F1000003 Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Law Law Day Course

Lecture Code F1000003 Subject Classification Liberal Arts Education (day)

Subject Name 教養ゼミ

Subject Name
（Katakana）キヨウヨウゼミ

Subject Name in
English Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students

Instructor KANAMOTO YUTA

Instructor
(Katakana) カナモト　ユウタ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Weds5-6：Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M304

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

discussion, student presentations

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

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

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students

Eligible Students First year

Keywords Social Sciences, Sociology, Contemporary Society

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) Program in Elementary Education
（Abilities and Skills）
・Being able to collect, critically analyze, and examine infomration related to elementary education. (Information collection and analysis ability)

Program in Special Needs Education
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Having basic knowledge and understanding of liberal arts education, which is academic base needed to receive technical or professional education.

Program in Science Education
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・As an individual or in a group, being able to organize plan and effectively carry out research activities(the ability of research).
・With regard to investigation, educational practices and its presentation, to be able to communicate with others, organize results, opinions and contetns, and give a presentation (Communication and presentation skills).

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course aims to provide students with the basic skills, knowledge, and dispositions necessary for a university education through the reading of literature in the social sciences (especially sociology). The course will focus on literature written by sociologists in consideration of the faculty member's specialty, but it will also be an opportunity for students who wish to study law or political science to acquire knowledge about the realities of contemporary society and useful perspectives in social analysis.

Class Schedule lesson1 Orientation and self-introduction
lesson2 Methods of Literature Reporting
lesson3 Literature report and discussion
lesson4 Literature report and discussion
lesson5 Literature report and discussion
lesson6 Literature report and discussion
lesson7 Literature report and discussion
lesson8 Literature report and discussion
lesson9 Literature report and discussion
lesson10 Literature report and discussion
lesson11 Literature report and discussion
lesson12 Literature report and discussion
lesson13 Literature report and discussion
lesson14 Literature report and discussion
lesson15 Class Summary

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Textbook (both of the following two books will be used in the literature report and discussion)
Mita, Munesuke, 1996, Gendai shakai no riron: joho ka, shohi ka shakai no genjo to mirai (Theories of modern society: present and future of information and consumer society), Iwanami Shinsho.
Mita, Munesuke, 2006, Introduction to Sociology: The Future of Human Beings and Society, Iwanami Shinsho.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Other (see [More Details])

(More Details) student-created reporting resumes

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Read the relevant sections of the textbook in advance of the session for which you are in charge of reporting, as well as for other sessions.
After class, students should organize their knowledge from the literature and their analytical perspective on society based on their reports and discussions.

Requirements No Requirement

Grading Method We will comprehensively evaluate your efforts in literature reporting and discussion.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Please read the assigned texts, have some opinions and questions of your own, and actively participate in the discussions.

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	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Law Law Day Course
Lecture Code	F1000003	Subject Classification	Liberal Arts Education (day)
Subject Name	教養ゼミ
Subject Name （Katakana）	キヨウヨウゼミ
Subject Name in English	Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
Instructor	KANAMOTO YUTA
Instructor (Katakana)	カナモト　ユウタ
Campus	Higashi-Senda	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Weds5-6：Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M304
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
discussion, student presentations
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
Eligible Students	First year
Keywords	Social Sciences, Sociology, Contemporary Society
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)	Program in Elementary Education （Abilities and Skills）・Being able to collect, critically analyze, and examine infomration related to elementary education. (Information collection and analysis ability) Program in Special Needs Education （Knowledge and Understanding）・Having basic knowledge and understanding of liberal arts education, which is academic base needed to receive technical or professional education. Program in Science Education （Comprehensive Abilities）・As an individual or in a group, being able to organize plan and effectively carry out research activities(the ability of research). ・With regard to investigation, educational practices and its presentation, to be able to communicate with others, organize results, opinions and contetns, and give a presentation (Communication and presentation skills).
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course aims to provide students with the basic skills, knowledge, and dispositions necessary for a university education through the reading of literature in the social sciences (especially sociology). The course will focus on literature written by sociologists in consideration of the faculty member's specialty, but it will also be an opportunity for students who wish to study law or political science to acquire knowledge about the realities of contemporary society and useful perspectives in social analysis.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Orientation and self-introduction lesson2 Methods of Literature Reporting lesson3 Literature report and discussion lesson4 Literature report and discussion lesson5 Literature report and discussion lesson6 Literature report and discussion lesson7 Literature report and discussion lesson8 Literature report and discussion lesson9 Literature report and discussion lesson10 Literature report and discussion lesson11 Literature report and discussion lesson12 Literature report and discussion lesson13 Literature report and discussion lesson14 Literature report and discussion lesson15 Class Summary
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Textbook (both of the following two books will be used in the literature report and discussion) Mita, Munesuke, 1996, Gendai shakai no riron: joho ka, shohi ka shakai no genjo to mirai (Theories of modern society: present and future of information and consumer society), Iwanami Shinsho. Mita, Munesuke, 2006, Introduction to Sociology: The Future of Human Beings and Society, Iwanami Shinsho.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Other (see [More Details])
(More Details)	student-created reporting resumes
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Read the relevant sections of the textbook in advance of the session for which you are in charge of reporting, as well as for other sessions. After class, students should organize their knowledge from the literature and their analytical perspective on society based on their reports and discussions.
Requirements	No Requirement
Grading Method	We will comprehensively evaluate your efforts in literature reporting and discussion.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Please read the assigned texts, have some opinions and questions of your own, and actively participate in the discussions.
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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