Environmental Issues in Human Society

Course title

E0418520

Course description

Humans have developed their lives while using and modifying the environment. However, excessive use or modification beyond the recovery function of the environment causes various environmental issues. Environmental issues occur at various levels, and the factors are intertwined in complex ways.
Therefore, in the first half of this course, we will study the various environmental issues that human society has faced until now, and in the second half we will consider the two major environmental issues of climate change and waste problem and their countermeasures.

This course is a compulsory subject in the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Purpose of class

The purpose is to understand the environmental issues facing human society and to learn the basic way of thinking and specific measures in working on solutions to environmental issues.

Goals and objectives

Understanding the environmental issues facing human society.
Understanding of various measures for solving environmental issues.
Logically consider environmental issues and their solutions.

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	History of environmental issues 1	Read the syllabus of this course carefully	20minutes
1.	History of environmental issues 1	Review of the class	100minutes
2.	History of environmental issues 2	Preparation of the next class	40minutes
2.	History of environmental issues 2	Review of the class	100minutes
3.	History of environmental issues 3	Preparation of the next class	40minutes
3.	History of environmental issues 3	Review of the class	100minutes
4.	History of environmental issues 4	Preparation of the next class	40minutes
4.	History of environmental issues 4	Review of the class	100minutes
5.	Local environmental issues	Preparation of the next class	40minutes
5.	Local environmental issues	Review of the class	100minutes
6.	Global environmental issues	Preparation of the next class	40minutes
6.	Global environmental issues	Review of the class	100minutes
7.	Midterm review	Assignment	450minutes
8.	Climate change 1	Preparation of the next class	40minutes
8.	Climate change 1	Review of the class	100minutes
9.	Climate change 2	Preparation of the next class	40minutes
9.	Climate change 2	Review of the class	100minutes
10.	Climate change 3	Preparation of the next class	40minutes
10.	Climate change 3	Review of the class	100minutes
11.	Waste problem 1	Preparation of the next class	40minutes
11.	Waste problem 1	Review of the class	100minutes
12.	Waste problem 2	Preparation of the next class	40minutes
12.	Waste problem 2	Review of the class	100minutes
13.	Waste problem 3	Preparation of the next class	40minutes
13.	Waste problem 3	Review of the class	100minutes
14.	Course review and Final exam	Preparation of the final exam	450minutes
Total.	-	-	2560minutes

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Quiz	Reports	Final exam	Total.
1.	10%	10%	10%	30%
2.	5%	10%	20%	35%
3.	5%	20%	10%	35%
Total.	20%	40%	40%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

(1)Grade is given based on the following: Quiz 20%, Midterm exam or Reports 40%, Final exam 40%.
(2)You are required to attend over two-thirds of classes to take the Final exam.

Textbooks and reference materials

No particular texts are required. Suggested readings will be mentioned from time to time in the class.

Prerequisites

When more students than the max acceptance number are intended to take class, selection is made based on an assignment to all the students.
Do not be absent from the first lecture class.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions