2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society First-Year Courses
School of Environment and Society Academic Group Basic Science I
- Academic unit or major
- First-Year Courses
- Instructor(s)
- Naoko Saio / Taisuke Yamazaki / Fumihiko Omori / Yasunori Muromachi / Yuki Takayama / Takehiko Murayama / Shinya Hanaoka
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- XES.A102
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Topics of lectures and exercises in this course are related to "planning" in the departments of architecture and building engineering, civil and environmental engineering, and transdisciplinary science and engineering.
Course description and aims
Students can understand the research and activities of "planning" in the three departments of the School of Environment and Society (Architecture and Building Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering).
Keywords
Architectural planning, Architectural history and design, Urban planning, National development planning, Infrastructure planning and management, Transportation systems, Machizukuri, Community design, Consensus building, Project, Environmental Protection.
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Classes 1–3: Research and activities related with Planning of the Department of Architecture and Building Engineering
Classes 4–5: Research and activities related with Planning of the Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
Classes 6–7: Research and activities related with Planning of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Architecture and Building Engineering -1 | Lecture and exercise |
| Class 2 | Architecture and Building Engineering -2 | Lecture and exercise |
| Class 3 | Architecture and Building Engineering -3 | Lecture and exercise |
| Class 4 | Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering -1 | Lecture and exercise |
| Class 5 | Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering -2 | Lecture and exercise |
| Class 6 | Civil and Environmental Engineering -1 | Lecture and exercise |
| Class 7 | Civil and Environmental Engineering -2 | Lecture and exercise |
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
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Books and references are introduced during classes.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluate the submitted tasks of all the three fields: architecture and building engineering, civil and environmental engineering, and transdisciplinary science and engineering.
Related courses
- XES.A103 ： Academic Group Basic Science 2
- XES.A104 ： School of Environment and Society Academic Group Basic Science 3
- XES.A101 ： School of Environment and Society Academic Group Literacy
Prerequisites
None.