2020 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Special Lecture: Physical Activity
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Masaki Takahashi / Toshihiko Fukuoka / Hideto Tanaka / Naoyuki Hayashi / Kunihiro Sakuma / Yasunori Kotani
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Mon (W242) / 1-2 Thu (W242)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.T211
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The instructor will introduce various phenomena related to the body and physical activities, explaining the underlying physiological, engineering, psychological mechanisms, medicine and backgrounds.
Course description and aims
Students will gain an understanding of the various underlying mechanisms of physical phenomena, and be able to observe body movements from a scientific perspective.
Keywords
physical activity, sports, physiology, psychology, engineering, medicine、nutrition
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Attendance is taken every class.
Take note that the instructor changes based on the day of the week.
Capacity is 100 or less students.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Homeostasis. (on Monday) | Understand about the homeostasis. (on Monday) |
| Class 2 | Introduction on classes on Thursday. | Understand basic concepts of this course on Thursday. |
| Class 3 | Information processing of vision. (on Monday) | Understand the information processing of vision.(on Monday) |
| Class 4 | Muscular activity and health | Understand roles of muscular activity on health. |
| Class 5 | Extreme environments in human. (on Monday) | Understand the extreme environments in human.(on Monday) |
| Class 6 | Endurance exercise and health | Understand roles of endurance exercise on health. |
| Class 7 | Introduction on classes on Monday. Study about metabolic syndrome. | Understand about metabolic syndrome. |
| Class 8 | Modern society (globalization) and infectious diseases | Understand the characteristics of infections caused by globalization. |
| Class 9 | Exercise performance under high and low temperature environment. | Understand basics of thermoregulation. |
| Class 10 | Relationship between physical activity and health promotion. | Understand the relationship between physical activity and health promotion. |
| Class 11 | Exercise performance under high and low temperature environment. Consideration of the competition time at the Olympic games. | Understand thermoregulation during exercise. |
| Class 12 | Relationship between nutrition and sports. | Understand the relationship between nutrition and sports. |
| Class 13 | Effects and risks to the body of various sports events, Lifelong sport that fits you | Understand the effective application of sports activities. |
| Class 14 | Relationship between circadian rhythms and exercise and sports. | Understand the relationship between circadian rhythms and exercise and sports. |
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)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None required in English textbook.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The four instructors assess quiz and/or short reports.
Related courses
- LAW.W101 ： Health Science
- LAW.W111 ： Laboratory of Health Science
- LAH.T312 ： Special Lecture: Sports Science
- LAW.W221 ： Advanced Sports Exercise
Prerequisites
None
Other
Capacity is 100 or less students.