WMF04800 Special Seminar in Management

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 Management Sciences Program

Lecture Code WMF04800 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name マネジメント特講（経済人類学）

Subject Name
（Katakana）

Subject Name in
English Special Seminar in Management

Instructor MATSUMURA KEIICHIRO,MATSUSHIMA TAKESHI

Instructor
(Katakana) マツムラ　ケイイチロウ,マツシマ　タケシ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Tues13：Higashi-Senda Seminar Rm 4, (1st) Tues14：Higashi-Senda Meeting Rm 4-2

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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 Economic Anthropology, Company, Design, Community, Value

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 Economic anthropology is a field of study that examines the human activity of the economy through fieldwork and from a broad perspective of human history. In this class, we will discuss about an anthropological perspective to understand the themes of "Company," "Design," "Community," and “Value,” which could be topics in economics and business study. The aim is to gain a new perspective to overcome our "common sense.

Class Schedule lesson1  Introduction: Seeing the World through Anthropology
lesson2  What is Economic Anthropology?
lesson3  Anthropological studies on company (1): Why Sony was defeated by Apple?
lesson4  Anthropological studies on company (2)
lesson5  Anthropological studies on company (3)
lesson6  Design Anthropology(1): How design connect to Anthropology?
lesson7  Design Anthropology (2)
lesson8  Design Anthropology (3)
lesson9    Designing Community (1): What is Community?
lesson10  Designing Community (2)
lesson11  Designing Community (3)
lesson12  How should we think of “Value”? (1): What creates the value?
lesson13  How should we think of “Value”? (2)
lesson14  How should we think of “Value”? (3)
lesson15  Conclusion: The meaning of thinking anthropologically

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Gillian Tett, The Silo Effect: Why putting everything in its place isn't such a bright idea. Little, Brown Book Group, 2016.
Arturo Escobar, Designs for the Pluriverse: Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds, Duke University Press, 2018.
David Graeber, Toward An Anthropological Theory of Value: The False Coin of Our Own Dreams, Palgrave Macmillan, 2001

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review 3rd – 5th: Read the handout excerpted from "The Silo Effect " in advance and write down your questions and thoughts after the class to prepare for the discussion in the next class.
6th - 8th: Read the handout excerpted from "Designs for the Pluriverse " in advance and take notes on their questions and thoughts after the class to prepare for the discussion in the next class.
9th-11th: Read the handout excerpted from "Designs for the Pluriverse" in advance and prepare for the discussion in the next class by writing down your questions and thoughts after the class.
12th-14th: Read the handout excerpted from "Toward An Anthropological Theory of Value” in advance, and after the class, write down your questions and thoughts to prepare for the discussion in the next class.

Requirements Basic knowledge of economic anthropology is not required.

Grading Method Evaluation will be based on active participation in class discussions (60%) and final paper(40%).

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Today, anthropology is attracting attention in the business world and it connects to Design Thinking which is evaluated by cooperate world. Please take this opportunity to experience the fun of anthropology.
SDG_08, SDG_09

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 Management Sciences Program
Lecture Code	WMF04800	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	マネジメント特講（経済人類学）
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Special Seminar in Management
Instructor	MATSUMURA KEIICHIRO,MATSUSHIMA TAKESHI
Instructor (Katakana)	マツムラ　ケイイチロウ,マツシマ　タケシ
Campus	Higashi-Senda	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Tues13：Higashi-Senda Seminar Rm 4, (1st) Tues14：Higashi-Senda Meeting Rm 4-2
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)

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	Economic Anthropology, Company, Design, Community, Value
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	Economic anthropology is a field of study that examines the human activity of the economy through fieldwork and from a broad perspective of human history. In this class, we will discuss about an anthropological perspective to understand the themes of "Company," "Design," "Community," and “Value,” which could be topics in economics and business study. The aim is to gain a new perspective to overcome our "common sense.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction: Seeing the World through Anthropology lesson2 What is Economic Anthropology? lesson3 Anthropological studies on company (1): Why Sony was defeated by Apple? lesson4 Anthropological studies on company (2) lesson5 Anthropological studies on company (3) lesson6 Design Anthropology(1): How design connect to Anthropology? lesson7 Design Anthropology (2) lesson8 Design Anthropology (3) lesson9 Designing Community (1): What is Community? lesson10 Designing Community (2) lesson11 Designing Community (3) lesson12 How should we think of “Value”? (1): What creates the value? lesson13 How should we think of “Value”? (2) lesson14 How should we think of “Value”? (3) lesson15 Conclusion: The meaning of thinking anthropologically
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Gillian Tett, The Silo Effect: Why putting everything in its place isn't such a bright idea. Little, Brown Book Group, 2016. Arturo Escobar, Designs for the Pluriverse: Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds, Duke University Press, 2018. David Graeber, Toward An Anthropological Theory of Value: The False Coin of Our Own Dreams, Palgrave Macmillan, 2001
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	3rd – 5th: Read the handout excerpted from "The Silo Effect " in advance and write down your questions and thoughts after the class to prepare for the discussion in the next class. 6th - 8th: Read the handout excerpted from "Designs for the Pluriverse " in advance and take notes on their questions and thoughts after the class to prepare for the discussion in the next class. 9th-11th: Read the handout excerpted from "Designs for the Pluriverse" in advance and prepare for the discussion in the next class by writing down your questions and thoughts after the class. 12th-14th: Read the handout excerpted from "Toward An Anthropological Theory of Value” in advance, and after the class, write down your questions and thoughts to prepare for the discussion in the next class.
Requirements	Basic knowledge of economic anthropology is not required.
Grading Method	Evaluation will be based on active participation in class discussions (60%) and final paper(40%).
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Today, anthropology is attracting attention in the business world and it connects to Design Thinking which is evaluated by cooperate world. Please take this opportunity to experience the fun of anthropology. SDG_08, SDG_09
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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