Numbering Code	G-AGR04 5DA02 SB68	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	Japanese and English	Day/Period	Wed.2
Instructor name	YOSHIDA KENTARO (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) INOUE YOSHIHIRO (Graduate School of Agriculture Assistant Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	This course chooses one research topic relevant to genetics. It aims to introduce the historical advance of this research topic to understand conceptual and empirical changes in the research fields. Students are to read classical and modern papers related to the research topic. Every week, a student reads a paper chosen from a list of papers provided and presents the summary of the paper in the class, and to build the foundation to explore the future research directions.
Course Goals	Students understand the study's historical context to enhance their understanding of the current studies in the field. Students develop the ability to summarize the contents of papers and to evaluate them objectively.
Schedule and Contents	Week 1-2: Review articles Week 3-7: Classical papers Week 8-14: Modern papers Week 15: Summary We discuss the papers that we have read from Week 1 to Week 14 and pick up unsolved problems regarding the research topic.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Evaluation will be based on attendance and the content of presentation.Refer to '2017 Guide to Degree Programs' for attainment levels of evaluation.
Course Requirements	Completion of Genetics II in the undergraduate department, or knowledge of genetics and molecular biology.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Assignments