SCOPE (Sustainability Co-Creation Programme)

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POL200HA(政治学 / Politics 200)
Global Society Ⅱ

Kotaro ITO

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school SCOPE (Sustainability Co-Creation Programme)
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Year 2024
Class code C3606
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 火3/Tue.3
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name 市BT‐0606
Grade 1~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Category 展開科目/Disciplinary & Elective Courses
環境総合科目/Environment & Society

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Outline and objectives

This course will cover "Energy, " "Infrastructure, Industrialization, " in the "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" listed in the "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" adopted at the United Nations Summit in 2015. This course also deals with economic challenges such as "innovation" and "sustainable cities".
The feature of this lecture is the way to utilize active learning methods. Students will play the roles of political leaders or policy makers to promote sustainable development based on the "fictitious crisis scenarios" related to economic problems such as food and energy crises. This is a kind of Role-playing game and students will have to think about the best solution to maximize each country's own national interests and establish multilateral or international cooperation.
This course also provides off-campus learning to interview practitioners who are active in Japanese industry working on SDGs. Through this learning, students will be able to deepen their understanding of actual policies and corporate initiatives to achieve sustainable economic growth.

Goal

Through this lecture, students will understand what are "SDGs"? and organize specific examples of sustainable development. In addition, students will learn the necessity of international cooperation to realize the SDGs through the policy simulation.

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

Among diploma policies,"DP3" is related

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

This course consists of lectures, discussions, group research, presentations, policy simulation, and various activities including final essay.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

あり / Yes

Schedule

授業形態/methods of teaching:対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

Week 1[対面/face to face]:Introduction

Overview of this lecture

Week 2[対面/face to face]:What are Sustainable Developments (SDGs)?

About the concept of Sustainable Development (SDGs)

Week 3[対面/face to face]:Water and Sanitation

Learn about the efforts being made around the world to ensure the quality of water and sanitation that are essential for human life. We will also introduce the conflict between nations over water.

Week 4[対面/face to face]:Energy

Learn how to secure the energy essential for industrial development.

Week 5[対面/face to face]:Economic Growth and Employment

Think about how to achieve stable economic growth and employment while carrying out sustainable development.

Week 6[対面/face to face]:Infrastructure / Industrialization / Innovation

What is the impact of globalization on international affairs?

Week 7[対面/face to face]:Sustainable City

What are the characteristics of the cities that will be required in the future?

Week 8[対面/face to face]:Limited resources and sustainable consumption and production

What kind of resources are there and how finite are they? Organize the essential elements of sustainable consumption and policy.

Week 9[対面/face to face]:Climate Change

Think about the impact of climate change on sustainable development.

Week 10[対面/face to face]:Economic Growth and SDGs (Field Work)

Interview with practitioners who are actually engaged in work related to SDG

Week 11[対面/face to face]:Discussion

In order to organize the knowledge gained through the lectures and fieldwork so far, the instructor will give various issues and the students will discuss with each other.

Week 12[対面/face to face]:Experience “Global Crisis”. (Policy Simulation 1)

Experience how to respond to the global crisis based on a fictitious scenario.

Week 13[対面/face to face]:Experience “Global Crisis”. (Policy Simulation 2)

Make final policy decisions and evaluate the results together.

Week 14[対面/face to face]:Summary / Overall Feedback

Reflections and final remarks

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Preparatory study and review time for each class meeting is 2 hours. Students are required to read and analyze related news, for the class meetings.

Textbooks

(1) Materials will be distributed in this lecture.
(2) Use news search on the Internet for your pre-learning.

References

References will be introduced in this lecture.

Grading criteria

Class participation (30%), Presentation and discussion (30%), Final report (40%)

Changes following student comments

N/A

Equipment student needs to prepare

No equipment is needed in this class.

Others

Please note that if the number of students attending the first class significantly exceeds expectations, the number of students who are allowed to register for the course will be limited in order to effectively manage the class.
I can leverage my working experiences as a secretary for Member of House of the Representative and an administrative officer in the Japanese government.