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- Graduate major in Global Engineering for Development, Environment and Society
- Instructor(s)
- Sato Yuriko Ishikawa Tadaharu
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon7-8(W932)
- Group
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- Course number
- GEG.S501
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2016
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2016/4/27
- Lecture notes updated
- -
- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
Students are expected to deepen their understanding on the history and current issues of economic development and environmental protection in Japan and the students' home countries through lectures, discussions and presentations. The major frameworks of international and regional cooperation will also be picked up as means to solve the problems caused by uneven development and environmental destruction.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Understand the major history and characteristics of Japan's economic development.
2. Understand the major issues caused by Japan's economic development and the efforts to solve them.
3. Understand the major international and regional cooperation frameworks to solve the problems caused by uneven development and environmental destruction.
4. Have a clear view on one of the issues related with uneven development and environmental destruction in their home countries.
5. Understand one of the issues related with uneven development and environmental destruction in the countries of their classmates.
Keywords
Economic development, Environmental protection, Policies, International cooperation, Regional cooperation
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
The first five classes will be mainly composed of lectures and discussions. In the last three classes students will give presentations on how to solve the problems caused by uneven development and environmental destruction in their home countries. The wrap up discussion will be held in the last class.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Outline of the course, Overview of the history of Japan, Meiji restration and Modernization | Details will be instructed in each class |
| Class 2 | Industrialization during Meiji and Taisho period, Environmental pollution caused by the Ashio Copper Mine | |
| Class 3 | Post-war reconstruction, Rapid economic development and iron triangle | |
| Class 4 | Environmental pollution, Basic Act for Environmental Pollution Control, Oil shock, Bubble economy and its collapse | |
| Class 5 | Current issues of Japan and the world, Frameworks of international and regional cooperation | |
| Class 6 | The specific issues caused by uneven development and/or environmental destruction in students' home countries-East Asia | |
| Class 7 | The specific issues caused by uneven development and/or environmental destruction in students' home countries-South East Asia | |
| Class 8 | The specific issues caused by uneven development and/or environmental destruction in students' home countries-South Asia and other regions, Wrap up discussion |
Textbook(s)
No specific text in this course.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
References will be introduced during the course according to the topics.
Assessment criteria and methods
The evaluation of understanding of each class 30%, Presentation 40%, Report 30%
Related courses
- GEG.S401 ： Environmental Policy
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
There is no prerequisite to take this course.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
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