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2024　Collaboration across STEM and Liberal Arts:Rethinking Population Issues through Collaboration in Liberal Arts and STEM[1]

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Yamane Ryoichi 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
-
Group
-
Course number
LAH.C657
Credits
1
Academic year
2024
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2024/3/14
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course is a 1-credit course.
Only students who meet the conditions ① and ② can enroll.
① Be enrolled before 2021.
② You must have already earned one credit in a liberal arts advanced subject.
Students enrolled in 2022 or later cannot take this course.

［Collaboration across STEM and Liberal Arts］are study group-type subjects that will start in 2024. Each time, students will engage in discussions with guest lecturers who are active leaders in their various fields. Together with participating doctoral graduate students, we will explore new developments and possibilities in convergence science.
The maximum number of students is 50 per class. If the number is exceeded, a lottery will be held.
Group work will be conducted in English, but Japanese may be used if consensus can be reached within the group. Moderators and instructors will give lectures in Japanese, to be translated by ZOOM's translation function.
Students will take an e-learning session on research ethics in the first class. Submission of the “session-completion certificate” is required.

Student learning outcomes

1. Learn the fundamentals of demography / population studies.
2. Study the relationship between population and culture.
3. Present your own thoughts on current population issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

✔ Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
Among the instructors, there are researchers formerly or currently affiliated with the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research.

Keywords

Population estimates, historical demography, regional demography, demographic studies of gender identity, and literature.

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

The students will attend lectures by external speakers at the beginning of each class, followed by a Q&A session and group discussions. The students will also create a portfolio during the first session to set their own tasks and goals, and based on that, they will submit their reflections on their learning experiences via Google Forms after each class. Finally, they will complete their portfolios to explain what they have learned throughout the course.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction Population Estimates in Japan (Zoom on Dec. 10) Create your portfolio. Examine the future prospects of Japan's ageing society and develop your own thoughts on it. Submission of the “session-completion certificate”
Class 2 Lecture and Discussion: Gender and Population (Zoom on Dec. 17) Learn how to include SOGI in population studies and develop your own thoughts on it through discussion (Submit Google Forms＃1).
Class 3 Lecture and Discussion: Historical Demography (Zoom on Jan. 7) Learn a historical context of population in Japan and develop your own thoughts on it through discussion (Submit Google Forms＃2) .
Class 4 Lecture and Discussion: Regional Study on Population (Zoom on Jan. 14) Learn what has happened to a town or region in Japan and develop your own thoughts on it through discussion (Submit Google Forms ＃3).
Class 5 Review Toward the Concept of Literature of Population (Zoom on Jan. 21) Complete your portfolio.

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.

None required

Assessment criteria and methods

Students will be assessed by participation and assignment submissions.

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

N/A

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