2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Graduate Lecture in Education, Welfare and Health S1
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Naoyuki Hayashi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon (W9-202)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- SHS.D441
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course covers the fundamental human physiology, including a part of physiological anthropology.
This course fascilitates students' understanding of responses in humans to various behaviors, helping develoments in new assessment by using physiological responses in humans.
Course description and aims
Students will be able to understand the concept of homeostasis, and based on the concept, explain various physiological responses in humans.
Keywords
homeostasis, measurements, physiology
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students must familiarize themselves with topis described in the required learning section before coming to class.
Class is held at 2nd Q.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Overview of homeostasis | Understand the definition of homeostasis |
| Class 2 | Transmission of information and basic of neuron | Understand the transmission of information inside of the body |
| Class 3 | Structure and functions in autonomic nervous and hormonal systems | Understand the major two systems transmitting infromation |
| Class 4 | Mechanisms of circulation control; understanding the circulatory indexes from the viewpoint of function | Understand the circulatory indexes from the viewpoint of function |
| Class 5 | Fundamentals of musclar system and neuro-muscular system. | Understand the skeletal muscles system. |
| Class 6 | Fundamentals of energy supply and metabolism | Understand the fundamentals of energy metabolism |
| Class 7 | Exercise problems to assess the students' level of understandng on what has been taught so far. | Review the course contents. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Guyton and Hall, Handbook of medical physiology,
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials will be provided.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' course scores are based on Q&A during class (20pts) and final presentation (80pts).
Related courses
- LAW.W101 ： Health Science
- LAW.W111 ： Laboratory of Health Science
- SHS.D442 ： Graduate Lecture in Education, Welfare and Health F1
Prerequisites
none
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
naohayashi[at]ila.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment
Other
This course includes the content of science.