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The goal of this course is to encourage students to study sociological theories and to acquire an ability to investigate their own research topics with the help of the knowledge of sociological “instruments”. Issues of this course will be decided according to discussions with students.
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After completing this course, you will be able to:
1). Understand and give an outline of the textbook, and give a presentation to other students.
2). Understand what other students report or talk, and give your own ideas about them.
3). Acquire an attitude for research activities.
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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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In the first semester, the focus is on understanding of the basic concepts of sociological theories and the sociological way of thinking, while in the second semester, students work on the basic research efforts to narrow down their specific academic interests with the graduation theses in mind.
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Tutorials, presentations, question-and-answer sessions, and discussions
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1st session: Introduction
2nd Research report by the teacher
3rd Report on texts by the teacher
4th-15th Report by seminar students
16th: Setting of texts for the second semester
17th Research report by the teacher
18th Report on texts by the teacher
19th-30th Report by seminar students
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Students are required to read the textbook in advance and to prepare for their graduation theses.
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Attendance: obligatory
Presentations: 40% (A, B, E, F, I, J)
Contribution to discussion: 60% (B, C, I, J)
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Students are required to have interest in sociology or sociological research topics.
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Because students have to prepare for their graduation theses, they are desired to narrow down their specific academic interest with the graduation theses in mind.
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Sociology, Social Theories, Information, Media, Active Learning
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Sociological theories, Communication Studies
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Textbook in autumn course will be decided according to the discussion with students.
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The language used: Japanese only
Handouts: Japanese only
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