International Exchange

Course Information

College Tsuyama College Year 2021
Course Title International Exchange
Course Code 0132 Course Category General / Elective
Class Format Skill Credits School Credit: 1
Department Department of Integrated Science and Technology Electrical and Electronic Systems Program Student Grade 5th
Term Year-round Classes per Week 1
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials Textbook: None, Reference book: AKIYAMA Hitoshi et al. "Engineer ethics: Understanding different cultures to play an active role in the global society", Jikkyo Shuppan
Instructor YAMAGUCHI Hitoshi

Course Objectives

Learning purposes :
The purpose of this course is to think experientially about the current situation of regions and other countries by proactively planning and implementing international exchange, and to deeply learn what it means to live socially as a human being in the future.

Course Objectives :
1. Understand the actual situation of the international community and acquire sociality and globality.
◎ 2. Through life in other countries and societies, understand the economy, culture, politics, social issues, etc., and cultivate the attitude and background as individuals or engineers who live independently in the global community.
3. Acquire communication skills that enable communication using foreign languages.
4. Have an global perspective and cultivate the ability to find issues and act on your own.

Rubric

ExcellentGoodAcceptableNot acceptable
Achievement 1Students can understand the social background and importance of exchange activities, and make clear and concrete plans.Students can understand the social background and importance of exchange activities and make concrete plans.Students can understand the social background and importance of exchange activities and make plans.Students can not understand the social background and importance of exchange activities or make plans.
Achievement 2Students can investigate the training and understand and explain the issues to be tackled and their significance.Students can investigate the training and understand and explain the issues to be tackled.Students can investigate the training and understand the issues to be tackled and their significance.Students can not investigate the training or understand the issues to be tackled and their significance.
Achievement 3Students can actively interact with the people they meet at the training site and accurately convey their intentions and thoughts in a foreign language.Students can actively interact with the people they meet at the training site and accurately convey their thoughts in a foreign language.Students can actively interact with the people they meet at the training site and accurately convey their intentions and thoughts with gestures.Students can not actively interact with the people they meet at the training site or accurately convey their intentions and thoughts with gestures.
Achievement 4Students can explain concretely and clearly what you have learned through the training and the issues that they should tackle in the future.Students can explain concretely what you have learned through the training and the issues that they should tackle in the future.Students can explain what you have learned through the training and the issues that they should tackle in the future.Students can not explain what you have learned through the training and the issues that they should tackle in the future.

Assigned Department Objectives

Teaching Method

Outline:
General or Specialized : General
Field of learning : Integrated subjects / others
Foundational academic disciplines : Engineering / Design engineering / Machine elements and tribology-related

Relationship with Educational Objectives :
This class is equivalent to "(4) Develop multi-disciplinary ability","(5) Attain a global perspective and understanding of social development","(6) Develop problem solving ability" and "(7) Develop communication and presentation abilities".

Relationship with JABEE programs :
The main goal of learning / education in this class is "(B) B-2".

Course outline :
Participate in international exchange activities according to your own plans and submit an exchange activity report.
Style:
Course method :
Make a plan individually and work according to it. The specific content of the exchange activities follows the exchange program provided by the partner institution. Write and submit a report after the activity.

Grade evaluation method :
Judge the attitude and understanding of international exchange activities based on planning documents, prior learning, reports, etc., and evaluate on a scale of 100 points. Students must submit the required documents to the Academic Collaboration and International Planning Office by the deadline specified for each document. Note that grades will not be evaluated if all documents are not submitted.
Notice:
Precautions on the enrollment :
Students who are eligible to take this course are in the 2nd to 5th grades. The faculty member in charge must be determined by an appropriate time in the school year preceding the school year in which the student intends to take this course, and the exchange plan must be submitted to the faculty member in charge to approve the exchange. After that, necessary documents such as an exchange request must be submitted by the specified date. In addition, submit a request for elective courses by the designated date. Details such as the timing of determining the faculty member in charge and the timing of submission to the Academic Affairs Section will be instructed by posting.

Course advice :
It is necessary to actively work on your own.

Foundational subjects : Japanese, Humanities / Social Studies, Foreign Language / International communications Program etc.
Related subjects : Trans Exercise of All Program(3rd, 4th), Career Management(4th), Synergy Seminar, Foreign Language / International communications Program etc.

Attendance advice :
Exchange activities will be conducted at the designated institution, so be sure to check whether it is the relevant institution. In principle, all expenses required for exchange activities are to be paid by the individual.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning
Aided by ICT
Applicable to Remote Class
Instructor Professionally Experienced
Elective subjects

Course Plan

Theme Goals
1st Semester
1st Quarter
1st Guidance (related to the purpose of training course.) Find what you need to do, understand that it is important to take the initiative, and act that way.
2nd Guidance (related to overseas safety information.) Even if there is a risk, it is important to try it, and it can be done.
3rd Explanation of document preparation, procedures, etc. Collect information for understanding the differences (issues) between the ideal state and current situation.
4th Explanation of document preparation, procedures, etc. Interested in the society, customs, and culture of the partner country, and have knowledge of them.
Set goals autonomously and act persistently without fear of failure.
To achieve the goal, manage your physical condition and behavior and take responsible actions.
5th Exchange activity 1st day (22 hours or more in total up to 8 hours a day) Work with your peers and act together to improve the problem.
6th Exchange activity 1st day Listen to and understand the other person's opinions, and use easy-to-understand explanations and means to convey your own opinions to the other person.
7th Exchange activity 1st day Recognize the values and effects of collaboration and cooperation in the team.
8th Exchange activity 1st day Take actions by recognizing your role as a member of the team.
2nd Quarter
9th Exchange activity 1st day Incorporate and accept the opinions and ideas of people with different cultural backgrounds.
10th Exchange activity 2nd day Be able to recognize Japanese culture and explain its background and characteristics to people with different cultural backgrounds.
11th Exchange activity 2nd day Collect information for understanding the differences (issues) between the ideal state and current situation.
12th Exchange activity 2nd day As a logical thinking method for solving a problem, an idea method such as brainstorming can be used.
13th Exchange activity 2nd day Explain the logic of the process leading to the conclusion using words, sentences, figures, and tables.
14th Exchange activity 2nd day Even under stressful situations such as different cultures, respond positively by thinking that it is your own growth opportunity.
15th Exchange activity 2nd day Understand and use commonly used everyday expressions and basic phrases (Eiken grades 3 and 4).
16th
2nd Semester
3rd Quarter
1st Exchange activity 3rd day Be able to introduce yourself and others, and ask and answer personal information such as where you live and what you have (Eiken grades 3 and 4).
2nd Exchange activity 3rd day If the other person speaks slowly and clearly and can get help, you can have a simple exchange (Eiken 3rd and 4th grade).
3rd Exchange activity 3rd day Understand sentences and commonly used expressions in directly related areas such as shopping, local geography, work, and family information (Eiken Pre-2nd grade).
You can understand the main points if you use a standard way of speaking about familiar topics that you usually encounter at work, school, etc. (Eiken 2nd grade).
4th Exchange activity 3rd day If it is a simple and daily range, you can respond to simple and direct information exchange about familiar everyday matters (Eiken Pre-2nd grade)).
You can create simple and coherent sentences about familiar topics and topics that you are personally interested in (Eiken 2nd grade).
5th Exchange activity 3rd day After organizing your opinions in an easy-to-understand manner, you can accurately convey your opinions so that others with different cultural backgrounds can understand them.
6th Exchange activity 4th day In order to cooperate and collaborate as a team, you can create an environment where it is easy to talk with people from different cultural backgrounds and draw appropriate opinions from them.
7th Exchange activity 4th day In order to cooperate and collaborate as a team, you can flexibly deal with the opinions and positions of others who have a different cultural background from you, without sticking to your own opinions and methods.
8th Exchange activity 4th day When working as a team with members who have different cultural backgrounds from you, you can work on the team with a sense of ownership.
4th Quarter
9th Exchange activity 4th day You can think about what you should do and take the initiative in an environment that is different from your cultural background.
10th Exchange activity 4th day In a place different from your own cultural background, even if you have insufficient foreign language ability, you can actively communicate to convey your intentions.
11th Exchange activity 4th day You can plan and act in your own way to achieve your goals, even in an environment that is different from your cultural background.
12th Make a report Have a motivation to study in a specialized field.
13th Make a report Have a motivation to study a language.
14th Make a report Have an interest and knowledge about the society, customs and culture of the partner country.
15th Make a report Have an interest and knowledge about the society, customs and culture of Japan.
16th Make a report Have an interest and knowledge about politics, social issues, and international affairs.

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

ExaminationExercisesMutual Evaluations between studentsBehaviorPortfolioMini testTotal
Subtotal00001000100
Basic Proficiency000060060
Specialized Proficiency0000000
Cross Area Proficiency000040040