Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
51062:Cross Border Policy Issues (P) 2024 Fall Mon5 College　Of　Economics,College　Of　Business　Administration,College　Of　Social　Sciences,College　Of　International　Relations,College　Of　Policy　Science,College　of　Image　Arts　and　Sciences,College　of　Comprehensive　Psychology,College　of　Science　and　Engineering,College　of　Information　Science　and　Engineering,College　of　Sport　and　Health　Science　(tentative　name) MIYAWAKI NOBORU 2

Campus

OIC

Class Venue

Seminar Room H221

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

Research on public policies and their outcomes. Discuss why and how they ended up with successes or failures, based on historical evidence. Each student is required to make at least one presentation during the semester. These jobs will be done both on an individual and group work basis including gaming-simulation methods.

Student Attainment Objectives

Students will gain skills in problem setting, information gathering and analysis, and most importantly, on communication with group members as well as in presentation to make his/her own view well understood. International students are also expected to develop their interests and understanding of Japanese society, while Japanese students should learn from the diverse views of international students through a wider and deeper understanding of them.

Recommended Preparatory Course

This class is open for the students with the following English ability: a TOEFL ITP®test score between 480 and 530, a TOEFL iBT®test score between 55 and 71, a TOEIC®test score between 580 and 630, an IELTS score above 5.0, or equivalent.
＊TOEIC®, TOEFL®はEducational Testing Service(ETS)の登録商標です。

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1

course guidance

Objectives and outline of the course, research topics, and working methods will be explained.

2-15

topics of policy issues

Students are assigned to undertake research on selected topics, report about it, and discuss them within groups, in addition to gaming-simulation methods.

Class Format

More than 8 classes on Face to Face basis, less than 7 classes on Media basis (either live-streamed classes or on-demand classes).

Recommendations for Private Study

Students are required to research assigned topics to make presentations and give comments as discussants. Research can be done both on the web and on library literature.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

Attendance, oral presentations, written reports, and involvement in discussion

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Reference Books

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Simulation and Gaming in the Network Society Kaneda, T., Kanegae, H., Toyoda, Y., Rizzi, P. (eds.) Springer

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Talk with Students

Other Comments

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