| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences International Economic Development Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMHA0055 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
Special Study(October 2024 Master's Students) |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
トクベツケンキュウ |
Subject Name in
English |
Special Study(October 2024 Master's Students) |
| Instructor |
ICHIHASHI MASARU |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
イチハシ マサル |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, Year |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(Year) Inte |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| This seminar is a course work for graduate students in Master course. |
| Credits |
4.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
6
:
Graduate Advanced
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Economics |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Economic Development, Poverty Reduction, SDGs |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This seminar’s objectives are;
Making research plan and finding economic problems we should consider and analyze.
Preparation for each student’s thesis in 2nd degree of Master course.
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| Class Schedule |
All participants and students to this seminar will are highly required for basic research activities as follows;
1) Learning about basic theory of Economic Development, models and the methodology
2) Reading some fundamental textbooks for econometric and statistical methods
3) Giving presentation of students' own thesis and discussion on the economic topics or
themes. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Some references will be shown in seminar.
For example,
Methodology:
World Bank, "Handbook on Impact Evaluation" and "Impact Evaluation in Practice",
Joshua D. Angrist, "Mastering 'Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect",
Jeffrey M. Wooldridge,"Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach",
Johnston and DiNardo, "Econometric Methods 4th ed.".
R. E. Miller and P.D. Blair, "Input-Output Analysis: Foundations and Extensions",
Leontief, W., Input-Output Economics 2nd ed.,
Economic Development:
Erik S. Reinert, Jayati Ghosh and Rainer Kattel ed., "Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Development",
Erik Reinert, "How Rich Countries Got Rich ... and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor", Ha-
Joon Chang, "Kicking Away The Ladder",
Michael Todaro and Stephen Smith, "Economic Development",
Matt Ridley, "The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves",
Daron Acemoglu、 James Robinson, "Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty",
Jared Diamond, "Guns, Germs And Steel: A Short History of Everbody for the Last 13000 Years",
Milton Friedman, "Capitalism and Freedom",
etc. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
PC and Projector
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Seminar students will be evaluated in some points such as contents of their own research and presentation, contribution to seminar in terms of discussion and others. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
All seminar students are required for publishing their own papers more than one on international journal to get doctorate. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |