WMD09900 Public Administration Seminar

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Law and Politics Program

Lecture Code WMD09900 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 行政学演習

Subject Name
（Katakana）ギョウセイガクエンシュウ

Subject Name in
English Public Administration Seminar

Instructor KOBAYASHI YUTA

Instructor
(Katakana) コバヤシ　ユウタ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Fri3-4：Higashi-Senda Meeting Rm 4-1

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

Seminar ・Discussion・Oral presentation

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

Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 02 : Political Science

Eligible Students

Keywords Public Policy

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 The objective of this seminar is to develop comprehensive skills for writing a master's thesis through the experience of policy process analysis.

More specifically, the seminar aims to provide participants with a broad but shallow experience of the entire research process—"reviewing prior studies," "interpreting materials," "analyzing data," and "presenting conclusions and implications"—in a simplified manner within a short period. This experience is intended to help refine their research plans for their master's thesis.

The specific subject matter will focus on policy decisions (or non-decisions) at the central government level in Japan. Participants will select a major public issue in Japanese politics since 2020 and, using sources at the level of newspaper articles, will write a report of approximately 5,000 to 8,000 words over the course of one semester.

Class Schedule The course will be conducted in Japanese, so please refer to the Japanese syllabus.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. The course will be conducted in Japanese, so please refer to the Japanese syllabus.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, moodle

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review The course will be conducted in Japanese, so please refer to the Japanese syllabus.

Requirements

Grading Method The course will be conducted in Japanese, so please refer to the Japanese syllabus.

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	2025Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Law and Politics Program
Lecture Code	WMD09900	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	行政学演習
Subject Name （Katakana）	ギョウセイガクエンシュウ
Subject Name in English	Public Administration Seminar
Instructor	KOBAYASHI YUTA
Instructor (Katakana)	コバヤシ　ユウタ
Campus	Higashi-Senda	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2nd) Fri3-4：Higashi-Senda Meeting Rm 4-1
Lesson Style	Lecture/Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Seminar ・Discussion・Oral presentation
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	02 : Political Science
Eligible Students
Keywords	Public Policy
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	The objective of this seminar is to develop comprehensive skills for writing a master's thesis through the experience of policy process analysis. More specifically, the seminar aims to provide participants with a broad but shallow experience of the entire research process—"reviewing prior studies," "interpreting materials," "analyzing data," and "presenting conclusions and implications"—in a simplified manner within a short period. This experience is intended to help refine their research plans for their master's thesis. The specific subject matter will focus on policy decisions (or non-decisions) at the central government level in Japan. Participants will select a major public issue in Japanese politics since 2020 and, using sources at the level of newspaper articles, will write a report of approximately 5,000 to 8,000 words over the course of one semester.
Class Schedule	The course will be conducted in Japanese, so please refer to the Japanese syllabus.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	The course will be conducted in Japanese, so please refer to the Japanese syllabus.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	The course will be conducted in Japanese, so please refer to the Japanese syllabus.
Requirements
Grading Method	The course will be conducted in Japanese, so please refer to the Japanese syllabus.
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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