Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Management Sciences Program
Lecture Code WMF03300 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 地域経営論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
チイキケイエイロン
Subject Name in
English
Regional Management
Instructor GOTO NOBORU,AKIYAMA TAKASHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ゴトウ ノボル,アキヤマ タカシ
Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Inte:Higashi-Senda Seminar Rm 4
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture・Discussion・Oral presentation 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Management
Eligible Students
Keywords Local government, urban development, regional tourism, local resources,
NGO, world heritage, SDGs
 
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
1 From the viewpoints of government and citizens, subjects of local management will be examined with discussions relating with regional policy, local economy and civil society.
In addition, an actual situation of the region will be grasped, which enables us to consider how to review vested rights and an existing system to examine regional management from a long-term point of view.
2  Specifically, regional branding, issues such as wide-area tourism , disaster and reconstruction, town development with collaboration of government and NGO are selected in order to improve  skills for economy & society analysis , agenda-setting and the policy proposals .  
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction, significance of regional management  April 8 th (Mon)
Public and private, the significance of regional management, the region, the nation,

lesson2 Regional management entity and regional policy
Governance and autonomy, Municipal chief, parliament, citizens

lesson3 Pospects for town development                     April 22th (Mon)
Community, vacant house, shopping street

lesson4 Local government disappearance, prospects for town development
Municipal disappearance, population decline, local government finances

lesson5 Merger of municipality and regional management     May 13th (Mon)
Merger in Heisei period, mismatch of merger between municipalities

lesson6 Municipal appearance and branding
Municipal size and regional brand strategy

lesson7 Regional Brand Management                          May 27th (Mon)
Regional brand and name recognition, new tourism possibilities

lesson8 Setouchi Brand and Tourism
Seto inland Sea and Tourism, World Heritage Site

lesson9 Regional Studies and Community Development         June 10th (Mon)
Regional studies, footprints of Tsuneichi Miyamoto, changes in living style, vacant houses

lesson10 Disaster and Community Management
Disaster and community development, self-help / mutual help, public consciousness

lesson11 Reconstruction and Regional Management              June 24th (Mon)
History of disasters and reconstruction,

lesson12 Reconstruction from the A-bomb and town development
Recovery from the nuclear accident, Urban management of Hiroshima City

lesson13 Infectious Disease Control and Community Management   July 8th (Mon)
History of infectious diseases, pandemics and community management

lesson14 Citizen's activities and community management
lesson15 Summary                                           July 22th (Mon)
Globalization, SDGs and peace policy, World Heritage Site  
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
"Satoyama capitalism" (2013, "Kadokawa one theme 21 Shinsho", NHK Hiroshima crew)
"Regional cities will disappear?" (2015 Gulliver Products Noboru Goto)
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Must-bring PC 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Based on the challenge consciousness on the subjects shown above, reference study and onsite activities such as hearing and survey should lead to improve the capability to consider such solutions. 
Requirements An active participation to discussions actively will be expected.
An absence due to unavoidable circumstances such as illness will be considered.
 
Grading Method Comprehensively evaluated referring to class attitude, ingenuity and aggressiveness of opinion announcement, and exercises, etc.
"Point Allocation Ratio" attitude including absence: participation: subject reports = 40%: 30%: 30%
 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it ◆ Hiroshima Prefectural Government Office staff
Policy Planning Bureau, International Planning Office, Airport Measures Office, Regional Policy Bureau, Hiroshima Prefectural Autonomous Training Center
Based on this experience, policies of local governments are analyzed and the essence of regional management is explained.
 
Message  
Other   
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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