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Efforts to preserve the global environment are one of the greatest challenges of the present age. Thus, it is inevitable to have a considerable involvement in environmental issues, irrespective of the area of specialization. The field of environment is extremely broad. It involves a wide range of stages from the earth to life to human society. For this reason, subjects related to the environment are currently being segmented and specialized.
With this context, this course helps the students to learn specialized knowledge in the field of extremely wide sectors related to environment in order to have a solid foundation of this diverse topic. A comprehensive review of a wide range of environmental fields from a unified viewpoint of science and technology is provided. This helps in deepening knowledge while viewing the entire environmental field, even if the student advances to one specific areas for his/her research or profession. In each lesson, we will take up specific cases, that can easily be understood with view point of science and technology application in the field of envirnmental management.
Efforts to preserve the global environment are one of the greatest challenges of the present age. Thus, it is inevitable to have a considerable involvement in environmental issues, irrespective of the area of specialization. The field of environment is extremely broad. It involves a wide range of stages from the earth to life to human society. For this reason, subjects related to the environment are currently being segmented and specialized.
With this context, this course helps the students to learn specialized knowledge in the field of extremely wide sectors related to environment in order to have a solid foundation of this diverse topic. A comprehensive review of a wide range of environmental fields from a unified viewpoint of science and technology is provided. This helps in deepening knowledge while viewing the entire environmental field, even if the student advances to one specific areas for his/her research or profession. In each lesson, we will take up specific cases, that can easily be understood with view point of science and technology application in the field of envirnmental management.
“MUSICS (AND MUSIC RESEARCHERS) OF JAPAN”:
Japanese music, like Japanese culture, is sometimes thought to be homogeneous, but in fact there is and always has been great diversity within Japan. This course will explore this diversity in terms of both the music itself (e.g., folk, Indigenous, popular, art) and the research approaches used to study music (e.g., music cognition, ethnomusicology, evolutionary biology, music information retrieval). We will select a diverse sample of research articles submitted as part of the course selection assignment. Students will be required to read these research articles each week. Each student will choose the research article that interests them the most, form groups with others who have chosen the same article, and give a brief presentation followed by extended discussion.
Efforts to preserve the global environment are one of the greatest challenges of the present age. Thus, it is inevitable to have a considerable involvement in environmental issues, irrespective of the area of specialization. The field of environment is extremely broad. It involves a wide range of stages from the earth to life to human society. For this reason, subjects related to the environment are currently being segmented and specialized.
With this context, this course helps the students to learn specialized knowledge in the field of extremely wide sectors related to environment in order to have a solid foundation of this diverse topic. A comprehensive review of a wide range of environmental fields from a unified viewpoint of science and technology is provided. This helps in deepening knowledge while viewing the entire environmental field, even if the student advances to one specific areas for his/her research or profession. In each lesson, we will take up specific cases, that can easily be understood with view point of science and technology application in the field of envirnmental management.
This course focuses on theories of international relations, particularly macro-international political theory. "Macro" international political theory corresponds to the lens through which we understand international relations on a country-by-country and system-by-system basis. The first half of the course will introduce the role and development of the theory, as well as the three major paradigms of theory: balance-of-power theory, interdependence theory, and world system theory. In the second half, we will develop relative perspectives by introducing multiple theoretical approaches to analyze each of the major problem areas.
Questions are often raised about the need for theory in the social sciences, not just international relations theory. In general, theory requires explanatory and predictive power, but in the case of the social sciences, it is possible to postulate explanations but difficult to make predictions because society changes day by day. This is because predictions themselves can change society. Therefore, the prediction "rate" in social science must naturally be lower. Therefore, in this lecture, I will take the position that what is required of social science theories is the ability to present scenarios as well as the ability to explain.
In the limited time available, we will be introducing a variety of theoretical approaches, so the introduction of each approach will inevitably be flat. The main purpose of this lecture is to create a picture in your mind of the many theoretical approaches. It is essential that you do not assume that you understand everything you hear in the lecture, but that you read and deepen your understanding by yourself, focusing on the list of references. The goal is to develop the ability to analyze contemporary international political issues while evaluating and criticizing existing theories in one's own way, and not to acquire knowledge.
Why does scientific advice on nutrition keep changing? Does hydroxychloroquine cure coronavirus? How can we tell the difference between a scientific breakthrough and fake news? And how can a budding scientist do exciting research that will save the world and land you a job without following in the footsteps of the fraudsters and spin artists who have been taken down by scientific scandals? This course will look closely at some of the worst examples of science gone wrong from across all disciplines, including RIKEN’s faked stem cell images, the over-hyped “Mozart effect”, scientific racism in IQ and skull measurements, and Excel errors in GDP:debt ratio calculations. Taught by someone with first-hand experience both with using open science and with retracting a high-profile journal article, we will have frank discussions about the perverse incentives that select for unethical science practices and how we might fix them.
How and why did music evolve? Why is it found in all human cultures, but in such different forms? This course will review the state-of-the-art in scientific research about the biological and cultural evolution of music and musicality in both human and non-human animals. Students will propose original articles to read and take turns leading discussions of them. Evaluations will include short weekly reports about the week’s reading, in-class presentations, and a final report.
This course provides a broad overview of history and phenomena of social entrepreneur, particularly of the innovative characteristics of NPOs and NGOs from diversified perspectives, especially social movement. The activities of NPOs have pioneered new activities/business and have played key roles in various fields of environment, international aid, social welfare, education and so on. In Japan, since the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake, the emergence of NPOs has been significant. In public-interest activities in Japan, NPOs in private sector have taken roles historically, however the history and the reality have not been fully well known. The objective of this class is to understand the theory of NPOs, the history, the current situation and the characteristics of civil society in Japan.
This course provides a broad overview of history and phenomena of social entrepreneur, particularly of the innovative characteristics of NPOs and NGOs from diversified perspectives, especially social movement. The activities of NPOs have pioneered new activities/business and have played key roles in various fields of environment, international aid, social welfare, education and so on. In Japan, since the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake, the emergence of NPOs has been significant. In public-interest activities in Japan, NPOs in private sector have taken roles historically, however the history and the reality have not been fully well known. The objective of this class is to understand the theory of NPOs, the history, the current situation and the characteristics of civil society in Japan.
In this "Research Foundations" course, students will re-evaluate and reorganize their research proposals and learn about the design and management of research projects in the Master's Program. This course is designed primarily for students who are conducting research from a social science approach (or who would like to think about their themes from a social science approach.
In modern society, the preservation and the formation of natural and social environment to improve our well being are urgent challenges. The improvement of productivity and the revitalization of local community in the society are important challenges as well. In such a situation, the current approach that private profits (profit of person or a particular organization) and public profits are opposed will be a bottleneck. A separate approach to pursue private profits only in business and another separate approach to pursue public profits in administration are insufficient. The total design of private and public profits is required for both social entrepreneur and market mechanism to work with to promote the public profits. In this course, you will learn how to plan a new way of living and to execute through establishing a social business for private profits and sustaining to actualize the public profits. Through the case studies in the various fields, you will discuss how to introduce the incentive system to promote private profits, and how to share the value to achieve the public profits. This course includes lecture, discussion and group work.
In modern society, the preservation and the formation of natural and social environment to improve our well being are urgent challenges. The improvement of productivity and the revitalization of local community in the society are important challenges as well. In such a situation, the current approach that private profits (profit of person or a particular organization) and public profits are opposed will be a bottleneck. A separate approach to pursue private profits only in business and another separate approach to pursue public profits in administration are insufficient. The total design of private and public profits is required for both social entrepreneur and market mechanism to work with to promote the public profits. In this course, you will learn how to plan a new way of living and to execute through establishing a social business for private profits and sustaining to actualize the public profits. Through the case studies in the various fields, you will discuss how to introduce the incentive system to promote private profits, and how to share the value to achieve the public profits. This course includes lecture, discussion and group work.
This course covers building materials as the basis for architecture.
This course covers building materials as the basis for architecture.
This course covers building materials as the basis for architecture.
This online lecture course is concerned with the collective nature and political potential of urban public spaces. It sees public space as an arena whose form and function are determined, at one side, by the authority of political, economic, religious and cultural forces, and by an expression of social desire at the other.
The course examines how urban public space functions in real and in theory in support of democratic life, and its status as a basic asset through which, in principle but not necessarily in practice, resources such as freedom, privilege, equality and justice are made possible. The course examines how space can be a facilitator of civic order, a site of resistance, association and exercise of power, and a stage for creativity and performance. The course brings together separate models for critical analysis of public space with 'classic' and contemporary readings in order to illustrate the theoretical foundations of public space, enable discussion of capital issues, resource allocation, accessibility and availability, and offer ways to address public policy issues and public space management.
The themes of the course cover three district moments. They offer a critical overview of key concepts of public space as they were introduced in the ancient and the modern city, deal with the changing notions of the realm in the contemporary city, and propose a speculative prediction of public space in the near future. We will focus on the spaces of modern and contemporary man, the street corner and the factory’s canteen, the artificial infrastructure and the battlefield, above and under the ground, as well as a representation and a work of art. We will begin with a lecture titled “Bubble Protocol: Epidemic Public Space”, and finish with a lecture about “Seconds and Centimeters - The Workings of Radical Measurements”. Particular emphasis will be given to a discussion of the private and public distinction - the ‘grand dichotomy’; to study the relationship between what belongs to the protected area of the individual, in his or her personal domain, and what is to ‘take place’ in the interpersonal domain of the public, in the public sphere.
The course spans over fifteen classroom sessions. We will devote them to lectures and class discussions of assigned readings, practice critical thinking and develop analysis skills of urban public space related topics.
This class aims for enhancing your understanding of contemporary international political economy mainly in Northeast Asia (also expands in East Asia, Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific) through examining theories of regionalism/regional integration, policy frameworks and practices.
Region is a dynamic concept. The main objective of this course is to explore dynamic natures of the “region” through learning historical backgrounds, perspective of multi-layered stakeholders (regional organizations, states, private sectors, individuals), and through various issue areas.
Re-mapping the region is the basic approach of this class. Through examining different issue areas and case studies including: 1) trade and investment, 2) comparative politics, 3) security and military, 4) society and culture etc., the class will encourage students to explore, based on your own interests, new approaches to re-construct the region.
This class aims for enhancing your understanding of contemporary international political economy mainly in Northeast Asia (also expands in East Asia, Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific) through examining theories of regionalism/regional integration, policy frameworks and practices.
Region is a dynamic concept. The main objective of this course is to explore dynamic natures of the “region” through learning historical backgrounds, perspective of multi-layered stakeholders (regional organizations, states, private sectors, individuals), and through various issue areas.
Re-mapping the region is the basic approach of this class. Through examining different issue areas and case studies including: 1) trade and investment, 2) comparative politics, 3) security and military, 4) society and culture etc., the class will encourage students to explore, based on your own interests, new approaches to re-construct the region.
This course is jointly conducted with Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, and Fudan University in Shanghai, China, connected online. This course will examine international relations and security in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific region, focusing particularly on Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula.
There will be lectures by professors of the three universities and workshops where students are going to make presentations. If conditions allow, the final workshop would be held in person in Tokyo or Seoul, bringing together students from the three universities. Details to be decided and announced.
This class aims for enhancing your understanding of contemporary international political economy mainly in Northeast Asia (also expands in East Asia, Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific) through examining theories of regionalism/regional integration, policy frameworks and practices.
Region is a dynamic concept. The main objective of this course is to explore dynamic natures of the “region” through learning historical backgrounds, perspective of multi-layered stakeholders (regional organizations, states, private sectors, individuals), and through various issue areas.
Re-mapping the region is the basic approach of this class. Through examining different issue areas and case studies including: 1) trade and investment, 2) comparative politics, 3) security and military, 4) society and culture etc., the class will encourage students to explore, based on your own interests, new approaches to re-construct the region.
Half of this course is jointly conducted with Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, and Fudan University in Shanghai, China, connected simultaneously online.
This course will examine international relations in East Asia. The main objective of this course 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: The theme and the format may slightly be revised upon consultation with Yonsei and Fudan.
Students from Yonsei University and Fudan University will participate in joint classes over the Internet which are taught by professors from Keio, Yonsei and Fudan Universities. (There will be 1) individual lectures, 2) joint lectures (Keio-Yonsei-Fudan), 3) students' discussions and presentations.) In addition, a joint face-to-face session/workshop may be held in Dec. in one of the three universities which may require travelling to either Shanghai or Seoul.
This lecture will focus on Ethical by Design and Privacy by Design.
There was a time when technology management was discussed as MOT (Management of Technology), focusing on how to manage technology from a management perspective. Next, there was a time when innovation through technology was discussed. Today, however, the central issue is the social implementation of new technologies. This is expressed as a trend such as RRI (Responsible Research & Innovation) through the era of Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects.
This lecture will consider the relationship between technology and society from the perspective of ethics through asynchronous dialogue.
In Module 1, we will discuss the relationship between technology and society.
In Module 2, we will discuss the relationship between technology and society through the case dialogue of entrepreneurship.
Please note that this course is different from other courses because it focuses on asynchronous dialogue.
This lecture will focus on Ethical by Design and Privacy by Design.
There was a time when technology management was discussed as MOT (Management of Technology), focusing on how to manage technology from a management perspective. Next, there was a time when innovation through technology was discussed. Today, however, the central issue is the social implementation of new technologies. This is expressed as a trend such as RRI (Responsible Research & Innovation) through the era of Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects.
This lecture will consider the relationship between technology and society from the perspective of ethics through asynchronous dialogue.
In Module 1, we will discuss the relationship between technology and society.
In Module 2, we will discuss the relationship between technology and society through the case dialogue of entrepreneurship.
Please note that this course is different from other courses because it focuses on asynchronous dialogue.
This course is not MOT.
This course is ELSA( Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects), and RRI (Responsible Research & Innovation) has become a central issue.
In this lecture, we will explain the use of digital data in the building industry and the use of digital data in building regulation. We will also focus on the Building Standards Act and give an overview of the Building Standards Act. The purpose of this lecture is to understand the usage of digital data in the real world and to consider the use of building regulations from the perspective of BIM.