Research Methods for Policy A
| Numbering Code | G-MED11 8Z069 LB90 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 1 | Course Type | Seminar | |
| Target Year | Target Student | |||
| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | Thu.1 | |
| Instructor name | KAWAKAMI, KOJI (Graduate School of Medicine Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
Course Title : Contemporary Society, Science, and Technology A This is a compulsory course (required introductory course) in the Policy Science program. It precedes Contemporary Society, Science, and Technology B, students should complete this 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 [5/13]The meaning of university scholarship ; Interdisciplinary/cross-border dynamics (Associate Professor Naoki Miyano, Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research) Session 2 [5/20] On the scientific method (Professor Koji Koyamada, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies) Session 3 [5/27] Scientific ways of thinking about problems and policies in contemporary society (Specially Appointed Professor Carl Becker, Plicy Sience Unit) Session 4 [6/3] Relationships between society and science (MEXT Keiichi Tabuchi) Session 5 [6/17] Ideal and reality of decentralized, non-authoritarian governance in Bitcoin (Professor Naoyuki Iwashita, School of Government) Sessions 6 [6/19] Students presentation of research projects Session 8 [6/24] Town planning/regional planning and social capital (Specially Appointed Professor Masato Yodo, School of Management) Session 9 [7/1] Relationship between society and science (Associate Professor Masahiro Minami, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application) Session 10 [7/8] The steep rise in drug costs and the medical insurance system (Special Instructor Yuji Arakawa, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application) Session 11 [7/15] Student midterm presentations of research projects(instructors participate) * Please note that Sessions 6 will be held on Saturday, June 19. |
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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 precedes Contemporary Society, Science, and Technology, and as a general rule, students must take this course first. | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Some Lecturers require advance readings. All classes require subsequent written assignments. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Instructors may distribute reading materials for their lectures. | ||
| References, etc. | References may be introduced during lectures. | |||
