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2024　Introduction to International Development

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Academic unit or major
Undergraduate major in Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
Instructor(s)
Abe Naoya    Taira Yasushi  Hotta Yasuhiko   
Class Format
Lecture    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue1-2(石川台６号館４０４（共創コモンズ）)  Fri1-2(石川台６号館４０４（共創コモンズ）)  
Group
-
Course number
TSE.C301
Credits
2
Academic year
2024
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2024/3/28
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
English
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Course description and aims

This course aims to provide an understanding of basic concepts and goals of international development through case studies, which will be explained by guest speakers who are working at the frontier of various fields of development. The guest speakers have rich experiences in development aid, development consulting, civic institutions and private firm business. The course will consist of the combination of lectures and group discussions and presentations.

Student learning outcomes

This course equips the students with the following skills:
1) Students can analyze today's global social issues, including those issues in developing countries by understanding various practical work and roles, which are conducted at various organizations.
2) Students can how they can solve issues through case studies
3) Students can exercise their group-work skills through discussions with other students

Course taught by instructors with work experience

✔ Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
This course is taught by multiple visiting lecturers, who are actively working for international development and civic society. The registered students are expected to understand how different field of civic society is doing and then to obtain multiple perspective of how a society is organized to some extent. This course also aims to provide an opportunity for the students to explore what career path could exist for their own futures.

Keywords

International Development, Transdisciplinary approach, civic society

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

This course consists of lectures and group-work.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction to this course (Naoya Abe, Tokyo Tech) Report theme for this course will be announced.
Class 2 International Development in globalization era (tentative) Group-work topic will be announced on the date of the lecture.
Class 3 "Role and business of international development consultants" Group presentation for the class of "Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)" Group-work topic will be announced on the date of the lecture.
Class 4 Group-work None
Class 5 Group presentation for International Development in globalization era (tentative) Brief report about the group presentations at the end of the session
Class 6 Group presentation for "role and business of international development consultants" Brief report about the group presentations at the end of the session
Class 7 "Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)" Group-work topic will be announced on the date of the lecture.
Class 8 "Role and significance of private sector for development" None
Class 9 Group work None
Class 10 Group presentation for "Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)"　 Brief report about the group presentations at the end of the session
Class 11 "Role and significance of private sector for development" Brief report about the group presentations at the end of the session
Class 12 Preparation of a proposal to work on a development issue based on the four lectures and presentations. Group-work topic will be announced on the date of the lecture.
Class 13 Group work None
Class 14 Group-presentation for the development issue identified in Session ＃12. Brief report about the group presentations at the end of the session

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)

There is no assigned textbook for this course. If necessary, handouts will be distributed.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

As above

Assessment criteria and methods

Reflection report for each lecture (approx. 50%), group presentation (roughly 30%) and Individual final report (roughly 20%)
Participation in each session is strictly required. Group-work is essential in this course and each registered student is required to work on assigned topics actively together with group-mates.

Related courses

  • TSE.C302 ： Introduction to Development Economics
  • TSE.C303 ： Introduction to Global Development

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

None

Other

Depending on the number of the registered students, the settings for group-work may change.

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