WMC47062 Special Study

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Psychology Program

Lecture Code WMC47062 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 特別研究

Subject Name
（Katakana）　

Subject Name in
English Special Study

Instructor SHIMIZU HISAYO

Instructor
(Katakana) シミズ　ヒサヨ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Tues7-8：Faculty Office

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Discussion-oriented exercise style

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 7 : Graduate Special Studies

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Psychology

Eligible Students Students in Program in Psychology, Compulsory elective subject

Keywords Infant psychology, Method of psychology research, Research plan

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 In this course students acquire the practical skill and ability to form and practice the specific study of infant psychology through presentation and discussion on the several emotional problems and its way of solving in the area of infant psychology.  The developmental psychology project study Ⅰ  emphasizes on the process of research planning.  In the class students make and consider several reports in the area of infant psychology.  The examination targets are theses published in journals, researches conducted by teachers or graduate students, researches on themes students themselves have interests in.    Through the report of their studies, students learn the practical way of retrieval and collection of documents, procedure and completion of their study, and presentation.  In some cases not only teachers in charge but graduate students participate in the discussion.

Class Schedule Lesson 1　Report on study cases（Student #1）
Lesson 2　Report on study cases（Student #2）
Lesson 3　Report on study cases（Student #3）
Lesson 4　Report on study cases（Student #4）
Lesson 5　Report on study cases（Student #5）
Lesson 6　Report on study cases, Interim report on  research（Student #1）
Lesson 7　Report on study cases, Interim report on  research（Student #2）
Lesson 8　Report on study cases, Interim report on  research（Student #3）
Lesson 9　Report on study cases, Interim report on  research（Student #4）
Lesson 10　Report on study cases, Interim report on  research（Student #5）
Lesson 11　The Report of Studies Examples and the Final Report of Study Subject (Student #1)
Lesson 12　The Report of Studies Examples and the Final Report of Study Subject (Student #2)
Lesson 13　The Report of Studies Examples and the Final Report of Study Subject (Student #3)
Lesson 14　The Report of Studies Examples and the Final Report of Study Subject (Student #4)
Lesson 15　The Report of Studies Examples and the Final Report of Study Subject (Student #5)

Make presentation materials and submit them for the report of research case.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Introduced in the lessons when needed

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) PC and projector can be used for a presentation. Proactive use of them are suggested to make a presentation easy-to-understand and effective.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review In this lesson, the activity after the lecture hour is important, too.
A presenter in every lesson has to read necessary literature when reporting study cases.
After the presentation, consider how it can be utilized in each research assignment and deepen understanding of it.
The other students in class study unclear points and questions in each report and discussion, and consider how it can be utilized in your research assignments.

Requirements Limited to students who have taken Introductory Psychology Laboratory Project I and II.
Required to have knowledge and interests on Infant Psychology , knowledge and skills on the method of psychology learned as a specialized basic subject, and eagerness and positive attitude to tackle a problem.
class relevant to  subject: Civics (Philosophy, Ethics, Religious Studies, Psychology.

Grading Method Presentation materials, Presentation, Commitment to discussion are evaluated comprehensively.

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	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Psychology Program
Lecture Code	WMC47062	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	特別研究
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Special Study
Instructor	SHIMIZU HISAYO
Instructor (Katakana)	シミズ　ヒサヨ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2nd) Tues7-8：Faculty Office
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Discussion-oriented exercise style
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	7 : Graduate Special Studies
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Psychology
Eligible Students	Students in Program in Psychology, Compulsory elective subject
Keywords	Infant psychology, Method of psychology research, Research plan
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	In this course students acquire the practical skill and ability to form and practice the specific study of infant psychology through presentation and discussion on the several emotional problems and its way of solving in the area of infant psychology. The developmental psychology project study Ⅰ emphasizes on the process of research planning. In the class students make and consider several reports in the area of infant psychology. The examination targets are theses published in journals, researches conducted by teachers or graduate students, researches on themes students themselves have interests in. Through the report of their studies, students learn the practical way of retrieval and collection of documents, procedure and completion of their study, and presentation. In some cases not only teachers in charge but graduate students participate in the discussion.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1　Report on study cases（Student #1） Lesson 2　Report on study cases（Student #2） Lesson 3　Report on study cases（Student #3） Lesson 4　Report on study cases（Student #4） Lesson 5　Report on study cases（Student #5） Lesson 6　Report on study cases, Interim report on research（Student #1） Lesson 7　Report on study cases, Interim report on research（Student #2） Lesson 8　Report on study cases, Interim report on research（Student #3） Lesson 9　Report on study cases, Interim report on research（Student #4） Lesson 10　Report on study cases, Interim report on research（Student #5） Lesson 11　The Report of Studies Examples and the Final Report of Study Subject (Student #1) Lesson 12　The Report of Studies Examples and the Final Report of Study Subject (Student #2) Lesson 13　The Report of Studies Examples and the Final Report of Study Subject (Student #3) Lesson 14　The Report of Studies Examples and the Final Report of Study Subject (Student #4) Lesson 15　The Report of Studies Examples and the Final Report of Study Subject (Student #5) Make presentation materials and submit them for the report of research case.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Introduced in the lessons when needed
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	PC and projector can be used for a presentation. Proactive use of them are suggested to make a presentation easy-to-understand and effective.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	In this lesson, the activity after the lecture hour is important, too. A presenter in every lesson has to read necessary literature when reporting study cases. After the presentation, consider how it can be utilized in each research assignment and deepen understanding of it. The other students in class study unclear points and questions in each report and discussion, and consider how it can be utilized in your research assignments.
Requirements	Limited to students who have taken Introductory Psychology Laboratory Project I and II. Required to have knowledge and interests on Infant Psychology , knowledge and skills on the method of psychology learned as a specialized basic subject, and eagerness and positive attitude to tackle a problem. class relevant to subject: Civics (Philosophy, Ethics, Religious Studies, Psychology.
Grading Method	Presentation materials, Presentation, Commitment to discussion are evaluated comprehensively.
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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