2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Media Studies B
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Hiroichi Yanase
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.S213
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Overview In this lecture, first let students deepen their basic understanding of "media". Then learn about the significance of media and journalism in the field of science and technology. The 21st century is the era when science and technology have the leading role. That is why science and technology and its achievements are constantly gaining attention as media coverage. People involved in science and technology are required to have advanced media adaptability. They are also required to actively disseminate information via media. Therefore, anyone who walks in the path of science and technology needs to acquire media literacy. In this lecture, I will cover actual stories of accidents and incidents related to science and technology, and consider the relationship between science & technology and media. Learn the basics of "science journalism" where trained scientists report the stories. In the lecture, media personnel and journalists engaged in the work of science and technology coverage will be invited.
Aims Have the students acquire the basic education about the media and have them deepen their understanding of the relationship between science and media. Ask them to deepen their understanding of science journalism and to be able to disseminate information themselves.
Course description and aims
① Learn basic knowledge on media. ② Understand the significance of science journalism. ③ Learn the basic skills to send information via media.
Keywords
Science journalism, Serious accident, Scientific misconduct, Whistle-blowing, Accountability of scientists AR VR AI
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This class will be face-to-face.
No textbook will be used, but reference books will be clearly indicated. PowerPoint, video, and audio will be used in class.
Please submit a "Report" with your student ID number, affiliation system, and name" via T2SCOLA after attending each class.
That will be your attendance and evaluation points.
Attendance will be taken by presenting the URL and QR code of the Google Form in class each time and having the students access that form. This Google Form comes with a "questionnaire" each time. This questionnaire will be used for the next class, so please make sure to answer it. So please be sure to bring a computer, smartphone, or tablet device with internet access to class.
Each class will be graded on a 400+ word reflection sheet to be submitted in T2SCALA.
The deadline for submission is midnight of the day of the class.
Please write your reflections on the class on this reflection sheet. If you do not submit the reflection sheet, you will not receive any points even if you only attended the class. Please be careful.
The final exam will be a report. No exam will be given.
The assignment for the final report will be presented after some progress of the class.
Please let me know in advance by e-mail if you will be absent due to corona.
Here is my interview page. Please use it as a reference when registering for the course.
https://educ.titech.ac.jp/ila/news/2020_04/058947.html
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Understanding of lesson policy |
| Class 2 | What is media? | Understanding the concept of media |
| Class 3 | The history of mass media and the Internet revolution | Understanding of relationship between mass media and the Internet |
| Class 4 | The arrival of "everyone becomes media" era | Understanding about "everyone becomes media" era |
| Class 5 | Media as business, Advertising business | Understanding of advertising industry and charging methods as a business model of media |
| Class 6 | Relationship among science, technology and media | Understanding how technology has changed media from television technology to AI |
| Class 7 | NPO, science and journalism | Understanding of the importance of outgoing media in NPO activities |
| Class 8 | What is science journalism? | Understanding how science journalism has social significance |
| Class 9 | What is technology journalism? | Understanding of technology journalism |
| Class 10 | Learn the significance of media coverage on serious accidents with science & technology aspects | Understanding of coverage on science and technology |
| Class 11 | Scientists and Media | Understanding of scientists fulfilling accountability on the media and actively disseminating information |
| Class 12 | University and Media | Understanding of university's branding and how to disseminate through media |
| Class 13 | What is the concept of editing? | Understanding of the concept of "editing" and the technique of "editing" |
| Class 14 | Summary | Understanding of the relationship among science, media and journalism |
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)
Do not use any particular textbook. We plan to prepare print each time
Reference books, course materials, etc.
"Understanding Media: the Extensions of Man" (Marshall · McLuhan) and others
Evaluation methods and criteria
Attend scores on attendance and reports.
Class participation point(Attendance and Assignment achievement) 70points Report point 30points
Related courses
- LAH.S112 ： Media Studies A
- LAH.S312 ： Media Studies C
Prerequisites
None
Other
Should the number of applicants for this course exceed the limit, a lottery system will be used to determine which students are admitted. Be sure to attend the first class.