Research Methods for Policy B
| Numbering Code | G-MED11 8Z068 LB90 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Seminar | |
| Target Year | Target Student | |||
| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | Thu.4 | |
| Instructor name | KAWAKAMI, KOJI (Graduate School of Medicine Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
Course Title : Contemporary Society, Science, and Technology B This is a compulsory course (required introductory course) in the Policy Science program. It continues Contemporary Society, Science, and Technology A ; students should take course A before taking course B. |
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| Course Goals | The goal of the Policy Science program is to cultivate “integrated human resources” linking sciences, society, and policy. To this end, instructors lecture on related topics which students then discuss, requiring them to think about scientific diversity, society, and policy. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
[Plan/content] Session 1 [10/7] Use and application of big date in health and welfare policy (Professor Koji Kawakami, School of Medicine) Session 2 [10/14] Data visibility and policymaking (Professor Koji Koyamada, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies) Session 3 [10/21] Student midterm presentaions of research projects (instructors participate) Session 4 [10/28] Science, technology, and society from a critical thinking perspective (Associate Professor Tetsuji Iseda, School of Letters) Session 5 [11/4] Conflicts over values, and consensus building (Professor Wataru Sano, School of Human and Environmental Studies) Session 6 [11/11] What is responsible research/innovation? (Professor Hideyuki Hirakawa, Osaka University Center for the Study of Co-Design) Session 7 [11/18] Forest ecosystem services and policies (Professor Nobuhito Ohte, School of Informatics) Session 8 [11/25] Bibliometric data analysis of [science for policy] (Professor Takanori Ida, School of Economics) Session 9 [12/2] Policy assessment of the Japanese-style direct payment system and its methods (Professor Jun’ichi Ito, School of Agriculture) Session 10 [12/9] Sustainability and social design for population decline (Professor Yoshinori Hiroi, Kokoro Research Center) Session 11 [12/16] Economic evaluation of medical treatment: Current status and challenges (Professor Takeo Nakayama, School of Medicine) Session 12 [12/23] Rising medical costs and technology assessment (Associate Professor Rei Goto, Keio University Graduate School of Business Administration) Session 13 [1/6] Assessment of technological quality (Professor Emeritus Naohide Tomita, School of Engineering) Session 14 [1/13] The social value of transplantation therapy (Associate Professor Yoko Uryuhara, Doshisha University Department of Commerce) Session 15 [1/20] Reflection workshop (Associate Professor Naoki Miyano, Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research) |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Comprehensively determined based on everyday score (attendance and contribution to seminar) and reports (submission status and content). | |||
| Course Requirements | This course is a continuation of Contemporary Society, Science, and Technology A; students should take course A before taking course B. | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Some lecturers require advance readings. All classes require subsequent written assignments. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Instructors may dictribute reading materials for their lectures. | ||
| References, etc. | References may be introduced during lectures. | |||
