Course Objectives
1. Accurately understand the basic facts about various phenomena that constitute modern society.
2. Objectively understand what responsibilities we have and roles we play in order to address the challenges and issues that change with the times.
3. Through exchanging opinions with other students, understand diverse views and the importance of thinking about things in multifaceted ways, and increase their ability to accept other people's different opinions.
Rubric
| Ideal Level | Standard Level | Unacceptable Level |
| Achievement 1 | Thoroughly understand the basic knowledge regarding the various issues of the modern age. | Have basic knowledge regarding the various issues of the modern age. | Do not have sufficient basic knowledge regarding the various issues of the modern age. |
| Achievement 2 | Can objectively explain the roles that people in modern society have been expected to play in order to address its issues and problems. | Can understand the roles that people in modern society have been expected to play in order to address its issues and problems. | Do not have sufficient understanding of the roles that people in modern society have been expected to play in order to its address issues and problems. |
| Achievement 3 | Can proactively consider the various issues of the modern age and discuss them based on their own opinions. | Can proactively consider modern various issues. | Cannot proactively consider the various issues of the modern age, due to insufficient understanding of them. |
Assigned Department Objectives
Teaching Method
Outline:
In this course, students learn the basic knowledge about various phenomena that constitute modern society, and at the same time consider what we can do about the issues and problems that change with the times.
In addition, the aim is to create opportunities to raise students' awareness of various issues in the public spaces in which we go about our daily lives, and to cultivate their ability to think about them.
Style:
The teaching will be based on taking notes from the blackboard and using textbooks and handouts.
The classes will consist of having the students think about things, exchange opinions, present (share) their ideas, and listen to the teacher explain the concepts, etc. At the beginning of each class, the students will think individually about what "the various issues of the modern age" are, how to address them, etc. Then, they will exchange opinions with each other (in groups), and present and share their ideas. After that, the teacher will explain matters such as the policies that are actually being implemented in society, and the concepts needed to understand the issues.
Notice:
Freely exchanging opinions will help the students develop bidirectional communication skills that will enable them to accept other people's ideas and convey their own. It will also help them develop a bird's-eye view of society and cultivate their problem-solving skills. In addition, it will help them see that different opinions exist, and enhance their ability to accept and relate to them.
Students who miss 1/3 or more of the classes will not be eligible to pass the course.
Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning
Course Plan
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Theme |
Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Guidance:
What are modern society's problems and issues? |
Learn about what is necessary for thinking about modern society's problems and issues.
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| 2nd |
Theme 1: The significance and roles of laws and norms |
Understand the roles that laws and norms play in modern society, and the ones they are expected to.
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| 3rd |
Theme 2: Contracts and consumers' rights and responsibilities |
Understand the conditions for a contract to be agreed to between equal parties.
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| 4th |
Theme 3: Significance of participation in the judicial process |
Consider the significance of and responsibilities regarding public participation in the judicial process.
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| 5th |
Theme 4: Political participation and forming fair public opinion |
Consider the significance of and responsibilities regarding public participation in politics.
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| 6th |
Theme 5: International community and national sovereignty |
Understand the commonalities and differences between the international and domestic communities.
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| 7th |
Theme 6: Japan's security and defense |
Consider what will ensure security and peace for Japan.
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| 8th |
Review of the first half of the first semester (1st Q) |
Review the content from weeks 1-7.
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Theme 7: Changes in the international community and Japan's roles |
Learn about international peace and the roles Japan has been playing.
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| 10th |
Theme 8: Employment and labor issues |
Understand the changes and issues in the current working environment in Japan.
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| 11th |
Theme 9: Social change and attitudes to work |
Understand that there is a close relationship between social change and how people work.
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| 12th |
Theme 10: Functions and limitations of a market economy |
Understand the functions of markets and the importance of competition.
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| 13th |
Theme 11: What finance does |
Understand the mechanisms of finance and what financial institutions do.
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| 14th |
Theme 12: Public finance's roles and social security |
Learn about how a nation's public finances are closely related to the lives of its people.
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| 15th |
Theme 13: Economic globalization |
Understand the mechanisms of increasingly globalizing trade and finance.
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| 16th |
Final exam |
Take a written exam.
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Evaluation Method and Weight (%)
| Examination | Short test | Ordinary score (assignment) | Behavior | Portfolio | Other | Total |
| Subtotal | 30 | 30 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Basic Proficiency | 30 | 30 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Specialized Proficiency | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cross Area Proficiency | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |