Seminar in Nutritional Science of Animals1
| Numbering Code | G-AGR04 6DB32 SJ84 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round |
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| Number of Credits | 3 | Course Type | Seminar |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Tue.2 |
| Instructor name |
FUNABA MASAYUKI (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) TOMONAGA SYOUZOU (Graduate School of Agriculture Assistant Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | In this course, newly published scientific articles on animal nutrition are introduced and discussed. Through this course, participants learn the knowledge on the forefront science, and raise critical reading of research articles. | ||
| Course Goals | By reading English research papers in their areas of specialization, students will learn how to develop logical arguments in a scientific paper, understand the recent trends in research, and gain new insights into the directions of their research. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
Students will prepare an outline of an academic paper written in English on one of the following topics, and give a presentation and discuss it with the class. From sessions 1 to 29, each student will be introducing scientific papers that are closely related to his/her research topic. For this reason no specific topics are assigned for each class. All students will engage in discussions to examine the research plans, experimental techniques and interpretations and observation on the results in the research papers presented, and develop the advanced scientific perspectives and methodologies needed to make progress in their research. The 30th session will be set aside for questions and feedback. 1) Mineral nutrients and metabolism Research on mineral nutrients and metabolism of laboratory animals and livestock 2) Vitamin nutrients and metabolism Research on vitamin nutrients and metabolism of laboratory animals and livestock 3) Cell proliferation and differentiation regulation Research on cell proliferation and differentiation regulation related to the body growth of animals 4) Intracellular signal communication mechanism Research on intracellular signal communication mechanism related to cell proliferation and differentiation regulation 4) Stress response and mitigation Research on environmental factors that influence animals during their developmental stage and stress response in adult animals |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Evaluation will be based on an overall assessment of presentations and class participation. Refer to 'Guide to Degree Programs' for attainment levels of evaluation. |
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| Course Requirements | None | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | The presenter must have a good grasp of not only what is written in the research paper he/she will be introducing, but also other related facts and concepts. The presenter must hand out presentation materials to the class by the day before the presentation day, so that other students will have an overview of the research paper in advance. Students are encouraged to not only review what was discussed in class, but also consider whether the discussion can contribute to their research project. | ||
