Environmental Issues

Course title

40049000

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Middle-level Diploma Policy (mDP)

Program / Major	mDP	Goals
Department of Design Engineering	A	幅広い教養を身につけ、多様性を理解し、世界的な視点から多面的に物事を考えることができる。

Purpose of class

The various environmental issues we currently face are occurring on a global scale, and there is no clear answer as to what measures we should take. Therefore, the academic fields dealing with the environment are diverse, and their approaches differ. This course aims to understand what the environment fundamentally is, as well as the many environmental issues that have occurred in the past and are currently ongoing.

Course description

1) Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary field. Therefore, this course does not focus on specific environmental issues or approaches, but broadly covers topics such as air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, and global warming, explaining their causes and the countermeasures that have been taken. While no specific prerequisites are required for this course, students should ensure they thoroughly study subjects they find challenging.
2) The lecture may not always follow the syllabus exactly depending on the content.
3) Due to unforeseen circumstances, in-person lectures may be changed to online lectures. In such cases, notification will be provided via ScombZ.
4) Please review the details of this class, including lecture information, on the website below before enrolling.
http://www.kougousei-lab.jp/lec/shibaura_kankyo.html

Goals and objectives

The goals of this class are to obtain basic knowledge about the environetal issues.
The goals of this class are to understand the multifaceted approaches to the environemtal issues.
The goals of this class are to acquire scientifically accurate knowledge regarding various environmental issues and be able to explain that knowledge to others in an easily understandable manner.

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

	Term Exam・Quiz	Total.
1.	40%	40%
2.	30%	30%
3.	30%	30%
Total.	100%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

1) Grades will be determined based on the final exam (70%) and the submission of quizzes administered via ScombZ each week, along with lecture attendance (30%).
2) Attendance is a prerequisite for receiving a grade. Achieving goals and objectives 1 and 2 will result in a passing grade, and achieving goals and objectives 3 sufficiently will result in an Grade A or higher.
3) Both the submission of the quiz on ScombZ and attendance at the lecture will be verified to count as “attendance” for that day.
4) The evaluation method may be changed depending on the number of enrolled students.

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Orientation	Let’s review the syllabus.	90minutes
2.	Air pollution	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
3.	Long-range transboundary air pollution and Ozone layer depletion	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
4.	Global warming	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
5.	Water pollution	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
6.	Soil pollution	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
7.	Bioremediation	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
8.	Biodiversity	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
9.	Renewable energy	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
10.	Chemical substances	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
11.	Waste and the 3Rs	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
12.	Plant factory	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
13.	Artificial photosynthesis Remote sensing	Let’s review the handouts and notes. Self-Check of Quizzes.	180minutes
14.	Final Exams and Feedback	Prepare for the term exam.	200minutes
Total.	-	-	2450minutes

Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.

ways of feedback	specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in/outside the class.

Textbooks and reference materials

1) Handouts will be distributed each time. Reference books will be introduced as appropriate.
2) Lecture materials will be uploaded to ScombZ by the day before each lecture. Please download them to your device or print them out and bring them to class. If printing, black and white is acceptable.

Prerequisites

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

As a part-time lecturer, I do not hold office hours. Questions regarding lectures should generally be submitted via email so that the content of inquiries can be recorded.
When sending emails, use the SIT Gmail account assigned to you. Do not send emails from your personal email address.
Summarize the key points of your questions or inquiries to avoid multiple back-and-forth exchanges. Additionally, submit all forms by attaching either a photographed image file or a scanned PDF file to your email.

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