Numbering Code	G-AAA01 51104 LJ31	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	1st & 2nd year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Fri.3
Instructor name	TAKEDA SHINYA (Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	The aim of this course is to equip students with the ability to inquire into and analyze issues relating to the use and conservation of tropical bio resources through fieldwork, as well as the ability to collate data and publish reports on these issues. This year the class will take turns summarizing contents of academic articles and making reports on the theme of bio resource management.
Course Goals	Mastering necessary knowledge and arts as a researcher. Especially, conception and design of research, literature search and understanding latest findings in science, presentation of study outcomes, techniques of academic debates.
Schedule and Contents	In class, students will take turns summarizing contents of relevant articles and making reports on them. 1) We will first summarize contents of the following academic articles in turn. G. Hardin (1968). "The tragedy of the commons", Science 162:1243-1248. D. Feeny, et al. (1990). "'The tragedy of the commons': Twenty-two years later", Human Ecology 18(1):1-19. G. Hardin (1998). "Extensions of 'The tragedy of the commons'", Science 280:682-683. E. Ostrom, et al. (1999). "Revisiting the commons: Local lessons, global challenges", Science 284:278-282. T. Dietz, et al. (2003). "The struggle to govern the commons", Science 302:1907-1912. E. Ostrom (2009) "A General Framework for Analyzing Sustainability of Social-Ecological Systems", Science 325:419-422. 2) On the basis of the arguments and research methods on bio resource management in these articles, students will decide on topics in geographical areas and fields of study that interest them (agriculture, forestry, fisheries, etc.), draw up reports on them, and present them in class.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Evaluation will be made on the strength of reports and attendance, with consideration also of positive participation in class.
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Each student is required to read articles in advance.