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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2025
College GLAP
Course Code OW131
Theme・Subtitle
Class Format Face-to-face (partially online)
Class Format (Supplementary Items) The 11th and 28th classes will be conducted online.
Details will be posted on Canvas LMS.
Campus Lecture
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Mon.1 , Fri.1
ログインして教室を表示する(Log in to view the classrooms.)
Credits 4
Course Number GLA2101
Language English
Class Registration Method Course Code Registration
Assigned Year 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
Course Cancellation 〇(履修中止可/ Eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
Notes

【Course Objectives】

The earth is a collection of huge natural science systems, and it is important to understand the global environment not only by understanding each one individually, but in conjunction with each other. This course covers various aspects related to earth's nature, with the goal of gaining knowledge and asking your own questions about the earth.

【Course Contents】

The course “Nature of the Earth” addresses a broad and rich body of subject matter. The Sciences of Geology, Astronomy, Meteorology, Climate and Oceanography are all included within the purview of Earth Science. Therefore, the following contents will be included in the overall curriculum but may be weighted to varying degrees in individual course sections.

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【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Orientation/Earth local environment in space
2 The Earth System
3 Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory
4 Earth Materials: Minerals and Rocks
5 Volcanoes
6 Sedimentation: Rocks Formed by Surface Processes
7 Clocks in Rocks: Timing the Geologic Record
8 Earthquakes
9 Exploring the Earth’s Interior
10 Glaciers
11 Earth Surface Processes
12 The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater
13 Coastlines and Deserts
14 Early History of the Terrestrial Planets
15 Climate: H2O, CO2, warming rate and height
16 Climate History
17 Cosmoclimatology, computing and AI
18 Student Presentations
19 Student Presentations
20 Student Presentations
21 Student Presentations
22 Guest Lecture
23 Guest Lecture
24 Guest Lecture
25 Guest Lecture
26 History of the Continents
27 Geobiology
28 Unsettled Climate Science

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド(パワーポイント等)の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above

【授業時間外(予習・復習等)の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

The course is offered in interactive lecture and seminar styles. There will be reading requirement of topics as suggested in class. Students will be required to do presentations at the end of the course and students will be expected to prepare their presentations upon the outside of class.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 Presentation(40%)
Reflection sheets on each class(30%)
Final Report(30%)
備考 (Notes)

【テキスト / Textbooks】

No著者名 (Author/Editor)書籍名 (Title)出版社 (Publisher)出版年 (Date)ISBN/ISSN
1 John Grotzinger, Tom Jordan Understanding Earth Macmillan 2020 9781319325398
その他 (Others)
The materials will be provided in the class and the students are not required to buy the textbooks.

【参考文献 / Readings】

No著者名 (Author/Editor)書籍名 (Title)出版社 (Publisher)出版年 (Date)ISBN/ISSN
1 Steven E. Koonin Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells US, What It Doesn't, and Why it Matters BenBella Books 2024 9781637745250
2 Henrik Svensmark, Nigel Calder The Chilling Stars: A New Theory of Climate Change Icon Books 2008 9781840468663

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

PC

【その他 / Others】

The course will be scheduled twice a week. Classes are held in lecture, seminar and discussion styles. The number of sessions for the students' presentation will change according to the number of students registered.
Students are required to check the feedback given by the course instructor.

【注意事項 / Notice】