| Academic Year |
2026Year |
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 3-3 |
| 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
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
02
:
Political Science |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Public Policy |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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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 |
1. Introduction: Kusano (2012), Chapter 2
2. Literature Review 1: Kusano (2012), Chapter 3
3. Research Progress Report 1: Selection of Research Topic
4. Literature Review (2): Kusano (2012), Chapter 5
5. Research Progress Report (2): Positioning of the Case Study and Previous Research
6. Literature Review (3): Review of Case Study Analysis Papers
7. Research Progress Report (3): Data Collection
8. Literature Review 4: Review of Case Study Papers
9. Research Progress Report 4: Data Organization
10. Literature Review 5: Review of Case Study Papers
11. Research Progress Report 5: Analysis
12. Literature Review 6: Review of Case Study Papers
13. Research Progress Report 6: “Introduction” and “Conclusion”
14. Literature Review ⑦: Review of Case Study Papers
15. Research Progress Report ⑦: Presentation of a Preliminary Draft
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Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Atsushi Kusano (2012), *Introduction to Policy Process Analysis, 2nd Edition*, The University of Tokyo Press.
You must purchase this book. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, moodle |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Place the highest priority on writing the report. Even if you encounter difficulties along the way, you can still turn things around, but you won’t produce a good report if you become complacent. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Your grade will be based solely on the final report (100%). |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |