2022 Affect in Social Context

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
Instructor(s)
Umemuro Hiroyuki 
Class Format
Lecture    (HyFlex)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue7-8(W833)  Fri7-8(W833)  
Group
-
Course number
IEE.C533
Credits
2
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2022/5/23
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

Affect may occur as individual experiences. However, in contexts with multiple persons, affect may play social rolls such as media or information. This class try to explore how affect may work in social contexts.

Student learning outcomes

Students are expected to explore various meanings of affects in social context through group and class discussions. Students learn the fundamental knowledge on affect and related topics, but this class does not emphasize learning the knowledge. Rather, students are encourage to broaden and deepen the considerations on affect in different contexts from what they have ever considered.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
Lecturer has some work experiences in a workplace at a private company. That experience reinforces the arguments about workplace management in this class.

Keywords

affect, social psychology, empathy, emotion contagion, workplace, social capital

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Emphasis is on group and class discussions to expand the topics in the class.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction and guidance Introduction to the outline of the class contents and how we conduct the class.
Class 2 Psychological foundation of human affect Understanding foundations of human affects.
Class 3 Fieldwork: Affective experiences Discover, record, and report affective experiences in real world.
Class 4 Affect in learning (TENTATIVE) Consider the significance of affect in learning context.
Class 5 Emotional intelligence Understand the concepts of emotional intelligence, and consider its meaning in society.
Class 6 Social and Emotional Learning Understanding concept of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).
Class 7 Empathy Discuss and understand the concept of empathy
Class 8 Emotional contagion Understand the concept of emotion contagion and its meaning in social context.
Class 9 Network intelligence Understand the role of affective information in network intelligence.
Class 10 Emotion and group behavior Understand the role of emotion on group behavior.
Class 11 Affective Climate in workplace Understand the relations between affect shared in workplaces and objective / subjective evaluation of the workplace.
Class 12 Affect and trust Consider the relations between affect and how human trust on human.
Class 13 Social capital and affect Understanding fundamentals of social capital concept and its relation with affect.
Class 14 Affect and social norm Consider the role of affect on maintenance of social norm.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Not specified.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Delivered upon necessity in classes or through OCWi.

Assessment criteria and methods

Participation in class: 60%
Report: 40%

Related courses

  • IEE.C534 : Human-Robot Interaction
  • IEE.B330 : Behavioral Economics and Management
  • IEE.C203 : Engineering Psychology
  • IEE.C304 : Ergonomics
  • IEE.C202 : Industrial Engineering

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Nothing in particular.

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