2021 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Special Lecture : Social Issues and Communication
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Masaya Kujira
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon (H114)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.S108
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Description
-This course focuses on employing ideas and communication to resolve the diverse issues troubling or improving our contemporary society. Several employees of Hakuhodo provide examples of their latest cases.
-The final outcome will be a "proposal report" that addresses a contemporary social issue.
Aims
-This course gives students numerous opportunities to share and discuss their impressions with other students, and then create their own ideas to resolve social issues.
-This course facilitates students’ ability to recognize a social issue, draw a vision, and make movements to resolve it.
Note
- Hakuhodo, founded in 1895, is a global top-ten integrated marketing solutions company.
https://www.hakuhodo.co.jp/
* This course is lectured only in Japanese.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) [Recognize an issue] Realize connections between social issues and our daily lives.
2) [Draw a vision] Draw an attractive vision for involving stakeholders in order to resolve the problems.
3) [Make a movement] Create an idea and action framework in order to make sustained moves towards resolution.
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)
Practical experience of the general instructor :
(1)Hakuhodo Marketing Planner(1987-2012)
(2)Hakuhodo Human Capital Development Division/Manager(2013-2018)
(3)Hakuhodo Sei-katsu-sha Academy/Producer(2015-2019)
(4)Hakuhodo Brand & Innovation Design/Director(2020-)
Keywords
innovation, idea, dialog, social issues, problem solving, communication
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The instructors are one general instructor and two guests. Lectures and Q&A sessions using "Zoom", and dialogue between students in the "Zoom Breakout Rooms".
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation for "Proposal Report" | Comprehend the goals of this class. |
| Class 2 | (1) Recognize an issue | Learn how to ask yourself questions to get noticed from our daily lives. Think and realize connections between social issues and our daily lives. |
| Class 3 | (2) Draw a vision | Create an attractive vision in order to resolve the social issues. Think and draw an attractive vision in order to resolve the social issues. |
| Class 4 | (3) Make a movement | Comprehend ideas and action frameworks regarding issues and their solutions. Work together to create ideas and action frameworks regarding issues and their solutions. |
| Class 5 | Three forces for "Proposal Report" | Learn how to create a proposal report using the three forces. |
| Class 6 | Submission and sharing of "Proposal Report" | Pay attention to presentations and give feedback to each other. |
| Class 7 | Reflections and outlook | Summarize efforts to address social issues. |
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)
No textbook is set.
Think of daily lives as a textbook.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified.
Some materials used in class can be found on OCW-i.
Evaluation methods and criteria
1.Participation in class : 50％
2.Proposal Report : 50％
Related courses
- LAH.C101 ： Tokyo Tech Visionary Project
- LAH.H107 ： Communication A
- LAH.H207 ： Communication B
- LAH.C301 ： Liberal Arts Final Report
Prerequisites
None required.
Even if the content of the class is not good for you now, aim to be at the starting line you have chosen for yourself upon completion.