· Web viewCourse Syllabus: Spring Semester 2016 Course Short List *The course information from page 26 through 31 is subject to change. Notice: There are variety of ‘Other Courses’

Course Short ListNo. Course Type Area off Study Course Title Credits

1 Special Course Culture J apanese Society and Lifestyles 2

2 Special Course Culture Globalization Support Internship II: Practicum No.2 2

3 Special Course Culture J apanese Art and Global Education 2

4 Special Course Culture Cross-Cultural Studies on Education 2

5 Special Course Analysis Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (Introductory Statistics and Regression Analysis) 2

6 Special Course Business /Management J apanese Business and Organizational Management 2

7 Special Course Culture/Business/Economics Study on J apanese Companies and Organizations 2

8 Special Course Culture/Business/Economics The Independent Study on J apanese Companies and Organizations 1

9 Special Course Culture J apanese Culture and Peace 2

10 Special Course Culture The Independent Study on J apanese Culture and Peace 1

11 Special Course Culture/Business/Economics Study on International Issues and Challenges 3

12 Special Course Culture Politics and Foreign Relations of J apan 2

13 Special Course Economics Business Economics 2

14 Special Course Science Recent Developments in Biological Sciences 2

15 Special Course Science Modern Chemistry 2

16 Integrated Course Science Introduction to Linguistics 2

17 Integrated Course Language Psycholinguistics 2

18 Integrated Course Culture /Language English Grammar 2

19 Integrated Course Language English Phonology 2

20 Integrated Course Law Legal System and J apanese Society 2

21 Integrated Course Technology CMOS Logic Circuit Design 2

22 Integrated Course Science Tropical Biosphere Science Ⅲ TBA

23 Integrated Course Science Tropical Biosphere Science Ⅳ TBA

24 Integrated Course Culture INU Collaborated Special Lecture 2

25 Language Course Language Elementary J apanese II A 2

26 Language Course Language Elementary J apanese II B 2

27 Language Course Language Elementary J apanese II C 2

28 Language Course Language Intermediate J apanese I D 2

29 Language Course Language Intermediate J apanese I E 2

30 Language Course Language Intermediate J apanese I F 2

31 Language Course Language Intermediate J apanese II D 2

32 Language Course Language Intermediate J apanese II E 2

33 Language Course Language Intermediate J apanese II F 2

34 Language Course Language Advanced J apanese A(Listening) 2

35 Language Course Language Advanced J apanese A (Expression) 2

36 Language Course Language Academic Writing A 2

37 Language Course Language Advanced J apanese A (Cinema) 2

38 Language Course Language Advanced J apanese A(Lexical) 2

39 Language Course Language Advanced J apanese A(Analysis) 2

40 Language Course Language J apaneseEducationand Culture A 2

41 Language Course Language J apanese Society and Culture A 2

*The course information from page 26 through 31 is subject to change.

Notice: There are variety of ‘Other Courses’ taught in Japanese for regular students in various faculties.

Course Syllabus: Spring Semester 2016

HUSA students who have acquired advanced level of Japanese are eligible to take these courses with other

Japanese students. See https://momiji.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/syllabus

1) Japanese Society and

Lifestyles

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

Naoe Kawamoto

Faculty of Integrated Arts and

Sciences

English only

The aim of this course is to

deepen students’

understanding of Japanese

people and Japanese society.

In this class issues concerning

contemporary life of the

Japanese are examined and

their cultural and social

backgrounds will be lectured on

and discussed. The course will

also discuss both the

similarities and differences

between Japan and other

countries.

2) Globalization Support

Internship II: Practicum No.2

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

Naomi TSUNEMATSU

Faculty of Education

Japanese(85%)+English( 15% )

＊本インターンシップは、

「プロジェクト型インターン

シップ」である。「グローバ

ル化支援インターンシップ II:

実習 No.1」の続きである。

This is a “project-type”

internship. This is the continued

part (No.2) of the ‘Globalization

Support Internship II: Practicum

No.1’.

1) 国際観光ガイド（地域を世

界に開く観光コーディネー

ター）

HUSA interns work as a tourism

coordinator to connect the local

society to the global world.

*地域市役所及び地域社会と連

携し、地域社会の再生と活性化、

グローバル社会への対応を支援

する「国際観光ガイド」に取り

組む。

In cooperation with local city

office and local society, HUSA

interns will work as an

international tourism guide.

Interns will contribute their

international guide job to the

revitalization of the local society

which is now facing the global

society.

2) 国際交流歴史ツアー・コー

ディネーターに挑戦する。

HUSA interns work as a

coordinator for the international

exchange historical tour for

HUSA students (international

exchange students).

**「グローバル化支援インター

ンシップ II: 実習」は、秋学期

の「No.1」と次年度春学期の

No.2（春学期）の 2 部構成であ

る。プロジェクトを１年かけ

て行うため、原則、No.1（秋

学期）と No.2 の両方を受講す

ること。

There are No.1 Part & No.2

Part for the ‘Globalization

Support Internship II:

Practicum’. Students who are

taking the ‘Globalization

Support Internship II:

Practicum’ are required to

register for both No.1 (Fall

semester) and No.2 (Spring

semester), since the interns are

expected to work on the project

for 1 year.

3) Japanese Art and Global

Education

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

Kazuyo NAKAMURA


English only

This course will investigate

some of the ways in which the

theory and practice of art

education are affected by the

contemporary processes of

globalization and consider how

art education might engage

with global issues from the

perspective of multiculturalism.

The course will begin with an

exploration of the nature of

Japanese art through reading

on and practicing it, and will

look at the changing nature of

cultural practices in the time of

globalization. It will then

consider how art education

might contribute to the creation

of a more desirable cultural

order.

4) Cross-Cultural Studies on

Education

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

MARUYAMA, Yasushi


https://momiji.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/syllabus

English only

This course will consider

education in Japan as well as

other countries, and enhance

students' cross-cultural

understanding. It has the

following three objectives: 1) to

have a brief idea about

education in Japan; 2) to

understand similarities and

differences in education of

different cultures; and 3) to

possess an ability of mutual

recognition in cross-cultural

settings. Students are required

to read course materials in

advance, to attend class

discussion, to give

presentations about course

materials and education in their

own cultures, and to submit a

term paper. They may also visit

several schools near-by

campus.

The theme of this year may be

“how to plan a cultural

exchange program.”

5) Quantitative Methods in the

Social Sciences (Introductory

Statistics and Regression

Analysis)

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

WATANABE SATOSHI


English only

This course deals with the

quantitative issues related to

the use of micro-data

(individual, household, firm

data, etc.) in empirical analysis.

The primary objective of this

course is to familiarize the

students with the

statistical/econometric theory,

data sets, and empirical

methodologies used in applied

social sciences. The course is

intended to prepare you to use

the statistical analysis

techniques (e.g., linear

regression models, hypothesis

testing) in your own quantitative

research. Therefore, the

course will be weighted toward

gaining experience applying

these techniques to data using

PC software packages.

6) Japanese Business and

Organizational Management

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

WATANABE SATOSHI


English only

This course is designed to

provide students with a general

view of Japanese management

and core concepts of its

corporate governance. Class

discussions will examine how

Japanese companies coped

with environmental changes

from viewpoints of strategy,

organization, human affairs and

corporate governance.

7) Study on Japanese

Companies and Organizations

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

HOTTA TAIJI


Mainly in English

This course focuses on the

structure, management and

other characteristics of

Japanese companies and

organizations. The class

particularly asks students to

analyze and write a term paper

on Japanese companies and

organizations from a

comparative perspective of

Japanese and students’ own

cultures.

8) The Independent Study on

Japanese Companies and

Organizations

1 Credits ( 1 UCTS)

HOTTA TAIJI


Mainly in English

This course is a supplementary

class for the “Study on

Japanese Companies&

Organizations” class.

Therefore, this course cannot

be registered without taking the

main course, “Study on

Japanese Companies&

Organizations” simultaneously.

In addition to all course work of

the main class, this course

requires all registered students

to conduct research and write

an advanced-level research

paper. The student must spend

at least 45 hours of student

workload to write the research

paper by focusing on Japanese

companies or organizations.

9) Japanese Culture and Peace

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

HOTTA TAIJI


Mainly in English

This course focuses on

（ 1 ） the basic patterns of

Japanese communication in

various situations and

relationships. Although the

instructor will deal mainly with

Japanese communication

patterns, the students are

expected to study the subject

from a comparative aspect

using patterns of human

behaviors in their own region

and culture. （2）This course

will also provide an opportunity

to learn about the experience of

Hiroshima as a victim of the

atomic bomb and its approach

to peace studies. All students

are expected to write a short

research paper on a topic

relevant to the subject of this

course. The students who

would like to earn one

additional credit are required to

take another self-study course

for a Japanese cultural study.

10) The Independent Study on

Japanese Culture and Peace

1 Credits ( 1 UCTS)

HOTTA TAIJI


Mainly in English

This is a supplementary course

to the course, “Japanese

Culture and Peace”. Therefore,

a student must register for

“Japanese Culture and Peace”

simultaneously. In addition to all

the course work of the main

class, this course requires all

registered students to conduct

further research and write an

advanced-level research paper.

The student must spend

approximately 45 hours of

student workload to write the

research paper by focusing on

Japanese culture and/ or

peace.

11) Study on International

Issues and Challenges

3 Credits ( 3 UCTS)

HOTTA TAIJI


Mainly in English

This course focuses on the

study of Global issues and

future challenges, which all

AIMS & HUSA member states

are concerned. All international

students who came to study in

Hiroshima University through

AIMS and HUSA programs are

eligible to take this class,

though the number of HUSA

students will be limited, if the

total number of registration

exceeds the maximum of 15

students.

12) Politics and Foreign

Relations of Japan

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

YOSHIDA OSAMUand

MORIBE SEIICHI

Faculty of Law

English only

This course aims at providing

the basic knowledge and


politics, both domestic and

foreign, in English for Japanese

and non-Japanese students.

Students are expected to

actively participate in the

discussion that follows the

lecture delivered by the

instructors.

13) Business Economics

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

OKOCHI, Osamu

Faculty of Economics

English only

This course is to study the

business practices of Japanese

firms from the view point of

microeconomics, game theory,

and economics of information.

14) Recent Developments in

Biological Sciences

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

TBA

Faculty of Science

English only

・Molecular aspects of internal

organization of the cell

・ The extracellular matrix in

vertebrates

・ Regulation of gene

expression and genetic control

of embryogenesis in marine

invertebrates

・ Genetic programming of

body plan in vertebrates

・ Gene expression and signal

transduction of plant

・Amphibian metamorphosis

・Plant Genetics

・ Why lancelets? Chordate

origin and diversity

・ Bryophytes as primitive land

plants: diversity and unique

features

・Trans-kingdom gene transfer

phenomena

・ Plant function, metabolism

and biotechnology

・Nucleic acids structure

15) Modern Chemistry

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

Chair of the Chemistry

Department

Faculty of Science

English only

In this course, we present an

introduction of the researches

performed in the department of

chemistry, graduate school of

science in Hiroshima University.

Each subject will be presented

with omnibus manner by a

different expert of each field of

science, which covers physical

chemistry, analytical chemistry,

inorganic chemistry, organic

chemistry and biochemistry.

このコースでは，理学部化学科

の各分野（物理化学，分析化学，

無機化学，有機化学，生物化

学）の基礎概念と，最近の研究

内容についてオムニバス形式

で紹介する。

16) Introduction to Linguistics

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

Sosei　Aniya


Sciences

Japanese(20%) + English(80%)

The purpose of this class is to

introduce students to the study

of the major components of

English grammar:

phonetics/phonology,

morphology, syntax and

semantics. The following are

some of the topics which will be

covered during the term.

1. phonetics (consonants,

vowels, places and manners of

articulation)

2. phonology (phonemes and

allophones, sound changes,

rules and constraints of

phonology)

3. morphology (morphemes,

rules of word formation)

4. syntax (sentence structure,

lexicon, rules and constraints)

5. semantics (ambiguity,

thematic roles)

17) Psycholinguistics

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

Jun Yamada


Sciences

Japanese(70%)+English(30%)

トピックスは、英語拘束形態素

の習得順序、学習曲線の２つの

モデル、ab 言語、日本語にお

ける発話エラー、かなと漢字

の学習。また、後半では、英語

論文の講読をおこなう。受講者

側から研究トピックの質問や

提案があれば、それについて

付加的に考察する。 Topics

include the following:

Acquisition of bound

morphemes in English; two

learning models and learning

curves; ab language; imitation

in language learning; speech

errors in Japanese; learning

hiragana and kanji. We also

read a few papers in English

and discuss them. If students

raise questions and issue

concerning language, language

behavior, language learning,

communication, and others, we

will discuss them.

18) English Grammar

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

Jimura, Akiyuki

Faculty of Letters


伝達能力を中心にすえた英文法

を扱う。（１）語、句、節、

（２）文、（３）発話、（４）

談話またはテクストの順に見

ていく。（１）は観念ないし概

念的意味をあらわす「概念」で

ある。（２）は伝達の論理的な

思考をあらわす「情報、現実、

信念」である。（３）は文法を

話し手と聞き手の態度や行動に

関連付けるという伝達の社会的

な次元に関わる、「気分、感情、

態度」である。（４）は伝達の

組織的な側面で関わる、「まと

まりのある談話における意

味」である。この授業では、

（３）と（４）を中心に講義す

る。

This course will study a

communicative grammar of

English: (1) word, phrase, or

clause; (2) sentence; (3)

utterance; (4) discourse or text.

Words, phrases, or clauses

show ‘concepts’ connected with

notional or conceptual

meaning. Sentences show

‘information, reality and belief’

representing logical aspects of

communication. Utterances

show ‘mood, emotion and

attitude’ which involves the

social dimension of

communication, relating

grammar to the attitudes and

behaviour of speaker and

hearer. Discourses or texts

show ‘meanings in connected

discourse’ dealing with the

organization of communication.

19) English Phonology

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

Imahayashi, Osamu

Faculty of Letters


In this course students learn

how English is pronounced in

the accent normally chosen as

the standard for those learning

the English spoken in UK and

America. Students are to study

the following phonological

topics: the production of speech

sound, vowels, consonants, the

syllable, weak and strong

forms, the stress, connected

speech, intonation, historical

sound change, regional and

social variation, and the

treatment of sounds in

literature.

20) Legal System and

Japanese Society

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

Nobuhito Yoshinaka , Hajime

Nishitani, Mikio Yamaguchi

Faculty of Law


The aim of this course is to

provide chiefly overseas

students with an opportunity to

study selected issues in

Japanese society and the legal

system in comparison with

other jurisdiction. It will cover

the basic issues in

constitutional law, 　 criminal

law, 　 civil law, business law,

international law and so forth.

21) CMOS Logic Circuit Design

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

MATTAUSCH ， HANS ･JÜRGEN

Engineering


1. Introduction and Motivation

2. Short Repetition of

Integrated-Circuit Basics 3.

Static and Dynamic CMOS

Design 4. Special-Purpose

Digital Circuits 5. CMOS Layout

6. Combinational and

Sequential CMOS Circuits 7.

Logic Design for Speed

(Logical Effort) 8. Repetition of

Basic CMOS-Design Methods,

Intermediate Examination 9.

Arithmetic Modules for Addition,

Subtraction and Data Shifting

10. Arithmetic Modules for

Multiplication and Division 11.

Memories with Address or

Content-Based Access 12.

Multi-Ported Memories and

Nearest Match-Search

Memories 13. Interconnects 14.

Clock and Timing 15. Design

for Testability 16. Final

Examination

22) Tropical Biosphere Science

Ⅲ2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

TBA

Faculty of Applied Biological

Science

TBA

23) Tropical Biosphere Science

Ⅳ2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

TBA

Faculty of Applied Biological

Science

TBA

24) INU Collaborated Special

Lecture

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

HOTTA TAIJI

Liberal Arts Education

Program1


本科目は、 WebCT(Web

Course Tool) を活用し

INU （ International Network of

Universities）という本学が加

盟する世界的な教育交流コン

ソーシアムの協力を得て、ア

メリカのジェームスマディス

ン大学の教授にオンライン上

で「アメリカの文化と社会」

について英語で講義してもら

い、それを本学の担当教員が日

本語で解説しながら授業を進め

る国際教養科目である。また、

本科目では、グループごとに

アメリカの文化・社会につい

てテーマを設定し、調査し英語

で発表する機会も設けている。

対象者としては、将来海外留学

や国際的な職場での勤務を希望

しているが、英語力は現段階で

は TOEIC500-750 点程度であ

る学生を対象に開講している。

25) Elementary Japanese II A

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

TSUNEMATSU NAOMI


Student will learn basic

grammar, expressions,

vocabulary, and kanji at the

elementary level. Students will

also acquire practical usage of

Japanese language in various

situations.

26) Elementary Japanese II B

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

TSUNEMATSU NAOMI








situations.

27) Elementary Japanese II C

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

TSUNEMATSU NAOMI








situations.

28) Intermediate Japanese I D

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

ISHIHARA JUNYA


The objectives of this class are

to give students the ability to

read long compositions at

intermediate level, gain

sufficient reading

comprehension to understand

reliably what those texts try to

convey and also foster the

ability to express accurately

what the content of those texts

means.

29) Intermediate Japanese I E

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

ISHIHARA JUNYA


The objectives of this class are

to give students the ability to

read long compositions at

intermediate level, gain

sufficient reading

comprehension to understand

reliably what those texts try to

convey and also foster the

ability to express accurately

what the content of those texts

means.

30) Intermediate Japanese I F

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

SHIMOMURA MARIKO


The objective of this course is

to gain listening comprehension

ability of various types of

sentence patterns and

expressions.

31)

Intermediate Japanese II D

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

TAMURA YASUO


The aim of this class is to

cultivate students' reading skills

of long compositions and to

instill knowledge of

intermediate level grammar,

vocabulary and expressions in

students.

32)

Intermediate Japanese II E

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

TAMURA YASUO


The aim of this class is to

cultivate students' reading skills

of long compositions and to

instill knowledge of

intermediate level grammar,

vocabulary and expressions in

students.

33)

Intermediate Japanese II F

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

SAKATA TERUMI


The course focuses on: (1)


culture and society by

discussing topics in daily life;

(2) enriching vocabulary by

dealing with various daily

scenarios and situations, and

(3) developing overall

Japanese language skills

through various language

exercises.

34)Advanced Japanese A

(Listening)

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

FUKAMI KANETAKA


To acquire the ability to

understand a lecture (by

listening)

35) Advanced Japanese A

(Expression)

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

UKIDA SABUROU


To enable students to read and

write kana (the phonetic

syllabaries) and basic kanji

(Chinese characters), and to

familiarize them with

rudimentary grammar.

36) Academic Writing A

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

NAKAYA AYAMI


In this course, students will

master the height level

Japanese ability for lectures

and the research. Student will

learn the way of writing reports

in Japanese including

structures, grammar and rules

with many exercises.


(Cinema)

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

ISHIHARA JUNYA


The aims of this course are as

follows:

1) Practice of listening and

explanation of Japanese

sounds as they appear in

movies,

2) Enlarge students' vocabulary

by giving explanation about the

meaning, and usage of lines by

actors,

3) Increase understanding of

the behavior patterns of

Japanese people,

4) Increase students'

knowledge of Japanese culture

and society through the topics

dealt with in the movies.


(Lexical)

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

TAMURA YASUO


The aim of this course is to give

students a more natural ability

of expression in Japanese, by

practicing the Japanese

readings of Chinese characters,

idioms, onomatopoeia and

mimetic words.


(Analysis)

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

NAKAGAWA MASAHIRO


Students get accustomed to

writing in Japanese, and

deepen their understanding of

this language by way of

comparative analysis of

foreigners' Japanese with

native Japanese. To recognize

clearly their actual ability in

Japanese, they should write in

Japanese one essay a

week. Every essay will be

returned after it has been

corrected using a word

processor for students to

compare objectively the original

writing and the corrected

version and consider their own

problems in using Japanese. In

handouts we present wrong or

problematic writings in

Japanese and compare them

with possible rewritings or refer

to various grammar items and

typical expressions and explain

stylistic facts to analyze

Japanese natives' sense,

psychology and thought. In the

spring semester we focus on

Japanese translation and

summary work.

40) JapaneseEducation and

Culture A

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

NAKAYA AYAMI



learn Japanese school

educational

history/system/culture, informal

education in home,

contemporary educational

issues and social eductioanal

systems. These topics will help

students to

understand Japanese culture

and society. Students will do

comparative analysis with their

own experiences and country's

situation and discuss with

Japanese students in the last

class regarding the educational

and cultural matters.

41) Japanese Society

and Culture A

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

NAKAYA AYAMI



learn Japanese contemporary

cultural and social

fenomina/issues. These topics

will help students to deepen

their understanding Japan and

also the similalities/ differenses

with their own county. In this

course, students will do

comparative analysis with

worldwide statistical data and

sociological research. And also

there are six times student

group research presentation

and discussion sessions about

social issues and cultural

matters.

Graduate students are eligible

Graduate students are eligible

to take courses offered in the

graduate program.

1) Asian Cultures

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

SEKI KOKI,

MAHARJAN KESHAV LALL,

TOGAWA MASAHIKO

IDEC

English only

本講義では、国際協力や地域開

発に求められる異文化理解の

様々なアプローチについて紹

介します。授業では、多様な構

成を持つアジアの社会や文化

を理解する様々な方法につい

て考察するとともに、バング

ラデシュ、フィリピン、イン

ド、インドネシア、マレーシ

ア、ネパールなどの地域研究

に関わる具体的な事例を通し、

アジアの多様な地域や人々に

ついての理解を深め、その意

義について考察します。

This course will take the

opportunity to discuss how to

understand different cultures

and societies in Asia, which will

be helpful for the studies of

international cooperation and

development. The classes will

discuss different methodologies

and approaches for

understanding of Asian cultures

and societies, and also will

examine the important topics in

the area studies in Bangladesh,

Philippine, India, Indonesia,

Malaysia, and Nepal.

2) Environmental Management

Technology

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

YAMASHITA TAKAO,

Graduate Courses

NAKAGOSHI NOBUKAZU,

FUJIWARA AKIMASA

IDEC

English only

Lectures on Environmental

Management Technology with

respect to the following

subjects. Discussions on

Environmental Management for

integration of the lectures.

"Problems of resources, energy

and environment, Earth

System, Natural and man-made

forest ecosystems, Agro-

ecosystems and Urban

ecosystems, Environmental

issues caused by the

population problems, I/O

analysis to the environmental

issues, Evaluation methods of

the environment (i.e. non-

market goods)"

3) Education in Japan

2 Credits ( 2 UCTS)

HIRAKAWA YUKIKO

IDEC

English only

It is often said that the

economic success of Japan is

based on its success in

education. In the other hand,

many Japanese say that the

Japanese education is in crisis

and needs a drastic reform.

The objective of the course is to

find out the features of

Japanese primary and

secondary education from the

eyes of foreign students and to

discuss if the success of

Japanese education can be

applied to other countries or if

the other countries can evade

failure, learning lessons from

Japan.

Documents

· Web viewCourse Syllabus: Spring Semester 2016 Course Short List *The course information from page 26 through 31 is subject to change. Notice: There are variety of ‘Other Courses’