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2023　Graduate Methodologies in Politics, Law and Administration S1

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Instructor(s)
Kawana Shinji  Akaba Sanae 
Class Format
Lecture    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Fri3-4(W9-910)  Fri3-4(W9-327(W936))  
Group
-
Course number
SHS.P461
Credits
2
Academic year
2023
Offered quarter
1-2Q
Syllabus updated
2023/4/14
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

【１Q】
Understanding the methods in the fields of social science, political science, law and public administration.
Understanding basics of public survey and its research design, designing practical survey plan.

【２Q】
In this class, we will learn about research methods and ethics in social science. We will also discuss the problems of "knowledge and power" through topics such as culture, gender, sexuality, and race. We will also consider the importance of critical thinking towards the representation that we see in education, research, and society in general.

Student learning outcomes

【１Q】
About social science : discussing, understanding, expressing on recent public survey of social science. Students will be able to design research plan, make participants to understood the intention and improve the plan considering feedback by participants.

【２Q】
１. Learn about research methods in social science.
２. Understand the difficulty and the danger of describing others.

Keywords

【１Q】
case study, research design

【２Q】
Research ethics, research methods

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

【１Q】
students can study about the methodology of social science.

【２Q】
Short lecture, small and whole group discussion, research activities, and presentation sessions.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 introduction none
Class 2 epistemology Understanding textbooks（in Japanese）
Class 3 hypothesis, method, theory Understanding textbooks（in Japanese）
Class 4 explanation Understanding textbooks（in Japanese）
Class 5 induction, deduction, abduction Understanding textbooks（in Japanese）
Class 6 process tracing Understanding textbooks（in Japanese）
Class 7 case study Understanding textbooks（in Japanese）
Class 8 Research ethics, fieldwork "Methods and Methodology in Social Research" Chapter 9 (in Japanese).
Class 9 Ethnography (Participant observation) Critical race theory and intersectionality "Methods and Methodology in Social Research" Chapter 6 (in Japanese).
Class 10 Discourse analysis Gender, sexuality "Methods and Methodology in Social Research" Chapter 8 (in Japanese).
Class 11 Presentation on research activity (2) Research activity (1)
Class 12 Interview Critical race theory and intersectionality 『社会科学の考え方』第5章
Class 13 Cross-sectional, longitudinal research Survey Ecological systems theory "Methods and Methodology in Social Research" 　Chapter 4 & 7 (in Japanese)
Class 14 Presentation on research activity (2) Summary Research activity (2)

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)

see Japanese

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Will be distributed as needed.

Assessment criteria and methods

【1Q】
class discussion(40%) and presentation(40%).

【2Q】
Class discussion(20%), research activity (20%x2=40%), and report (40%)

Related courses

  • SHS.P441 ： Graduate Lecture in Politics, Law and Administration S1A
  • SHS.P442 ： Graduate Lecture in Politics, Law and Administration S1B
  • SHS.P443 ： Graduate Lecture in Politics, Law and Administration F1A
  • SHS.P444 ： Graduate Lecture in Politics, Law and Administration F1B
  • SHS.P462 ： Graduate Methodologies in Politics, Law and Administration F1

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

It is desirable to have certain knowledge about social science

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

shinji.kawana[at]ila.titech.ac.jp
sanae.akaba[at]ila.titech.ac.jp

Other

Be sure to prepare the textbooks.

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