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2019　Human Studies C

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Academic unit or major: Humanities and social science courses

Instructor(s): Wakamatsu Eisuke

Class Format: Lecture

Media-enhanced courses

Day/Period(Room No.): Intensive ()

Group: -

Course number: LAH.H315

Credits: 2

Academic year: 2019

Offered quarter: 2Q

Syllabus updated: 2019/3/18

Lecture notes updated: -

Language used: Japanese

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Syllabus

Course description and aims

In this lecture we deepen some kind of contemplation with "the life" by passing through consideration over the meaning of life and the actual feeling or the death.
We read books which represent the twentieth century in this subject “On IKIGAI“ and “Death and Dying “ carefully, and repeat the discussion with the participants and are finally intended that we find a beginning to discover a meaning of "the life" for each person

Two times of reports will have about 2,500 words each, which should be about 5,000 words in total. In addition, discussion and presentation are extremely important in this lecture. I strongly require sincere and independent participation awareness of participants.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) think about the meaning of “IKIGAI” and “the death”.
2) discuss over “IKIGAI” and “the death” and consider it and then make a presentation.
3) grasp the essence of expression based on self-experience and emotion by words.

Keywords

human being, culture,life ,death

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills

Intercultural skills

✔ Communication skills

✔ Critical thinking skills

✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Each time important sentences of the book are pointed out, participants discuss them in groups of about four people and write essay.

This intensive course shall be had as following date ;

Aug.27-29　（period :3－４、５－６、７－８）
Sep,2nd and 3rd（period :3－４、５－６、７－８）

Course schedule/Required learning

	Course schedule	Required learning
Class 1	Class guidance
Class 2	Thinking about "IKIGAI" -1	read "On IKIGAI" by Mieko Kamiya
Class 3	Thinking about "IKIGAI" -2	read "On IKIGAI" by Mieko Kamiya
Class 4	Thinking about "IKIGAI" -3	read "On IKIGAI" by Mieko Kamiya
Class 5	Group discussion	discussion over "IKIGAI"
Class 6	Presentaion	presentation
Class 7	Making a mid-term paper	making a report
Class 8	Thinking about 'the life' and 'the death' -1	read “Death and Dying “ by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Class 9	Thinking about 'the life' and 'the death' -2	read “Death and Dying “ by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Class 10	Thinking about 'the life' and 'the death' -3	read “Death and Dying “ by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Class 11	Thinking about 'the life' and 'the death' -4	read “Death and Dying “ by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Class 12	Group discussion	discussion over 'the life' and 'the death'
Class 13	Presentaion	presentation
Class 14	Making a term paper	making a report
Class 15	Summary, Q&A

Textbook(s)

"On IKIGAI" by Mieko Kamiya and “Death and Dying “ by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Be sure to bring these books to the lecture.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None required. Handouts will be given if necessary

Assessment criteria and methods

Interim report (50%)
Periodic report (50%)

Related courses

LAH.H216 ： Human Studies B

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

No prerequisites.

Other

The limit of this course is 40 students. Should the number of applicants for this course exceed the limit, a lottery system will be used to determine which students are admitted. Be sure to attend the first class.

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