SCOPE (Sustainability Co-Creation Programme)

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OTR400HA(その他 / Others 400)
Seminar
(Academic)

Chuanfei WANG

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school SCOPE (Sustainability Co-Creation Programme)
Attached documents
Year 2024
Class code C3811
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 月2/Mon.2
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name 市BT‐0608
Grade 1~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Courses
Open Courses (Notes)
Global Open Courses
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 (2024~) 展開科目/Disciplinary & Elective Courses
研究会/Seminars
Category (~2023) 展開科目/Disciplinary & Elective Courses
研究会/Seminars

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Outline and objectives

This seminar aims to help students complete research project on their own. Following the understanding of scientific research, research process, basic theoretical paradigms in the social sciences and research design, it introduces students to major research methodologies in social sciences, including surveys, interviews, case study, interpretive research, quantitative and qualitative analysis. Students will practice full process of doing research on the topic of their interest with step-by-step advice from the instructor.

Goal

1. Know major research methodologies in social sciences
2. Use at least one research methodology to conduct a project on a specific topic
3. Practice a full process of doing a scientific research
4. Comprehensive understanding of scientific research

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

Among diploma policies,"DP3""DP4""DP5" 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. )

Students will need to read assigned readings before each class. Instructor will give a lecture in the first half of the class to highlight the key points from the reading. If any, students should raise their questions after the lecture. In the second half of each class, instructor will provide advice to each student on their research project.

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

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

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]:Course Orientation
Lecture: Science and scientific research

Review syllabus and rules

What is science?
What is research?

Week 2[対面/face to face]:Think like a researcher

Mental abstractions
Students start to think about research topic.

Week 3[対面/face to face]:The research process

System of social research

Students collect literature.

Week 4[対面/face to face]:Theories in scientific research

What is a theory?
The attributes of good theory.

Students make a literature list.

Week 5[対面/face to face]:Research design

Learn key attributes of a research design

Students design research.

Week 6[対面/face to face]:Sampling

The sampling process

Students collect data.

Week 7[対面/face to face]:Survey Research

Forms of survey research

Students collect data.

Week 8[対面/face to face]:Case research

What is case research?

Students collect data.

Week 9[対面/face to face]:Interpretive research

What is interpretive research?

Students collect data.

Week 10[対面/face to face]:Qualitative Analysis

What is qualitative research?

Students collect data.

Week 11[対面/face to face]:Quantitative research

What is quantitative analysis?

Students collect data.

Week 12[対面/face to face]:A complete research

What is a complete scientific research?

Students complete project.

Week 13[対面/face to face]:Course conclusion: research presentation and peer-review

Students present and peer-review research.

Week 14[対面/face to face]:Course conclusion: research presentation and peer-review

Students present and peer-review research.

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

To prepare each class, students will spend at least 4 hours in reading and collecting data.

Textbooks

Selected reading materials will be provided in class.

References

None

Grading criteria

1. Groupwork contribution (based on peer-review) 25%
2. Final research 50%
3. Presentation of final research 10 %
4. Peer-review final research 15%

Changes following student comments

N/A