2022 Transdisciplinary Research Design for Sustainable Society and Environment

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Academic unit or major
School of Environment and Society
Instructor(s)
Hanaoka Shinya 
Class Format
Lecture / Exercise    (Livestream)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon1-2()  
Group
-
Course number
XES.P401
Credits
1
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2022/6/13
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

To understand what is the concept of Transdisciplinary Research and propose an original Transdisciplinary Research.

Student learning outcomes

Propose an original Transdisciplinary Research by combining a few research topics from the faculty members of the Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering.

Keywords

Transdisciplinary Research

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

Mixture of lectures and group works.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Basics of Transdisciplinary Research Learn Transdisciplinary Research
Class 2 Examples of Transdisciplinary Research (1) Learn research topics of the department
Class 3 Examples of Transdisciplinary Research (2) Learn research topics of the department
Class 4 Potential Topics of Transdisciplinary Research Proposal and discussion
Class 5 Discussion Discussion
Class 6 Final Presentation Final Presentation

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)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Tress, G., Tress, B. and Fry, G. (2005) Clarifying Integrative Research Concepts in Landscape Ecology. Landscape Ecology, 20, 479–493.
Geels, F.W. (2002) Technological transitions as evolutionary reconfiguration processes: A multi-level perspective and a case-study. Research Policy, 31, 1257-1274.

Assessment criteria and methods

Presentation and report.

Related courses

  • None

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

None

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