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Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Program
Lecture Code	WSQN0301	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Practical Seminar on International Cooperation Project
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Practical Seminar on International Cooperation Project
Instructor	MAHARJAN KESHAV LALL,KHAN GHULAM DASTGIR,SAIJO HARUNOBU
Instructor (Katakana)	マハラジャン　ケシャブ　ラル,ハーン　グラム　ダスタギール,サイジョウ　ハルノブ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Thur9-10：IDEC 204
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Globalization/International cooperation studies
Eligible Students	Students in the Global Environmental Leaders Program
Keywords
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	To have opportunities of inter- and trans disciplinary discussions to develop master and PhD research projects in environmental studies, the seminar organize as follows. In each class, senior master or PhD students in GELs program will present their research projects relating to master thesis or PhD thesis. Then interdisciplinary discussions follows with registered students of this class and various professors  from different disciplines in GELs program.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Presentation and Q&A lesson2 Presentation and Q&A lesson3 Presentation and Q&A lesson4 Presentation and Q&A lesson5 Presentation and Q&A lesson6 Presentation and Q&A lesson7 Presentation and Q&A lesson8 Presentation and Q&A lesson9 Presentation and Q&A lesson10 Presentation and Q&A lesson11 Presentation and Q&A lesson12 Presentation and Q&A lesson13 Presentation and Q&A lesson14 Presentation and Q&A lesson15 Presentation and Q&A
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Angrist, Joshua D. , and Jörn-Steffen Pischke. Mastering 'metrics: The path from cause to effect. Princeton university press, 2014. Angrist, Joshua D. , and Jörn-Steffen Pischke. Mostly harmless econometrics: An empiricist's companion. Princeton university press, 2009. Huntington-Klein, N. (2022). The effect: An introduction to research design and causality. Chapman and Hall/CRC.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	computer and projector
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Please watch the following YouTube videos if you are new to causal inference: Mod•U: Powerful Concepts in Social Science Causal Inference Bootcamp: Introduction to Causality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNpcwiOme1g&list=PL1M5TsfDV6Vufqfs_h5fDR3pBhIj4QOW7 Causal Inference Bootcamp: Your Guide to Experiments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5TVIPknDI4&list=PL1M5TsfDV6Vui-q_q1Bq5kF2Y77udGwWx Causal Inference Bootcamp: Your Guide to Instrumental Variables https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xF_DMbL14w&list=PL1M5TsfDV6VsE11CCeMuBL0owBpwp4xru
Requirements
Grading Method	contribution to the discussion and report
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Professors in the GELs program are expected to join and senior students in the GELs project make presentations on their master and PhD research projects. The participants in the course are encouraged to proactively join the discussions to facilitate inter- and trans- disciplinary interactions.
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.