Numbering Code	G-AAA05 55102 PB31	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	3	Course Type	Lecture and practical training
Target Year	1st & 2nd year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese and English	Day/Period	Mon.3
Instructor name	Graduate course instructor (Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	The aim of this course is to employ a seminar format to learn how to use various kinds of research methods, behaviors, technologies, languages, written materials, and geographical knowledge needed for area studies.
Course Goals	To understand various research methods regarding area study
Schedule and Contents	Beginning in Week 1, we will hold seminars and training sessions about practical themes. The specific themes will include such things as Computer literacy and networks, An introduction to the library facilities, Workshop on the observation of Asian and African useful plants, Introduction to GIS, Practical training at Kyoto, What to research in the field: practice in the KJ method of brainstorming, and so on.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	1. We will take attendance each time, and students who have attended at least half the sessions will be considered qualified to submit a report. 2. Each faculty member will assign possible topics for a report, and the students will choose one issue from the list and submit a report of about 2000 characters to the Student Affairs Division by the end of July. 3. Grades will be based on attendance, class participation and the semester report.
Course Requirements	No particular prior knowledge is required. Since this is a basic interdisciplinary seminar in area studies, students with backgrounds in both the humanities and sciences will undergo experiential learning that includes areas of study that they have never encountered before.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Self-teaching with respect to the method and literature shown in the class.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Materials will be distributed as appropriate.
References, etc.	Presented as necessary.