Course Objectives
1. To learn to work independently, under the guidance of his or her supervision, towards the set goal.
2. To learn to summarize the findings with the appropriate verifications, a logical unity, and a clear conclusion.
3. To learn to conduct research, to use text organization in writing, and to make an effective presentation.
Rubric
| Ideal Level of Achievement | Standard Level of Achievement | Unacceptable Level of Achievement) |
| Active participation | Able to work independently in a planned manner to a great degree. | Able to work independently in a planned manner to a certain degree. | Unable to work independently or in a planned manner. |
| Writings | Exhibit the appropriate verifications, a logical unity and a clear conlusion. | Contain verifications, a logical unity, and a conclusion. | Do not contain verifications, a logical unity, and a conclusion. |
| Expression and presentation | Able to conduct research indepedently, to summarize the findings in logical expressions, and to present them in public. | Possesses a minimum amount of a research ability, logical explanations,and presentation skills. | Unable to conduct research, make logical explanations, or presentation skills. |
Assigned Department Objectives
Teaching Method
Outline:
Thesis papers for the Department of International Business focus on such areas as management science, marketing, international business, laws, communities, cultures and histories of English speaking countries as well as the 'Japan Rim Sea' countries. The methods include literature reviews, interviews, questionnaire surveys, and statistic analyses. Students are expected to decide independently on the topic to be explored, under a close consultation with their supervisors. A successful thesis paper contains more or less 30 pages.
Style:
The 'thesis paper' seminar is held once or twice a week, with a small group of three to five students. Students are expected to work very closely with their supervisors. A mid-term presentation in late Octber, students' defence in February, and the final presentation in late February are the requirements for all candidates.
Notice:
Again, the three important events mentioned in Class Format must be completed by all candidates. In addition to these, active and rigorous participations on a daily basis in the seminars are very, very important for a successful performance on the research results, students' defence and the final presentations. That is, papres are evaluated on (1) the appropriateness of a topic selection, (2) adequate literature reviews, (3) necessary researches and data collection, (4) logical ly coherent analyses, (5) objective attitudes to writing, and (6) the originality of a conclusion.
Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning
Course Plan
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Theme |
Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Rearch activities |
Selection of a reserach topic under the guidance of the supervisor
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| 2nd |
Rearch activities |
Literature reviews to specify the research area
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| 3rd |
Rearch activities |
Decide on the research methods
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| 4th |
Rearch activities |
Analyses of the previous works
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| 5th |
Rearch activities |
Give a structural understanding to the previous works
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| 6th |
Rearch activities |
Set the goals and design the chapters—research methods.
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| 7th |
Rearch activities |
Data collection, and analyses
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| 8th |
Rearch activities |
Data collection, and analyses
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Rearch activities |
Data collection, and analyses
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| 10th |
Rearch activities |
Data collection, and analyses
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| 11th |
Rearch activities |
Data collection, and analyses
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| 12th |
Rearch activities |
Data collection, and analyses
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| 13th |
Rearch activities |
Writing & revising with the supervisor
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| 14th |
Rearch activities |
Writing & revising with the supervisor
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| 15th |
Rearch activities |
Writing & revising with the supervisor
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| 16th |
Rearch activities |
Writing & revising with the supervisor
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| 2nd Semester |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 1st |
Rearch activities |
Preparing the mid-term presentation
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| 2nd |
Rearch activities |
Preparing the mid-term presentation
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| 3rd |
Rearch activities |
The mid-term presentation
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| 4th |
Rearch activities |
Review on the performance at the mid-term presentation
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| 5th |
Rearch activities |
Revising & editing with the supervisor
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| 6th |
Rearch activities |
Revising & editing with the supervisor
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| 7th |
Rearch activities |
Revising & editing with the supervisor
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| 8th |
Rearch activities |
Revising & editing with the supervisor
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| 4th Quarter |
| 9th |
Rearch activities |
Preparing to submit thesis papers
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| 10th |
Rearch activities |
Submitting thesis papers
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| 11th |
Rearch activities |
Defence
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| 12th |
Rearch activities |
Reviews and revisions
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| 13th |
Rearch activities |
Reviews and revisions
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| 14th |
Rearch activities |
The final presentation
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| 15th |
Rearch activities |
Reviews and revisions
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| 16th |
Rearch activities |
Submitting completed thesis papers
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Evaluation Method and Weight (%)
| Examination | Presentation | Mutual Evaluations between students | Behavior | Portfolio | Other | Total |
| Subtotal | 0 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Basic Ability | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Technical Ability | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Interdisciplinary Ability | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 |