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Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	The IDEC Institute(Courses for Graduate Students)
Lecture Code	X9001501	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	国際共修チームプロジェクト
Subject Name （Katakana）	コクサイキョウシュウチームプロジェクト
Subject Name in English	International Collaborative Team Project
Instructor	LI XIN
Instructor (Katakana)	リー　シン
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  First Semester,  Year
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Year) Inte
Lesson Style	Practical	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	7 : Graduate Special Studies
Course Area（Area）	21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Globalization/International cooperation studies
Eligible Students	First-year master’s student
Keywords	International collaborative learning, multicultural collaboration, local issue inquiry, mangrove ecosystem, sustainable coastal development, problem-solving proposals, CN, SDG_08, SDG_11, SDG_13, SDG_14
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 course aims to foster students’ competencies to understand local and international issues in a structural and multifaceted manner and to explore such issues based on field research. It also develops the ability to advance proposals through communication and dialogue in English under multicultural collaboration. Furthermore, the course seeks to cultivate the ability to consider possible directions for solving social issues and to formulate them into practical proposals and ideas.
Class Schedule	lesson1  Pre-departure preparation: understanding the course, understanding local issues, and team formation lesson2  On-site introduction: orientation and understanding the learning environment lesson3  Field observation: identifying local issues and exploring project themes lesson4  Field research: information gathering and issue exploration lesson5  Group discussion: organizing local issues and conducting comparative analysis lesson6  Issue analysis: deepening regional understanding and considering possible solutions lesson7  Proposal development: refining solution ideas lesson8  Wrap-up: reflection and consolidation of proposals lesson9 lesson10 lesson11 lesson12 lesson13 lesson14 lesson15 lesson16 lesson17 lesson18 lesson19 lesson20 lesson21 lesson22 lesson23 lesson24 lesson25 lesson26 lesson27 lesson28 lesson29 lesson30
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No specific textbook will be used in this course. In addition to materials distributed by the instructor, the course will be conducted using basic materials on local issues related to the field research site, policy documents, reports, and academic articles. As reference materials, relevant literature on fieldwork methods, local issue inquiry, EIBL, multicultural collaboration, mangrove ecosystems, and sustainable coastal development will be introduced as appropriate.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Zoom, moodle
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Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Fieldwork / Survey, Project Learning, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Before each class, students should review the distributed materials and related literature to confirm basic information about local issues and the field research site. After each class, students should organize the knowledge gained through research and discussion and use it to deepen their understanding of the issues and revise their proposals. In addition, students should prepare for communication and dialogue in English.
Requirements	The team project will be conducted in an overseas field site within one to two weeks. All participants in the team project are also required to register for the following course “International Collaborative Learning Workshop.”
Grading Method	Research proposal: 30%, Investigation record: 10%, Interim presentation: formative feedback only; Team collaboration and inquiry process: 30%, Individual reflection report: 30%
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