Numbering Code	G-AGR02 6BA53 LJ80	Year/Term	2022 ・ Intensive, Second semester
Number of Credits	1	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Intensive
Instructor name	NAKAMURA MASASHI (Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Positive or negative effects on a person in a space where timbers are abundantly used should be evaluated based on scientific evidence, not by empirical rules or authority (the idea of EBD (Evidence Based Design)). For example, suppose a room with wood and a room without wood are prepared, and a subject is induced here and some mind-body reaction is measured. If we can verify whether or not there is a difference in human reactions depending on the presence or absence of wood, and if we can express the characteristics of a room with wood and a room without wood with some physical quantity, you are able to connect “characteristics of wood” and “characteristics of a person” quantitatively. In this course, focused on “measurement of a person”, and introducing methods such as sensory test method and physiological response measurements, and the statistical processing of the obtained data is lectured.
Course Goals	・ Review of undergraduate level statistics (probability distribution, statistical hypothesis test etc.) and understanding statistical processing method which should be known for later data analysis such as multiple comparison and nonparametric test. ・ Understanding in the fundamental issues of various “measurement of a person” methods currently used in the field of timber science, such as sensory tests, autonomic nervous system reaction measurements, central nervous system reaction measurements.
Schedule and Contents	1. Measurement and error: Many of our actions are governed by “measurement”. Here, we consider the “act of measurement” from the viewpoint of measurement engineering. Handling of errors in measurement are also mentioned. (1 class hour) 2. Statistical processing of experimental data: Actual statistical processing that we should know in handling various numerical data are lectured. (4 class hours) 3. Ask your heart (sensory test method): How can we evaluate the impression that objects give to us quantitatively? The image survey (sensory examination) performed for that purpose is outlined, and a lecture is provided on the handling of psychological quantity obtained from it. (1 class hour) 4. Ask your body (physiological response measurement): The measurement method and the evaluation method on the physiological influence of wood on people are introduced, and lecture is provided on recent research trends. (1 class hour)
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Graded comprehensively by attendance, participation in the class discussion, written assignments administered from time to time etc. Grading criteria and achievement are based on [Grading Criteria and Achievement] described in the “2017 Guide to Degree Program, Graduate School of Agriculture.”
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	In classes dealing with statistical work, assignments will be given every time to deepen understanding (paper requested to submit). Students are encouraged to work with them intensively.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Handouts prepared by the instructor will be given.