Laws Regulations on Civil Engineering

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2022
Course Title	Laws Regulations on Civil Engineering
Course Code	4525	Course Category	Specialized / Elective
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	Academic Credit: 2
Department	Civil Engineering	Student Grade	5th
Term	Second Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials
Instructor	OHATA Norihisa

Course Objectives

(1) To accomplish learning related laws and regulations that will be necessary for many years for a civil engineering engineer, become familiar with the terms of laws and regulations and firmly learn the basic matters of related laws and regulations.
(2) Learn to be insightful for problem areas when problems arise, and learn how to manage them. Improve speaking skills (being persuasive), and the ability compile reports.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Unacceptable Level
Achievement 1	Can explain in detail the basic matters of related laws and regulations relating to civil engineering construction.	Can explain the basic matters of related laws and regulations relating to civil engineering construction.	Cannot explain the basic matters of related laws and regulations relating to civil engineering construction.
Achievement 2	Can think thoroughly of how to manage problems when they arise, and can compile them in detail into a report.	Can think of how to manage problems when they arise, and can compile them into a report.	Cannot think of how to manage problems when they arise, or compile them into a report.

Assigned Department Objectives

Teaching Method

Outline:

Knowledge of related laws and regulations is essential in the actual practice. This is true for engineering in general. In particular, knowledge of laws and regulations is required in civil engineering, because it is closely related to administrative issues (country, prefecture, city, etc.). The main contents are the overview, the law and system relating to land, the law and system relating to urban development, the law and system relating to construction, the law and system relating to environmental protection, etc.
This course will be held in a lecture style, and taught by an instructor who was in charge of construction administration in Akashi City. The instructor will use one's experience to teach about laws and regulations relating to construction.

Style:

Classes will be held mainly in a lecture style.
Liaison: Yasuyuki Nabehsima

Notice:

Take an interest in environmental issues normally and often, and take care to collect various kinds of information in order to create and maintain a better living environment. Take care to become familiar with legal terms, and to certainly learn the basic matters of related laws and regulations. This course's content will amount to 90 hours of study in total. These hours include the learning time guaranteed in classes and the standard self-study time required for pre-study / review, and completing assignment reports.
Students who miss 1/3 or more of classes will not be eligible for a passing grade.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning	Aided by ICT	Applicable to Remote Class	Instructor Professionally Experienced

Course Plan

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Exams	Assignments	Attitude in Class	Total
Subtotal	80	10	10	100
Basic Proficiency	0	0	0	0
Specialized Proficiency	80	10	10	100
Cross-Disciplinary Proficiency	0	0	0	0

			Theme	Goals
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	Legal system and formats, etc. of laws and regulations Understand "what law is about." Learn about the formats of laws and regulations, construction administration, etc. required for civil engineering engineers.	Can explain about the formats of laws and regulations, construction administration, etc. required for civil engineering engineers.
		2nd	About laws relating to qualifications relevant to civil engineering engineers Learn about laws, etc. relating to required qualifications (surveyors, engineers, etc.) for civil engineering engineers.	Can explain about laws, etc. relating to required qualifications (surveyors, engineers, etc.) for civil engineering engineers.
		3rd	About construction engineers and laws and regulations Learn the overview of related laws and regulations that will be essential in the future for civil engineering engineers.	Can explain the overview of related laws and regulations that will be essential in the future for civil engineering engineers.
		4th	About the law and system relating to the Labor Standards Act Learn about the law and system relating to the Labor Standards Act, essential for civil engineering engineers.	Can explain about the law and system relating to the Labor Standards Act, essential for civil engineering engineers.
		5th	About the law and system relating to national land administration Learn about the law and system relating to national land administration, such as the National Spatial Planning Act, National Land Use Planning Act, National Land Survey Act, etc.	Can explain about the law and system relating to national land administration, such as the National Spatial Planning Act, National Land Use Planning Act, National Land Survey Act, etc.
		6th	About the law and system relating to national land administration Learn about the law relating to the utilization of private sector vitality, and the law relating to regional development and promotion.	Can explain about the law relating to the utilization of private sector vitality, and the law relating to regional development and promotion.
		7th	About the law and system relating to preservation of national land Learn about the law and system relating to preservation of national land, such as the River Act, Water Resources Development Promotion Law, Coast Act, the Act on Reclamation of Publicly-owned Water, etc.	Can explain about the law and system relating to preservation of national land, such as the River Act, Water Resources Development Promotion Law, Coast Act, the Act on Reclamation of Publicly-owned Water, etc.
		8th	Midterm exam Test the content learned up to week 7.
	4th Quarter
		9th	About the law and system relating to traffic Learn about the law and system relating to traffic, such as the law relating to road administration, the law relating to railways, etc.	Can explain about the law and system relating to traffic, such as the law relating to road administration, the law relating to railways, etc.
		10th	About the City Planning Act Learn about the system of the City Planning Act, the history of the City Planning Act, etc.	Can explain about the system of the City Planning Act, the history of the City Planning Act, etc.
		11th	About the City Planning Act Learn about the law and system relating to urban development projects.	Can explain about the law and system relating to urban development projects.
		12th	About the City Planning Act Learn from the examples of urban planning and town planning.	Can explain about the examples of urban planning and town planning.
		13th	About the law and system relating to upgrading urban infrastructure Learn about the Sewerage Act, the Water Supply Act, and the Urban Park Act.	Can explain about the Sewerage Act, the Water Supply Act, and the Urban Park Act.
		14th	About the law and system relating to environmental preservation Learn about the Basic Environment Law, the Environmental Impact Assessment Act, etc.	Can explain about the Basic Environment Law, the Environmental Impact Assessment Act, etc.
		15th	About the law and system relating to environmental preservation Learn about the Air Pollution Control Act, the Water Pollution Prevention Act, the Noise Regulation Act, and the Vibration Regulation Act.	Can explain about the Air Pollution Control Act, the Water Pollution Prevention Act, the Noise Regulation Act, and the Vibration Regulation Act.
		16th	Final exam