Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 62360001 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 現代社会と産業
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ゲンダイシャカイトサンギョウ
Subject Name in
English
Contemporary industrial society
Instructor SHIN JAEYOUL
Instructor
(Katakana)
シン ゼヨル
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Mon1-4:IAS K103
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture, group discussion
Language to be used in the lecture is only Japanese.
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 05 : Sociology
Eligible Students
Keywords industrial society, industry 4.0, platform, industry, labor market, industrial policy, inequality 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Understand industrial sociology and labor studies
Area Courses(Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category:Law / Political Sciences / Sociology / Economics / Education 
Expected OutcomeIf you participate in the class while imagining your career design in the future, this class will be more useful. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Understand industrial and occupational structures and recognize various problems (inequality, industrial accidents, etc.) that modern industrial society confronts.
Learn the basic knowledge needed for career design.
 
Class Schedule lesson1 The Beginning of Modern Society: From the Renaissance to the Scientific Revolution
lesson2 Industrial Revolution: The birth of an industrial society
lesson3 Mode of product and labor process:  scientific management, Fordism, JIT
lesson4 Industrial and Labor Relations
lesson5 IT Industry and Industry 4.0
lesson6 Telework and Platform Work
lesson7 Industrial classification, industrial organization and industrial policy
lesson8 International Division of Labor and Logistics
lesson9 Labor Market Theory: Occupational Classification, class and stratification
lesson10 Labor Market Theory: Segmented Labor and precarious Employment
lesson11 Labor problems: industrial accidents, death from overwork, income inequality
lesson12 Labor Problems and Labor Policy
lesson13 Career Design and the Japanese Labor Market
lesson14 Rethinking about Discrimination and Inequality
lesson15 Warp-up: industrial society- past and future 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
There are no textbooks. The lecturer distributes the materials. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
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Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
The lecturer recommends students to read related materials and reference literatures.  
Requirements  
Grading Method Final report(60%), A reaction paper in each class(30%), Discussion(10%) 
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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