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To acquire a basic knowledge of the research subjects and methods of social informatics, a core area of informatics, so that students can understand the meaning and significance of their studies in this department.
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Students will acquire a basic knowledge of:
(1) information society and social informatics
(2) the role of the media in information society
(3) information society from a legal perspective
(4) information society from an economic perspective
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This class is related to the following diploma policy
A: Basic knowledge and understanding of various sciences subjects ◎
B: The ability to think logically and creatively ◎
C: The ability to communicate effectively －
D: Gained a sense of social ethics and an international perspective ○
E: Understanding of various issues in the information society and ability to utilize informatics knowledge ◎
F: Knowledge of social organizations and systems and ability to analyze them by a social scientific approach ◎
G: Basic knowledge of data science and social implementation ability △
H: Knowledge base for creating and utilizing information technology △
I: The ability to formulate tasks based on humanistic and informatics knowledge and search for practical philosophy △
J: The ability to discover issues and propose social systems utilizing social science knowledge △
K: The ability to solve problems through data collection, analysis and mathematical optimization －
L: Knowledge of computations and information and the ability to develop technology related to computers －
(◎:Especially important, ○:Important, △:Subject to evaluation, －:Not subject to evaluation)
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This course provides an overview of the objects and methods of research in social informatics, the process of development of the information society, and the role of media in this process, and is given by several lecturers in order to deepen the understanding of interdisciplinary approaches to social informatics. The course also provides an overview of the life stages of people who use information and media, how the values of work and life have changed as a result of information technology, and the social scientific knowledge and expertise needed to work and live in an information society and to make use of information processes.
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1. Orientation: Explanation of lecture contents and grading (All teachers)
2. What is the Information Society? (Ito)
3. Information Technology and Society 1 (Ito)
4. Information Technology and Society 2 (Ito)
5. The Information Society and the World: A Case Study of Internet Cafes 1 (Hirata)
6. The Information Society and the World: A Case Study of Internet Cafes 2 (Hirata)
7. Information Society and the World: Case Studies of Internet Cafes 3-1 (Hirata)
8. The Information Society and the World: Case Studies of Internet Cafes 3-2 (Hirata)
9. Informatics and Social Informatics from the Perspective of Jurisprudence 1:Information Society and Private Law (Yamamoto)
10. Informatics and Social Informatics from the Perspective of Jurisprudence 2:The Current Landscape of Copyright Law (Yamamoto)
11. Informatics and Social Informatics from the Perspective of Jurisprudence 3:AI and Intellectual Property Law (Yamamoto)
12. Informatics and social informatics from the perspective of economics 1: The current state of the Japanese economy (Era)
13. Informatics and social informatics from the viewpoint of economics 2: How to read economic indicators (Era)
14. Informatics and Social Informatics from the Viewpoint of Economics 3: Current Situation of Information and Communication Industry (Era)
15. Informatics and social informatics from the viewpoint of economics 4: Characteristics of the information and communication industry (Era)
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Students are encouraged to develop their studies using the references given in class.
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Attendance of at least two-thirds of the class is compulsory. Grading will be based on the final report (Students have to select 2 out of 4 papers).
Evaluation criteria are as follows. The letters in parentheses indicate the relevant diploma policy.
1. Whether your papers answer logically and correctly to the assigned tasks 20% (A, B, E, F)
2. Whether your papers are based on the course content 30% (A, E, F)
3. Whether the arguments are persuasive or not 25% (A, B, E, F)
4. Whether your papers correctly list references and consulted websites 15% (D)
5. Whether the sentences are clear and free of typographical errors and omissions 10％（B, D)
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This is an introductory class to (social) informatics, so we would like you to actively ask questions if you don't understand something.
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Information Technology, Internet Cafe, Japanese Economy, Internet and Law, Active Learning
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Necessary materials will be distributed.
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The language used: Japanese only
Handouts: Japanese only
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