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This special research project will address "physical education through bodily experience" and " linguistic communication of physical awareness".

During the three-day special research project, three external lecturers from different fields will be invited to conduct (1) a workshop on feeling and understanding one's own body and movements, (2) a workshop on understanding physical modalities in Japanese martial arts, and (3) a workshop on understanding and practicing physical sensation in martial arts.

Students will acquire a way of understanding through physical experience and a way of verbalizing and communicating such experience to others.

Yakushima is an island located in the south of Kyushu with a circumference of 160 km. It is a rare island with seven mountains over 1,800 m, including Mt. Miyanoura (1,936 m), the highest peak in Kyushu, and vegetation ranging from the laurel forest zone to the subalpine zone. This varied natural environment supports rich biodiversity. In this class, students will understand the natural environment of Yakushima and study its biota.

One of the most important characteristics of life is that it is active and continues to be active. By acting, living systems interact with the environment and maintain their own existence in the environment. In this project, we will use computer simulations to explore the dynamic behavior of living systems and to understand their operating principles.

This project will conduct research on the theme of how individuals, who are both residents and workers, should be proactively involved in industrial promotion as a survival strategy for local governments, and what role they should play in the success or failure of industrial promotion as a whole. Through this theme, we aim to delve into one specific relationship to understand the theme of this study group, "Considering the future of the relationship between individuals, organizations, and society with regard to work. Specifically, 1) each group will conduct preliminary research on the target municipality based on learning from previous studies, 2) fieldwork will be conducted by actually visiting the municipality in question to grasp actual conditions that cannot be seen through desktop research, and 3) a final report will be written. The target municipalities will be decided in the future.

Re-design design proposals designed using analog methods in the design studios and other design studios that have been taken in the past using algorithmic design methods.

We will focus on economic policy. In particular, our focus is 1) industrial policy, ii) trade policy, and iii) national security policy. After studying industrial and trade policies, we will measure the effectiveness of those policies by looking at empirical studies. Then, we will be studying what national security policy is, what kind of policy tools are being used globally. As an example, we will analyze Japanese economic policies regarding semiconductors.

This special research project is mainly carried out as fieldwork for participants of Research Seminar B(2) 'German Studies' and Research Seminar B(1) 'Rethinking the Modern Family'. The fieldwork is carried out on-site by visiting sites and facilities, and collecting literature in the field under the guidance of the course coordinator.

This project provides students with an opportunity to econometrics and time series analysis to real economic data. Paying special attention to the applied side of econometrics/time series, we will be using state-space models and VARs for forecasting and decomposition. Each student will analyze financial markets, macroeconomics, and so on.

Actual construction of the landscape designed in "SBC Practice (Landscape)" in the spring semester of 2023

Oze National Park is located in Gunma, Tochigi, Niigata, and Fukushima prefectures, and is a relatively new national park that was separated from Nikko National Park in 2007. The park is characterized by mountainous areas such as Mt. Shibutsu and wetlands such as Ozegahara. Ozegahara, in particular, is a wetland relatively close to the Tokyo metropolitan area, where visitors can enjoy wetland plants such as Asian skunk cabbage, attracting many tourists. In recent years, however, the number of visitors has been declining, characterized by the fact that elderly people account for the majority of visitors. In this project, participants will study the natural environment of Oze National Park and discuss its conservation and tourism as a means of regional development.

We will research rural landscape as a regional asset by surveying the landscape of rural villages, interviewing local residents, and talking to the local government in Kamiyama-cho, Nasai-gun, Tokushima Prefecture.
As the concept of "cultural landscape" suggests, a landscape is an expression of the overall system that includes the natural environment of the area and the livelihood of its inhabitants, and its preservation requires "dynamic conservation" to maintain and pass on the system that makes the landscape possible. However, the system itself has not been visualized in an easy-to-understand form, nor have methods and value criteria been established to determine what is to be preserved in the local landscape. Careful investigation, analysis, examination, and discussion are necessary to understand the local landscape.
Kamiyama is known for the beauty of its mountainous rural landscape of terraced rice paddies, terraced fields, and farmland along the Ayukuro River, but with plans to attract satellite offices of IT companies and a private technical college, rapid changes in the local landscape are expected. Currently, the town is considering formulating its first landscape plan.
In this project, with the cooperation of the Kamiyama Tsunagu Public Corporation, we will stay in Kamiyama to conduct a landscape survey of the area and prepare basic data for the study of the landscape plan. Through the survey, the participants will also learn fieldwork methods.

To learn about legal practices through observing of the trials and visiting to bar association halls. Also, by analyzing important judicial precedents, students will learn the roles and functions of law in actual society.

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.

Making furniture designed in SBC Practice (Architecture A) in the fall of 2021.

This special research project is comprised of the following three activities:
(i) Conduct a 3 nights/4 days fieldwork at Ueda city, Nagano Prefecture,
(ii) Co-write a new development proposal for the city under population decline,
(iii) Prepare for a presentation at the Public Policy Forum, the policy competition hosted by the Public Policy Studies Association Japan (PPSAJ).

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.

One of the most essential characteristics of life is that it is active and continues to be active. By acting, living systems interact with the environment and maintain their existence in the environment. In this project, we will use computer simulations to explore living systems' dynamic behavior and understand their operating principles.

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.

This program is designed for beginners in electronics and programming, which are the elements of mechatronics, to acquire more advanced skills through practice.

This course will provide a chance to acquire advanced skills for mechatronics.
The goal is to acquire basic skills in February and more advanced skills in March, and to make a prototype with acquired skills.

Students will learn thematic analysis method, which is highly versatile method among qualitative analysis. Dr. Miyako Tsuchiya, a leading expert in thematic analysis method, will be invited as a lecturer, and it will be an intensive course that combines lectures and exercises.

In August 2019, in conjunction with the establishment of the Laboratory for Learning and Education in the Age of Society 5.0 (President: Hiroshi Suzuki) at the SFC Research Institute, we will be focusing on "co-education to nurture people who create a new world" in addition to the traditional theme of "fostering social producers who graduate from the modern age to create a new world. In August 2019, in conjunction with the establishment of the Social 5.0 Era Learning and Education Laboratory (President: Hiroshi Suzuki) at the SFC Research Institute, we have added to the objectives of the research group the study of "co-education to nurture people who will create a new world" in addition to the conventional "nurturing of social producers who will graduate from modernity and create a new world," and the actual conception, planning, and realization of co-education projects.

Then, in the spring of 2020, as part of a project to make Hagi City in Yamaguchi Prefecture more attractive to the local community, we began to support high school students in their exploratory studies. Specifically, in cooperation with the city's Board of Education and school teachers, we are running an inquiry course for high school students in Hagi City. Through these activities, we are in the process of creating a model case of creating new learning together with the local community and schools in order to nurture the "creative power" of students, who are the leaders of the future. The program has also been expanded to include Mitoyo City in Kagawa Prefecture. In addition, there are plans to collaborate with Niseko City, Hidaka Town, and Anpei Town in Hokkaido.

As we move forward in the midst of such a period of change, we will use Hokkaido as the field for this special research project, with the aim of pursuing, practicing, and collaborating on further possibilities for inquiry-based learning with the local community.
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【Our Project Case Study】
In collaboration with the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, we are making proposals for realizing inquiry-based learning in the local community and conducting actual courses. The goal is to build a model for creating new learning together with the community and schools. In addition to the deepening and development of the program for high school students in Hagi City, the program is currently being implemented in Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture, and plans call for collaboration with the Niseko City Board of Education.

Support for the informatization of education: Elementary and junior high schools across Japan are scrambling day and night to realize the GIGA school concept promoted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and to overcome the impact of COVID 19. We are building a model to support such educational sites. We plan to collaborate with the Shibuya Ward Board of Education and others.

In addition to deepening our understanding of the latest trends in education and co-education, including the new Courses of Study and OECD Education 2030, we will discuss various issues related to education and co-education, and share our sense of real issues with players active in the field of education and co-education.

Marine resources -> Support a start-up business launched by seminar students to support the sustainability of the fishing industry. Collaborate with NGOs to protect endangered fish species.

Support for the Shibuya Startup Deck → Creating an art and creative start-up ecosystem in Shibuya, promoted by Shibuya Ward

Participation in the Toyooka Theater Festival: In order to explore the new possibilities of performing arts, we will present our new style of performing arts at the Toyooka Theater Festival to be held in September 2021. Collaboration with the University of Tokyo's Gakugei Feito Seminar.

This special research project is an introductory subject to Korean Studies. Needless to say, it is essential to understand Korean from the perspective of regional research to study South Korea and its extended areas. On the other hand, learning Korean may further develop into the study of the language itself, that is, the study of Korean. In this project, for those who have taken Korean language, we will specifically learn the pattern of developing Korean language into (1) area studies and (2) the pattern of developing it as research on the language itself.
Although the full-time faculty members of the Korean language laboratory have different research fields, we will explain how they face Korean and conduct daily research as a research tool and as a research target, with episodes. A mini-lecture by graduate students (master's and doctoral) is also planned.
Lectures by guests invited from outside include (1) graduates who learned Korean at SFC as beginners and are still active in society using Korean, and (2) former full-time teachers who were in charge of Korean language education at SFC. (3) Researchers who practice language and regional studies have been on the stage so far. In this project, we will watch some interesting Korean movies and deepen our understanding of Korea in recent years through movies.
Students will carry out group work when their intellectual curiosity about Korean society has increased. Students who have similar interests will form a group, conduct research activities, and then give a group presentation. After having a discussion with all participants, prepare and submit a personal research report.
Through a series of work, it is our hope that students will be able to rediscover the significance and goals of learning Korean and discover each "way" that will lead to further research activities.

Research on deep learning-based autoregressive and generative models has made remarkable progress in recent years. Moreover, it is being applied not only by researchers but also by artists, musicians, and performers in creative manners. After a hands-on lecture, students will work in groups to create their artworks/music in this seminar.

This Special Research Project B aims to acquire the outstanding skills necessary to explore the perception science of spatial and textural information. In particular, we will focus on developing practical skills and understanding the fundamentals of psychophysical measurement methods and mathematical psychology. We will deal with perceptual and cognitive phenomena such as space perception, shitsukan perception, vection, perception and motion, and memory. We will touch on mathematical model construction and mathematical models using differential equations and linear algebra.
- Candidate cases to be handled
Seno, T., Sawai, K. I., Kanaya, H., Wakebe, T., Ogawa, M., Fujii, Y., & Palmisano, S. (2017). The oscillating potential model of visually induced vection. i-Perception, 8(6), 2041669517742176. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669517742176
Rioul, O., & Guiard, Y. (2012). Power vs. logarithmic model of Fitts’ law A mathematical analysis. Mathématiques et sciences humaines. Mathematics and social sciences, (199), 85-96.
Kim, J., & Anderson, B. L. (2010). Image statistics and the perception of surface gloss and lightness. Journal of Vision, 10(9), 3. https://doi.org/10.1167/10.9.3
London, I. D. (1950). An ideal equation derived for a class of forgetting curves. Psychological Review, 57(5), 295–302. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0058996
Mori, M. & Watanabe T. (2018). Anisotropy in gaze perceptional space. The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science, 37(1), 29-40. https://doi.org/10.14947/psychono.37.3 (In Japanese)