Seminar in Physiological Functions of Foods2
| Numbering Code | G-AGR07 6GB20 SJ79 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round |
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| Number of Credits | 3 | Course Type | Seminar |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | |
| Instructor name |
INOUE KAZUO (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) OOHINATA KOUSAKU (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) GOTOU TSUYOSHI (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) TAKAHASHI HARUYA (Graduate School of Agriculture Assistant Professor) YOKOKAWA TAKUMI (Graduate School of Agriculture Assistant Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Students are asked to present current topics related to physiological function of food published in the scientific journals in class under supervise of faculties. Through the presentation and discussion of the topics in the class, student shall obtain the knowledge and ability to pursuit own master thesis. | ||
| Course Goals |
Develop presentation skills; Build logical reasoning skills by participating in discussions and develop the ability to work independently and consistently on projects. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Students will give oral presentations on scientific papers related to one or more of the topics below, and answer questions from the class audience. Students will report on the progress of their research and experiments twice every half term, and once on their accomplishments at the end of every half term, and discuss their findings with the rest of the class. 1. Food ingredients and intake response 2. Food ingredients and metabolic response 3. Digestion and absorption processes and metabolic mechanisms of bioregulators 4. Bioregulators that affect the nervous system 5. Bioregulators that affect the immune system 6. Bioregulators that affect the circulatory system 7. The structure-activity relationship of bioregulators 8. Production of bioregulators in organisms I will respond to your questions as needed. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation is based on presentations and Q&A. | ||
| Course Requirements | None | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
Prepare presentation materials using PowerPoint slides. If there are any questions you were not able to answer during the Q&A session, go through the research papers or books in related fields to enhance your understanding of the subject matter. |
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