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The aim of the course is to learn the thinking and language for the design of space and the environment surrounding us, mased on the scale of our body, through small fieldwork and hand drawing practice. You will learn the specific language and basic approach to design the space and the environment using keywords such as sit, walk, time and border.
We aim to deepen the introductory knowledge of public philosophy and to be able to utilize the framework of public philosophy in line with the analysis, understanding and resolution of specific social issues.
Public philosophy is not necessary only in political and administrative situations, it is necessary and useful in every field (company, region, education, medical care, NPO, NGO etc) where individuals and groups exist is there. In the future, we strongly recommend students who have intention and possibility to bear the heavy responsibility to press forced biting judgment in a situations such as conflict , dilemma and unexpect.
Humans began with Art. The process naturally emerged, when we created classifications in our minds, embraced feelings, or named objects. Words, letters, constellations, name of the newborn, cave murals.. Art is at the origin of human intellectual and emotional activities, and therefore the world we perceive is the Art itself.
The lecture will focus on the interpretation of Art through the ‘input of knowledge’ and ‘output of emotions’, embracing a multilateral viewpoint of the subject. To deepen the understanding of Art and stimulate creativity, the class consists of two major parts: 1) Lecture, and 2) Training.
In the lectures, we will focus on cultural sciences such as metaphysics, linguistics, semiotics, psychology, etc., and examine the relationship between 'expression' and 'conceptualization'. In addition, as an training in improvisational thinking, students will be given a pop-quiz related to the context of the lecture, to be presented in the class. Students will be encouraged to communicate freely, and become familiar with contextual discussions.
I believe that actual practice is the fastest way to learn about Art. Therefore, the final assignment will be creating your own Artwork. The final deliverable can be in any style, media, and technique, along with conceptual text explaining the work. By confronting Art from the perspective of the creator, my aim is to have students discover their own view of Art and acquire the ability to express their inner-voice. I hope that the Artistic-Thinking gained in this lecture will provide hints for living actively in the times of uncertainty.
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ACCI BABA (馬場 淳, born 1977 -) is a Japanese visual artist, filmmaker, and lecturer living and working in Berlin,Germany. Along with his artistic activities, he has been appointed as a Guest Professor at KEIO University SFC (Fujisawa, Japan) since 2019. Baba’s visual artworks have been recognized internationally in Contemporary Art institutions and New Media Festivals worldwide such as; Ars Electronica Animation Festival (AT / 2015), European Media Art Festival (DE / 2017), Lumen Prize (UK / 2017 & 2018). The works have been awarded in the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival (JP / 2010), 16th Webby Award (US / 2012), Present Future Art & Technology Star Award (CN / 2019). He has been publicly speaking in TEDxTokyo yz (JP / 2012), Intl. Forum of Digital Media Design Education (CN / 2019).
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This class is intended for students who aim to become environmental design professionals, focusing on architectural design, urban design, and landscape design. And this class aims to help them acquire digital skills such as architectural drawing, 3D modeling, and CG perspective.
Students will learn how to create 2D drawings and 3D modeling using architectural 3D modeling software called Rhinoceros, how to create photorealistic architectural CG using the Unity game engine, and how to use Illustrator to create layouts using the grid system.
This is a course on contemporary American politics. The focus is on the dynamics of the political institutions and ideology.
Chinese civilization thought has had a big influence on East Asia including Japan.
It is useful to get an overview of Chinese history and thought for doing East Asian area studies.
This course introduces Chinese history from Zhou Dynasty to Ming Dynasty and establishment and development of Confucianism to students taking this course.
In this course, I will lecture on Chinese history from ancient China to Ming Dynasty, and development of the history of Chinese thought (mainly of Confucianism).
In this lecture, we deal with the characteristics and issues of three approaches related to public management ((1) Government (2) Market (3) Community)
This lecture deals with the history, institutions, and policy of the health care and long-term care services.
This course is to learn "public safety policy," which is to study how to protect indivuduals and society from anti-social behaviors such as crimes.
Safety is indispensable for free democratic society, but it does not exist a priori in our society. Please understand that safety is barely maintained by many people's efforts.
It is too simple to discuss the policy based on whether it is good or bad, or whether it properly restrains the government. In addition to feasibility of the policy, you need to think about the balance between cost and benefit of the policy and the balance between policy effect and freedom constraint.
We will explore law and policy for safer society in this course.
This course provides an introduction to learn how to prevent or mitigate natural disasters, especially those related to a large earthquake.
You will briefly learn the mechanism of hazards (earthquakes and tsunamis), and the disasters caused by those natural phenomena.
You will also see the limitations of disaster sciences or hardware preparedness such as sea walls, and so the importance of education and communication.
The goal of this course is to let you encourage your loved ones to prepare for earthquakes.
By the end of this course, you will properly present and explain what to do for disaster prevention, and let the fear and anxiety go away. You will also be able to give an advice to your friends on how to live and behave in an earthquake-prone country.
This course provides an introduction to learn how to prevent or mitigate natural disasters, especially those related to a large earthquake.
You will briefly learn the mechanism of hazards (earthquakes and tsunamis), and the disasters caused by those natural phenomena.
You will also see the limitations of disaster sciences or hardware preparedness such as sea walls, and so the importance of education and communication.
The goal of this course is to summarise what you learned and find a research topic to work on with your group members.
By the end of this course, you will properly present what to do for disaster prevention based on your research. You will also be able to give advice to your friends on how to live and behave in an earthquake-prone country.
In this class, I will give lectures on the theory of sociology after the after the 1960s, influenced by phenomenology. First, I will explain the basics of structuralism and linguistic theory, and then give lectures on how it was applied to various sociological analysis of issues such as identity, hierarchical structure, ethnicity, nationalism, and the world economy.
Telecommunications networks in particular the Internet are becoming more and more necessary and indispensable for social and economic activities in the era of digitalization.
Taking advantage of the teacher's experiences of policy practices in the Japanese government (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - MIC) and the OECD secretariats, this course provides overview and case studies of Japanese telecommunications policy in the areas of infrastructure development, competition enhancement, consumer protection and international communications, etc., with focusing on each policy's backgrounds, purposes and further challenges.
In order to fully understand policy backgrounds and make policy discussion meaningful, the first section of the course will be dedicated to learning and discussing necessity of policy intervention, with introduction of related basic economics concepts.
Note: In this course "policy" also means regulation unless otherwise indicated.
Analyzing and managing societal risks to health, safety, and environmental quality have become dominant themes in the social and natural sciences. The continued growth of research and applications addressing issues in risk analysis, and their extension include a broad spectrum of scientific, social, and political perspectives, have been motivated by scientific and technological advances as well as societal needs.
This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of and an integrated view of current landscape of risk analysis. Topics include risk analysis, health impact assessment, environmental health and safety, and policy making and evaluation processes. The course mainly deals with selected applications of epidemiological methods and findings to public-health issues.
Cities have been the spaces where social changes have been most apparent throughout the history. This class focuses on the "urbanization" that began in the late 18th century and continued through the 20th century. By tracing the process of formation and development of the city from various aspects such as politics, economics, society and culture, we will be able to understand how the city was formed and consider the challenges facing the space of the city.
The class will be conducted in a lecture style, but students will analyze maps and historical materials, and will be asked to submit their opinions and impressions. It is desirable to be active in the class.
An introductory course on Africa and regional policy (Africa). Anyone who is interested in learning about the diversity, issues and potential of the continent, as well as the concept of community, are welcome (indicate that you are a GIGA student when submitting your pre-registration screening assignment). Learning through groupwork, presentation and discussions.
It is common to all societies that the family is the basic unit of society, but its form and the role of each member vary greatly according to history and culture. In Japan, the situation surrounding the family is currently undergoing remarkable change and diversification. In this class, we will focus on the family in contemporary Japan to understand the dynamics of society from a variety of angles, including history, law, labour and welfare, and to consider the future of the family.
The class will be basically conducted in a lecture style, but students are also asked to join the group work to analyze the data relating the theme of this class. It is desirable to be active in the class.
Through a view from the community, this course aims to understand the development of cities and neighborhoods, identify various issues we are facing now, and explore the options that make our living environment better.
Historically the cities were built by the authorities/specialists such as governments, engineers, and architects. They laid out the infrastructure and tried to lead the built environment suitable for specific purposes. In contrast to this “traditional” planning, the idea that the users, residents, and visitors, discover how they live and use the city, “machizukuri”, has become widely accepted and supported recently. Based on this community-based planning concept, this class will explore and discuss, through interdisciplinary approaches, how we can work with diverse groups of people in a community to find ways to make their cities and neighborhood better: thriving, safe, inclusive, and just.
These days, economic globalization and competitive mechanism, which is unique for a market economy, influence local communities and sometimes results in losing the basic infrastructure of human cooperation.
Their regeneration is an urgent issue that civil society should focus on. Particularly in Japan, where decentralization is ongoing, the activities and movements by local people's initiative participations for cultural creation and actualization of local potential with governments and enterprises are more expected.
How can museums, which are intellectual and creative public goods, contribute to public creation in Japan where many kinds of “public to private” movements are still developing? This class will explore the vision and possibilities of museum literacies with students.
This lecture will enhance the understanding of the essence of social marketing and its trends.
You can't change the world alone. Social business and social entrepreneurs are challenging the solution of a social problems through a business. They need to organize the community of users, supporters and local people to make new problem solutions.
This class is for the sutudents that think to be social entrepreneurs, community designers and supporters of entrepreneurs.The class will forcus on the social impact of social entrepnereurs.
As is already well known, a strong corporate governance system is indispensable for a company to grow and develop sustainably. Whenever various corporate crimes and scandals occur, a system for effectively monitoring management is discussed. However, preventing corporate crime is only one aspect of corporate governance. On the other hand, companies must achieve dynamic management in the global market, which also requires effective motivation for management. This also constitutes another aspect of corporate governance.
In addition to the "mechanism" of corporate governance, an even more important factor is the top management (chief executive officer or chief decision-maker) that actually exists at the core of the mechanism.
In this lecture, we will consider specific corporate governance issues in Japan and South Korea from a historical perspective, based on the concept and theoretical background of corporate governance (theory of corporations).
The companies to be dealt with in this lecture are Mitsukoshi Department Store, Matsushita Electric (currently Panasonic), Kikkoman, Hitachi, Chugai Pharmaceutical as Japanese companies, and five major conglomerates (Samsung, Hyundai Motor, LG, SK, Lotte) as Korean companies. Hanjin, Doosan, etc.
Introduces key concepts helpful to analyze the nature of network industries. Will try to deepen the understanding by reading literature and occasionally inviting guest speakers. Will be asked to submit approximately 200 words in English essays seven times during the semester. Some students will be asked to present based on the essays.
Note that a class dealing with essentially the same concepts but in Japanese will be offered in the second quarter of the spring semester.
Introduces key concepts helpful to analyze the nature of network industries. Will try to deepen the understanding by reading literature and occasionally inviting guest speakers. Will be asked to submit approximately 400 characters in Japanese essays seven times during the semester. Some students will be asked to present based on the essays.
Note that a class dealing with essentially the same concepts but in English will be offered in the first quarter of the spring semester.
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