WMG03301 Academic Writing for International Peace and Co-existence

Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences International Peace and Co-existence Program

Lecture Code WMG03301 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Academic Writing for International Peace and Co-existence

Subject Name
（Katakana）

Subject Name in
English Academic Writing for International Peace and Co-existence

Instructor RAND NERIDA

Instructor
(Katakana) ランド　ネリダ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte：IDEC 203

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture, discussion, project

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons

Course Area（Discipline） 09 : Common Gradate Education

Eligible Students Mainly master's students of International Peace and Co-existence Program (This is an intensive course scheduled in February. Students graduating in March may join but will not receive credits.)

Keywords academic writing, research design, critical thinking

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 This course will teach you the skills of academic research and academic writing. It will focus more heavily on one or the other in alternate years.  You can therefore choose to take the course in the year that meets your more specific needs.  You are also welcome to take the course twice to gain a full coverage of both topics, but credit will only be awarded once.

This year’s focus will be on how to conceptualize and design your research.  You will consider how to best choose and design your research question. Then you will examine how to specifically design research that answers your question or questions.

A main focus of all discussions in this course will be “why do we do it this way?” – not to be prescriptive, but to give you a critical stance for your current and future research endeavors.

Class Schedule ⚫︎In person
12/15　10：30-17：50
1/25　10：30-17：50
1/26　10：30-17：50

⚫︎On demand deadlines
22 December  23:59
11 January  23:59
18 January 23:59

【Class 1.  WHOLE DAY –IN-PERSON DECEMBER 15】
HOUR 1: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
Let’s work out what the course will be about, and how it will be conducted.
Research questions, problems, objectives, and the differences and importance of each

HOUR 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
How to conduct a literature review. (This course will not cover how to write one.)

HOUR 3: FORMULATING RESEARCH PROBLEMS
Research questions, problems, objectives, and the differences and importance of each.

HOUR 4:  INTRODUCTION TO VARIABLES
What are variables, and how do we determine them?

【Class 2. ON-DEMAND DEADLINE DECEMBER 22】
VARIABLES
More on different types of variables, including extraneous variables and what they mean.

【Class 3. ON-DEMAND DEADLINE JANUARY 11】
SAMPLING
What does it mean to sample? What is sampling NOT?! How to implement sampling, and how to avoid bias.

【Class 4. ON-DEMAND DEADLINE JANUARY 18】
CASE STUDY
Consideration of a long-term longitudinal study – looking at an example of how to design a study to measure specific variables.

【Class 5. WHOLE DAY – IN-PERSON JANUARY 25】
HOUR 1: REVIEW
Confiriming and consolidating what we’ve learned so far.

HOUR 2: HYPOTHESES
What is a hypothesis and why do you or don't you need one? How do you determine a hypothesis and test it, and what is the difference between a hypothesis and bias?

HOUR 3: RESEARCH DESIGN & STUDY
Planning research to answer the specific research question(s)

HOUR 4: METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION (AN INTRODUCTION!)
The major ways of collecting primary data: interviews vs. surveys (aka questionnaires) vs. observation. (And why we won’t learn experiments.)

【Class 6. WHOLE DAY – IN-PERSON JANUARY 26】
HOUR 1: TYPES OF QUESTIONS
Ways to write a data-collecting question so that it gets you the data you need.

HOUR 2: ATTITUDINAL SCALES
How to investigate how respondents [people] feel about an issue or situation.
How to express the findings of attitudinal scales.

HOUR 3: APPLICATION
Practice designing a research instrument and writing questions.

HOUR 4: SUMMARY & REVISION
Bringing the entire research process together.
Reviewing any topics requested by students.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Materials for this class will be uploaded to the moodle, at least two weeks ahead of schedule.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review You will have to watch assigned videos, read any material that is assigned for reading, and complete basic exercises BEFORE each class.

Requirements

Grading Method RESEARCH PLAN (WRITTEN) 80%
SHORT RESEARCH PITCH (PRESENTATION)  20%

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 International Peace and Co-existence Program
Lecture Code	WMG03301	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Academic Writing for International Peace and Co-existence
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Academic Writing for International Peace and Co-existence
Instructor	RAND NERIDA
Instructor (Katakana)	ランド　ネリダ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte：IDEC 203
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture, discussion, project
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Course Area（Discipline）	09 : Common Gradate Education
Eligible Students	Mainly master's students of International Peace and Co-existence Program (This is an intensive course scheduled in February. Students graduating in March may join but will not receive credits.)
Keywords	academic writing, research design, critical thinking
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	This course will teach you the skills of academic research and academic writing. It will focus more heavily on one or the other in alternate years. You can therefore choose to take the course in the year that meets your more specific needs. You are also welcome to take the course twice to gain a full coverage of both topics, but credit will only be awarded once. This year’s focus will be on how to conceptualize and design your research. You will consider how to best choose and design your research question. Then you will examine how to specifically design research that answers your question or questions. A main focus of all discussions in this course will be “why do we do it this way?” – not to be prescriptive, but to give you a critical stance for your current and future research endeavors.
Class Schedule	⚫︎In person 12/15　10：30-17：50 1/25　10：30-17：50 1/26　10：30-17：50 ⚫︎On demand deadlines 22 December 23:59 11 January 23:59 18 January 23:59 【Class 1. WHOLE DAY –IN-PERSON DECEMBER 15】 HOUR 1: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH Let’s work out what the course will be about, and how it will be conducted. Research questions, problems, objectives, and the differences and importance of each HOUR 2: LITERATURE REVIEW How to conduct a literature review. (This course will not cover how to write one.) HOUR 3: FORMULATING RESEARCH PROBLEMS Research questions, problems, objectives, and the differences and importance of each. HOUR 4: INTRODUCTION TO VARIABLES What are variables, and how do we determine them? 【Class 2. ON-DEMAND DEADLINE DECEMBER 22】 VARIABLES More on different types of variables, including extraneous variables and what they mean. 【Class 3. ON-DEMAND DEADLINE JANUARY 11】 SAMPLING What does it mean to sample? What is sampling NOT?! How to implement sampling, and how to avoid bias. 【Class 4. ON-DEMAND DEADLINE JANUARY 18】 CASE STUDY Consideration of a long-term longitudinal study – looking at an example of how to design a study to measure specific variables. 【Class 5. WHOLE DAY – IN-PERSON JANUARY 25】 HOUR 1: REVIEW Confiriming and consolidating what we’ve learned so far. HOUR 2: HYPOTHESES What is a hypothesis and why do you or don't you need one? How do you determine a hypothesis and test it, and what is the difference between a hypothesis and bias? HOUR 3: RESEARCH DESIGN & STUDY Planning research to answer the specific research question(s) HOUR 4: METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION (AN INTRODUCTION!) The major ways of collecting primary data: interviews vs. surveys (aka questionnaires) vs. observation. (And why we won’t learn experiments.) 【Class 6. WHOLE DAY – IN-PERSON JANUARY 26】 HOUR 1: TYPES OF QUESTIONS Ways to write a data-collecting question so that it gets you the data you need. HOUR 2: ATTITUDINAL SCALES How to investigate how respondents [people] feel about an issue or situation. How to express the findings of attitudinal scales. HOUR 3: APPLICATION Practice designing a research instrument and writing questions. HOUR 4: SUMMARY & REVISION Bringing the entire research process together. Reviewing any topics requested by students.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Materials for this class will be uploaded to the moodle, at least two weeks ahead of schedule.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	You will have to watch assigned videos, read any material that is assigned for reading, and complete basic exercises BEFORE each class.
Requirements
Grading Method	RESEARCH PLAN (WRITTEN) 80% SHORT RESEARCH PITCH (PRESENTATION) 20%
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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