Course title
30779000
SIT Buddy

 ito kazuhisa Click to show questionnaire result at 2018

yoshimura kenjiro
Course description
Learn through the experience of volunteering for international students at our university about what kind of preparations are necessary for future studies, what kinds of problems can occur, how to solve them, and so on. At the same time, it is important that students themselves can realize growth by recognizing their own existence significance in the international courses. In addition, if a student other else an international course affiliation wishes to take a course, advance consultation with the teacher in charge before the course semester is required.
Purpose of class
The purpose of this lesson is to make an opportunity to share their knowledge by conducting their own study abroad simulation through support of international students to our university. Specifically, in the course of doing many volunteer activities, such as introduction of basic information of our university, searching for housing, providing information including usage of infrastructure such as banks and supermarkets, taking courses and taking daily life consultation correspondence.
Goals and objectives
  1. To explain what is important for intercultural exchange
  2. To be able to explain concretely how to prepare for studying abroad, what kind of problem is likely to occur, what kind of approach to solve
  3. To explain how to utilize a human network to solve international student problems
Language
English
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Orientation, Training-1 of SIT Buddy investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
2. Training-2 of SIT Buddy and Case study investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
3. First meeting to foreign student investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
4. Attend-1 investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
5. Attend-2 investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
6. Attend-3 investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
7. Group discussion-1 investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
8. Attend-4 investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
9. Attend-5 investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
10. Attend-6 investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
11. Attend-7 investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
12. Attend-8 investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
13. Attend-9 investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
14. Group discussion-2, Summary investigation of efforts at other universities 60minutes
Total. - - 840minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 report interview Total.
1. 10% 20% 30%
2. 10% 20% 30%
3. 10% 30% 40%
Total. 30% 70% -
Evaluation method and criteria
For credit certification, students are required to explain what and how you developed yourself through the buddy activity. To this end, followings are evaluated;
1. Weekly activity report on how did you support and help foreign students
2. Final essay "What and how did you develop yourself through the buddy activity?"
3. Self and mutual evaluation based on the rubric
Textbooks and reference materials
No text book, but you can investigate which kind of results have been obtained through this activity
Prerequisites
Consider what is buddy system?
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • 13:30-17:00 on Mon.-Wed.
  • students need appointment
Relation to the environment
Non-environment-related course
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
Most classes are interactive
Last modified : Wed Oct 17 08:01:45 JST 2018