2020 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Communication A
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Tamio Nakano
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon (H101)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.H107
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This year, it will be offered by online. So it is going to be a new challenge, even though the purpose is the same.
This course inherits the spirit of the small group work of the Visionary Project, aiming for students to improve real-life, people to people communication skills. People are social beings, so thinking, learning, and creating together with others are essential and fundamentally gives us pleasure. Students in this course will aim to improve their communication skills through participatory style workshops.
The aim is for students to become skilled in communication in an enjoyable way by experiencing self-introduction, interviews, dialogue, and presentations.
Course description and aims
Students will acquire the following skills from taking this course.
1) Gain an understanding of the pleasure and difficulty of the creative dialogue with someone they met for the first time, and be able to create opportunities for developing a conversation on one's own.
2) Learn to speak clearly as a good speaker, and be able to create a relaxed environment as a good listener.
3) Gain the basic skill for collaboration and co-creation which are really necessary today.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
I used to work for an advertising company for 30 years, and solve the problems of the clients and society by the power of communication. I studied Organizational Development and Transformation in U.S., then I practiced the participatory learning community in various fields. I applied these facilitation skills into the class, and let students have dialogue and collaboration.
Because of covid-19, we cannot gather face to face. So this is a new challenge of interactive communication by zoom.
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Keywords
communication, workshop, dialogue, active listening, collaborative learning community
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
We use zoom this year. This course will be run in a workshop format in the style of first-hand participation, with students at the center, split into small groups to discuss with one another, rather than just a one-directional lecture from the instructor. Students will gain experience with a variety of methods step by step, to gradually improve communication skills. Active participation of the students is indispensable.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Overview of the course. First group work such as introducing each other. | Preparation for good self-introduction. |
| Class 2 | The basics skill of communication. The basics of speaking and listening, and brainstorming. Check-in and self-introduction. | Preparation for the interview. |
| Class 3 | Mutual interview. Active listening, taking note, and edit the article. Then introducing partner to others by using the interview article. | Writing articles. |
| Class 4 | World Cafe. Experiencing the large scale dialogue. | Extraction of the essence of the large scale dialogue. |
| Class 5 | Preparation for the presentation. The theme is "What am I going to explore the university. | Preparation for the presentation. |
| Class 6 | Presentation of all participants in small groups. | Reflection on the World Cafe. |
| Class 7 | Reflection of the whole class. | Reflection on what you learned. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Nakano, Tamio. How to make a collaborative learning community. Tokyo:Iwanami Shoten
Nakano, Tamio. Workshop. Tokyo:Iwanami shoten; ISBN4-00-43710-4
Nakano, Tamio. Facilitation Revolution. Tokyo:Iwanami shoten; ISBN4-00-700069-7
Evaluation methods and criteria
Active participation to the class:70%, Final report:30%
Coming late and less concentration will not be accepted.
Related courses
- LAH.H207 ： Communication B
Prerequisites
We use zoom, and video is on. PC is necessary. Smart Phone is not enough.
Positive will is indispensable to make a collaborative leaning community together.
Other
There is possibility that schedule may be modified.