2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Graduate Project in Science, Technology and Society S3
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Masashi Shirabe / Yoshimi Takuwa / Shunzo Majima
- Class Format
- Experiment
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- SHS.S681
- Number of credits
- 001
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Reading Seminar in the History of Science and Technology:
OUTLINE: Reviews recent literature in the history, philosophy, and broadly studies of science and technology and associated fields. We read and critique pieces of scholarship, selected mostly from journal articles, but not excluding books or book chapters. Participants take turns in perusing recent scholarship in journals or books, and freely selecting one piece for reviewing and discussion in the class
AIMS: To keep abreast of recent scholarship, research trends and topics
To encourage critical reading and thinking
To inspire innovative research and ideas
Course description and aims
Ability to read and think critically
Ability to conduct research with awareness of the trends in research and development and an international grasp of the field
Ability to explain concepts, develop arguments, and put them in writing
Ability to freely utilize specialist knowledge to conceptualize problems and provide creative ideas
Keywords
history of science and technology literature, recent scholarship, academic journals perusal, discussion, presentation training
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Reviewer (for each class) introduces concisely the pre-selected piece and offers a critique of it. Then, the class discusses and probes it in depth.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
| Class 2 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
| Class 3 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
| Class 4 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
| Class 5 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
| Class 6 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
| Class 7 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
| Class 8 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece |
| Class 9 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
| Class 10 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece |
| Class 11 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
| Class 12 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
| Class 13 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
| Class 14 | To be announced by each reviewer or coordinator(a week in advance) | Read the selected piece. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation will based on active participation and good efforts
Related courses
- SHS.S682 ： Graduate Project in Science, Technology and Society F3
Prerequisites
None