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Learn about incident response and communication

Mainly from the fields of sports psychology and ergonomics, we will examine basic human behavioral characteristics through eye movement measurements, behavioral analysis, and subjective evaluation methods in various environments. In the class, we will analyze the current situation, construct the experimental environment, plan the research conditions, conduct and analyze the experiment, and present and critique the research.

During the program period, participants will learn practical research methods through the implementation of practical research projects that apply advanced technologies. The fields of study will be robotics, web, AR/VR, and video production, but students who wish to work in other fields may consult with us on an individual basis. At the beginning of the semester, students will set specific project goals and conduct individual or team research projects, presenting the theme, survey, interim presentation, final presentation, and term paper.

This study will examine the crisis management of organizations in light of the increasing severity and frequency of natural disasters, and will focus on public facilities in a practical manner. For example, taking an airport used by an unspecified number of people as an example, it is the employees of an airline company who are in charge of crisis management at the time of a disaster. Since they are well versed in crisis management, including response to aircraft accidents, and are professionals in customer service, it can be predicted that many users will depend on the airline company. In reality, however, they do not necessarily have expertise in natural disasters, and above all, airline personnel are also victims of disasters.

Under these circumstances, possible risks (risks of natural disasters themselves, risks due to the presence of an unspecified number of people, risks due to differences from aircraft accidents, risks of psychological burden on employees, etc.) are identified, and possible solutions are obtained while incorporating the opinions of relevant experts. This is not the only "correct answer," but rather a "solution" that is possible only on a case-by-case basis. In this case, it is necessary to develop human resources who are capable of not only making decisions based on manuals, but also responding flexibly and flexibly.

In this class, students will learn from lectures by experts in multiple fields (aviation safety, natural disasters, and mental health care) and consider measures to solve problems. The final product will be a teaching material on disaster prevention in public facilities.

In this project, the students develop assessments that can evaluate and uncover the causes of academic difficulties in elementary school children. They will then develop the assessments for junior high school students as well.

We collaborate with Tsuyama City and work on a "Smart-City" project.

In this course, students are required to write a term paper. They
are required to choose a topic based on their own academic interest, analyze micro-data using applied microeconometric methods (especially causal inference), and make policy recommendations.

This is a special class where you will spend three days immersed in Arabic with native Arabic speakers and TAs. The goal is not only to improve language skills, but also to deepen understanding of Arab culture through various workshops.

Although marketing has developed its theories, ideas, and methods mainly in corporate management, its theories, ideas, and methods are now being used in the social sphere and in the sphere of activities of public and non-profit organizations. For example, non-profit organizations, governments, hospitals, schools, and others are utilizing marketing ideas, know-how, and techniques developed through corporate management in order to more effectively and efficiently realize their missions and values. In addition, for-profit companies are evaluating their corporate activities from the perspective of "corporate social responsibility" and "value co-creation with society," and are building the foundations for sustainable activities. This marketing movement is collectively called "social marketing," and various practices and theories are being accumulated. In this research project, students who have learned the basic concepts, ideas, methods, and transition of social marketing will work on specific product development while conducting various surveys, research, and development activities with the support of government agencies, companies, and social welfare corporations with which they have cooperative relationships.

In the Wet-Bio building located in the SFC, various experiments such as gene introduction, microscopic observation of organisms, and breeding of small aquatic organisms are possible. Participants will be those who are usually interested in the life phenomena of a particular organism. First, each person shares their research content as a whole, then discusses the questions and solutions, and then discusses what could be considered if a survey were conducted based on that premise. Each person will follow suit, make a detailed plan for conducting the experiment, and announce the progress.

In this project, we are going to explore the method for the student-coaches who want to motivate the athletes to lead them achieve their own goals with the psychological approach. The research targets enrolled in this attempt are the students who take charge of coaching for the sport team members of SFC. The student-coaches apt to be caught in dilemmas because they are not the managers but also not the players. They do not have much power as the managers have, and they are on an equal footing with the players. However, they are required to instruct the team members. Given these circumstances with the dilemmas, what kinds approaches effective for student-coaches to get the players motivated? We are going to pursue the efficacious methods through the practical examinations.

This special workshop aims at obtaining knowledge of neuroscience, dermatological, and haptic science. Specifically, we plan to conduct research on how a sense of touch is related to deep SHITSUKAN, which can be acquired on the skin surface or embodied experience in the scientific exhibition.

We are planning to conduct the following themes:
- (1) Study on skin sensation (biology and neuroscience)
- (2) Exhibition experience of the research outcomes of deep SHITSUKAN (personalized haptic devices) at the science museum (MIRAIKAN)

This special research project is a part of a collaborative study with the SFC TOUCH LAB (Nakatani lab) and biophysics lab (at Chiba University), Hiroya Tanaka lab (at SFC).

After taking this class, we wish students to learn research methodologies in haptic sciences with dermatological sciences and computers for finishing students' graduation research projects
(for both grad and undergrad students).

‘Embodiment Design’ Program
In our highly information-oriented and established world we are forced to live in an environment where time, space and human activities are all over scale in our daily lives. In this current society where people depend on extremely complicated systems which are beyond our control, we face many problems which stem from this situation.
　Regarding the level of anonymity the current internet society allows, and lack of awareness of murders without experience of death in people’s lives and so on, it has been long since we started to discuss the necessity of reestablishing actual relationships between ‘ourself’ and the environment around us.
　In order to understand the tendency of putting responsibility to others in this contemporary society, and respond to the problem directly, it is necessary to understand the consciousness of the people who the problems stem from. It is necessary to comprehend your body and soul well, to know your capacity with which you can do or cannot do, to establish your own way to solve problems, and to create human relationships matching your lifestyle.
　To aim to establish a society where people understand themselves well and understand each other, it is necessary to reconfirm how people relate to their environment by redefining their ‘body’ in any field. To understand one's own body and mind well, to know the limits of one's ability to do what one can or cannot do by oneself, to acquire one's own solutions, and to build human relationships that are suited to one's own stature. In this way, in order to build a society as a rich human group made up of people who understand themselves, it is necessary to go back to the human 'body' and re-examine the relationship between humans and the environment that surrounds them in all fields. We propose an approach to this end in the form of embodied design.

‘Embodiment Design’ Program
In our highly information-oriented and established world we are forced to live in an environment where time, space and human activities are all over scale in our daily lives. In this current society where people depend on extremely complicated systems which are beyond our control, we face many problems which stem from this situation.
　Regarding the level of anonymity the current internet society allows, and lack of awareness of murders without experience of death in people’s lives and so on, it has been long since we started to discuss the necessity of reestablishing actual relationships between ‘ourself’ and the environment around us.
　In order to understand the tendency of putting responsibility to others in this contemporary society, and respond to the problem directly, it is necessary to understand the consciousness of the people who the problems stem from. It is necessary to comprehend your body and soul well, to know your capacity with which you can do or cannot do, to establish your own way to solve problems, and to create human relationships matching your lifestyle. To aim to establish a society where people understand themselves well and understand each other, it is necessary to reconfirm how people relate to their environment by redefining their ‘body’ in any field. The approach to this action is defined as Embodiment Design.

Energy issues are now a global challenge through issues of energy security and climate change. In order to present solutions that are truly useful to society, it is necessary to understand how energy use works, as well as the connections between energy, economic and climate systems. In this course, students will learn the scientific view and methods of integrating multiple systems, and then acquire the ability to identify and analyse energy and climate change issues in a country or region and present solutions.

Japanese Social Issues - How To Analyze Issues And Present Your Opinion

Each week we will cover one core Japanese social problem.

The course will use active learning in every class (presentations, discussions, and group work).

Some activities will be done individually, but several activities will be group-based. Homework will be given every week, including reading and watching videos.

We will actively apply what we learn to think of solutions to current real-world Japanese social problems.

After you complete the course you will:
1. Be able to give better presentations.
2. Be able to take part in higher-level conversations and express your opinion more clearly.
3. Be able to research more quickly.
4. Be able to determine the quality of your research sources.

***Please note that eight classes will be held live on campus and six classes will be held live on Zoom. You must attend and be able to participate live, not by a class recording or on-demand.***

Our lectures will mainly introduce modernistic studies on nationalism. Specifically our lectures consists of three parts: In the first part, we will review theoretical frameworks provided by Fichte, Rousseau, E.Gellner, A.D.Smith, B.Anderson and so on. In the second part, we will consider interactions between nationalism and other factors (ex. economy, history, geopolitics, religions etc.). In the third part, we will analyse Chinese nationalism as a study case.

21世紀に入り、地球規模の環境の悪化は、これまで考えられてきた環境問題とは全く質の異なるものであるという認識が広まっている。その大きな特徴の一つは、問題の原因と結果が必ずしも近接して生じるわけではなく、地理的にも時間的にも、一見無関係のように起こる事柄に因果関係がある、というところにある。産業革命以来の工業化による温室効果ガスの排出が原因となる気候変動は、アフリカでの旱魃を引き起こしたと思えば、ゲリラ豪雨を引き起こしたりする。熱帯雨林での森林伐採が招く生物多様性の喪失は、生態系のバランスを崩し、別の生物の生存を危うくしたりする。こうした事象に対応するために、人間や社会システムはどう対応すれば良いのだろうか？地球規模の現象と、国民国家に基づく国際関係のギャップはどう埋めればよいのだろうか？

After studying public philosophy, I will reconsider my principles and values, and how to "build a relationship between myself and others" in the public sphere where I am now. Deepen your understanding while practicing "what kind of person you are".

The purpose is to get to know oneself and others more deeply by looking back on the thoughts, judgments, and decisions at that time, and looking back on the present and past self, why I came to such a judgment.

Method: Discussion / presentation between students through lectures and Work

How did Japan became modern? Japan was barely able to maintain its independence around middle of the 19th century, but only 50 years later, it gained the a position and reputation as one of the great powers of the world. After a bitter defeat in WW2, it rose to the top of the world economy after only a 30-year effort.
This “success story” impresses people who have been interested in Japan’s way of development, and sometimes those with an interest in Japanese culture. It is hard for both Japanese and others to answer the question “What’s Japan?” ,. We should take the opportunity to ruminate on the past, the present, and the future of “Japan”.

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. More than anything else, “creating” will come to symbolize the richness and happiness of life and living.
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.

To prepare for such a future, this class welcomes guests engaged in creative practice and research to hold dialogue and deepen our vision of the future of a “creative society.” The final goal of this class is for each student to be able to bring together the ideas and approaches learned in each dialogue in the form of pattern language and link them to their own future practice.

The purpose of this class is to practice actual speaking for those who have completed Korean Intensive 2 or have the same Korean proficiency.
You will mainly learn Korean idioms.
For that purpose, we will use teaching materials that 'introduce Korean society and culture' and 'collect idiomatic expressions'.
In class, I plan to read them and tell various stories about Korea.

In this course, you will learn how to use the physical layer of the OSI reference model. In this course, you will learn the basics of production engineering and its practical applications. In this course, you will learn how to solve problems with the help of corporate experts.
At the end of the exercises, there will be a presentation by each group as a summary.