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- Instructor(s)
- Matsuzaki Yuri Murakami Rie Ota Eri Taoka Yuki Watanabe Takashi Kobayashi Equo
- Class Format
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- Intensive 5-8()
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ENT.G452(LAW.X452*)
Students who enrolled in or before AY 2023 must register using the course number marked with an asterisk (*).
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2024/3/14
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
Through lectures, group work, and hands-on blacksmithing experience, students are expected to learn the following:
1. The historical and cultural background of traditional technology (tatara iron making) and the characteristics of Japanese iron as a material.
2. Methods and process of product design
3. Making a product or service proposal creating a new value from traditional technologies.
Student learning outcomes
1. Through group work with a team of students from different countries, students will deepen mutual understanding and acquire the collaboration skills necessary for international cooperation.
2. Using the group idea generation process learned in the lecture, participants will propose new product or service ideas that create new value using traditional technology.
Keywords
Traditional technology, Tatara iron making, International collaboration, Product design
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Lectures and group work will be held on Wednesday afternoons in a classroom in Ookayama, and practical training will be held on weekends in Suzukakedai.
For details, please check the schedule and location listed in the course plan.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Wednesday, July 3, 15:25 - 17:25, Ookayama campus Orientation, group formation, basics of product design, examples of products that make the most of the characteristics of Japanese iron | A short essay on the video material |
| Class 2 | Saturday, July 6, 10:00 - 16:00, Suzukakedai campus Blacksmithing experience Guest lecturer: Mr. Myochin Munetaka (Blacksmith) | Reflection Reading assignment about the next lecture |
| Class 3 | Wednesday, July 10, 13:30 - 17:05 Examples of new product development using Japanese iron Guest lecturer: Mr. Inoue Yuji, Tanabe Corporation | Reflection Preparation for the next class |
| Class 4 | Wednesday, July 17, 13:30 - 17:05, Ookayama campus Group work (Product idea building, prototype making) | Preparation for the final presentation |
| Class 5 | Wednesday, July 24, 13:30-17:05, Ookayama campus Group work, Final presentation | Individual report |
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Assessment criteria and methods
Participation in lectures: 20%
Participation in the blacksmithing practice: 20%
Contribution to group work: 20%
Filal presentation (evaluation for the group): 20%
Individual report: 20%.
Related courses
- ENT.G451(LAW.X451*) ： Advanced Course of Traditional Technology and Intercultural Collaboration
Students who enrolled in or before AY 2023 must register using the course number marked with an asterisk (*).
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
1. Participants should have sufficient language skills for conducting group work in English
2. Participants should be interested in Japanese traditional technology (tatara iron making) and Japanese iron produced by tatara iron manufacturing.
3. (Recommended) Participants are encouraged to take ENT.G451: Advanced Course of Traditional Technology and Intercultural Collaboration to experience Tatara iron making and Japanese sword appreciation.
Other
Individual report:
In the individual report, summarize what you have learned throughout the course - the result of the group work, what you have learned, what you have thought about when designing products that use traditional technologies to create new value, etc.
Language should be English.
