Japanese

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Doctoral Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program
Lecture Code	WMBZ2161	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	特別研究
Subject Name （Katakana）	トクベツケンキュウ
Subject Name in English	Special Research
Instructor	UEDA NAOYA
Instructor (Katakana)	ウエダ　ナオヤ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Fri1-2：LET A202
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	7 : Graduate Special Studies
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	09 : Archaeology/Cultural Heritage
Eligible Students	for doctoral students
Keywords	Archaeology, Dissertation
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 aim of this research tutorial is to complete your academic dissertation. You have to clear up your research theme, research method, and collecting data method, and also analyze archaeological objects properly, with grasping research trend. We provide coaching for these points individually.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Selection of a research theme with an eye on the future course of research. lesson2 Confirmation of the dissertation theme and clarification of the research topic (the Jomon period). lesson3 Confirmation of the dissertation theme and clarification of the research topic (the Yayoi and Kofun periods). lesson4 An explanation of how to search for important documents in the history of research in line with the theme of the dissertation. lesson5 Explanation of the dissertation chapters. lesson6 Presentation and discussion of research history (the Jomon period). lesson7 Presentation and discussion of research history (the Yayoi and Kofun periods). lesson8 Discussion of problems in the history of research (the Jomon period). lesson9 Discussion on issues in the history of research (the Yayoi and Kofun periods). lesson10 Discussion on methods of collecting materials (actual measurements, photography, etc.) (the Jomon period). lesson11 Discussion on methods of collecting materials (actual measurements, photography, etc.) (the Yayoi and Kofun periods). lesson12 Methods of analyzing materials (the Jomon period). lesson13 Methods of analyzing materials (the Yayoi and Kofun periods) lesson14 Physical and chemical analysis methods for materials ( the Jomon period). lesson15 Physical and chemical analysis methods for materials (the Yayoi and Kofun periods).
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Some specialized books along your theme.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts
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Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Class 1; Recognition of your theme and your career options. Class 2; Grasping the geographic area and age of your research. Class 3; Same as above. Class 4; Navigation through important academic documents in the past.lesson5; Same as above. Class 5; Considering the contents of your dissertation. Class 6; Same as above. Class 7; Same as above. Class 8; Same as above. Class 9; Collecting data, without interruption. Class 10; Writing till the last, making figures. Class 11; Same as above. Class 12; Same as above. Class 13; Same as above. Class 14; Correcting proofs. Class 15; Correcting proofs.
Requirements
Grading Method	Practical evaluation by your process (40%), and contents of your research (60%).
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
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