＜概要/Course Content Summary＞
In this course, students conduct an original research project. This course focuses on practicing the applied research skills that they may need to conduct research for their theses.
This course is flexible, depending on students interests and needs.
Students are encouraged to conduct research as a team due to time constraints.
This may include media content analysis, creating and conducting a public opinion survey, an experiment, or in-depth interviews.
Other possible formats for this course are reading groups on a specific topic of interest or applied data analysis.
＜到達目標/Goals,Aims＞
Students will improve their qualitative and quantitative research skills.
Students will improve their collaborative research skills: the ability to work successfully with peers and faculty on existing research is essential in many careers. They will accomplish this by working individually and collaboratively on a research project.
＜授業計画/Schedule＞
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（内容/
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（実施回/ Week）
Week 1
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（内容/ Contents）
Topic: Introduction to the course
Discussion of class format and students’ interests and needs.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
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（実施回/ Week）
Weeks 2-15
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（内容/ Contents）
Vary according to the chosen format.
They may include preparing for and conducting research, weekly reading assignments and applied data analysis.
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Course Requirements and Assignments
Course requirements and assignments will be discussed in the first week and are flexible, depending on students’ interests.
Term paper
Report due Friday of the final week of classes of the semester.
Classroom policies
Every week there will be interactive synchronous (live) seminars. These will be held via the Microsoft Teams online conference system (available to download for free, with a Doshisha account). The success of online classes depends on everyone committing to the same levels of involvement that we share in the physical classroom.
We will use the same guidelines and norms, so you will be expected to come to class after completing the readings and watching any class video materials, and in class, taking notes, asking and answering questions, and interacting with classmates.
The first class will include a meet-and-greet session, so please check your technical set up so that Teams, your microphone, and camera are working.
Please check the Teams class noticeboard regularly. I will post messages there and ask you to ask and respond to questions on the chat board.
For everyone’s benefit, please try to participate in a quiet place, turn on your video feed, and mute your microphone unless you are speaking.
The live sessions may be recorded and uploaded, for students who are unable to participate in the time zone synchronously.
It is essential to use proper quotation marks and citations when using the words and ideas of others. Presenting the work of others as your own is plagiarism and is grounds for failing the entire course.
Course Materials
The various course materials will be available online.
＜成績評価基準/Evaluation Criteria＞
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Contributions to the class including class discussions, attendance
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20%
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Contribution to an original research project
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40%
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Report
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40%
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＜備考/Remarks＞
Instructor: Gill Steel
Email: gsteel@mail.doshisha.ac.jp
Office: SK324
Telephone: 075 251 4972
Note: This syllabus will be subject to changes and/or revisions.
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