Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Doctoral Course) Division of Educational Sciences Educational Studies Program
Lecture Code WNCD9000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 高等教育学講究I
Subject Name
(Katakana)
Subject Name in
English
Research into Higher Education I
Instructor HUANG FUTAO,SAKURAI YUSUKE,OBA JUN,KIM YANGSON,MURASAWA MASATAKA,NOCHI REI,YOSHIDA KANA,FAN YIZHOU
Instructor
(Katakana)
コウ フクトウ,サクライ ユウスケ,オオバ ジュン,キム ヤンソン,ムラサワ マサタカ,ノウチ レイ,ヨシダ カナ,ハン イシュウ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Thur5-6:Faculty Office
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Online (simultaneous interactive)
The aim of this course is to teach students how to start their doctoral research process, including choose their research topic, identify a research problem, develop clear research questions, create a design to answer them, collect data, and write their thesis. 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 7 : Graduate Special Studies
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Education
Eligible Students doctoral students
Keywords Literature review, research questions and design, data collection, dissertation writing 
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 helps students how to start their research process as a doctoral student and complete a doctroal thesis. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Huang Orientation
lesson2 Huang starting research process
lesson3 Sakurai starting research process
lesson4 Sakurai starting research process
lesson5 Oba starting research process
lesson6 Oba starting research process
lesson7 Kim starting research process
lesson8 Kim starting research process
lesson9 Murasawa starting research process
lesson10 Murasawa starting research process
lesson11 Nouchi starting research process
lesson12 Mouchi starting research process
lesson13 Yoshida starting research process
lesson14 Yoshida starting research process
lesson15 Han starting research process 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Assigned reading materials in advance. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Zoom
(More Details) computor 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students are required to read assigned materials, actively participate in discussion, as well as prepare reports in advance by some instructors. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Students participation in the course, their engagement in discussion and presentation will be evaluated. 
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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