On-site Research Training A
| Numbering Code | G-ECON31 5A917 FE43 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | lecture and field research | |
| Target Year | Target Student | |||
| Language | English | Day/Period | Thu.5 | |
| Instructor name |
HATA SACHIKO (Graduate School of Economics Program-Specific Assistant Professor) HISANO SHUJI (Graduate School of Economics Professor) KUROSAWA TAKAFUMI (Graduate School of Economics Professor) TANAKA AKIRA (Graduate School of Economics Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
The goal of the course is to help students understand better the current economic and social situation in Japan by participating in 3 field study trips to Japanese companies, government agencies and other institutions. Each of the field study trips will include a pre-trip study session and a post-trip discussion session, after which the students should submit essays to the respective instructors in charge. Students are required to plan, prepare and conduct the fourth field trip by themselves and present the results in class. |
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| Course Goals | Students are able to develop their understandings on actual economy and management in Japan and their practical and academic skills of field survey by participating this course. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
*Due to COVID-19, the content of this course is subject to change. For further details, please see a document posted on KULASIS/PandA (also an email announcement). This course consists of four field trip-based modules: three modules each consisting of an orientation lecture, field trip, after-trip discussion, and essay submission. In the fourth module, students work independently, alone or in group, to plan, prepare for, and conduct a field trip, and give a presentation in the 15th class. The schedule will be slightly irregular, rather than one class per week for 15 weeks, as the field trips take a half/full day each. The destinations and detailed schedules will be communicated to students as soon as finalized. 1st Week: Course orientation (all students taking the course are required to attend). 2nd - 14th Week: (an orientation lecture + an field trip + an after-trip discussion) x 3 modules Tentative destinations are listed below, which all are subject to change. Module1: Biwako Canal Museum + the Shimadzu Memorial Center Module2: Kyo-Yuzen kimono workshops Module3: Kyoto City Municipal Farm + private agribusiness operator (experience firm) 15th Week: Student fieldtrip presentations (Module 4) |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Grading will be carried out on a basis of active class participation (60%) and assignment presentation/report (40%) for each module (30% each for module 1-3 and 10% for module 4). | |||
| Course Requirements | No prerequisite knowledge or skill required other than English language ability sufficient to interact actively in class. | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | A participate has to do a survey on organisation, enterprise, or institution he/she is going to visit before and after each field trip. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Instruction is given during class | ||
| References, etc. | Instruction is given during class | |||
