2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society First-Year Courses
School of Environment and Society Academic Group Literacy
- Academic unit or major
- First-Year Courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yoshie Sakamoto / Hiroshi Takagi / Kikuo Ikarashi / Shinjiro Kanae / Miki Saijo / Naoya Abe / Yoshihiko Riho / Yukihiro Koizumi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- XES.A101
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Description: This course discusses an overview including information on cutting-edge research in the fields of Architecture and Building Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering.
Aims: Students will gain an understanding of the basic ideas and thinking of each field and foster their engineering ethics as well as their international awareness.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to act as an engineer based on the basic engineering ethics and international awareness related to the Academic Group in School of Environment and Society.
Keywords
International awareness, ethics, Overview of School of Academic Group in School of Environment and Society
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This course consists of lectures. A report on the subjects covered in the lectures will be assigned toward the end of the course.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance/Introduction of "Architecture and Building Engineering". | Understand contents of the lecture. |
| Class 2 | Introduction of "Civil and Environmental Engineering". | Understand contents of the lecture. |
| Class 3 | Introduction of "Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering". | Understand contents of the lecture. |
| Class 4 | International awareness development | Understand contents of the lecture. |
| Class 5 | Ethics for technologists | Understand contents of the lecture. |
| Class 6 | Ethics for technologists engaged in the construction and engineering industry | Understand contents of the lecture. |
| Class 7 | Environmental ethics | Understand contents of the lecture. |
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)
no
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handout
Evaluation methods and criteria
Scores are based on a reporting assignment
Related courses
- XES.A102 ： School of Environment and Society Academic Group Basic Science I
- XES.A103 ： Academic Group Basic Science 2
- XES.A104 ： School of Environment and Society Academic Group Basic Science 3
- XES.P101 ： Processes for creation in science and technology【School of Environment and Society】
Prerequisites
No
Other
No