Numbering Code	G-AAA01 81318 LJ31	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	From 1st to 5th year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Wed.2
Instructor name	ISHIKAWA NOBORU (Center for Southeast Asian Studies Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	The objective is to assist students in designing their own research projects.
Course Goals	Students are expected to be able to design their own research projects.
Schedule and Contents	Students are expected to submit homework on the following topics every week. The class is consisted of the presentation of and mutual evaluation by students. The lecture is intended to foster the ability of students for designing research, fieldwork planning, post-fieldwork data analysis, and thesis construction. It also provides practical training in information gathering on research grants and library research. Topics: Planning a research timetable Clarifying and writing out a research theme Setting and writing out units of analysis (spatial and temporal) Creating concept maps for the survey design/dissertation structure Survey method Literature review Designing and preparing a reading list (region-related) Designing and preparing a reading list (theme-related) Methods of searching written materials Designing proposal for funding application
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Submission of homework assignments and participation in mutual evaluations. Reading lists to be submitted due end of the semester
Course Requirements	The class is open to any geographical areas and disciplinary backgrounds.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students will receive instructions as necessary.