2022 Special Lecture: Environment

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Nakano Tamio 
Class Format
Lecture    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon5-6(W9-714)  Thr5-6(W9-714)  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.T314
Credits
2
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2022/4/20
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

In the age of the climate change, we have to face environmental crisis in order to create the sustainable future. What's happening on the earth? By researching the goal 13(Global Warming), 14(Ocean ecosystem), 15(Land ecosystem) of SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals, we will understand the real situation. What can we do by our way of living and the research? We will experience the work that reconnect for building the foundation for change. We will also learn about "Regeneration" by Paul Hawken.
The aim of this course is to understand the environmental issues which relate to ourselves, and to encourage students to act forward.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1)have an understanding of today's critical environmental situation as a great turning.
2)realize the new concept of life sustain society instead of industrial growth society for our sustainable future.

Keywords

environmental crisis, climate change, SDG’S(Sustainable Development Goals), the work that reconnects, regeneration

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

Participatory learning based on group work. It is easy to forget by just listening, but it is well learned by studying and finding by myself. So we try to make a collaborative leaning community based on a spall group of 4 people.
(In case of online, we use breakout session of zoom to make small groups.)

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Orientation, What are happening today's world, and Sustainable future. Overview of the history of environmental issues. Reflection, and writing a mini report.
Class 2 Introduction of SDGs. Reflection, and research on SDGs.
Class 3 Sharing of the research of SDGs. Reflection
Class 4 Making the relation map which focus on the discovery of interdependence of the world. Reflection
Class 5 SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 13 Research and writing a report.
Class 6 SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 13 Reflection of the first half, and writing a report.
Class 7 Reflection of the first half by sharing the reflection report. The nature of Yakushima island. Reflection
Class 8 SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 14 Reflection
Class 9 SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 14 Reflection
Class 10 SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 15 Reflection
Class 11 SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 15 Reflection
Class 12 The work that reconnects Interconnectedness of all beings. Reflection
Class 13 Regeneration by Paul Hawken Writing the final report.
Class 14 Reflection by sharing the final report. Reviewing of the all classes. Finish final report.

Out-of-Class Study Time (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.

Paul Hauken: Regeneration
Macy Joanna and Johnstone Chris, Active Hope. Tokyo: Shunju-sha; ISBN 978-4-393-33344-0. (Japanese)
SDGs: United Nation, Sustainable Development Goals.

Assessment criteria and methods

Active participation of the class and group work and homework:70%, Middle and Final report: 30%

Related courses

  • None

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

Interest in Sustainable future. No being late.
(in case of online, zoom video on)

Other

The classes will be up-dated by the situation of corona virus and the participants.

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