AY 2018 Undergraduate School Course Catalog AY 2018 Undergraduate School Course Catalog AY 2018 Undergraduate School Course Catalog
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| 開講学期 ／Semester |
2018年度／Academic Year 1学期 ／First Quarter |
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| 対象学年 ／Course for; |
3rd year |
| 単位数 ／Credits |
2.0 |
| 責任者 ／Coordinator |
John Brine |
| 担当教員名 ／Instructor |
John Brine |
| 推奨トラック ／Recommended track |
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| 履修規程上の先修条件 ／Prerequisites |
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| 更新日／Last updated on | 2017/12/15 |
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| 授業の概要 ／Course outline |
Content: This course is an introduction to digital storytelling and student-produced videos in the form of engineering narratives and interviews presented in English. Topics include pre-production planning, scripting, shot composition and sequencing, filming (recording), basic lighting and audio, and editing practice. In this course, students work on short descriptions and explanations of technical and engineering processes that are demonstrated through digitally recorded project assignments. |
| 授業の目的と到達目標 ／Objectives and attainment goals |
This course is a practical introduction to digital storytelling and interviewing using simple video recording devices, sound recording equipment and digital video editing systems. Students will acquire basic camera, lighting, sound recording, and editing skills while planning, recording, and editing short assignments. Digital storytelling will be conducted as a collaborative effort and students will work together in teams. The primary goal of the course is to introduce production techniques and visual story-telling strategies as a method for presenting student technical projects in English. In order to design and construct your digital story, students will carry out the following steps. 1.Develop a digital story idea and create an outline 2.Write a digital story script 3.Create a storyboard 4.Design, plan, record, and edit media files 5.Produce a digital story in English and publish it online. |
| 授業スケジュール ／Class schedule |
Week 1: Introduction Week 2: Storytelling in video. Scripts and storyboards. Framing and shot composition Week 3: Planning Week 4: Video recording basics: imaging, visual composition, color, light, tripod Week 5: Audio control. External microphones Week 6: Interviews Week 7: Shot selection Week 8: Digital editing: Basics, titling and subtitling, transitions, layering, motion & speed control Week 9: Field lighting techniques Week 10: Time and space in video. Continuity Week 11: Uploading to YouTube Week 12: Presentations Week 13: Presentations Week 14: Presentations |
| 教科書 ／Textbook(s) |
All materials will be distributed in class or on the Internet. |
| 成績評価の方法・基準 ／Grading method/criteria |
40% Assignments (including presentation) 15% In-class Activities (including participation) 20% Midterm project 25% Final project |
| 履修上の留意点 ／Note for course registration |
Formal prerequisites:Before registering an advanced course (EL), a student must earn: 1) at least 3 credits from E1, E3, E5, E7, and 2) at least 2 credits from E2, E4, E6. |
| 参考(授業ホームページ、図書など) ／Reference (course website, literature, etc.) |
http://moodle.u-aizu.ac.jp/moodle |
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| 開講学期 ／Semester |
2018年度／Academic Year 2学期 ／Second Quarter |
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| 対象学年 ／Course for; |
3rd year |
| 単位数 ／Credits |
2.0 |
| 責任者 ／Coordinator |
Jeremy Perkins |
| 担当教員名 ／Instructor |
Jeremy Perkins |
| 推奨トラック ／Recommended track |
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| 履修規程上の先修条件 ／Prerequisites |
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| 更新日／Last updated on | 2017/11/28 |
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| 授業の概要 ／Course outline |
Students will learn to use R in order to apply basic statistical techniques on linguistic data. The course will focus on analysis of acoustic data using the Praat software package. Students will learn how to run an acoustic study using Praat scripts, with techniques for organizing, processing and analyzing the results via R. |
| 授業の目的と到達目標 ／Objectives and attainment goals |
The following objectives will be of particular interest: 1. A basic understanding of acoustic phonetics. 2. How to use Microsoft Excel to work with data. 3. How to use Praat software to analyze acoustic data. 4. How to write scripts that allow processing large amounts of data. 5. Statistical techniques and hypothesis testing using R software. |
| 授業スケジュール ／Class schedule |
Week 1: Introduction Week 2-3: An Introduction to Acoustic Phonetics Week 4-5: Using Praat to analyze Acoustic Phonetics Week 6-7: Writing Praat Scripts Week 8-9: Review & Midterm Exam Week 10-11: Statistical Techniques Week 12-14: Using R for statistical analysis |
| 教科書 ／Textbook(s) |
No textbook will be used. Course material will be made available online to students via Schoology. |
| 成績評価の方法・基準 ／Grading method/criteria |
Homework Assignments (6 assignments worth 5% each) 30% Midterm Exam (in class – week 8 or 9) 25% Take-home Final Project (assigned week 10; due week 15) 25% Class Participation 20% |
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| 開講学期 ／Semester |
2018年度／Academic Year 1学期 ／First Quarter |
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| 対象学年 ／Course for; |
3rd year |
| 単位数 ／Credits |
2.0 |
| 責任者 ／Coordinator |
Debopriyo Roy |
| 担当教員名 ／Instructor |
Debopriyo Roy |
| 推奨トラック ／Recommended track |
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| 履修規程上の先修条件 ／Prerequisites |
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| 更新日／Last updated on | 2017/12/19 |
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| 授業の概要 ／Course outline |
Course Outline: This course is designed to help you develop skills and introduce you to the role that research plays in technical communication and the types of research that can be done. The primary objective of the course is to encourage you to think about your own research agenda as a student or practitioner of technical communication, or the ways in which you could apply the research of others to your own practice as a technical communicator. This will be a useful course in preparation for your graduation thesis, for those interested in graduate school, or who will be undertaking very structured research work in a company. The course will also try to help you understand that the way a researcher thinks about and approaches a research project can influence what he or she finds. This course is based on your understanding of how users interact with an interface or a product, and how documentation and research facilitates such understanding. In this context, we will be using physical and online LEGO kit, different English websites and 3D Printing-based tools to enhance our understanding of how research could be done in a lab context, using real potential users of a system. A major idea for the course would be to understand products sold by start-up companies in Silicon Valley and other hubs, and also website analysis for start-up companies located in Silicon Valley and the Tokyo ecosystem. |
| 授業の目的と到達目標 ／Objectives and attainment goals |
Course Goals: We will look forward to achieving multiple goals during the quarter. • Use research techniques to help bridge the gap between what you think you know about your users and who they really are. • How to perform research planning • Use effective strategies to understand a product, design surveys, conduct audience and task analysis, and analyze data. • Perform a simple usability test and analysis • How to transform research into action • Understand the importance of global and cross-cultural research • Use effective strategies to learn document authoring and technical presentation in specialist fields. • Thinking critically and analytically. • Learn how to write procedural documents effectively. |
| 授業スケジュール ／Class schedule |
Weekly Topics: 1st Week: • 1st Session: What is research? Goals of research, methods of research, learning from LEGO; Introductory Assignment on the importance of research using concept maps and sketch-boarding software. • 2nd Session: How to review literature for research; 1st workshop: A Nano-Usability Test; A Micro-Usability Test 2nd Week: • 1st Session: Research planning - setting goals for research; integrating research and action; format of the plan, budget. • 2nd Session: 1st Exam on research design and analysis 3rd Week: • 1st Session: Setting up a LEGO Project; Learning about the Interviewing structure; 2nd workshop on LEGO interview. • 2nd Session: Designing Interview questions; conducting the interview and analyzing it, how to make sense of interview responses. 4th Week: • 1st Session: When Focus Groups are appropriate; How to conduct focus groups; Object-based techniques of research: dialogic techniques: photo elicitation; generation techniques: making things; associative techniques: card sorting. • 2nd Session: 3rd workshop: How to use object-based techniques for researching a 3D Printing Project and conducting a focus group analysis 5th Week: • 1st Session: Field Visits: Learning from observations; Diary Studies: When and how to do it; 4th workshop on Collage Design and analysis with 3D Printing and LEGO • 2nd Session: 2nd Exam on research design and analysis 6th Week: • 1st Session: Basics of usability testing; conducting a usability test; anatomy of a usability test report. • 2nd Session: Analyzing quantitative data; basic statistics – Session 1; 5th workshop on usability testing - designing a quantitative study on how users interact with an online interface. 7th Week: • 1st Session: Website Analysis for Silicon Valley Companies • 2nd Session: Usability Testing of Products from Major Start-up Companies in Silicon Valley 8th Week: • 1st Session: Technical Presentation of Silicon Valley Website Usability • 2nd Session: Technical Presentation for Usability Analysis of Products from Silicon Valley Companies Notes: Minor alternations to the course content might be necessary based on immediate needs. |
| 教科書 ／Textbook(s) |
Reference Textbooks: ➢ Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner’s Guide to User Research (2nd Edition) by Elizabeth Goodman, Mike Kuniavsky and Andrea Moed. (2012). |
| 成績評価の方法・基準 ／Grading method/criteria |
Weekly Assignments and Grades: (100%) Week # 1: • 1st Graded Assignment - 5% - Introductory Assignment • 1st Workshop – 5% Week # 2: • 1st Exam on research design and analysis – 10% Week # 3: • 2nd Workshop on LEGO Interview - 10% Week # 4: • 3rd Workshop - 15% Week # 5: • 4th workshop on Collage Design and analysis with 3D Printing and LEGO – 10% • 2nd Exam on research design and analysis – 10% Week # 6: • Website Usability and Product Usability for Silicon Valley Company Products – 10% Week # 7: • Technical Presentations on Website Usability and Product Usability for Silicon Valley Companies – 15% Week # 8: FINAL PROJECT - 10% Assessment Guidelines • A+ = Shows fluency in both language use and ideas • A = Very well written paper with clear ideas and clear language but with minor errors • B = Macro issues (purpose, organization, paragraph structure) are all strong but micro issues (grammar, sentence structure) may be problematic. • B- = Problems exist with macro issues and poor sentence construction make meaning difficult to follow (extensive use of translation software). • C = Paper shows some evidence of understanding of the material presented in class. • F = Paper does not demonstrate any understanding of macro issues, and significant micro errors make understanding difficult, word limit ignored, extensive use of translation software, largely incomplete submissions etc. Notes: Minor alternations to the grading schema might be necessary based on immediate needs. |
| 履修上の留意点 ／Note for course registration |
Students must pass 10 credits of English coursework with minimum 400 in TOEIC before registering for this course. |
| 参考(授業ホームページ、図書など) ／Reference (course website, literature, etc.) |
Online Reference Tools: Concept Mapping: https://cmapcloud.ihmc.us/ Idea Sketches: https://sketchboard.io/ Note-taking: https://evernote.com/ Collection, Analysis and Presentation of Observational Data: http://www.noldus.com/human-behavior-research/products/the-observer-xt Advanced Mind Mapping: http://www.thebrain.com/ |
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| 開講学期 ／Semester |
2018年度／Academic Year 1学期 ／First Quarter |
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| 対象学年 ／Course for; |
3rd year |
| 単位数 ／Credits |
2.0 |
| 責任者 ／Coordinator |
John Blake |
| 担当教員名 ／Instructor |
John Blake |
| 推奨トラック ／Recommended track |
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| 履修規程上の先修条件 ／Prerequisites |
－ |
| 更新日／Last updated on | 2017/12/18 |
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| 授業の概要 ／Course outline |
Language is permeated with patterns. In English, the letter q tends to be followed by the letter u. The word moon is almost always preceded by the word the. Passive voice is usually formed with the verb be and a past participle (e.g. was done). Students study the patterns in the words, grammar, meaning and functions in texts. Less obvious patterns can be discerned using specialist pattern-matching tools. This course enables students to investigate the relationship between patterns and language by exploring the vocabulary, grammar and structure of texts. Statistical tools and visualization tools are used to discover the less obvious patterns. |
| 授業の目的と到達目標 ／Objectives and attainment goals |
By the end of the course students will be able to: (a) describe patterns and pattern-seeking behaviour (b) identify patterns at lexical, grammatical and discourse levels (c) use software to identify language patterns (d) create a simple language pattern visualization tool |
| 授業スケジュール ／Class schedule |
Patterns and pattern seeking Session 01 Patterns and pattern seeking Session 02 Language system and its patterns Session 03 Patterns in written English Session 04 Patterns in spoken English Session 05 Review and consolidation Specific language patterns Session 06 Functional patterns Session 07 Clausal and phrasal patterns Session 08 Lexical and grammatical patterns Session 09 Lexical and grammatical patterns II Session 10 Review and consolidation Pattern detection and visualization Session 11 Word patterns I Session 12 Word patterns II Session 13 Semantic and sentiment analysis Session 14 Review and consolidation Session 15 Final Exam |
| 教科書 ／Textbook(s) |
No textbook. Materials will be provided. |
| 成績評価の方法・基準 ／Grading method/criteria |
Active participation: 30% Quizzes: 30% Final exam: 40% |
| 履修上の留意点 ／Note for course registration |
None |
| 参考(授業ホームページ、図書など) ／Reference (course website, literature, etc.) |
None |
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| 開講学期 ／Semester |
2018年度／Academic Year 3学期 ／Third Quarter |
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| 対象学年 ／Course for; |
3rd year , 4th year |
| 単位数 ／Credits |
2.0 |
| 責任者 ／Coordinator |
Peter Ilic |
| 担当教員名 ／Instructor |
- - |
| 推奨トラック ／Recommended track |
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| 履修規程上の先修条件 ／Prerequisites |
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| 更新日／Last updated on | 2018/07/27 |
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| 授業の概要 ／Course outline |
This course will cover Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education particularly focusing on affordances offered by the technology. It will address the “what” and “how” of ICT in education, by providing students with theoretical and practical knowledge invaluable in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of ICT supported education. Students will learn about various affordances of educational technology, from current trends to future possibilities. Also, the course will help students develop awareness of the current advantages and limitations of ICT in the educational context. It will be of particular interest to students who are interested in becoming educators. |
| 授業の目的と到達目標 ／Objectives and attainment goals |
1. Develop theoretical and practical knowledge of ICT in education. 2. Develop critical understanding of the limits of ICT in education. 3. Acquire skills in the planning and implementation of ICT in education. |
| 授業スケジュール ／Class schedule |
1. Introduction to ICT in Education a. Homework: i. Online Reading ii. Quiz 1 (8%) 2. History of ICT in Education a. Homework: i. Online Reading ii. Quiz 2 (8%) 3. Synchronous/Asynchronous a. Homework: i. Online Reading ii. Quiz 3 (8%) 4. Ubiquitous Learning a. Homework: i. Online Reading ii. Quiz 4 (8%) 5. Active Knowledge Making a. Homework: i. Online Reading ii. Quiz 5 (8%) 6. Multimodal Meaning a. Homework: i. Online Reading ii. Quiz 6 (8%) 7. Recursive Feedback a. Homework: i. Online Reading ii. Quiz 7 (8%) 8. Collaborative Intelligence a. Homework: i. Online Reading ii. Quiz 8 (8%) iii. Project Outline (5%) 9. Metacognition a. Homework: i. Online Reading ii. Quiz 9 (8%) 10. Differentiated Learning a. Homework: i. Online Reading ii. Quiz 10 (8%) 11. The Future a. Homework: i. Presentation PowerPoint upload 12. Project Presentations (15%) 13. Project Presentations 14. Project Presentations |
| 教科書 ／Textbook(s) |
No textbook will be used. Course material will be made available online to students via Schoology. |
| 成績評価の方法・基準 ／Grading method/criteria |
Online Reading Quizzes: 80% Project: Total 20% • Project Outline: 5% • Project Presentation (PowerPoint): 15% Notes: Late assignments will lose 10% per day. After 5 days, a late assignment will receive a mark of 0%. Not participating in class activities will result in -2%. Being late 3 times will be equivalent to 1 absence. Being more than 30 minutes late will equal 1 absence. |
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| 開講学期 ／Semester |
2018年度／Academic Year 2学期 ／Second Quarter |
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| 対象学年 ／Course for; |
3rd year |
| 単位数 ／Credits |
2.0 |
| 責任者 ／Coordinator |
Ian L. Wilson |
| 担当教員名 ／Instructor |
Ian L. Wilson |
| 推奨トラック ／Recommended track |
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| 履修規程上の先修条件 ／Prerequisites |
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| 更新日／Last updated on | 2018/01/12 |
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| 授業の概要 ／Course outline |
In this course, open-source acoustic analysis software ("Praat") will be mastered so that students have skills to analyze speech/pronunciation beyond the classroom. Students will be taught about properties of the acoustic signal and they will be taught how to write Praat scripts to automate acoustic analysis. Students will sometimes be required to submit voice recordings demonstrating their pronunciation. This course provides basic phonetic knowledge that is necessary for work in fields such as speech recognition and speech synthesis. |
| 授業の目的と到達目標 ／Objectives and attainment goals |
By the end of the course, students will: (a) have learned the English vocabulary for acoustics concepts (b) have acquired detailed knowledge of how to use Praat software, including writing scripts to automate acoustic measurements and to manipulate sounds (c) know how to use waveforms and spectrograms to analyze properties of speech such as formant patterns, duration, intensity, pitch (including sentence intonation), voice onset time (VOT), etc. (d) know the acoustic properties of English vowels, including schwa (e) have had much practice pronouncing English words and sentences |
| 授業スケジュール ／Class schedule |
Class 1: Introduction to the course and to Praat software; initial recording Class 2: Acoustics glossary; English vowel acoustics Class 3: Using TextGrid files to label sounds in Praat Class 4: Praat script writing 1 Class 5: Praat script writing 2; homework assignment Class 6: Manipulation of Pitch and Duration Class 7: Intonation and rhythm in English Class 8: Midterm exam Class 9: English schwa - acoustic properties Class 10: Acoustics of word-final stops, as well as /r/ and /l/ Class 11: Praat script writing 3; homework assignment Class 12: Reading speed; Pausing during speech; voice onset time (VOT) Class 13: World Englishes (different types of English around the world) Class 14: Final recording Class 15: Final exam |
| 教科書 ／Textbook(s) |
Materials will be distributed in class or on the class website. This course will be organized in an online Learning Management System called Schoology. Students will use Praat open-source software in class on iMac computers, make recordings, and analyze their pronunciation. Note that Praat is free to download from Praat website, if you want to download it to your own computer. |
| 成績評価の方法・基準 ／Grading method/criteria |
Participation and quizzes: 20% Homework assignments: 20% Midterm exam: 30% Final exam: 30% |
| 参考(授業ホームページ、図書など) ／Reference (course website, literature, etc.) |
Praat website here: Praat website |
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| 開講学期 ／Semester |
2018年度／Academic Year 4学期 ／Fourth Quarter |
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| 対象学年 ／Course for; |
3rd year |
| 単位数 ／Credits |
2.0 |
| 責任者 ／Coordinator |
John Brine |
| 担当教員名 ／Instructor |
John Brine |
| 推奨トラック ／Recommended track |
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| 履修規程上の先修条件 ／Prerequisites |
－ |
| 更新日／Last updated on | 2017/12/15 |
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| 授業の概要 ／Course outline |
Content: This course introduces students to English communication style and content through modern digital film media. Students work collaboratively to compare and contrast forms of social interaction and communication as depicted in digital film media and from their own experience. The main comparison will be between the students’ own beliefs, and information in the course about North American and English language styles and content of communication. Students will analyze media in small groups using a structured set of criteria to support the comparison between different cultural communication styles. |
| 授業の目的と到達目標 ／Objectives and attainment goals |
The course aims to consider the variety of communication styles and content. Specific areas of comparison will include the following: 1. preferences for communication styles and modes 2. views about objective reality 3. views about conflict and conflict resolution 4. sources of self worth and self esteem 5. perceptions of humor and emotions 6. approaches to making friends |
| 授業スケジュール ／Class schedule |
Meeting 1 & 2: Introduction; Preferences for communication styles and modes Meeting 3 & 4: Preferences for communication styles and modes; Views about objective reality: observation Meeting 5 & 6: Views about objective reality: analysis; Views about conflict and conflict resolution: observation Meeting 7 & 8: Views about conflict and conflict resolution: analysis; Sources of self worth and self esteem: observation Meeting 9 & 10: Sources of self worth and self esteem: analysis; Perceptions of humor and emotions: observation Meeting 11 & 12: Perceptions of humor and emotions: analysis; Approaches to making friends: observation Meeting 13 & 14: Approaches to making friends: analysis; Student presentations |
| 教科書 ／Textbook(s) |
All materials will be distributed in class or on the Internet. Students will have access to streaming media on a short term basis. |
| 成績評価の方法・基準 ／Grading method/criteria |
40% Assignments (including presentation) 15% In-class Activities (including participation) 20% Midterm Examination 25% Final Examination |
| 履修上の留意点 ／Note for course registration |
Formal prerequisites:Before registering an advanced course (EL), a student must earn: 1) at least 3 credits from E1, E3, E5, E7, and 2) at least 2 credits from E2, E4, E6. |
| 参考(授業ホームページ、図書など) ／Reference (course website, literature, etc.) |
http://moodle.u-aizu.ac.jp/moodle |
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| 開講学期 ／Semester |
2018年度／Academic Year 1学期 ／First Quarter |
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| 対象学年 ／Course for; |
3rd year |
| 単位数 ／Credits |
2.0 |
| 責任者 ／Coordinator |
John Blake |
| 担当教員名 ／Instructor |
John Blake |
| 推奨トラック ／Recommended track |
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| 履修規程上の先修条件 ／Prerequisites |
－ |
| 更新日／Last updated on | 2017/12/18 |
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| 授業の概要 ／Course outline |
Newspaper articles, research articles and advertisements are written to persuade readers of something, such as the veracity of the story, the validity of the conclusions or the benefits of a product. This course aims to provide students with tools to evaluate such texts critically and not fall victim to persuasive arguments. Students are shown how to use logic to understand and evaluate written language. |
| 授業の目的と到達目標 ／Objectives and attainment goals |
By the end of the course students will be able to: (a) identify texts containing arguments (b) identify the conclusions within arguments (c) identify the type of reasoning used (d) identify common formal and informal fallacies (e) evaluate whether arguments are sound or cogent |
| 授業スケジュール ／Class schedule |
Identifying arguments Session 1 Introduction and course orientation Session 2 Identifying arguments in texts I Session 3 Identifying arguments in texts II Session 4 Identifying arguments in texts III Session 5 Review and consolidation Identifying fallacies Session 6 Fallacies I: formal fallacies Session 7 Fallacies II: informal fallacies Session 8 Fallacies III: rhetorical ploys Session 9 Fallacies IV: mixed fallacies Session 10 Review and consolidation Evaluating arguments Session 11 Evaluating arguments in texts I Session 12 Evaluating arguments in texts II Session 13 Evaluating arguments in texts III Session 14 Review and consolidation Session 15 Final exam |
| 教科書 ／Textbook(s) |
No textbook. Materials will be provided. |
| 成績評価の方法・基準 ／Grading method/criteria |
Active participation: 30% Quizzes: 30% Final exam: 40% |
| 履修上の留意点 ／Note for course registration |
None |
| 参考(授業ホームページ、図書など) ／Reference (course website, literature, etc.) |
None |