Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies
Lecture Code ARC02101 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name Seminar on Social Cooperation (社会連携セミナー)
Subject Name
(Katakana)
シャカイレンケイセミナー
Subject Name in
English
Seminar on Social Cooperation
Instructor IWAMOTO YOKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
イワモト ヨウコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  OutOfTerm(2nd)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O2) Inte
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
It will be conducted as an exercise for a full day. Students (in groups of four) brainstorm and mine ideas to come up with an action plan to solve one social problem. 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : Career Education
Eligible Students Undergraduate students
Keywords brainstorming, idea mining, discussion, social implementation of the idea 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Students use the specialized and interdisciplinary knowledge acquired in the Department of IGS to solve social issues. 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Integrated Global Studies
(Comprehensive Abilities)
・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge,  understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.
・The ability to take action cooperatively to advance research to resolve the problem by sharing issues with people from different cultures and areas of specialization, and explaining one’s own ideas logically and simply. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Students form small groups (four people) to guide action plans to solve social issues presented by clients. Guide free and effective ideas through mind-opening, brainstorming, idea classification and action plan making. Group presentations are evaluated by clients for potential social implementation. Later, the action plan presented by the group will be documented as a proposal. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1-5
In mid-February, we will conduct a problem-solving exercise (from 9:00 to 17:00) using various methods. At the end of the exercise, each group give a presentation and the presentation is evaluated by the client.
Lesson 6-8
Document the action plan created within the group as a proposal with considering the client's feedback.
This class is scheduled around the middle of February. We will announce it as soon as it is decided.

No exam, but the score will be given based on the presentation and proposal 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
None 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Audio and AV units 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
No preliminary knowledge is needed.  
Requirements An intensive exercise (face-to-face) in February, followed by the submission of proposals by each group, is mandatory.
Those who do not actively participate in discussions are not allowed to take the course. Lottery will be held if there are large numbers of applicants.
This seminar is for students enrolled in the 2022 academic year and later (It does not prevent students other than those eligible to take the course, but it does not count as required graduation credits, so be careful). 
Grading Method Based on the presentation and proposal 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message The class will be driven in free atmosphere to accelerate flexible thinking and exciting ideas  
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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