2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Graduate Methodologies in Education, Welfare and Health S1A
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Masaki Takahashi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Thu (W9-203)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- SHS.D466
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course covers the methodology and assessment of health promotion.
The goal of this course is to facilitate students' understanding of methodology and assessment for physiological and psychological parameters.
Course description and aims
Students will be able to understand several methodology and assessment of health sciences, and based on the concept, evaluate the validity of health related parameters.
Keywords
exercise, nutrition, sleep, biological rhythms
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
1) The instructor lectures using slides.
2) At the end of each lecture, students write a short report related to that day's lesson content.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation |
Orientation for this class. |
| Class 2 | The measurement method of body composition |
Learn the measurement method of body composition. |
| Class 3 | Assessment of nutrition/diet ① |
Understand the assessment of nutrition/diet ① |
| Class 4 | Assessment of nutrition/diet ② |
Understand the assessment of nutrition/diet ② |
| Class 5 | Assessment of exercise/physical activity |
Understand the assessment of exercise/physical activity |
| Class 6 | Assessment of sleep/circadian rhythm |
Understand the assessment of sleep/circadian rhythm |
| Class 7 | Summary |
Review and discuss methodology and assessment of health sciences |
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.
Materials used in class can be found on LMS.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students are evaluated on their understand of each course by reports.
60％ are given for the short reports in each class, and 40％ for the final presentation.
Related courses
- SHS.D441 ： Graduate Lecture in Education, Welfare and Health S1
- SHS.D442 ： Graduate Lecture in Education, Welfare and Health F1
Prerequisites
None required
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
takahashi.m.1483[at]m.isct.ac.jp
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