2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Breadth courses
Laboratory of Health Science D2
- Academic unit or major
- Breadth courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yoko Komada
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Thu
- Class
- D2
- Course Code
- LAW.W111
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 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 at home, write short essay, and submit it before the end of each class.
Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation | Orientation for this class |
| Class 2 | Mechanisms of sleep | Identify measurements of sleep and understand physical and mental states during sleep |
| Class 3 | Biological rhythms | Identify mechanisms of biological clock and circadian rhythms |
| Class 4 | Psychological assessment | Assess student's own sleep using sleep log and subjective questionnaires |
| Class 5 | Wearable device | Research the types and characteristics of wearable devices, and consider the advantages and disadvantages |
| Class 6 | Sleep-tech | Research the types and characteristics of sleep monitoring equipment, and consider the advantages and disadvantages |
| Class 7 | Summary and discussion | Consider health based on the content of the previous activities |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Attendance, reports
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).
komada.yoko[at]ila.titech.ac.jp
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Other
When the number of applicants exceeds the quota, it will be limited.