Seminar on Transdisciplinary Studies (Introduction to Quantitative Approach to Social Science)4

Academic unit or major

Humanities and social science courses

Instructor(s)

Kazuhiro Kezuka

Class Format

Exercise (Zoom)

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive

Class

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Course Code

LAH.T367

Number of credits

020

Course offered

2020

Offered quarter

3-4Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 10, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

In this seminar, we read the literature and learn how approach to social science with quantitative methods. Students have to write a summary of their reading assignment, and provide a presentation for other students.
In this class, we read the literature about sociology of family.
Send e-mail by October 1st if you want join this class.
We will decide class hour considering participants schedule.

Course description and aims

Students will be able to discuss based on the quantitative analyses of social science.

Keywords

seminar, quantitative analysis, statistics

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lectures, group discussions, and presentations by students.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

Textbooks will be specified by the instructor.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Textbooks will be specified by the instructor.

Evaluation methods and criteria

summary resume: 30%, presentation: 30%, commitment: 40%

Related courses

• LAH.T101 ： Statistics A
• LAH.T201 ： Statistics B
• LAH.T301 ： Statistics C
• LAH.S434 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences38:Statistics

Prerequisites

Nothing required.

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

kkezuka[at]ila.titech.ac.jp