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In this lesson, we learn "sports analytics" from a multifaceted perspective.

Choosing a methodology that aligns with one’s research question and objectives is essential for successful research. While research methods can vary across disciplines, this course focuses primarily on those developed by social scientists (e.g., sociologists, and political scientists). The course will cover various methods, such as experiments (in the context of social scientific research), ethnography, interviews, surveys, document analysis, and secondary data analysis, which includes re-using official statistics and survey micro-records collected by others.

Throughout the semester, we may also cover the practical aspects of research as needed. This encompasses the initial stages of research, techniques for finding relevant literature, proper citation of sources, and research ethics.

＊Please be aware that attendance is mandatory. Exceeding a certain number of absences, including for varsity sports, job hunting, failure to submit assignments, or poor participation in group work, could lead to automatic failure.

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We are always in communication. Understanding the notion of communication is to think about when, where, and with whom we get together, and what and how we talk to each other. In other words, an interest in communication inevitably leads to an interest in "place" and "place-making. In this Kenkyukai, we are conducting practical research on the "movement (mobility)" of people, the nature of "places" where people gather, and "place-making" from the perspective of communication and media studies.

Understanding communication is to think about when, where, and with whom we get together and what and how we talk to each other. And to organize time and space for our communication, we need to understand the notion of "movement" (mobility) from various aspects. What insights would John Urry (1946-2016), who advocated a "sociology of mobility," have added had he experienced daily life under the influence of COVID-19? In this kenkyukai, we will re-read "Mobilities" and reconsider the future of human communication.

Demography is a wide-ranging academic field that examines the relationship between population dynamics, such as births, deaths, and migration, and various aspects of society, culture, and the economy. It is intimately linked with disciplines such as sociology, economics, political science, epidemiology, anthropology, and more. In this class, the focus will be on the field of social demography, which closely aligns with sociology.

Students will be introduced to the key indicators (e.g., life expectancy, total fertility rate), concepts (e.g., cohort), and theories (e.g., demographic transition theory) that define demography. They will also explore significant findings from research within social demography. To enhance understanding of the materials, the course will include not only lectures but also group analysis exercises.

Challenging Stereotypes:
Course Description: In this class, we will discuss various stereotypes that exist in cultures around the world focusing on those most familiar to us. The goal of this class is to help you see people as individuals rather than only as members of a group, and to challenge the way you think about social interaction.This is an active participation class: students will need to join in the discussion every day for participation credit. Use of PCs or smartphones is not allowed unless specific permission is given. Paper and electronic dictionaries are allowed, but smartphone-based dictionaries are prohibited.

Personality, Identity and Psychological Theories
Psychology and Mental and Dream Analysis

Our brain and body are always interacting each other by sending information named "neural signals", and being essentials for our movements and sensations. In this seminar, by considering the brain and body as a system, we are trying to learn the control and learning mechanisms of our bodily movements and to understand the secrets and essentials of humans from physiological and/or psychological points of view.

What would society be like in the future? This class sets off by imagining that society of the future will be a “Creative Society” where each and every person makes full use of their own creativity that they originally hold within themselves. In a creative society, it will become a commonplace for everyone to “create” in many different fields and domains.

In the past, “Information Society,” which began with the advent of the Internet, changed our lives, organizations, and society. In the same way, the arrival of Creative Society will bring enormous change in the way we live, organize and live in society.

Imagining what those changes are and what they will bring is an important in preparation for the future. Methodologies and tools regarding the creation of a future where we can live well are important. In this course, I will share an idea that I have devoted myself to for a decade, my relevant works and my experience with you.

The idea is to create and utilise ‘pattern languages’ for creative human actions in order to encourage people to improve their practices and dialogue in many domains. Pattern language is the media for identifying common patterns of good practices embedded in specific domains and sharing the wisdom with others. It was originally proposed in the architecture domain in the 1970s and has since been applied to various domains such as software development, education and organisations.

For the past 15 years, my collaborators and I have created more than 80 pattern languages on diverse topics that provide tacit practical knowledge of creative human actions, comprising more than 2,000 patterns in total. Topics include the following: learning, collaboration, presentation, project design, open dialogue, education, reading, music composition, project design, startup, value-creation marketing, social intrapreneurs, change making, cooking, living well with working and parenting, living well with dementia, elderly care, management of child care, employment of people with disabilities, welfare innovation, hospitality, life transition, beauty in everyday life, natural living, digital transformation, disaster prevention and public policy design.

These pattern languages have been practically utilised to improve practices and generate dialogues among people in various organisations and communities. I also have developed a methodology and philosphy for creating a pattern language that contains aspects of both of science and art. You will learn the case of a new type of academic study, which I call "Studies on Creative Practice".

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The Iba Laboratory is looking for people who will work together on research and practice with the aim of shifting to a “natural and creative living” society where “natural deep creativity” occurs every day. The following projects are planned for 2022 Fall semester (they are current plans and subject to change).

(1) Action research on Creative Learning and Pattern Language at junior highshool
(2) Research on creating Pattern Languages for describing good features embedded in a certain organization
(3) Action Research on the practical application of Pattern Language in New Development Assistance
(4) Research on creating a Pattern Language for Generators That Spark Creativity
(5) Research on the creating a Pattern Language for Well-Being in Companies That Produce Results
(6) Research on creating a Pattern Language for Market Creation Marketing
(7) Action research on training and workshops for elderly care using Words for Elderly Care and Environment

Physical and Mental Health for Campus Life is a prerequisite for second year advancement. Freshmen are strongly recommended to enroll during their first semester. Through lecture and group work, this course aims to provide fundamental knowledge for a healthy and productive campus life and further prepare the student to be a self-managing and self-sufficient leader of society after graduation. Among the topics to be discussed are lifestyle, basic life support, infection prevention, managing alcohol and drinking habits. For GIGA program students and international students, a special emphasis is placed on Intercultural adjustment issues.

The purpose of this class is to understand Indonesian society with examining various events and topics which affect the social changes. Since the collapse of the Suharto authoritarian regime in 1998, Indonesia has experienced remarkable economic growth as well as democratization. At the same time, in the society where democracy has begun to take root, Islam has become more visible and has been exerting its power in various aspects of society. In this class, students will learn the reality of Indonesia with these characteristics and the changes in society by examining individual topics. Although we will be dealing directly with Indonesian society, we will also consider the cases from other regions, such as emerging countries in Asia that have similar characteristics or are experiencing similar changes, and the Islamic world in the Middle East, where turmoil continues.

Climate change is a cross-disciplinary issue that is quite multifaceted and interacts strongly with other aspects of society, especially energy, which underpins modern society. There is no unique solution to this problem. In other words, it is a difficult problem to solve, but also a very interesting one.

In this course, we will focus on the essence of the climate change issue, mainly in terms of climate mitigation, and try to deepen our understanding through lectures and exercises.

The entry into force of the Paris Agreement, the adoption of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the rapid spread of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) investment are at a new stage of environmental business. Consider the role that business plays in transitioning to a sustainable, low-carbon society, in light of changes in environmental business and its trends in the world. In addition, you will learn the methods necessary to build an environmental business on the basis of extensive case studies, and actually experience the presentation of business ideas.

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“Advanced Biosciences” seminars (Tomita, Naito, Kuroda, Kanai, Soga, Arakawa, Suzuki, Tsujimoto and Hirayama) are operated along with “Systems Biology Project” for graduate students. All members, including faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduate students are involved to research projects.
At the first semester when you join the "Advanced Biosciences" seminars (Kenkyukai), you should take "SEMINAR B (1) Masaru Tomita."
Please check our website for more details. http://www.iab.keio.ac.jp/en

In this project, we apply the most advanced metabolomics technology based on capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry(CE-MS) for biomedical, food and environmental fields to understand biological metabolism and develop industrial application.

The purpose of this class is to consider several themes of past buildings and cities by introducing cases of various ages and cultures. The key issues of the whole class are the locality found in the historical buildings and cities, their transformation process, and the way to understand and interpret them. The examples of different ages and cultures often question our everyday lives. Therefore, this class aims to broaden one's perspectives on buildings and cities by introducing unfamiliar examples.

Les questions de société sont vastes et peuvent être abordées à travers de nombreux médias. Dans ce cours, à travers l’étude de texte en français (des articles, des textes littéraires, des paroles de chanson, etc.), nous aborderons des questions de société variée.

Dans un premier temps, nous prendrons le temps de lire et comprendre les textes de façon plus ou moins détaillés en fonction des séances. Puis, nous mettrons en évidence les thèmes et problématiques relatives au texte. Pour enfin, finir par une discussion sur les thèmes et problématiques mis en évidence.

In recent years, Bayesian statistics has been attracting attention in various fields such as economics, finance, medicine, psychology, and marketing.
In this lecture, starting from the basics of classical statistics, I will explain Bayes' theorem, Bayesian inference, Markov chain Monte Carlo method, model selection in Bayesian statistics, applications of Bayesian estimation to normal distribution models and regression analysis models, and hierarchical Bayesian models to handle individual differences. The lecture will be given in Python.
Exercises using Python will be included in the lecture.

Design of public space for highway diversion on the Ginza KK line

The subject site is located in and around Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

There is a plan to rehabilitate the Tokyo Expressway (KK line) that runs around Ginza, and a study of how to convert the transportation infrastructure into a public space and its design is urgently needed. Therefore, this studio will design a landscape and architecture for public use, including the future use of the current KK line.

The studio will conduct a fieldwork-based study of the network, boundaries, programs, and forms of public space with an eye toward the freeway and its adjacent spaces, as well as the unnecessary freeway structures and their linkage to the surrounding redevelopment plan. landscape and architectural design proposals will be considered.

This course is jointly conducted with Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea and Fudan University in Shanghai, China, connected simultaneously online and taught by professors from the three universities.

This course will examine international relations in East Asia. The main objective is to understand the current regional dynamics in East Asia with a specific focus on Japan, Korea, China, and trilateral relations among the three.

NOTE: This course previously offered a chance for students from Keio, Yonsei and Fudan university to interact with each other in person for a workshop. However, due to the pandemic, we are unable to do so for this semester. Instead, we are providing all programs online. There will be a series of lectures and students workshops and presentations.