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This course encourages students to pursue a specific and in-depth research topic related to social and information studies and organize their thoughts toward their master's thesis.
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The aim for students is to complete their master's theses: to create their own ideas and express them in an organized and convincing way.
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Courses that fall under the diploma policy of the Graduate School, "1. those who have social insight, the ability to analyze situations, and scientific thinking skills based on knowledge of the humanities, social sciences, and information science, and who can apply these skills to various problems in the information society.
The perspectives of evaluation are as follows:
E: Understanding of Social Information Processes ◎
F: Interest in Organizational and Social Issues 〇
G: Ability to think and communicate scientifically ◎
H: Ability to collect and analyze data. 〇
I: Foreign language proficiency -
(◎:Especially important, 〇:Important, △:Subject to evaluation, －:Not subject to evaluation)
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In the first semester, the focus is on understanding of the concepts of sociological theories and the sociological way of thinking, while in the second semester, each student will work on advanced research efforts to narrow down their specific academic interest with the master's thesis in mind.
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Tutorial, presentations, question-and-answer sessions, and discussion
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1st Week: Introduction
(The schedule after 2nd week will be decided according to discussions with students)
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Each student must have his/her own research interest and make preparation to his/her own master's thesis.
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Evaluation will be based on the submitted master's thesis and interim and final presentations. The evaluation criteria are as follows (the figures in parentheses indicate the relevant diploma policy).
1) The research question to be explored in the thesis must be academically or socially important and specified to the level that it can be addressed in the master's thesis. 10% (1, 3)
2) Previous research must be appropriate and well organized. 20% (1, 3)
3) The research method should be appropriate to the question you have formulated. 10% (1)
4) Research and discussion are necessary and sufficient. 40% (1)
5) The thought process should be expressed in logically correct and appropriate sentences. 10% (1)
6) Appropriate responses to criticisms and remarks. 10% (1)
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Students are required to have interest in sociology or sociological research topic.
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Because students have to make preparation to their master's theses, they are desired to narrow down their specific academic interest with the master's theses in mind.
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information societies, study method, positivity, paper writing, active learning
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Advanced course of information society studies, Advanced course of sociological theories
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