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科目名 Topic Studies II - 1  Science and Our Future
担当教員 寺 秀幸
授業の目的、または到達目標 To acquire verbal and written communication skills to express one’s opinions effectively, making use of information obtained from assigned reading and other sources.


授業の概要 In this course, students will be asked to read passages on rapidly developing modern technologies (nanotechnology, biotechnology, networking, artificial intelligence, etc.), to discuss what impact scientific developments have had on our society, and to attempt to predict how they may help shape our future lives.



科目群/ベンチマーク Adv.
授業の形態 Lectures, discussions, presentations, quizzes, research papers


時間割   概要 宿題(予習・復習等)
1
  • Introduction  
  • Lesson Preparation  
2
  • Virtual Reality; Cloning  
  • Lesson Preparation  
3
  • Biotechnology and Bioethics  
  • Lesson Preparation  
4
  • The Age of Robots  
  • Lesson Preparation  
5
  • Nanotechnology  
  • Lesson Preparation  
6
  • Medicine and Our Future  
  • Lesson Preparation  
7
  • Global Environmental Crisis  
  • Lesson Preparation  
8
  • Genetically Modified Food  
  • Lesson Preparation  
9
  • Pandemics  
  • Lesson Preparation  
10
  • Animals and Human Beings  
  • Lesson Preparation  
11
  • Space and Beyond  
  • Exam Preparation  
12
  • Review and In-class Final Exam  
  • Presentation Prep.  
13
  • Presentations  
  •   
準備学習 Students will be required to read the assigned parts of the textbooks and supplementary material, and to get ready for quizzes and in-class discussion.


教科書 1. Allum, P. H., & Yamamura, S. (2003). Progress in our world: Technology, the environment and Society. Tokyo: Seibido.
2. Seya, Y. et al. (2006). Breakthrough: Expanding the boundaries of science. Tokyo: Nan’un-do.


参考文献 To be announced in class.


成績評価方法・基準 Class work (attendance, participation, quizzes, assignments, presentation) : 30%
Research Paper: 40 %
a) introduction and works cited: 5%
b) rough draft: 10%
c) final paper: 25%
In-class final exam: 30%
(* Late submission of assignments or papers is to be penalized.)



時間割

担当教員 開講学期 開講曜日 開講時限 履修クラス 単位数
寺 秀幸 春学期 水曜日 1時限 Adv-2 2
寺 秀幸 春学期 水曜日 2時限 Adv-2 2