Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program
Lecture Code WMJ01301 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 社会行動論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
シャカイコウドウロン
Subject Name in
English
Current Directions in Social Psychology
Instructor SAKATA KIRIKO,KOMIYA ASUKA,KITAKAJI YOKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
サカタ キリコ,コミヤ アスカ,キタカジ ヨウコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues1-4:IAS K110
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
On-demand lecture  
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Psychology
Eligible Students
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
This class will focus on human social behavior. Especially,  knowledge of influences of socioechological environment on human mind and knowledge of dynamics of human group behavior will be provided. 
Class Schedule The section of group dynamics (7 lessons, Sakata)
Lesson 1: Introduction: What is group dynamics? /Various Theories of Leadership 1
Lesson 2: Various Theories of Leadership 2
Lesson 3: Destructive Leadership
Lesson 4: Ethical Leadership
Lesson 5: Why are there so few female managers?
Lesson 6: Diversity and Leadership
Lesson 7: Discussion
Lesson 8: Report writing
The section of cooperative behavior (7 lessons, Kitakaji)
Lesson 9: Introduction to Human Cooperative Behavior
Lesson 10: Cooperation and Rationality
Lesson 11: What is the Evolution of Cooperation?
Lesson 12: Mechanisms of the Evolution of Cooperation
Lesson 13: Altruism and Social Preferences
Lesson 14: Cooperative Behavior and Institutions
Lesson 15: Summary and Discussion

Two reports will be demanded. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
No textbook.
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, moodle
(More Details) Handouts, PowerPoint 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Lessons 1-8: Please try to understand group dynamics and leadership.
Lesson 9-15:  Please try to understand human cooperative behavior.
 
Requirements  
Grading Method Final report (80%), Participation in discussion (20%) 
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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