2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Social Welfare B
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Tomomi Mizuno
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.S217
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Apr 3, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
There are various barriers that people who need support, such as people with disabilities and the elderly, face in their daily lives. In this lecture we will discuss, through lectures, field work and group work, what barriers currently exist in achieving an inclusive society and what kind of support is needed for those who need assistance. Students will be expected to actively participate as they will engage in lively discussions through group work.
The aim of this lecture is to develop the ability to identify the various barriers that exist, to understand what is needed to remove them, and to cultivate the ability to think about what kind of support is needed to achieve an inclusive society.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Acquire the ability to identify barriers based on the characteristics and needs of people requiring assistance.
2) Be able to consider the ideal assistive devices from a realistic point of view.
3) Be able to think about the connection between the realization of a symbiotic society and one's own expertise.
Keywords
Barrier-free, Facilities and Equipment for the disabled, Tactile Ground Walking Indicators, Inclusive Society
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures will be conducted using PowerPoint presentations. Discussions, group work, and fieldwork will also be incorporated.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Thinking about inclusive society and Barrier―Free | Understand class policies, consider barriers in your own life and how to solve them |
| Class 2 | Support for the safety and security of people with visual impairments | Know about facilities and devices to assist the visually impaired, such as Tactile Ground Walking Indicators |
| Class 3 | Practical Assistance to people with visual impairments 1 | Experience the barriers that people with visual impairments face in everyday life |
| Class 4 | Practical Assistance to people with visual impairments 2 | Understanding Barriers through Simulation Experience |
| Class 5 | Support for the safety and security of people with wheelchair | Learn about equipment and innovations that support wheelchair users. |
| Class 6 | Barrier-Finding fieldwork | Identify barriers in the lives of people with visually impairment and wheelchair users |
| Class 7 | Presentation on Barrier-Finding fieldwork 1 | Share barriers you have discovered |
| Class 8 | Presentation on Barrier-Finding fieldwork 2 | Share barriers you have discovered |
| Class 9 | Equipment to assist people with disabilities and older adults | Understand assistive devices for people with disabilities and older adults |
| Class 10 | Group work on assistive devices 1 | Examine the characteristics and problems of assistive devices |
| Class 11 | Group work on assistive devices 2 | Examine the characteristics and problems of assistive devices |
| Class 12 | Presentation on Assistive Devices 1 | Share your opinion on assistive devices |
| Class 13 | Presentation on Assistive Devices 2 | Share your opinion on assistive devices |
| Class 14 | A summary on Barrier-Free | Discussing Barrier-Free |
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 course material.
Textbook(s)
Do not use any particular textbook. Handouts will be distributed as needed.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Lecture materials and reference books will be provided in the lecture.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Involvement in class discussion and group work and contribution to the class (20 points), presentation of group work (40 points: 2 x 20 points), final report (40 points)
Related courses
- LAH.S118 ： Social Welfare A
- LAH.S314 ： Social Welfare C
- LAH.S450 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences59:Social Welfare
Prerequisites
none in particular