| Program / Major | mDP | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| IoT Course | DP-1・1 | グローバルな視点から多面的にひと・もの・ことを考える幅広い視野と教養を身につけ、諸問題を多面的かつ客観的に扱うことができる。 |
| Software Course | DP-1・1 | グローバルな視点から多面的にひと・もの・ことを考える幅広い視野と教養を身につけ、諸問題を多面的かつ客観的に扱うことができる。 |
| Media Course | DP-1・1 | グローバルな視点から多面的にひと・もの・ことを考える幅広い視野と教養を身につけ、諸問題を多面的かつ客観的に扱うことができる。 |
| Data Science Course | DP-1・1 | グローバルな視点から多面的にひと・もの・ことを考える幅広い視野と教養を身につけ、諸問題を多面的かつ客観的に扱うことができる。 |
| Mechatronics Course | DP-1・1 | グローバルな視点から多面的にひと・もの・ことを考える幅広い視野と教養を身につけ、諸問題を多面的かつ客観的に扱うことができる。 |
| Architecture and Architectural Engineering Course | DP-1・1 | グローバルな視点から多面的にひと・もの・ことを考える幅広い視野と教養を身につけ、諸問題を多面的かつ客観的に扱うことができる。 |
| Environmental Systems and Urban Planning Course | DP-1・1 | グローバルな視点から多面的にひと・もの・ことを考える幅広い視野と教養を身につけ、諸問題を多面的かつ客観的に扱うことができる。 |
| Bioscience Course | DP-1・1 | グローバルな視点から多面的にひと・もの・ことを考える幅広い視野と教養を身につけ、諸問題を多面的かつ客観的に扱うことができる。 |
| Biomedical Engineering Course | DP-1・1 | グローバルな視点から多面的にひと・もの・ことを考える幅広い視野と教養を身につけ、諸問題を多面的かつ客観的に扱うことができる。 |
| Sports Engineering Course | DP-1・1 | グローバルな視点から多面的にひと・もの・ことを考える幅広い視野と教養を身につけ、諸問題を多面的かつ客観的に扱うことができる。 |
| Mathematical Sciences Course | DP-1・1 | グローバルな視点から多面的にひと・もの・ことを考える幅広い視野と教養を身につけ、諸問題を多面的かつ客観的に扱うことができる。 |
The purpose of this course, first of all, is to nurture students’ capacity to understand the interactions between S＆T and
society. To that end, the course provides students with useful concepts and ways of thinking, as well as how to use them in
concrete cases. These concepts and ways of thinking will serve as useful tools for students to evaluate various S＆T information
with sound criticism.
Science ＆ Technology (abbreviated as S＆T) bring about deep impacts — either positive or negative — to our society. Conversely,
S＆T are subject to various constraints put by society. Thus, S＆T and society mutually influence and co-produce each other.
Therefore, even students who are going to work as scientists or engineers, must have capabilities to understand these mutual
interactions between S＆T and society. This course aims at increasing students’ capability of understanding such interactions,
through reading the textbook written by H. Hirakawa: Kagakau Ha Dareno Mono Ka? (= Whose Is Science?), and through learning
useful concepts and ways of thinking as well as how to use them in concrete cases.
- This course aims at making students to recognize the fact that S＆T and society interact each other.
- Students master the concepts and the ways of thinking which are useful to understand the mutual interactions between S＆T and society.
- Students learn how the above-mentioned concepts and ways of thinking are applied to concrete cases of the interactions between S＆T and society.
| Learning Attitude | Mid-term report | Term-end Exam | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15% | 5% | 15% | 35% |
| 2. | 15% | 5% | 10% | 30% |
| 3. | 10% | 10% | 15% | 35% |
| 4. | 0% | 0% | ||
| Total. | 40% | 20% | 40% | - |
- “Learning Attitude” accounts for 40% of the total grade.
This “Learning Attitude” is evaluated according to ”Reaction Papers” which are submitted after each class.
- ”Mid-term report” accounts for 20%.
Students are to find examples of ”Power embedded in the architecture” and ”Universal Design” in everyday life and report them.
- ”Term Exam” accounts for 40%.
The level of grade”60” is to become familiar with the concepts and the ways of thinking provided in the course.
This “Learning Attitude” is evaluated according to ”Reaction Papers” which are submitted after each class.
- ”Mid-term report” accounts for 20%.
Students are to find examples of ”Power embedded in the architecture” and ”Universal Design” in everyday life and report them.
- ”Term Exam” accounts for 40%.
The level of grade”60” is to become familiar with the concepts and the ways of thinking provided in the course.
| Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | - Guidance of the course - Introductory lecture on how S＆T interacts with society |
Students are expected to browse the book reviews of the textbook on Amazon’s website. | 100minutes |
| 2. | From ”Administration” to ”Governance” (1) - We discuss the early sections of Chapter 2: Why ”governance” now? / The advent of S＆T governance / The Japanese S＆T Crisis in 1995 / Two-way communication / Participatory Technology Assessment / etc. |
Read the early sections of Chapter 2 (From ”Administration” to ”Governance”) in advance. | 100minutes |
| 3. | From ”Administration” to ”Governance” (2) - We discuss the middle sections of Chapter 2: Consensus Conference / Citizen’s Jury and Scenario Workshop / The ”Crisis of Confidence” triggered by the BSE Problem / From Understanding to Dialogue and Participation / etc. |
Read the middle sections of Chapter 2 (From ”Administration” to ”Governance”) in advance. | 100minutes |
| 4. | From ”Administration” to ”Governance” (3) - We discuss the late sections of Chapter 2: Science Cafe as ”Away Game” / Discussing in the public sphere / Farewell to Authoritarianism / etc. |
Read late sections of Chapter 2 (From ”Administration” to ”Governance”) in advance. | 100minutes |
| 5. | Are Science and Technology ”perfect”? (1) - We discuss the early sections of Chapter 3: Scientists approved that earthquakes are hardly predictable / Perfectionism that worsened the “Minamata Disease” / Laboratory sciences are on the way / Quality management of knowledge / etc. |
Read the early sections of Chapter 3 (Are Science and Technology ”perfect”?) in advance. | 100minutes |
| 6. | Are Science and Technology ”perfect”? (2) - We discuss the middle sections of Chapter 3: Still more way to the ”Final Answer” / Uncertainty of science remains yet / Two types of unknowns in the uncertainty / The limitation of scientific knowledge / Uncertainty in measurements / etc. |
Read the middle sections of Chapter 3 (Are Science and Technology ”perfect”?) in advance. | 100minutes |
| 7. | Are Science and Technology ”Perfect”? (3) - We discuss the late sections of Chapter 3: Uncertainty caused by idealization / The law of free fall does not hold in everyday space / Honest scientists can’t make a dichotomous decision! / Gaps between the ideal system and the real system / etc. |
Read the late sections of Chapter 3 (Are Science and Technology ”perfect”?) in advance. | 100minutes |
| 8. | The Deep Relationship between S＆T and Society (1) - We discuss the early sections of Chapter 4: How to look at the relationship between S＆T and Society / The idea of ”co-production” / Purism of science / etc. |
Read the early sections of Chapter 4 (The Deep Relationship between S＆T and Society） in advance. | 100minutes |
| 9. | The Deep Relationship between S＆T and Society (2) - We discuss the middle sections of Chapter 4: National mobilization system of R＆D / From ”Value-neutral S＆T” to ”Good S＆T” / Politics embedded in the artifacts / etc. |
Read the middle sections of Chapter 4 (The Deep Relationship between S＆T and Society) in advance. | 100minutes |
| 10. | The Deep Relationship between S＆T and Society (3) - We discuss the late sections of Chapter 4: The light and the shadow of “Green Revolution” / Nonconformity of the operating condition / Inequality of the profit-structure / Market power as structural issue / etc. |
Read the late sections of Chapter 4 (The Deep Relationship between S＆T and Society) in advance. | 100minutes |
| 11. | Knowing and Connecting (Chapter 6) - How to engage in S＆T / Unable to make a step / Is the aggregation of personal efforts enough? / Suspicious abbreviation / Action Chart for intellectual collaboration / The art of finding reliable materials / etc. |
Read the whole Chapter 6 （Knowing and Connecting） in advance. | 100minutes |
| 12. | How to Get Along with the Uncertainty of Science (1) - We read the following sections which are related which discuss the concept ”onus of proof”: The conflicts of interest highlighted by the onus of proof / The environmental effect of the GM Crops / Reversal of the onus of proof. |
Read in advance related sections of Chapter 5 (How to Get Along with the Uncertainty of Science). | 100minutes |
| 13. | How to Get Along with the Uncertainty of Science - We discuss the following sections which discuss the concept ”precautionary principle”: The precautionary principle / What the EU regulation on GM Crops implies / Precautionary principle as ”problem” / The risks which should be taken and avoided, etc. |
Read in advance related sections of Chapter 5 (How to Get Along with the Uncertainty of Science). | 100minutes |
| 14. | Warp-up ＆ Term Exam | Review all the sections of the textbook which we read in this semester. Review all the PowerPoint slides, as well. | 100minutes |
| Total. | - | - | 1400minutes |
| ways of feedback | specific contents about "Other" |
|---|---|
| Feedback in/outside the class. |
All the students must buy the following textbook (in Japanese only):
H. Hirakawa, Kagaku Ha Dareno Mono Ka? (Whose Is Science?), NHK Publishing, (2010).
All the students must read the corresponding part of the textbook in advance of each class.
All students must buy the textbook, either electronic or printed version. The printed version is out of print, and only used books are available.
Prices: Kindle version’s price is 628 Yen (Tax included).
If you have versatile terminal like Smart Phones, iPad, PCs, etc., you can find free reader software. So, you need not buy specialized terminal like ”Kindle Paper White” and so on.
H. Hirakawa, Kagaku Ha Dareno Mono Ka? (Whose Is Science?), NHK Publishing, (2010).
All the students must read the corresponding part of the textbook in advance of each class.
All students must buy the textbook, either electronic or printed version. The printed version is out of print, and only used books are available.
Prices: Kindle version’s price is 628 Yen (Tax included).
If you have versatile terminal like Smart Phones, iPad, PCs, etc., you can find free reader software. So, you need not buy specialized terminal like ”Kindle Paper White” and so on.
- Contact with the lecturer by Email. The E-mail address will be given on the 1st slide of the Power Point given in each class.
- Non-social and professional independence development course
| Work experience | Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable |
|---|---|
| N/A | N/A. |
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