| Course title | |||||
| Science and Technology in the Global Era [Science and Technology in the Global Era] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | YearLong | |
| Course type | YearLong | Course code | GPPP020003 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 安村 友紀 [YASUMURA Yuki] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Organization for the Advancement of Education and Global Learning | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| This course is open only to the GPP students. It is designed to (1) gain insights into what it is like to conduct scientific research and technological development at a global scale, and (2) to nurture the mindsets and skills to understand and communicate with people who have different priorities and interests when discussing new technologies in the social context. This year, we will discuss food security, which is one of the major global issues we face today. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to understand diverse perspectives of people in different sectors of society as well as those of scientists. |
| Expected Learning |
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To learn and practice how to discuss and present scientific topics effectively To be aware of different interests, priorities and values of people who are in different positions of the society and in different parts of the world To understand the concept of public engagement and stakeholder communications. To understand and practice skills required to communicate effectively with the target audience of particular interests |
| Course schedule |
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2-3: Discussion and presentations 4: Lecture ? Genetic Engineering and Genome Editing 5: Discussion/presentation: Public perception of GM food 6: Discussion/presentation: Public engagement in a GM project 7: Lecture ? farming in the mountainous area 8-9: Group discussion: How can science help? 10: Lecture ? Stakeholder identification 11: Discussion: Communicating science to the public 12: Discussion/presentation: Research grant 13: Research: Crowdfunding 14-15:Creating own campaign for crowdfunding |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| References |
| Assessment/Grading |
| marks on worksheets and presentations (80%), contribution to discussion (20%) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| public engagement, stakeholder communications |
| Office hours |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
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| Last update |
| 10/6/2017 7:22:18 PM |