Information Society & People
| Course Purpose |
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| The purpose of this course is for students to understand benefits and problems of advancement of information oriented society through individual and group reseach in collaboration with Sanda City, and to acquire leadership to manage classroom activities. It also aims to clarify problems through dialogue with local residents and enhance human power through actions. As a major feature, students and faculty members discuss the content of the lessons. |
| Learning Goals |
| Students will be able to develop their basic knowledge and understanding of an information-oriented society. Students will be able to work as group and develop cooperative learning and communication and leadership skills. Students will be able to utilize Local SNS「Hyokomu」 effectively as means of conducting individual and group work. Specifically, it manages classes, moderates, and plans and manages projects. Clarify local issues through actions and verbalize the voices of local residents (listening and writing). Finally, You will report the activity contents to Mayor of Sanda. |
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| Session 1 | Orientation regarding the content and methods of class and group assignment research (projects) (Class goal setting) (Ice breaker + introduction of each student's activity history through peer introductions) Confirmation of the need to secure time "outside of class" for each individual assignment and group project |
| Session 2 | Collaboration with the Public-Private Partnership Promotion Division and others to propose and select this year's theme ① Introducing a case study in which young people planned and managed urban development |
| Session 3 | Collaboration with the Public-Private Partnership Promotion Division and others ② Current status reports and issues explained by the Public-Private Partnership Promotion Division, Agriculture Creation Division, Collaboration Promotion Division, and Urban Renewal Division Chapter 1: The difficulty of "relational reading" and "dialogue" |
| Session 4 | Organize and analyze group project themes proposed by each person Organization of each group's theme and members Building trust within the group |
| Session 5 | Group project promotion discussion and group formation confirmed |
| Session 6 | Preparatory discussion for the mid-term presentation of the group project to be held next week |
| Session 7 | Intermediate group presentation Presentations from each group, Q&A and discussion Cooperation with the Public-Private Partnership Promotion Division, etc.③ |
| Session 8 | Analysis and evaluation of intermediate group presentations Collaboration with the Public-Private Partnership Promotion Division, etc. ④ Chapter 5: Organizational change |
| Session 9 | Proposals, evaluations, and discussions on the content and direction of the final group presentation Final submissions such as proposals and transcripts |
| Session 10 | Progress report and discussion for the final group presentation |
| Session 11 | Discussion of each group's issues for the final group presentation |
| Session 12 | Preparation and confirmation for the final group presentation |
| Session 13 | Final group presentation and Q&A/discussion Collaboration with the Public-Private Partnership Promotion Division, etc.⑤ |
| Session 14 | Summary and review of learning in individual and group projects and for further learning (next initiative) in the future |