WKA20000 Research Method and Ethics for Humanities and Social Sciences

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2023Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course)

Lecture Code WKA20000 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 人文社会科学のための研究法と倫理

Subject Name
（Katakana）ジンブンシャカイカガクノタメノケンキュウホウトリンリ

Subject Name in
English Research Method and Ethics for Humanities and Social Sciences

Instructor SENDA TAKASHI,SEKIMURA MAKOTO,FUKUDA SATOSHI,ETOH YOSHINORI,KAWAI NOBUHARU,HONDA YOSHICHIKA,LEE YUHUI,KUBOTA KEIICHI,AKIYAMA TAKASHI,KATO RYUTA,MATSUBARA SHOJI,KAKEE TOMOKO,TOMOTSUGU SHINSUKE,NAKASHIMA KENICHIRO,KOMIYA ASUKA,HIRAKAWA MAKOTO,MORITA AIKO

Instructor
(Katakana) センダ　タカシ,セキムラ　マコト,フクダ　サトシ,エトウ　ヨシノリ,カワイ　ノブハル,ホンダ　ヨシチカ,リ　ユーフィ,クボタ　ケイイチ,アキヤマ　タカシ,カトウ　リュウタ,マツバラ　ショウジ,カケエ　トモコ,トモツグ　シンスケ,ナカシマ　ケンイチロウ,コミヤ　アスカ,ヒラカワ　マコト,モリタ　アイコ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Inte：Online

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture centered

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons

Course Area（Discipline） 09 : Common Gradate Education

Eligible Students Students of Division of Humanities and Social Sciences

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline (Outline)
This subject will introduce students to representative methodologies of the humanities and social sciences. Taking up main studies in respective areas, this subject will encourage students to consider how a series of processes, from problem finding to problem solving, have worked so as to ensure their better understanding of the characteristics of respective methodologies and differences with those in their own areas of specialization. Specific examples of research ethics in the humanities and social sciences domains will be also given so that students will enhance their awareness of research ethics required for their personal research themes.
(Total 15 lessons in an omnibus style)

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Introductory guidance to give students an overview of this subject
Lesson 2: Based on specific examples, main research methods of various studies in the area of the humanities will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.This lecture will focus on how paper material or library materials should be used in humanities and social sciences research where electrical medium has started to be used exceedingly by giving examples.
Lesson 3: Based on specific examples, main research methods of various studies in the area of the humanities will be introduced.Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.This lecture will focus on how paper material or library materials should be used in humanities and social sciences research where electrical medium has started to be used exceedingly by giving examples.
Lesson 4: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of economics and business administration will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.This lecture will focus on the change in the academic approach through the comprehension of goodness.
Lesson 5: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of economics and business administration will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.This lecture will focus on  research ethics when electrical medium has started to be used exceedingly in Chinese research, by giving examples.
Lesson 6: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of economics and business administration will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.Particularly, will focus on group research and its ethics in the field of humanities.
Lesson 7: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of economics and business administration will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.Particularly, this lecture will focus on the handling of information in listening questionnaire and written questionnaires in fieldwork and consideration towards privacy.
Lesson 8: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of economics and business administration will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.Particularly will focus on the way of referencing, by thinking about unauthorized reference/problem of plagiarism by taking research papers from Japanese literature as material.
Lesson 9: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of law, politics and sociology will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented. Particularly, will explain about the research methodology taken in the research papers of management studies.
Lesson 10: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of law, politics and sociology will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented. Particularly will present the problems in the field of economics.
Lesson 11: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of psychology and behavioral sciences will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.Particularly will explain about the reference methodology of legal precedent, books and materials etc. in field of law.
Lesson 12: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of psychology and behavioral sciences will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.Particularly will explain about the difference in methodology in international law, domestic law, law and political science.
Lesson 13: General description of research ethics in the humanities and social science domains will be provided. This lecture will focus on the research ethics demanded in psychology and basics of psychological methodology as science.
Lesson 14: General description of research ethics in the humanities and social science domains will be provided. This lecture will focus on introducing about the physiologic method used in human motor control research and research ethics problems originating along with it.
Lesson 15: General description of research ethics in the humanities and social science domains will be provided. This lecture will focus on statistical measurement.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Text book not specified.
Will be instructed by the instructor of each class as required.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Handout, Audio material, Visual (Video/PC/other Visual material)
This class is bidirectional correspondence class at Higashi Hiroshima and Higashi Senda Campus.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Will be instructed by the instructor of each class.

Requirements If the attendance falls short of two third the total number of classes, student won`t be eligible for semester end exam or report. Carry student ID when appearing for class.

Grading Method Grades will be calculated in accordance with the short test or report conducted each time. The short test or report conducted from Lesson 2~15 will be marked out of 10 points and the total of 14 times will be converted to out of 100 points (10*14/1.4=100 points).

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2023Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course)
Lecture Code	WKA20000	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	人文社会科学のための研究法と倫理
Subject Name （Katakana）	ジンブンシャカイカガクノタメノケンキュウホウトリンリ
Subject Name in English	Research Method and Ethics for Humanities and Social Sciences
Instructor	SENDA TAKASHI,SEKIMURA MAKOTO,FUKUDA SATOSHI,ETOH YOSHINORI,KAWAI NOBUHARU,HONDA YOSHICHIKA,LEE YUHUI,KUBOTA KEIICHI,AKIYAMA TAKASHI,KATO RYUTA,MATSUBARA SHOJI,KAKEE TOMOKO,TOMOTSUGU SHINSUKE,NAKASHIMA KENICHIRO,KOMIYA ASUKA,HIRAKAWA MAKOTO,MORITA AIKO
Instructor (Katakana)	センダ　タカシ,セキムラ　マコト,フクダ　サトシ,エトウ　ヨシノリ,カワイ　ノブハル,ホンダ　ヨシチカ,リ　ユーフィ,クボタ　ケイイチ,アキヤマ　タカシ,カトウ　リュウタ,マツバラ　ショウジ,カケエ　トモコ,トモツグ　シンスケ,ナカシマ　ケンイチロウ,コミヤ　アスカ,ヒラカワ　マコト,モリタ　アイコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Inte：Online
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture centered
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Course Area（Discipline）	09 : Common Gradate Education
Eligible Students	Students of Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	(Outline) This subject will introduce students to representative methodologies of the humanities and social sciences. Taking up main studies in respective areas, this subject will encourage students to consider how a series of processes, from problem finding to problem solving, have worked so as to ensure their better understanding of the characteristics of respective methodologies and differences with those in their own areas of specialization. Specific examples of research ethics in the humanities and social sciences domains will be also given so that students will enhance their awareness of research ethics required for their personal research themes. (Total 15 lessons in an omnibus style)
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Introductory guidance to give students an overview of this subject Lesson 2: Based on specific examples, main research methods of various studies in the area of the humanities will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.This lecture will focus on how paper material or library materials should be used in humanities and social sciences research where electrical medium has started to be used exceedingly by giving examples. Lesson 3: Based on specific examples, main research methods of various studies in the area of the humanities will be introduced.Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.This lecture will focus on how paper material or library materials should be used in humanities and social sciences research where electrical medium has started to be used exceedingly by giving examples. Lesson 4: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of economics and business administration will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.This lecture will focus on the change in the academic approach through the comprehension of goodness. Lesson 5: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of economics and business administration will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.This lecture will focus on research ethics when electrical medium has started to be used exceedingly in Chinese research, by giving examples. Lesson 6: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of economics and business administration will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.Particularly, will focus on group research and its ethics in the field of humanities. Lesson 7: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of economics and business administration will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.Particularly, this lecture will focus on the handling of information in listening questionnaire and written questionnaires in fieldwork and consideration towards privacy. Lesson 8: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of economics and business administration will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.Particularly will focus on the way of referencing, by thinking about unauthorized reference/problem of plagiarism by taking research papers from Japanese literature as material. Lesson 9: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of law, politics and sociology will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented. Particularly, will explain about the research methodology taken in the research papers of management studies. Lesson 10: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of law, politics and sociology will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented. Particularly will present the problems in the field of economics. Lesson 11: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of psychology and behavioral sciences will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.Particularly will explain about the reference methodology of legal precedent, books and materials etc. in field of law. Lesson 12: Based on specific examples, main research methods in the areas of psychology and behavioral sciences will be introduced. Ethical problems that can occur in the course of research work will be also presented.Particularly will explain about the difference in methodology in international law, domestic law, law and political science. Lesson 13: General description of research ethics in the humanities and social science domains will be provided. This lecture will focus on the research ethics demanded in psychology and basics of psychological methodology as science. Lesson 14: General description of research ethics in the humanities and social science domains will be provided. This lecture will focus on introducing about the physiologic method used in human motor control research and research ethics problems originating along with it. Lesson 15: General description of research ethics in the humanities and social science domains will be provided. This lecture will focus on statistical measurement.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Text book not specified. Will be instructed by the instructor of each class as required.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Handout, Audio material, Visual (Video/PC/other Visual material) This class is bidirectional correspondence class at Higashi Hiroshima and Higashi Senda Campus.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Will be instructed by the instructor of each class.
Requirements	If the attendance falls short of two third the total number of classes, student won`t be eligible for semester end exam or report. Carry student ID when appearing for class.
Grading Method	Grades will be calculated in accordance with the short test or report conducted each time. The short test or report conducted from Lesson 2~15 will be marked out of 10 points and the total of 14 times will be converted to out of 100 points (10*14/1.4=100 points).
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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