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School of Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Systems and Control Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
- Common courses
- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- School of Computing
- School of Life Science and Technology
- School of Environment and Society
- 工学院，物質理工学院，環境・社会理工学院共通科目
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- First-Year Courses
- School of Science
- School of Engineering
- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- School of Computing
- School of Life Science and Technology
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School of Environment and Society
- Department of Architecture and Building Engineering
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
- Department of Social and Human Sciences
- Department of Innovation Science
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Common courses
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yumiyama Tatsuya
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Tue7-8(S222) Fri7-8(S222)
- Group
- -
- Course number
- LAH.H306
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2021/3/19
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
The aim of this course is to help students acquire an understanding of the basic concepts and principles of Japanese views of life and death. Therefore students would watch four globally famous Japanese films, Yojiro Takita’s “Departure” (2008), Kunio Kato’s “La maison en petits cubes” (2008), Yasujiro Ozu’s “Tokyo story” (1953) and Mami Tsuchimoto’s “Ending Note” (2011) and discuss or write a paper on views of life and death behind them.
Student learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Obtain basic knowledge about the basic concepts and principles of Japanese views of life and death.
2) Gain the ability to see what's behind the film.
3) Express their view on Japanese views of life and death.
Keywords
Japanese film, views of life and death, spirituality
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Students must respond to the question from a teacher through the discussions or short reports. And they should reach the same degree of understanding as they exchange their points of view.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction: Spirituality in the films | |
| Class 2 | Watching “Departure.” | |
| Class 3 | Discussing about “Departure.” | Write a paper on views of life and death, watching the film. |
| Class 4 | Finding what's behind “Departure.” | |
| Class 5 | Watching “La maison en petits cubes.” | |
| Class 6 | Discussing about “La maison en petits cubes.” | Discuss about views of life and death, watching the film. |
| Class 7 | Finding what's behind “La maison en petits cubes.” | Report the content of the last week's discussion. |
| Class 8 | Watching “Tokyo story.” | |
| Class 9 | Discussing about “Tokyo story.” | Discuss about views of life and death, watching the film. |
| Class 10 | Finding what's behind “Tokyo story.” | Report the content of the last week's discussion. |
| Class 11 | Watching “Ending Note.” | |
| Class 12 | Discussing about “Ending Note.” | Discuss about views of life and death, watching the film. |
| Class 13 | Finding what's behind “Ending Note.” | Report the content of the last week's discussion. |
| Class 14 | Conclusion |
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 required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Assessment criteria and methods
Discussion: 35%, Short report: 35%, Quiz: 30%
Related courses
- LAH.H106 ： Religion A
- LAH.H206 ： Religion B
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
No prerequisites.
Other
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.
