2023 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Special Lecture: Introduction to the Design of Future Society
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Hiroichi Yanase / Renge Jibu
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon (W9-716)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.T113
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The purpose of this lecture is to think about "desirable future society" in 2050. In this class, students imagine the future "daily life" and "working style" based on development of science and technology. In addition to lecturers, students will participate in group works.
Course description and aims
The goal of this class is to make it possible to show the ideal image of the society in 2050. It should be designed by incorporating the progress of science and technology, and social issues such as climate change and gender gap in the world. Being able to imagine how big scientific and global change affect our daily lives.
Keywords
Design of the future society, SDGs, Science&technology in the society, Diversity, Gender, Group work, Creating the media
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The instructors will give talks. Students will be divided into several groups. Each group will research the future society, design it, and make a presentation. Business people whose employers are cooperated with D-Lab at Titech might participate in this class. For the detail, students will have information in the first class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation for future society design:may be, should be, want to be. Overview of modern history about science & technology. | Collection of future forecast data |
| Class 2 | SHOULD BE:Study future image based on SDGs and group work | Preparing the contents of SDGs Refrecting the study of the SDGs |
| Class 3 | Future Strategy in Business(1) Talk by guest from corporations | Reflection of guest talk |
| Class 4 | Future Strategy in Business (2) Talk by guest from corporations | Reflection of guest talk |
| Class 5 | Group work for creating future newspaper | Preparation of deeloping idea of future newspaper |
| Class 6 | Group presentation | Preparation of presentation for future newspaper |
| Class 7 | Reflecting group presentation and whole process | Reflecting group presentation, think about good and can be improved poits |
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)
Will be assigned in classes if it is nessesary.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Watching films or reading novels describing future society or alternative history science fictions helps students to think about the class.
ex)Film "2001: A Space Odyssey"(Stanley Kubrick)
Novel" Nineteen Eighty-Four"(George Orwell)
Comic "Oooku"(Fumi Yoshinaga)
Evaluation methods and criteria
Active participation to the class（Active participation in every homework submission and every group work. To be specific, speak actively, have a role in joint work, and commit）:70% Final project and a report:30%
Related courses
- LAH.S112 ： Media Studies A
- LAH.T114 ： Studies on Future Society A
Prerequisites
This class will be face-to-face. The classroom is room W242 on the 4th floor of West Bldg. 2. This is not a ZOOM class, so please make sure to come to school.
Group work will be conducted in each class. Please be sure to bring your computer and smart phone with you to class. They will be used for class and attendance checks.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
yanase.h.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
jibu.r.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
none