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2017　Special Lecture: Physical Activity

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Hayashi Naoyuki  Fukuoka Toshihiko  Sakuma Kunihiro  Kotani Yasunori 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon1-2(W242)  Thr1-2(W242)  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.T211
Credits
2
Academic year
2017
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2017/3/17
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

The instructor will introduce various phenomena related to the body and physical activities, explaining the underlying physiological, engineering, psychological mechanisms, medicine and backgrounds.

Student learning outcomes

Students will gain an understanding of the various underlying mechanisms of physical phenomena, and be able to observe body movements from a scientific perspective.

Keywords

physical activity, sports, physiology, psychology, engineering, medicine

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Attendance is taken every class.
Take note that the instructor changes based on the day of the week.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction, system and law for health management (on Monday) Understand system and law for health management. (on Monday)
Class 2 Introduction on classes on Friday Understand basic concepts of this course.
Class 3 health checkup (on Monday) Understand about health checkup. (on Monday)
Class 4 Central nervous system for Human Motion Understand roles of brain and spinal cord on voluntary human motion.
Class 5 smoking and drinking (on Monday) Understand the influence of smoking and drinking for your body.(on Monday)
Class 6 Structure and function of skeletal muscles Structure and functions of skeletal muscles. Understand the structure and functions of skeletal muscles.
Class 7 Homeostasis Understand the concept of homeostasis
Class 8 Hypertrophy and atrophy of skeletal muscles Understand mechanisms of hypertrophy and atrophy in skeletal muscles.
Class 9 Mechanism of vision. Understand basics of vision.
Class 10 Anticipaiton and reaction time Measuring reaction times, and learning about anticipation and preparation of motor response
Class 11 Physical exercise under extreme circumstances. Understand characteristics and difficulties of physical activity under extreme circumstances.
Class 12 Sport activities, mind, and brain Understanding of sport psychology
Class 13 Human being in space. Understand physiological responses and adaptations to the outer space.
Class 14 Sport and mental training Understanding mental training skills
Class 15 Discussion on the whole theme is scheduled. Discuss various phenomena related to the body and physical activities, based on info. collected by students.

Textbook(s)

None required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None required in English textbook.

Assessment criteria and methods

The four instructors assess quiz and/or short reports.

Related courses

  • LAW.W101 ： Health Science
  • LAW.W111 ： Laboratory of Health Science
  • LAH.T312 ： Special Lecture: Sports Science
  • LAW.W221 ： Advanced Sports Exercise

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None

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