ANM23001 Topics in Mathematical and Information Sciences II

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code ANM23001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 情報数理学特講ＩＩ

Subject Name
（Katakana）ジョウホウスウリガクトッコウII

Subject Name in
English Topics in Mathematical and Information Sciences II

Instructor SAITO TOSHINORI

Instructor
(Katakana) サイトウ　トシノリ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year, First Semester, Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 02 : Information Science

Eligible Students Students interested in the principles of community organization, community enrichment and information space

Keywords Local communities, constitutive principles, information space

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) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The aim of the course is for students to achieve the following.
The aim of the course is to enable students to achieve the following: - To be able to read various aspects of local communities from the metaphor of ‘settlement’ and, in the light of their own interests, to verbalise the constitutive principles of local communities that can have centripetal force in the present day and in the near future.
To be able to apply the principles of the community to the concept of social implementation from the perspective of ‘designing an information space that supports the wellbeing of people living in the community’.

Class Schedule lesson 1 Introduction: what does it mean to question wellbeing in the community?
Lesson 2: General remarks: local communities as seen through the ‘teachings of the village’.
Lesson 3: Teachings of settlements 1: nature/symbols/information.
Lesson 4: Examination of individual ideas 1.
Lesson 5: The whole and its parts.
Lesson 6: Place and homogeneous space.
Lesson 7: Function and aspect.
lesson 8: Mid-term presentation
lesson 9: Information space design 1: Principles of local community organization learned from the ‘village teachings’
Lesson 10: Information space design 2: Social implementation of information space to support local communities (case study 1)
Lesson11. Design of information space 3: Social implementation of information space supporting local communities (case study 2)
Lesson 12: Examination of individual ideas 2
Lesson13: Final presentation 1
lesson 14: Final presentation 2 - Critique etc.
lesson 15: Summary: The future of local communities and the contemporary meaning of ‘village teachings’.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Reference book: ‘100 Teachings of the Villages’ by Hara Hiroshi, Shokoku-sha.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts

(More Details) PC

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Project Learning, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review (Preparation) You will probably deepen your understanding of the lecture if you have researched any one of the issues related to the ‘wellbeing of people living in local communities’ before coming to the lecture.
Also, please identify some places in the city where you live that have a particular ‘centripetal force’ and come prepared to discuss the reasons for this from multiple perspectives, including social, economic, cultural and technological perspectives.
（You will be asked to come up with an idea for a community problem that you would like to solve with the power of information. You will clarify your ideas through discussions with your supervisor and other students in each class. Come to class prepared to talk openly about your ideas.

Requirements none

Grading Method Participation in discussions (50%) and assignments (50%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Bring your own PC

Other Lecture Date (Planned)
9/16(tue.) 10:30-17:50
9/17(wed.) 10:30-17:50
9/18(thur.) 10:30-16:05
9/19(Fri.) 10:30-17:50

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	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ANM23001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	情報数理学特講ＩＩ
Subject Name （Katakana）	ジョウホウスウリガクトッコウII
Subject Name in English	Topics in Mathematical and Information Sciences II
Instructor	SAITO TOSHINORI
Instructor (Katakana)	サイトウ　トシノリ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	02 : Information Science
Eligible Students	Students interested in the principles of community organization, community enrichment and information space
Keywords	Local communities, constitutive principles, information space
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)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The aim of the course is for students to achieve the following. The aim of the course is to enable students to achieve the following: - To be able to read various aspects of local communities from the metaphor of ‘settlement’ and, in the light of their own interests, to verbalise the constitutive principles of local communities that can have centripetal force in the present day and in the near future. To be able to apply the principles of the community to the concept of social implementation from the perspective of ‘designing an information space that supports the wellbeing of people living in the community’.
Class Schedule	lesson 1 Introduction: what does it mean to question wellbeing in the community? Lesson 2: General remarks: local communities as seen through the ‘teachings of the village’. Lesson 3: Teachings of settlements 1: nature/symbols/information. Lesson 4: Examination of individual ideas 1. Lesson 5: The whole and its parts. Lesson 6: Place and homogeneous space. Lesson 7: Function and aspect. lesson 8: Mid-term presentation lesson 9: Information space design 1: Principles of local community organization learned from the ‘village teachings’ Lesson 10: Information space design 2: Social implementation of information space to support local communities (case study 1) Lesson11. Design of information space 3: Social implementation of information space supporting local communities (case study 2) Lesson 12: Examination of individual ideas 2 Lesson13: Final presentation 1 lesson 14: Final presentation 2 - Critique etc. lesson 15: Summary: The future of local communities and the contemporary meaning of ‘village teachings’.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reference book: ‘100 Teachings of the Villages’ by Hara Hiroshi, Shokoku-sha.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts
(More Details)	PC
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Project Learning, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	(Preparation) You will probably deepen your understanding of the lecture if you have researched any one of the issues related to the ‘wellbeing of people living in local communities’ before coming to the lecture. Also, please identify some places in the city where you live that have a particular ‘centripetal force’ and come prepared to discuss the reasons for this from multiple perspectives, including social, economic, cultural and technological perspectives. （You will be asked to come up with an idea for a community problem that you would like to solve with the power of information. You will clarify your ideas through discussions with your supervisor and other students in each class. Come to class prepared to talk openly about your ideas.
Requirements	none
Grading Method	Participation in discussions (50%) and assignments (50%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Bring your own PC
Other	Lecture Date (Planned) 9/16(tue.) 10:30-17:50 9/17(wed.) 10:30-17:50 9/18(thur.) 10:30-16:05 9/19(Fri.) 10:30-17:50
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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