: Neural and Hormonal basis of biological timing
1. Overview of biological timing
2. Rhythms and hormones
A. The Pineal Gland and Melatonin
B. The Adrenal Gland and Cortisol
C. The Pituitary Gland and Pituitary Hormones
3. The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
4. Of Light and Rhythms
5. The Circadian System and the Cell cycle
6. Shift-work and other life-style related diseases
SECTION 2: Molecular basis of Biological Timing
7. Fundamental properties of circadian behaviour
8. What is a circadian oscillator?
9. A constellation of clock genes
10. Transcriptional control of clock gene expression
11. Post-transcriptional control of clock gene expression
12. Clock-controlled genes and the regulation of circadian physiology
13. The circadian system in other organisms
14. Circadian oscillations without clock genes: towards a biochemical clock
15. Clock genes and seasonal rhythms
16. Circadian system as a tool for molecular biology
Requirements for taking the course: Basic knowledge on biology and physiology needed.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Sum of short tests during every lecture for SECTION 1, and one examination with Multiple Choice
Questionnaires for SECTION 2 .
Textbook: Handouts based on various source specifically tailored for the lecture will be provided.
Textbook (supplemental):
Jay C Dunlap"Chronobiology: Biological Timekeeping " (Sinauer ) ISBN: 087893149X
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
One specific discipline of Biology is called Chronobiology, or the Biology of Time. Our body, and that
of many organisms on Earth, is submitted to daily cycles and day and night. In the course of Evolution,
organisms have developed mechanisms to encode time at the physiological level in order to
orchestrate virtually every physiological process and to synchronize their body with the environment.
In human, such mechanisms are critical for the maintenance of a healthy body, and it is important to
know how our biological clock functions to lead a healthy lifestyle. These will be the themes of this
lecture series.
These lectures will be given jointly with prof. Okamura Hitoshi.
Any questions and requests are welcome by prior arrangements via E-mail.
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Course Title: Economics of Health and
Health Care
現代社会適応科目群
後期
Instructor: 薬学研究科 特定講師
馬　欣欣 (Xinxin Ma)
健康科学系科目
２単位
週１コマ
講義
水２
主として１回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course focuse on the topics related to health and economics such as demand for
health care, work and health, physician and nurse supply, private and public finance
of health care service. We will learn the basic concepts and economics models to
understand personnal health care behaviors and the designs of public health care
system deeply. We will also take a global perspective to discuss health inequality and
public health insurance systems by international comparisons in order to comprehend
the diversity of these issues.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Introduction to health economics (one week)
This part will introduce the importance of health economics for personal life, social
policy and sciences. It will contain topics such as factors accounting for the growth of
health economics and institutional features of health care.
2. Health and health behavior (one week)
This part will describe the trends in health behaviors and differences in health behaviors
across population subgroups. We will survey the traditional economics and behavior
economics approach to study health behaviors.
3. Demand for health Capital (one week)
This part will overview the economics models of demand for health capital. It will
provide general description of some conceptions related with health capital and discuss
the determinants that effect the health capital investment.
4. Demand for health care service-microeconomics approach (one week)
In this part we will learn general conception description of price elasticity and income
elasticity. We will also discuss additional demand shifters, supply-induced demand (SID)
and the determinants of physician describe behavior.
5. Demand for private health insurance (one week)
This part will provide general conception description related with private health
insurance demand, such as expected utility and risk-averse. We will learn whether there
are adverse selection behaviors based on some empirical studies.
6. Supply of health care service -The market for physician’s service (one week)
This part will introduce the characteristics of physician labor supply. We will learn
concepts of physician shortage and surplus and discuss factors which effect physician
supply.
7. Supply of health care service -Hospitals (one week)
This part will introduce the characteristics of hospital behaviors. We will learn the
hospital ownership, hospital management and hospital performance.
8. Supply of health care service -Nurse in hospital and long-term care service (one week)
This part will introduce the characteristics of nurse labor supply and concepts of nurse shortage
and surplus. We will learn how wage and no-wage determinants influence the nurse supply,
and discuss the roles of nurse in health care service.
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9. Supply of health care service -Pharmaceutical manufactures (one week)
This part will introduce the basic facts of pharmaceutical R & D process and incentives for
pharmaceutical innovation. We will survey the change of pharmaceutical market in the world
and discuss the influence of drug trade on pharmaceutical manufactures.
10. Market structure in health care sector -Private finance of health care service (one week)
This part will classify the health care systems around the world and discuss the roles of private
finance and public finance .We will compare the differences of systems in India and China, and
learn the health insurance system reform in US.
11. Market structure in health care sector -Public health systems (one week)
This part will overview Universal Health Insurance (UHI) and Public Payment System in the
world.We will learn the US Medicare and Medicaid Systems, and compared differences of
public health insurance systems in US, Japan and China.
12. The contribution of health care to population health and economic growth (one week)
In this part we will discuss how health care contribute to improve population health and
enforce the economic growth. We will learn contributions of improved health to economic
growth by direct and indirect effects.
13. Work and Health (one week)
This part will provide some topics about work and health, such as how long working hours and
work stress affect employer’s mental health, how unemployment affect health.
14. Equity in health and health care (one week)
In this part we will overview socioeconomic inequity in health and health care in US, Japan and
China. We will discuss why care about equity in health and how health inequality affect human
well-being.
15. Final examination (one week)
Requirements for taking the course:
This course does not require any prerequisite knowledge of economics, health and health care.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on lecture attendance and attitude (30%), active participation (20 %),
and a final examination (50 %)
Textbook:
Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman and Miron Stano "The Economics of Health and Health
Care" ( Pearson) (Full lecture handouts will be provided )
Textbook (supplemental):
Frank A. Solan and Chee-Ruey Hsieh "Health Economics" (The MIT Press)
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
When you have any questions about the lecture, please contact me by E-mail (KULASIS).
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Course Title: Introduction to Physiology
Instructor: 薬学研究科 特定講師
Fustin Jean-Michel
現代社会適応科目群
健康科学系科目
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
金４
主として１回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This lecture will explain how the cell works, from the cellular to the systemic level, and how these
systems interact with each other . The emphasis will be on the notion of a dynamic homeostasis: the
cell is not in a constant physiological state but rather constantly changes in harmony with the time-ofday and with the seasons.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
This lecture will first describe cellular physiology with the architecture of a cell and the functions of
the different organelles. There will be 9 sections:
1. Basic cell structure and function
2. Intracellular Compartments and Organelles
3. Membrane Structure
4. The Cytoskeleton
5. Cell Signaling
6. The Cell Division Cycle
7. The Major Cell Types
8. Cellular Communities: the Tissues and systems
A. The Nervous System and the senses
B. The Muscular System
C. The Cardiovascular System
D. The Immune System
E. The Urinary System
F. The Respiratory System
G. The Gastrointestinal System and nutrition
H. The Endocrine System
I. The Reproductive Systems
9. Concluding Remarks: The body is more than the sum of its cells!
Requirements for taking the course:
There are no requirements, since the lecture will start from the basics!
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Short written tests, in English, will take place every month to assess the student's comprehension of
the lecture. The final evaluation of the student's performance will be calculated from the average of
the monthly tests.
Textbook:
Alberts B et al. "Essential Cell Biology 4th edition" (Garland Science) ISBN: 815344554
Handouts based various sources specifically tailored for the lecture will be provided.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Physiology is the complement of the Basic Biology and Metabolism lecture, and in this lecture we will
focus on human physiology. How do the cells of our body function? What are the different types of
cells, and how are they organized in tissues and organs? How can we take care of our own body, and
what should be avoided in order to maintain optimal health? These themes are relevant to our daily
life, and should be part of our general knowledge.
Any questions and requests are welcome by prior arrangements via E-mail.
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Course Title: Environmental Social
Science
Instructor: 地球環境学堂 特定准教授
Jane SINGER
現代社会適応科目群
環境系科目
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
前期
水２
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This lecture-discussion course will introduce students to environmental studies with a
focus on human- environmental interactions. We will apply an ecosystem framework
to understand the drivers of environmental change, their natural and human impacts,
and some possible approaches to ensure long-term sustainability. Students will be
expected to contribute their ideas and express themselves in small group discussions
and classroom exercises.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Each ecosystem will be the focus of study for approximately two weeks:
Week 1-2: Course introduction. The state of ecosystems today: Defining ecosystem
tradeoffs, products and services, economic and political factors
Week 3-4: Agroecosystems: Food supplies and food security, food production and
livelihoods
Week 5-6: Freshwater ecosystems: Impacts of pollution, dams
Week 7: Midterm exam. Presentation group assignments and topics
Week 8-9: Forest ecosystems: Impacts of deforestation and forest neglect
Week 10-11: Grasslands and coastal regions: Overuse of natural resources
Week 12: The global ecosystem: Climate change, population and energy issues
Week 13: Presentation preparation
Week 14: Group presentations I
Week15:Group presentations II
Note: The schedule may change slightly
depending on class requirements
Source: Borgen Magazine
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (30%), short
assignments and classroom exercises (20%), a mid-term test
Textbook:
No text; required readings and lecture notes will be distributed in class.
Textbook (supplemental):
E.F. Moran "Environmental Social Science: Human-Environment Interactions and
Sustainability" (Wiley- Blackwell) ISBN: 1405105747
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Please email the instructor to set up office appointment.
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Course Title: Renewable Energy Science
Instructor: 生存圏研究所 教授
SANGA-NGOIE Kazadi
現代社会適応科目群
環境系科目
旧B群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
火２
主として１・２回生
理系向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
This course aims at leading students to understand the basic concepts of renewable
energies, based on scientific principles, models and observational facts related to
emerging renewable energy sources and technologies such as solar, biomass, hydro,
wind and tidal energies as non-polluting and self-replenishing resources.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Session 1: Fundamentals of Energy
Session 2: Fundamentals of Energy (continued)
Session 3: Fundamentals of Energy (continued)
Session 4: Solar Energy (I): Concentrators
Session 5: Solar Energy (II): Photovoltaics
Session 6: Wind Energy
Session 7: Hydropower
Session 8: Bioenergy (I): Biomass
Session 9: Bioenergy (II): Bioethanol
Session 10: Bioenergy (III): Biodiesels
Session 11: Bioenergy (IV): Biogas
Session 12: Geothermal Energy
Session 13: Ocean Energy (I): Currents and Tides Energy
Session 14: Ocean Energy (II): Waves and Thermal Energy
Session 15: H2 and Fuel Cells
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Attendence and Reports (30%); Short tests and Homeworks (20%), Final Exam (50%)
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
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Course Title: Topics in Sustainable
Development
Instructor: 地球環境学堂 特定准教授
Jane SINGER
現代社会適応科目群
環境系科目
旧A群
２単位
週１コマ
講義
後期
水２
主として２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Sustainable development tries to satisfy people's present needs while maintaining the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In this course we will explore
how nations can balance growth with environmental health. After studying about
development approaches, challenges to development, and urban/rural issues, students
will develop their own development project proposals.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Class 1: What is development? Measuring and defining desirable national growth.
Class 2-4: Traditional and participatory approaches to development
Class 5: Defining and understanding sustainable development
Class 6-8: Challenges to sustainable development: Population trends, environmental
degradation, displacement
Class 9-10: Midterm test; Challenges to sustainable development: Conflict, governance,
climate change
Class 11-12: Urban issues; rural issues
Class 13: Proposal preparation
Class 14-15: Student development
proposals
Note: The schedule may change slightly
depending on class requirements
Source: The Atlantic
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (30%), short
assignments and classroom exercises (30%), midterm test (20%) and final group
proposals (20%).
Textbook:
No text; required readings and lecture notes will be distributed in class.
Textbook (supplemental):
R. Potter, D Conway, R. Evans, S. Lloyd-Evans "Key Concepts in Development
Geography" (Sage Publ.) ISBN: 978-0-85702-585-2
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Please email the instructor to set up office appointment.
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Course Title: Introduction to Food
Sustainability
Instructor: 農学研究科 准教授
Garry John PILLER
現代社会適応科目群
環境系科目
後期
２単位
週１コマ
講義
木２
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
In this course an interdisciplinary, systems approach is taken to gain a working knowledge of
the historical, social and ecological foundations of sustainability. In addition, we will explore
emerging challenges presented by climate change, resource depletion, and the constraints
imposed on modern food systems from an Asian perspective.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Goal of Study
The expectations and goals for the students taking this course are as follows:
1. Be able to define and explain key issues in sustainable food systems from multiple
perspectives.
2. Develop their critical and reflective thinking skills related to food, environmental,
economical and social interactions.
3. Develop effective communication skills and be able to engage in thoughtful discussion of
current food security issues
Class Schedule
1. Introduction
2. Origins of Sustainability
3. Tragedy of the Commons
4. Population Growth & Urbanization
5. Economic Development- Changes in Dietary Patterns
6. Food Security/ Sovereignty
7. Climate Change & its Impacts
8. Food: Biodiversity
9. Food: Water
10. Food: Energy
11. Food: Fertilizers
12. Food: Land & Soils
13. Food: Environmental Impacts/ Waste
14. Emerging Issues: Biotechnology, Biofuel
15. Alternatives: Improved Efficiency/ Consumption Restraint/ System Transformation
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Grading: Class attendance and active participation (20%), weekly quizzes based on assigned
pre-class reading materials (30%), essays: mid and final (30%), and an in-class presentation
(20%).
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Ingram J., Ericksen P., Liverman D "Food Security and Environmental Change" (Earthscan)
ISBN: 978- 1-8471-128-9
Handouts and supplemental readings will be distributed electronically and/or as a hardcopy
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
The maximum number of students that will be accepted in this course is 30
Open door policy during office hours, and anytime by email.
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Course Title: Business Thinking
Instructor: 経営管理大学院 准教授
W. Baber
拡大科目群
キャリア支援科目
前期
１単位
週１コマ
演習
水２
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
The course will provide students with fundamental critical thinking and decision making
skills. These skills will be introduced and practised in a business context using examples
from around the world, especially Japan and Kyoto. The course will introduce and use
business thinking tools widely found in industry and seek to understand how businesses
act. Project I: understanding "quality"; Project II: understanding products in depth;
Project III: Use the skills gained in the course to evaluate a product critically.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1 Criteria for evaluating
2 Appropriate criteria and tools
3 Applying quality criteria (Project I)
4 Project I in process
5 Project I Presentations
6 Product Attribute Map (Project II)
7 Project II in process
8 Project II in process
9 Project II Presentations
10 Applying the skills (Project III)
11 Project III in process
12 Project III in process
13 Project III presentations
14 Additional tools
15 In class written course summary and self evaluations
equirements for taking the course:
R
Ability to listen and ask questions in English. Willingness speak to classmates and
instructor in English.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
In-class evaluation of activity, preparation, and assignments (written and oral).
Textbook:
Class materials will be provided.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Office hours are Thursday afternoons.
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Course Title: Digesting Scientific English
Instructor: 文学研究科 教授
James R. Anderson
拡大科目群
キャリア支援科目
前期
１単位
週１コマ
演習
木４
主として１回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Students will be tutored in how to improve their English reading skills, using a variety
of texts and exercises. Passages or terms identified as difficult will be analyzed and
explained in simpler language, and possible alternatives presented. Short texts on a
range of topics followed by multiple-choice questions will be used to build confidence
and understanding. The overall aim is to foster students’ abilities to extract the
most important content from texts, find specific information, and draw appropriate
conclusions.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Introduction. Basic grammar and punctuation games
2. Issues in spelling, including American vs. British style
3. Identifying grammatically correct and incorrect statements
4. How to ask, and how not to ask questions in writing
5. Comprehension: extracting important information from texts
6. Comprehension: further exercises in extracting information from texts
7. Comprehension: identifying and retaining facts and concepts
8. Resolving ambiguities in texts
9. Informal in-class exercises
10. Common errors in scientific writing
11. Detecting errors in texts
12. Comparing texts: poor writing and good writing
13. Getting the message across: English on signs and packaging
14. Overview of issues
Note: The contents of specific lectures may change.
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on attendance (20%) and a final, multi-component exam (80%).
Textbook:
Lecture notes/slides will be distributed.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
There are no specific office hours.
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Course Title: Negotiation
Instructor: 経営管理大学院 准教授
W. Baber
拡大科目群
キャリア支援科目
後期
１単位
週１コマ
演習
水４
主として３回生以上
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Tools and practical experience for conducting business negotiations from pre-planning
to agreement, so-called Harvard Methods or Mutual Gains Negotiation. The course is
conducted entirely in English and requires strong speaking and listening skills. Nonbusiness negotiation, such as politics and other subject areas, will not be included.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Lecture 1: Basic negotiation skills 1
Lecture 2: Basic negotiation skills 2
Lecture 3: Basic negotiation skills 3
Lecture 4: Case practice 1 and skills
Lecture 5: Case practice 2 and skills
Lecture 6: Case practice 3 and skills
Lecture 7: Case practice 4 and skills
Lecture 8: Case practice 5 and skills
Lecture 9: Case practice 6 and skills
Lecture 10: Case practice 7 and skills
Lecture 11: Case practice 8 and skills
Lecture 12: Case practice 9 and skills
Lecture 13: Practice: Final event
Lecture 14: Final event
Lecture 15: Final event
equirements for taking the course:
R
Ability to listen and ask questions in English. Willingness to speak continuously to
classmates and instructor in English.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
In-class evaluation of activity, preparation, and assignments (written and oral).
Textbook:
Class materials will be provided.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Office hours are Thursday afternoons.
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Course Title: Scientific Writing and
Presenting in English
Instructor: 文学研究科 教授
James R. Anderson
拡大科目群
キャリア支援科目
後期
１単位
週１コマ
演習
木４
主として２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Students will be introduced to issues surrounding scientific writing and presenting.
Topics will include how to avoid some of the most common errors of expression (both
written and oral), through the use of examples and opportunities to practice. Focus will
be on how to structure a scientific report and to write concisely in English, again with
help from real-life examples. Teaching will include open discussions and opportunities
for students to participate in “mini-symposia” as both presenters and discussants.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Introduction. Aims of scientific writing
2. Common errors to avoid when writing
3. Basic structure of psychology research papers
4. Writing in concise English
5. In-class construction of a report
6. Critical analysis of sample manuscripts
7. In-class exercises
8. Introduction to presenting in English
9. Some presentation hints
10. Visual aids: good and not so good
11. Asking questions, and responding orally in English
12. Student mini-symposium 1 (presentations, questions in English)
13. Student mini-symposium 2 (presentations, questions in English)
14. Overview of course
Note: The contents of specific lectures may change.
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Evaluation will be based on attendance (20%), a short oral presentation (30%) and a final
written exam (50%).
Textbook:
Lecture notes/slides will be distributed.
Textbook (supplemental):
Glasman-Deal, H. "Science research writing: a guide for non-native speakers of English"
(Imperial College Press) ISBN: 978-1848163102
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
There are no specific office hours.
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Course Title: Business English
Instructor: 経営管理大学院 准教授
W. Baber
拡大科目群
キャリア支援科目
前期
１単位
週１コマ
演習
火２
主として１・２回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Communication in English from a business perspective (not academic English):
person to person and B2B. Includes writing and speaking skills. This course teaches
correct manners in email and on line (netiquette); tone, level, and formality; how to
communicate effectively and efficiently as expected in the English speaking world; how
to design your writing for readability, and make business presentations.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
Lecture 1: How to interact; Tone, level, formality
Lecture 2: Email and online I
Lecture 3: Discussion/verbal skills
Lecture 4: Email and online II
Lecture 5: Writing design, discussion/verbal skills
Lecture 6: Discussion skills
Lecture 7: Discussion skills
Lecture 8: Writing design, memo
Lecture 9: Informative efficient writing
Lecture 10: Informative efficient writing
Lecture 11: Verbal/presentation skills
Lecture 12: Management presentations
Lecture 13: Management presentations
Lecture 14: Make your case breifly!
Lecture 15: Make your case breifly!
equirements for taking the course:
R
Strong English required. Ability to listen and ask questions in English. Willingness speak
to classmates and instructor in English. No Japanese language will be used in the course.
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
In-class evaluation of activities and oral assignments; written assignments.
Textbook:
Class materials will be provided.
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
Office hours are Thursday afternoons.
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Course Title: How to Read a Scientific
Paper
Instructor: 生命科学研究科 教授
James Hejna
拡大群
自然系
前期
２単位
週１コマ
ポケゼミ
水２
１回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Keyword: English / Biology / Scientific literature / Analysis
Scientific literacy is essential for a scientific career. More importantly, however, for
a democracy to function, an educated electorate must be capable of discerning fact
from hyperbole. In this class, we will examine a few influential papers in depth. This will
introduce you to a basic approach to reading the primary scientific literature that will
help you to reach your own conclusions about the data.
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Types of Scientific Communication and Resources
2. Introduction of 1st paper
3. The process of understanding content
4. Analysis of the Abstract and Introduction
5. Understanding the Methods
6. Analysis of Figures and Results
7. Analysis of the Discussion
8. Analysis of style
9. Analysis of Paper #2 Abstract and Introduction (student presentations)
10. Analysis of Paper #2 Methods (student presentations)
11. Analysis of Paper #2 Figures and Results (student presentations)
12. Analysis of Paper #2 Discussion and style (student presentations)
13. Analysis of paper #3 (In-class group effort)
The class is open to all 1st year students, although the papers will mainly come from the
field of Biology. Grading will be based on attendance, participation, and a take-home
written assignment.
equirements for taking the course:
R
None
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
Take-home essay exam
Textbook:
None
Textbook(supplemental):
Others(about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
履修制限の方法：受講定員を超える受講申込があった場合は無作為に抽選を行います。
（受講定員８人）
教室：共北３３
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Course Title: Frontiers in Theoretical
Physics I
Instructor: 基礎物理学研究所 特定准教授
Antonio De Felice
拡大群
自然系
前期
２単位
週１コマ
ポケゼミ
水５
１回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Keyword: Theoretical Physics / modern physics
This will be in the form of a small class (around 7 students). The purpose is to learning
interactively various up-to-date topics in theoretical physics. Topics will be taken from
journals like Physics Today, Physics World, Nature etc.. The topics taken in this course
are different from those in the course "Frontiers in Theoretical Physics II".
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Each of us would read in turn a paper and report her/his impressions to the other
people.
2. The paper will be freely chosen consistently with field of theoretical physics.
3. In case the paper requires more work, analysis, the same paper can be discussed in
groups.
4. As for the paper, the student must be able to get the key-message and show to the
others why the paper might (or might not) be of inportance in theoretical physics.
5. Share comments, and toss out possible new ideas to expand the idea of the original
paper.
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
submissions of reports.
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
履修制限の方法：受講定員を超える受講申込があった場合は無作為に抽選を行います。
（受講定員７人）
教室：基礎物理学研究所（北部構内）
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SYLLABUSES
Course Title: Frontiers in Theoretical
Physics II
Instructor: 基礎物理学研究所 特定准教授
Antonio De Felice
拡大群
自然系
後期
２単位
週１コマ
ポケゼミ
水５
１回生
全学向
Outline and Purpose of the Course:
Keyword: Theoretical Physics / modern physics
This will be in the form of a small class (around 7 students). The purpose is to learning
interactively various up-to-date topics in theoretical physics. Topics will be taken from
journals like Physics Today, Physics World, Nature etc.. The topics taken in this course
are different from those in the course "Frontiers in Theoretical Physics I".
Course schedule (Theme/Weeks/Description):
1. Each of us would read in turn a paper and report her/his impressions to the other
people.
2. The paper will be freely chosen consistently with field of theoretical physics.
3. In case the paper requires more work, analysis, the same paper can be discussed in
groups.
4. As for the paper, the student must be able to get the key-message and show to the
others why the paper might (or might not) be of inportance in theoretical physics.
5. Share comments, and toss out possible new ideas to expand the idea of the original
paper.
Requirements for taking the course:
Method of Evaluation and Criteria:
submissions of reports.
Textbook:
Textbook (supplemental):
Others (about the indication of studies out of class, office hour etc.):
履修制限の方法：受講定員を超える受講申込があった場合は無作為に抽選を行います。
（受講定員７人）
教室：基礎物理学研究所（北部構内）
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James R. Anderson
-Introduction to Comparative Psychology (page11)
-Introduction to Primate Behavior and Cognition (page12)
-Digesting Scientific English (page96)
-Scientific Writing and Presenting in English (page98)
As a comparative psychologist, I am interested in various aspects of social behavior, learning and cognition in
humans and other species, especially nonhuman primates. In the social domain some of the topics I have studied
include the influence of dominance status in the context of competitive feeding tests, and the effects of brief
separations and social tension on social and self-grooming.
My studies in cognition have examined self-recognition and mirror-image reactions in various primate species
including humans, and tool-use by macaques and capuchin monkeys. Other work involved training primates to control
and memorize the expression of natural behaviors such as scratching, yawning, and facial expressions. I have also
studied nonhuman primates’ and human children’s processing of nonverbal communicative signals; this developed
into studies of intentional communication (including deception) and understanding of third-party interactions.
I am also interested in behavioral adaptations in natural environments, having conducted field work on macaques,
baboons, and chimpanzees. I also have a long-standing interest in environmental enrichment for zoo and
laboratory-housed animals, having conducted and supervised studies of abnormal behaviors and the effects of
providing inanimate objects, foraging substrates, and small swimming pools as enrichment for captive primates in
captivity.
David Avis
-Fundamentals of Informatics (page75, 81)
-Fundamentals of Discrete Optimization(page77)
Fundamentals of Informatics: I started learning about informatics as an undergraduate in
1968 when computers were extremely rare and very expensive. Later as a PhD student I
learned about exciting new research in the field of algorithms. This subject is much older than
computers and dates back at least to Euclid who computed with ruler and compass. Modern
computers began with the Colossus computer designed and built by Alan Turing during WWII for code breaking.
As a student I could hardly imagine that algorithms would be in use on a daily basis by billions of users all over the
world on their smart phones and laptops. As the subject has developed it is clear that many important fundamental
ideas can now be explained and understood by a very wide audience. The goal of this course is to study various
aspects of informatics that form the foundation of computation and the internet. Each lecture is devoted to a
separate topic with applications chosen from a wide range of areas.
Fundamentals of Discrete Optimization: I became interested in discrete optimization as an undergraduate at
the University of Waterloo and continued my studies as a doctoral student at Stanford in the field of Operations
Research. Since 1977 I have taught courses related to this subject at McGill University and from 2010 at Kyoto
University. What was once advanced theoretical material with little hope of application, due to the very limited
computation power at the time, has now become part of every day life. Scheduling and routing problems are
fundamental in many domains and form an easily accessible and understandable introduction to the topic of
computational intractability. These are problems which are often extremely easy to state but extremely difficult to
solve, even with the vast computation power now available. By use of Bill Cook's remarkable book, In Search of the
Traveling Salesman, written for a very wide general audience, we will explore this exciting domain.
W. Baber
-Business Thinking (page95)
-Negotiation (page97)
-Business English (page99)
My courses will teach business English and business thinking and the ability to express your ideas appropriately
for the English speaking world. The English speaking world is more friendly and at the same time more
confrontational than Japan. Therefore to improve your talent for global action, you must engage in the expected
give/take of thought and speech. These skills of the English speaking business world are quite different than
business skills required in Japanese settings.
My courses will move quickly while requiring lots of action, preparation, and thought! These courses are not
designed to boost abstract ability - they are designed to boost your ability to communicate effectively in the real
world.
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Fred B. Bercovitch
-Zoo Biology (page54)
-Conservation Biology (page55)
Zoo Biology: I have studied many species in captivity and in the wild, including baboons,
cheetahs, African elephants, California condors, giraffe, rhesus monkeys, and koalas. My
research interests, experience, and background aim at combining social behavior, ecology, genetics, demography,
life history, endocrinology, and evolution into a framework for increasing our understanding of animal lives. This
information is useful as a guide to zoo biology. The major goal of the class in ZOO BIOLOGY is for students to
learn more about zoos and aquariums, and the importance of zoos for education, research, and conservation. My
lectures will mostly be based on the assigned textbook, “An Introduction to Zoo Biology and Management”, by Paul A.
Rees, but I will supplement the material with some of my own studies from the San Diego Zoo, including my work on
koalas.
Conservation Biology: I have studied many species in captivity and in the wild, including baboons, cheetahs,
African elephants, California condors, giraffe, rhesus monkeys, and koalas. My research interests, experience,
and background aim at combining social behavior, ecology, genetics, demography, life history, endocrinology, and
evolution into a framework for increasing our understanding of animal lives. This information is useful in constructing
conservation management plans. The major goal of the class in CONSERVATION BIOLOGY is for students to
learn more about wildlife in nature, the threats to the planet, and why conservation is important. My lectures will
mostly be based on the assigned textbook, “A Primer of Conservation Biology”, by Richard B. Primack, but I will
supplement the material with some of my own studies, including my current work in Africa on giraffe.
Antonio De Felice
-Introduction to Cosmology (page42)
-Theory of Special Relativity (page45)
-Frontiers in Theoretical Physics I, II (page101, 102)
My profile: My name is Antonio De Felice. I am a 40 years-old Italian cosmologist, who has worked in several
countries: USA, UK, Belgium, Japan, Thailand, and now, once more in Japan. My topic is to try to understand gravity
and its nature.
My message: Cosmology is one of the most fascinating branch of theoretical physics. It studies the evolution
of our universe, from its origins up to our time. In this course we will study the properties of galaxies, the key
observables used in observations, the big-bang model, its success and the most recent controversies in today's
cosmological theories. I think that any student who is interested in this topic should attend this class. I will try to make
it as exciting as it deserves to be, with your appreciated help.
FLORES Giancarlo
-Fundamental Physics A (page43)
-Introduction to Earth Science A (page67)
-Introduction to Engineering Geology (page69)
-Practice of Basic Informatics (page72)
Giancarlo Flores graduated in Peru with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, and went on to acquire practical
construction and operational experience working for nearly 8 years for Shell Oil. Interested in environmental topics,
he came to Kyoto University where he graduated with a master’s degree in Urban and Environmental Engineering,
and a PhD in Global Environmental Studies. His current research topics remain in the Geoenvironmental Engineering
area, dealing with ways to study and prevent soil contamination.
As a current faculty member of Kyoto University, he is responsible for undergraduate classes in the first three
years of the civil engineering course.
The goal of his first year classes is to gain basic understanding on the behavior of our planet so as to be able
of better designing structures, taking care of health, safety, and environment concerns, and to learn the basics on
computer programming, discovering how to unlock the immense power that the latest computers have to help us deal
with the complex calculations that are part of modern engineering.
During the second and third year, his classes will focus more on geotechnical and geoenvironmental issues. Students
will learn to work with the ground as the base of all construction works, and will also learn how to deal with the
environmental problems that we cause to this same ground with our own human activities.
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Fustin Jean-Michel
-Basic Biology and Metabolism (page86)
-Introduction to Biological Rhythms (page87)
-Introduction to Physiology (page90)
Dr. Fustin is a Belgian researcher in Physiology and Metabolism. After studying at The University of Namur,
Belgium, he went to Aberdeen in Scotland where he obtained his PhD investigating seasonal rhythms in Mammals.
In 2008, he moved to the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Kyoto University as a Postdoctoral fellow,
where he made important discoveries in the metabolism of nucleotides and nucleic acids.
Science is an international discipline; the topmost magazines in any subjects are all published in English. While
translations can be found in the media, there is always something that is lost or changed in the process. As University
Graduates, we should be able to understand by ourselves original scientific content written or spoken in their
original language: English.
James Hejna
-Molecules and Cells (page58)
-Introduction to Genetics and Evolution (page62)
-Basic Genetic Engineering (page64)
-How to Read a Scientific Paper (page100)
Profile: James Hejna received his PhD in Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He is
primarily interested in how cells maintain their genomes, and the diseases that result when these critical maintenance
pathways are defective, but his interests are actually quite broad. He is active in teaching graduate students to
effectively communicate their results in English. He joined Kyoto University in 2010.
Message to students: The courses will cover the basics of molecular and cellular biology, genetics, and an
introduction to genetic engineering techniques and scientific literature. When I was an undergraduate student, many
years ago, the power of genetic engineering was just beginning to be unleashed, and it is even more powerful and
exciting now. I will try to convey that same sense of excitement.
Entering undergraduate students at Kyoto University may have better English skills than first-year graduate
students! I hope to capitalize on your proficiency to build a strong foundation of basic biology with an English
vocabulary. Even for students who don’t continue in biology, I hope that the courses will train you to be good
“followers” of biology, if not “practitioners”, and that the courses will be valuable experiences.
Ken Hijino
-Japan's Political Economy (page25)
-Modern Classics in Comparative Politics (page26)
-Japanese Politics (page27)
I am a political scientist with an MPhil and PhD in Japanese Studies from Cambridge University (UK) and a BA
in East Asian history from Wesleyan University (USA) with a short career as Tokyo correspondent for the Financial
Times of London. My current research interests are the organization of political parties, local government, and the
ideas of legitimacy in political reform in Japan and elsewhere. My father is Japanese and my mother is Swedish.
I have lived in numerous countries including Japan, Sweden, UK, USA, France, Taiwan, and China. I like walking,
talking, thinking and eating, but usually not all at once.
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岩間 一雄
-Introduction to Contemporary Algorithms (page74)
Suppose that you are going to the American-food restaurant a bit north of Hyakumanben (on the west side of
Higashioji) from the north gate of the main campus, to buy a lunch box. This is a quite normal daily life and seems
nothing important. However, if you are studying "algorithms," it IS important, since we need to make two (or four
for round trip) crosses of big streets, one for Imadegawa and the other for Higashioji. The essence of algorithms is
efficiency, in other words, you do not want to wait a red signal. In fact, I never wait the red even for a second, for
which I am closely watching the signal when I am heading for Hyakumanben to make a "optimal" plan, when and
where to make two crosses not necessarily at Hyakumanben intersection. Algorithms are related to computers, but to
me, it is more like a "general strategy" to make something better in your life and/or your society. "Introduction to
Contemporary Algorithms" gives you basic ideas of such an interesting world of today's algorithms.
Adam-Wladyslaw JATOWT
-Fundamentals of Informatics I (page73, 79)
-Information and Society I (page84, 85)
I am an associate professor working at Kyoto University in the Department of Social Informatics. I have received
Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology from the University of Tokyo, Japan in 2005. My research interests
include data mining on the web, information retrieval and computational approaches to social sciences such as to
historical studies.
I welcome all students to attend my courses, especially, students interested in new computer technologies and
in social aspects of information. I hope we can have many interesting discussions and that you can develop your
interests and opinions about IT technologies and their impact on society.
“Fundamentals of Informatics I” lecture will provide general introduction into the topics of “information literacy”. It
will cover many technical topics related to collecting, searching, managing, analyzing and presenting information.
“Information Society Lecture I” will offer broad overview of social impacts of information technologies and
information in general. This lecture can be useful for students interested in diverse aspects of modern society seen
from the viewpoint of computer-related technologies.
Chul-Woo KIM
-Mathematical Description of Natural Phenomena (page34)
-Linear Algebra A (page36)
-Basic Informatics (page80)
Dr. Chul-Woo Kim currently serves as Professor of Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering in
Graduate School of Engineering. Kim has taught widely across International course in civil engineering of
department of global engineering, faculty of engineering.
Most of his research activities have been focused on dynamics and system identification of bridge structures, which
are focused on the computational and theoretical aspects of structural engineering. He has co-authored more than
140 International Journal and conference papers on structural dynamics and system identification, and one book on
reliability and optimization of structural systems.
Currently he teaches the Mathematical Description of Natural Phenomena in which he discusses how Math is used
in various disciplines of engineering applying what he has learnt from his research activities. He favors classroom
dynamics that encourage young minds from diverse backgrounds to learn different ways of thinking to cope with
problems through dialogues.
The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we create them.
– Albert Einstein –
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Sunmin Kim
-Physics of Wave and Oscillation (page41)
-Advanced Dynamics (page44)
Dr. Sunmin Kim got his doctoral degree at Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering of Kyoto
University after he finished his undergraduate and master course at Chungnam National University, Korea. His
research background is based on civil engineering and hydrology specializing in water resources management
and flood risk management. He is interesting in solving various types of international water problems from an
engineering aspect considering environmental change and climate change. He is giving several lectures for
undergraduate course with subjects related to physics and engineering mathematics, which are Physics of Wave
and Oscillation, Probabilistic and Statistical Analysis and Exercises, Advanced Dynamics, Scientific English 1B. Feel
free to come to his exciting classes and enjoy his energetic lectures.
Gabriele Koziol
-Introduction to European Law (page24)
studied law and translation studies (English, Japanese) at the Universities of Vienna (Austria) and Sheffield
(UK) and obtained a doctorate in law from the University of Regensburg (Germany). After working as research
assistant at the Universities of Frankfurt/Main and Vienna as well as the Japanese law department of the MaxPlanck-Institute for International and Comparative Law, she joined Kyoto University in October 2013 as associate
professor at the Graduate School of Law. Her research interest lies in the field of private law (property law, law of
obligation), particularly in a comparative context.
The course “Introduction to European Law” will give an introduction to the European Union, its history and legal
framework. It will look at the different layers of law currently in force in Europe and therefore will give an overview
of the national legal systems of the various European countries as well as European Union law. A further topic will
be the role of law in the European unification process. We will deal with questions such as how and to what extent
can the laws of different countries with different cultural backgrounds be unified and what are the benefits and
costs of harmonization of laws.
Xuefang Liang
-Fundamentals of Machine Vision (page76, 82)
-Information Literacy for Academic Study (page78, 83)
My profile: Associate Professor at the Department of Intelligence Science and Technology, Graduate School
of Informatics. His interests include computer vision, pattern recognition, image processing, and computational
geometry.
Message to students: Information comes from various sources, such as images, sounds and languages, life,
and cognition. Unprocessed information is rather immense, coarse and incoherent. The procedure of abstracting
concise, accurate and logical information is named as intelligent information processing. In this program, we nurture
students to have an ability of finding effective information, and emphasize the cutting-edge technologies for
intelligent information processing. Meanwhile, we train students to think independently, free mind, and embrace the
spirit of innovation in an international environment.
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LOPEZ, Mario Ivan
-Introduction to Anthropology (page13, 18)
-Introduction to Globalization (page16, 21)
I am an anthropologist who has resided in Japan for over 13 years and I have done research on migrants settled
in Japan from Latin America (Peru) and the Philippines. I’m mainly interested in migration and movement of people
in the Asian pacific region and how people create networks between and across nations.
On the course relating to Globalization, I will introduce students to nine core processes that define modern
globalization and explain through examples core concepts that help to understand them. These processes will be
explored in the format of a short lecture along with concrete and relevant examples. Only one modified text will be
used throughout the course, along with other materials. These will act as a ‘stepping stone’ for students to explore
concepts relevant to understanding globalization at a regional and global level.
On the course that deals with anthropology, I offer an introduction to the discipline and its practical relevance to
understanding modern day societies and culture. Students will be introduced to the discipline’s basic core concepts:
its formation and understanding of exchange processes, kinship, marriage, culture, nature, gender and ethnicity,
class and race, the nation, religion and ritual, colonialism and other topics. The course will use materials prepared
during the course along with real life examples to place the study of cultures and societies in contexts with the aim
of deepening student’s knowledge and interest in other societies, languages and cultures.
馬 欣欣 (Xinxin Ma)
-Economics of Health and Health Care (page88)
As a child, I dreamed of becoming a doctor who could save many people’s lives. After graduating from China
Medical University, I worked as a physician in a national hospital in China for nine years. But I wanted to do more
for society.
After the 1990s, market reform has been promoted in China. With the rapid growth of the Chinese economy,
more people have become wealthy. However the problem of inequality in access to healthcare has become even
more serious as the income gap has widened. As a medical doctor, working in a hands-on practice is an important
job, but by becoming an economist I could help ensure that more people’s lives are better because they could live
in a safer and happier society. In order to realize this belief, over fourteen years ago I went to Japan to study
economics.
In my lectures on the Economics of Health and Healthcare, we will discuss questions such as why public health
expenses and national health insurance (NHI) systems are needed in the world, and which factors affect the supply
and demand of healthcare. These are very important issues that affect millions of lives.
I like the poem “although the sky is wider than the sea, the human mind and heart are wider than the sky.” Please
join me for this lecture and widen your understanding about health and healthcare in relation to the world economy.
松沢 哲郎
-Comparative Cognition (page57)
Matsuzawa has been studying chimpanzee intelligence both in the laboratory and in the wild. The laboratory
work is known as “Ai-project” since 1976. He has also been studying the tool use in the wild chimpanzees at BossouNimba, Guinea, West Africa, since 1986. Matsuzawa tries to synthesize the field and the lab work to understand
the nature of chimpanzees. He developed a new research domain of “comparative cognitive science” through his
pioneering works on perception, cognition, learning, and memory in chimpanzees. He published journal papers and
also the books such as “Primate origins of human cognition and behavior”, “Cognitive development in chimpanzees”,
“The chimpanzees of Bossou and Nimba”, from Springer. He got several prizes including Prince Chichibu Memorial
Award for Science in 1991, Jane Goodall Award in 2001, The Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2004, and Person of
Cultural Merit in 2013. The class in COMPARATIVE COGNITION aims to access to the evolutionary origins of human
mind by comparing the cognition in different species of living primates.
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Andrew McIntosh
-Animal Behavior (page56)
I am an Associate Professor at Kyoto University’s Wildlife Research Center and Primate Research Institute. I
received the PhD degree in primatology from the Division of Biological Sciences of Kyoto University in 2010,
after having studied biological anthropology at the University of Calgary during my undergraduate and Master’s
degree programs in my home country of Canada. I have studied primate behavioral ecology on 3 continents
over the last 15 years. My current work links primate behavior with infectious disease ecology, both in Japan and
in tropical forest ecosystems. I’ve also begun working with various penguin species to understand links between
foraging behavior, resource distributions and various ecological challenges like infectious disease and climate
change. As a continuing student of animal behavior myself, I really look forward to embarking on this journey with
students enrolled in this course. Watching animals in their natural environments, and even in zoos, sanctuaries or even
farms for that matter, is always a rewarding experience, but understanding the roots of what we see, discovering
why animals do what they do, is all the more so. And by turning an inquisitive eye toward better understanding our
animal cousins, who knows, we just might learn a little something about why we humans do what we do as well. Join
me in learning more about animal behavior and let’s just see what we can learn about ourselves along the way.
MCLELLAN, Benjamin
-Introduction to Mineral Resources (page68)
-Introduction to Sustainable Development (page71)
Ben has been working in the area of sustainability – broadly within the energy and minerals industries – since
2003. He is originally from Australia and has been at Kyoto University in the Graduate School of Energy Science
since 2010.
Introduction to Minerals Resources: Many of the products and services that we use today rely heavily on minerals
extracted from the Earth`s crust. This subject will help students understand how these minerals are geologically
accumulated and industrially extracted, so that they can understand the limitations and potential of these resources.
Introduction to Sustainable Development: Sustainability and Sustainable Development are globally important,
locally relevant, concepts covering a broad range of academic disciplines and reflecting various aspects of society,
environment and economy. These concepts are critical issues of our time. This course will encourage students to start
the journey of understanding the theoretical frameworks, historical evolution and application of sustainability in
context.
Amelie Perron
-Basic Organic Chemistry A, B (page47, 49)
-Organic Chemistry of Life (page48)
-Everyday Life Chemistry (page50)
I am Canadian and I have studied Biochemistry as an undergraduate student. After that, I got my Ph.D. in
Neuroscience at McGill University (Montreal). I have been doing research in Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto) for about 6 years.
My background covers drug receptor interactions, molecular engineering and small organic molecules for controlling
cell behavior. I also worked as a patent analyst for drug discovery related to chemical biology.
I am very excited to be part of the English program for Liberal Arts and Sciences of Kyoto University. My classes
are open for both International and Japanese students who are aware of the need for developing international
skills to become global leaders.
The “Chemistry of Life” class will be taught through edX as a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) where you
will have the chance to interact with thousands of students from all around the world. The “Basic Organic Chemistry”
classes are intended to science students who want to get the “Big Picture” of organic chemistry. A class for nonscience majors will also be offered as “Everyday Life Chemistry” to provide an overview of simple chemical
concepts behind daily life.
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INSTRUCTORS
Garry John PILLER
-Basic Plant Science (page51)
-Introductory Plant Ecology (page52)
-Principles of Horticulture (page53)
-Introduction to Food Sustainability (page94)
I joined the Graduate School of Agriculture in April 2012, with teaching responsibilities in sustainable agriculture
and scientific communication.
Prior to this, my career spanned from horticultural research in a research institute to agricultural extension in both
the public and private sector. The latter was mainly undertaken in a developing country context.
This extensive field experience brought home to me the value of mastering basic concepts, as well as the
adaptability to quickly self-learn new skill sets, when and where needed.
These two values underline my passion for my role (as I see it) here at Kyoto University as a “facilitator for
capacity building” in the field of plant science.
My personal philosophy on education:
“Education is not about content delivery, or teaching students “everything they need to know”, but about capacity
building: enabling students to become skilled, flexible, self -propelled learners, capable of taking on the next unknown
challenge around the corner”.
Ali Gul QURESHI
-Advanced Linear Algebra (page37)
-Linear Algebra B (page40)
-Fundamental Physics B (page46)
Profile: Dr. Qureshi has earned a doctoral degree in Engineering from Department of Urban Management,
Kyoto University. He has also got a Master of Engineering degree from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand,
and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Mehran university of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan.
Message and Courses Specialization: A sound knowledge of advanced mathematics and basic sciences
such as physics, are vital to be successful in a wide range of fields of studies in science including many fields of
engineering. The courses on Linear Algebra B and Advanced Linear Algebra introduce many basic and advanced
topics, such as vector spaces, linear mappings, systems of linear equations and their solutions with some applications.
A variety of topics related to electricity and magnetism are covered in the course on Fundamental Physics B. We all
know that knowledge about science and arts has a very limited value if it cannot be communicated in an effective
way; therefore the course titled Scientific English II attempts to groom communication skills in form of presentation
and discussion skills. I believe teaching is also a form of learning, therefore, lets join to learn and explore together.
Sven Rudolph
-Contemporary Economics A (page29, 30)
-Contemporary Economics B (page31, 32)
Before coming to Kyoto University, I was Assistant Professor for the Political Economy of Environmental Policy
at Kassel University, Germany. My particular research focus is on climate policy and energy policy as well as
on market-based instruments such as emissions trading and eco-taxes. On these subjects, besides Germany and
Japan, I have also done research in the UK and the US and have presented on numerous international conferences
in Europe, America, and Asia. As a university lecturer, I have always strived for an interactive, cooperative, and
motivating way of teaching. In class I use multiple learning methods, and the courses aim at being highly practiceoriented, immediately applying the theoretical concepts to real-world problems. Now I am very much looking
forward to teaching but also learning from students in Japan.
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SANGA-NGOIE Kazadi
-Environmental Geoscience (page65)
-Remote Sensing in Geoscience (page66)
-Dynamics of the Humanosphere (page70)
-Renewable Energy Science (page92)
Nationality: The Democratic Republic of CONGO (DRC)
Dr Sci (Geophysics), Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (1989)
Professor Emeritus, Mie University (2008)
Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (2007-2014)
The earth’s humanosphere is now facing many urgent environmental issues that have to solve in a sustainable
way, in order to secure the continuity of life on this planet. Both the teaching and research from the Laboratory of
Climate and Ecosystems Dynamics are tailored to contribute to finding an integrated solution to these issues, with a
special attention to the tropical area. Our final aim is: (1) to train young people with a strong scientific knowledge
on the state and the dynamics of the changes in the earth’s climate and ecosystems, including energy and material
flow, and their interactions with human activities, and (2) to train them for analytical skills needed for analyzing
issues and devising development scenarios for decision-makers. This will make of them true Environmental Opinion
Leaders (researchers, planners, entrepreneurs, public officers or educators) from within the society where they live,
able to contribute to sustainable use management of natural and environmental resources of our life-sustaining
biosphere. Come and join us!
Jane SINGER
-Topics in Human Geography (page23)
-Introduction to Sociology (page33)
-Environmental Social Science (page91)
-Topics in Sustainable Development (page93)
Professional background: Jane Singer is associate professor of the Graduate School of Global
Environmental Studies. An American with 30 years’ residence in Japan, she was formerly a professional magazine
and newspaper journalist and editor. She specializes in development studies, focusing on human migration and
displacement and community resilience, with a regional focus on Southeast Asia.
Message about my courses: I’m interested in how people are affected by the process of economic
development and environmental change, and in my courses we will study interactions of people, and of people
and the environment, using readings, videos, lectures, and classroom discussion. Students will also conduct their own
research on topics that interest them, to share with others in the class. Even students without much background in the
social sciences should find many topics that will relate to their studies and their interest in a rapidly changing world
impacted by globalization, technological innovation and climate change. The English language is the communicative
tool used for study and expression, but the objective of these courses is to master the content – development studies,
environment studies, human geography or sociology. I hope that as we learn, ask questions and express our ideas
you’ll find that your English-language competencies will naturally improve along with your understanding.
YOUSSEFIAN Shohab
-Introduction to Biochemistry (page59, 60)
-Introduction to Molecular Biotechnology (page61)
-Principles of Genetics (page63)
Growing up I was always amazed how science could tell us about the past, present and future
- dinosaurs, how our bodies work and next month’s weather. I was particularly excited about biology; especially
how genes controlled our lives. After studying genetics/biochemistry at university, I traveled through Africa for
several months and witnessed the tragic effects of hunger. I therefore returned to England, determined to help
develop crops that could feed such people. After finishing my MPhil and PhD in plant genetics at Cambridge, I
moved to Akita, where for the next 26 years I worked on plant molecular biology, developing novel resources for
improving crop plants. Just recently, I have moved to Kyoto where I now hope to share my passion and wonder
about our biological world. So, here I hope to show in my ‘Biochemistry’ course the common thread that runs
throughout all life; in my ‘Genetics’ course, the intricate complexities of how genes function and are regulated,
and finally through my ‘Molecular Biotechnology’ lectures how to exploit these resources for man’s benefit while
preserving our environment. There are still many basic questions and puzzles about life that must be answered so
that all humanity can benefit from our advances, and I am certain that you are the ones that will solve these!
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