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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	WMGA0003	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Special Study(April 2024 Master's Students)
Subject Name （Katakana）	トクベツケンキュウ
Subject Name in English	Special Study(April 2024 Master's Students)
Instructor	YAMANE TATSUO
Instructor (Katakana)	ヤマネ　タツオ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  First Semester,  Year
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Year) Inte
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Discussion, presentation Face-to-face class
Credits	4.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	7 : Graduate Special Studies
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	02 : Political Science
Eligible Students
Keywords	International Relations, International Politics, International Security, Conflict Studies, Peacebuilding, Global Governance Writing Skills, SDGs_16
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 class provides for learning and writing skills for making dissertation (MA) and academic paper.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction Submission of initially planned research proposal lesson2 Learning writing skills (1) lesson3 Learning writing skills (2) lesson4 Learning writing skills (3) lesson5 Learning writing skills (4) lesson6 Social contribution through your work (1) lesson7 Social contribution through your work (2) lesson8 How to use academic journals (1) lesson9 How to use academic journals (2) lesson10 How to use policy documents (1) lesson11 How to use policy documents (2) lesson12 How to use academic journals (3) lesson13 How to use academic journals (4) lesson14 Presentations lesson15 Reflection lesson16 Introduction Submission of progressed research proposal lesson17 Learning writing skills (1) lesson18 Learning writing skills (2) lesson19 Learning writing skills (3) lesson20 Learning writing skills (4) lesson21 Social contribution through your work (1) lesson22 Social contribution through your work (2) lesson23 How to use academic journals (1) lesson24 How to use academic journals (2) lesson25 How to use policy documents (1) lesson26 How to use policy documents (2) lesson27 How to use academic journals (3) lesson28 How to use academic journals (4) lesson29 Presentations lesson30 Reflection
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reference for this seminar will be noticed during the class. (Main References) Bailey, Stephen, Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students (Fifth Edition), Routledge, 2018. Chandler, David, Peacebuilding: The Twenty Years’ Crisis, 1997-2017 (Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies), Palgrave, 2017. Vivien Lowndes et al., Theory and Methods in Political Science (4th Edition), Macmillan, 2018.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
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Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	.2-5: Read a textbook on academic writing. L.6-7: Think of connecting academic works to a practical field. L.8-13: Check a research point from academic papers/policy papers. L.17-20: Read a textbook on academic writing. L.21-22: Think of connecting academic works to a practical field. L.23-28: Check a research point from academic papers/policy papers.
Requirements
Grading Method	Presentation (50%), Progress of making the dissertation (50%)
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	The instructor served the following practical oriented works. -Special Assistant, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations -Director, Peacebuilding Project in Sri Lanka of Association Medical Doctors in ASIA (AMDA) （These experiences will provide further understanding for the course through a practice-oriented view.)
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