Theory of Japanese Society

Course Information

College	Tsuyama College	Year	2021
Course Title	Theory of Japanese Society
Course Code	0108	Course Category	Specialized / Elective
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	Academic Credit: 2
Department	Department of Integrated Science and Technology Advanced Science Program	Student Grade	4th
Term	First Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	the invitation to Constitutional Law
Instructor	OTA Hajime

Course Objectives

Learning purposes:
Improve students' ability to study the basic roles of nation, the situation of Japanese society.

Course Objectives:
◎1.To understand the particularity of the Constitution of Japan
◎2.To understand human rights of the Constitution of Japan
◎3.To understand the governance of Japan

Rubric

	Excellent	Good	Acceptable	Not acceptable
Achievement 1	The student can understand the particularity of the Constitution of Japan historically and comparatively	The student can understand the particularity of the Constitution of Japan concretely	The student can understand the particularity of the Constitution of Japan basically	The student will not try to understand the particularity of the Constitution of Japan basically
Achievement 2	The student can understand human rights of the Constitution of Japan historically and comparatively	The student can understand human rights of the Constitution of Japan concretely	The student can understand human rights of the Constitution of Japan basically	The student will not try to understand human rights of the Constitution of Japan basically
Achievement 3	The student can understand the governance of Japan historically and comparatively	The student can understand the governance of Japan concretely	The student can understand the governance of Japan basically	The student will not try to understand the governance of Japan basically

Teaching Method

Outline:

General or Specialized : General
Field of learning : Social science
Required, Elective, etc. :Elective must complete subjects
Foundational academic disciplines : law/politics/economy
Relationship with Educational Objectives :
　(5) Attain a global perspective and understanding of social development
Relationship with JABEE programs
The main goals of learning / education in this class are "(F) ..F-2"
Course outline :
Classes of the basic understanding of the Constitution of Japan are conducted using a textbook.

Style:

Course method : At first the teacher will explain the general contents , after that the teacher will ask some
questions and students will answer these. The end the teacher will explain the good answers.
Grade evaluation method: there will be one examinations. 100 = one examinations

Notice:

Precautions on the enrollment :
This is a "class that requires study outside of class hours". Classes are offered for 15 hours per credit, but 30 credit hours are required in addition to this. Follow the instructions of your instructor for these studies.
Course advice: As a preparatory study, the students are required to review the contents of politics and economy(2nd year). Read the textbook before the lectures.
Foundational subjects : politics and economy(2nd year)
Related subjects : Theory of cross-cultural society(4th year)
　
Attendance advice :

Foundational subjects : Ethics(1st year), World history(1st year)
Related subjects : Theory of cross-cultural society(4th year),

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Guidance
		2nd	Introduction of Law 1	What is Law?
		3rd	Introduction of Law 2	Some types of Law
		4th	Human rights	Understanding of Human rights
		5th	Human rights	Understanding of Human rights
		6th	Human rights	Understanding of Human rights
		7th	Human rights	Understanding of Human rights
		8th	Governance	Understanding of Governance
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Governance	Understanding of Governance
		10th	The role of Justice	Understanding of the role of Justice
		11th	The judgements according to article 9	Understanding of the judgements according to article 9
		12th	national security and pacifism	Understanding of national security and pacifism
		13th	dual use of technology	Understanding of dual use of technology
		14th	cyber security	Understanding of cyber security
		15th	final exams
		16th	Return and commentary of exam answers

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Presentation	Mutual Evaluations between students	Behavior	Portfolio	Other	Total
Subtotal	100	0	0	0	0	0	100
Basic Proficiency	60	0	0	0	0	0	60
Specialized Proficiency	20	0	0	0	0	0	20
Cross Area Proficiency	20	0	0	0	0	0	20