| OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM |
| CODE | COURSE |
|---|---|
| 99s-1 | Introduction to Health Service and Medical Care in Japan |
| 99s-2 | Technical Japanese: Part II |
| 99s-3 | Light and Materials |
| 99s-4 | Japanese Contemporary Society and Law |
| 99s-5 | Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment |
| 99s-6 | Traditional Performing Arts in Osaka |
| 99s-7 | Chemistry and Human Life |
| 99s-8 | Noh in the Context of Classical Japanese Literature |
| 99s-9 | Smaller, Faster, Cleaner: Mechanical, Material and Manufacturing Engineering at the Turn of the Millenium |
| 99s-10 | Approaches to Understanding Cultures |
| 99s-EJ | Elementary Japanese |
| 99s-IJ | Intermediate Japanese |
| 99s-AJ | Advanced Japanese |
| 99s-Ind | Independent Study |
Objective
Japan has achieved tremendous improvements in life expectancy during the
last 50 years and leads the international life expectancy tables. This
course will provide an overview of systems of health service and medical
care in this country, with special reference to rapid aging of the population,
trends of epidemiology of major diseases, and characteristics of life style
of the people.
Textbook and Reference Books
Lecture Outline
1. History of public health in Japan
2. System of health and welfare services in Japan
3. System of medical care in Japan
4. System of dental service in Japan
5. Epidemiology of major diseases in Japan
6. Life style and health
7. Alcohol consumption and health
8. Cancer epidemilogy in Japan
9. Mental health for the people in Japan
10. Medical ethics for the people in Japan
11. System of community nursing care in Japan
12. Quality assuarance of health care in Japan
13. Comparison of character of cancers between Western countries and Japan
14. History and pathology of Hashimoto's Disease
15. Cooperative reserach works with Asian countries
Field Works
In this course, visits to institutions related to health service and medical
care are organized to let the students understand real aspects of these
activities in a community. Institutions expected to visit include hospitals,
private clinics, public health centres, community health centres, health
care homes for the elderly, and welfare homes for the elderly. The participants
are requested to submit the report on the visited institutions.
Objective
The main topic of "Technical Japanese Part II" will be "Energy
and Environment". In order to actually apply the skills acquired in
"Technical Japanese : Part I", students
have opportunities to read Japanese literature on current topics in this
field. Also they have opportunities to communicate with scientists and
engineers in research and industry settings related to this subject.
Lecture Outline
ref. : Technical Japanese : Part I.
Grading
Light is indispensable to the human beings in various meanings. In fact,
all living things on earth would never exist without the sun light, since
the energy required for our life comes from the solar energy through photosynthesis
of green plants. The sun light, however, is only a part of light in terms
of the energy, since the real nature of light consists of electromagnetic
waves which have a wide range of energy from radio wave to X-ray. Laser
light, in particular, is quite innovative, playing an important role in
advanced technology such as information systems. A number of advanced technologies
today are based on interaction between light and materials. Thus, the 21
century is referred to as the century of light.
This course aims at giving important knowledge about interaction between
light and materials and to provide deep insight into the nature of light
and the essential role of light in our life.
The level of presentation is intended to neither offend students with deep
scientific backgrounds nor confound those who major in non-scientific subjects.
The materials are to be presented in an easily understandable and qualitative
form rather than to have the strict form with mathematical framework. Anybody
who wants to understand the nature of light, interaction of light with
materials, and important technological applications is very much welcome
to take this course.
Objective
This course examines various aspects of law in contemporary Japanese society
providing necessary materials for comparative study of Japanese law with
law in other countries. In order to learn the actual operation of law in
Japan, court and law firm visits are planned.
Textbook
No particular textbook will be used.
Lecture Outline
Week 1. Introduction-History of Japanese law
Week 2. Structure of government
Week 3. Judiciary
Week 4. The role of law in Japanese society
Week 5. Family law in transition
Week 6. The companies and workers
Week 7. The Japanese anti-monopoly law and its anti-monopoly policy
Week 8. The protection of intellectual property in Japan
Week 9. Negotiation-Japanese style
Week 10. International trade and Japan
Week 11. Visit to Osaka District Court
Week 12. Visit to law firm in Osaka
Grading
Objective
Energy and environmental problems have become serious for not only
human beings but ecosystem over the world. Chemical engineering has various
potentialities to contribute to solving these problems.
This course begins with an introductory lecture of chemical engineering and will attempt to present attractive and novel technologies related to energy and environment in reaction engineering, separation engineering, thermal engineering and biochemical engineering together with introduction to these engineering sciences and a study tour. At the class in the final three weeks, presentation and discussion will be made based upon submitted reports on individual contribution to energy and environmental problems.
Reference Books
No particular textbook is used. Some materials will be distributed in the
class.
Grading
The course grade will be based on class participation (50%) and presentation
of reports and discussion in the final three weeks (50%).
Objective
For the purpose of understanding contemporary Japanese culture, a historical
survey of artistic activities will be attempted particularly with emphasis
on various performing arts. The course will start from an introduction
to contemporary scenes in people's life, in which a variety of elements
of performing arts can be found. In the intermediate stage, it will focus
on some representative genres such as bunraku (puppet theater) and
koto music. The concluding hours will be spent to a generalisation,
again stressing the importance of understanding the contemporary value
systems.
Textbook
Reading materials will be provided.
Lecture Outline
Grading
Objective
The purpose of this course is to examine how worthwhile chemistry is for
human life. The lectures will start with the story of elements and chemical
substances, followed by global problems arising from ozone depletion and
green house effect to learn an important role of chemical reactions. Some
aspects of carbon compounds including fullerenes as a new allotrope will
be introduced. Finally the lectures will extend to biological materials
together with enzymes and metal ions in our life.
Textbook and Reference Books
Lecture Outline
Course Description
This course will provide an introductory survey of classical Japanese literature
from the eighth to the twelfth centuries, with focus on the way famous
works were adapted for the stage of the Noh drama, which was developed
in the fifteenth century. Classes will begin with lectures on major poetic
and prose works, and proceed to alternate between lectures and discussions
about particular Noh plays, with emphasis on comparison with the
literary sources upon which they are based. One advantage of this approach
is the effect of the strong visual impact of the stage art in bringing
literary classics to life. Another advantage is the demonstration of concrete
ways in which ancient Japanese traditions have been kept alive over the
centuries. Some time will also be spent analyzing the political, religious,
and social contingencies which contributed to the formation of this cultural
tradition, and its influence on contemporary Japanese culture and society.
Required Textbooks
Course Schedule
Evaluation
Evaluation will be based on class participation, a midterm essay, and a
final paper.
Topics of recent developments for the 21st century in the fields of mechanical,
materials and manufacturing engineering will be presented.
More detailed information about this subject will be given by individual
lecturers through our home page later.
Objective
More and more people meet with the others of different cultural backgrounds.
What happens when those people meet? What are the ways to better understand
each other? This course studies " culture" from various perspectives,
using the issues and problems of past and present in Japan and in other
countries. This course aims to help broaden the understanding of "culture"
and help students become better prepared for interacting with the people
of different backgrounds. Each class will be conducted through lecture
and discussion. Students are expected to participate actively in each class
and share the views and experiences with each other. The medium of communication
in this course will be English.
Textbook
Reading materials will be given at each class.
Teaching Schedule
Grading
Objective
The objectives of Elementary Japanese are;
Textbook
Reference Books
Lecture Outline
15 weeks. 3 times / week, 90 min. each
The lecture outline will be announced during the classes.
Grading
Objective
The objectives of Intermediate Japanese are;
Textbook
Lecture Outline
15 weeks. 3 times / week, 90 min. each
The lecture outline will be announced during the classes.
Grading
Objective
The objectives of Advanced Japanese are;
Textbook
The textbook and the reference books will be decided after the placement
test.
Lecture Outline
15 weeks. 3 times / week, 90 min. each
The lecture outline will be announced during the classes.
Grading
Refer to "Guide to Independent Study".