2020 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Breadth courses
Laboratory of Health Science C2
- Academic unit or major
- Breadth courses
- Instructor(s)
- Takeo Maruyama / Akinobu Wakayama
- Class Format
- Exercise (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Thu (W931)
- Class
- C2
- Course Code
- LAW.W111
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on measurements of health-related indexes by students themselves, and covers the fundamentals of health sciences.
Students will measure and observe physiological and psychological responses to physical exercise.
The approaches/methods are not only useful for health sciences, but applicable to study disciplines dealing with humans (e.g., mechanical engineering, life science) .
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) acquire the ability to assess health-related indexes in humans, by using physiology, biomechanics and psychology.
2) have an understanding of background mechanisms of health.
Keywords
physiology, biomechanics, psychology
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In each class, students measure several indexes or practice.
Attendance is taken in every class.
Students submit total report and measured data.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Healthy life and Practice | Understand method of Healthy life and practice. |
| Class 2 | Body type and Body composition | Estimate BMI, Body Fat and Lean Body Mass. |
| Class 3 | Respirator and cardio-vascular system | Understand the respirator and cardio-vascular system and learn measuring method of them. Estimate PWCmax, VO2max and Blood pressure. |
| Class 4 | Exercise and Consumption Energy | Understand consumption energy during walking and running. Measure Heart rate pre and post exercise. |
| Class 5 | Resistance Training | Understand functional anatomy of motor system and Biomechanics of training. Work out Squat, Push-up and Sit-up. |
| Class 6 | Mechanism of muscle contraction | Understand mechanism of ATP resynthesis and energy supply system. Estimate BMI, Body Fat and Lean Body Mass. Remeasure PWCmax |
| Class 7 | Summary and guide total report | Summarize this lecture and understand reporting assignment. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None required.
Materials on each topic are distributed.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' course scores are based on short reports (80pts total) and commitment (20pts)
Related courses
- LAW.W101 ： Health Science
- SHS.D461 ： Graduate Methodologies in Education, Welfare and Health S1
- LAH.T312 ： Special Lecture: Sports Science
- LAW.W221 ： Advanced Sports Exercise
- LAW.W121 ： Wellness Exercise
Prerequisites
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
a-wakayama[at]twcpe.ac.jp
maruyama[at]ila.titech.ac.jp