International Graduate
Programme

Programme
Informationfor

East Asia Sustainable
Economic Development
Studies

Graduate School of Economics
KYOTO UNIVERSITY

Please check KULASIS for the latest information.

Spring 2024

Contents
Academic Calendar and Events ································································· 1
Master’s Degree Requirements································································· 3
Course Registrations ·················································································· 4
Doctoral Degree Requirements ································································· 5
Important Matters for Doctoral Programme Students ····························· 7
Steps in Earning a Doctoral Degree ··························································· 9
Measures against Cheating in Examinations,
Precautionary Notes on Term Papers ······················································ 11
Guidelines for the Prevention of Misconduct in Research Activities ······ 12
Term Paper Cover Sheet ·········································································· 13Classes and Examinations when a Weather Warning has been issued
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Course List ·······························································································15Time Table ·······························································································17
Syllabus (in ABC order) ············································································19

2024/3/26 updated

EA Programme, Graduate School of Economics
Academic Calendar and Events for 2024/2025 (tentative)★This schedule is subject to change. Please check the bulletin board regularly for further details and updates.
★Notices and Information about tuition exemption and a range of scholarships will be posted on the bulletin board.
★The Academic Year of EA Programme starts in October
Date

EventsApril 1

Spring Semester Starts

April 1 - 5Class Adjustment Period (Notice of any classes held in this period will be posted on the bulletin board)

Early April

Distribution of Syllabus

April 5

Entrance Ceremony for General Programme Students

April 8First Day of Spring Semester Classes (Classes: April 8 - July 22)

Mid April

Course Registration for Spring Semester and for Courses of Other Graduate Schools

April 15 - 30

Submission of the Master's Thesis Title (M2)June 18

Kyoto University Foundation Day ＊No Classes ＊Office Closed

Late June

Submission of Doctoral Dissertation (D3)Mid July

Submission of Master's Thesis (M2)

Mid July - Late July

Oral Examination for Master's Degree (M2)

Mid July - Mid August

Oral Examination for Doctoral Degree (D3)July 17

Substitute Day for Cancelled Classes

July 22

Last Day of Spring Semester Classes

July 23 - 26
July 29 - August 5

Semester Examination Period
Semester Examination Backup Period

Late July

Submission of Doctoral Research Result Report (D1-D3) and Overall Research Result Report (D3)August 6

Summer Vacation Starts

Late August

Grades Disclosure for Spring Semester

September 24

Commencement Ceremony for Master's and Doctoral Programme (M2/ D3)

September 30

Summer Vacation and Spring Semester Ends

October 1

Academic Year Starts

October 1

Autumn Semester Starts, First Day of Autumn Semester Classes (Classes: Oct 1- Jan 24)

Beginning of October

Entrance Ceremony for East Asia Programme

Early October

Course Registration for Autumn Semester and for Courses of Other Graduate Schools

Late October

Submission of Doctoral Research Plan (D1-D3)

Early November

Medical Check-up for new students

Late November

Kyoto University Festival ＊No Classes on Nov 20 - 22

December 27

Last Day of Autumn Semester Classes before Winter Vacation

December 30

Winter Vacation Starts

January 3

Winter Vacation Ends

January 6

Autumn Semester Classes after Winter Vacation Starts

January 17

Preparation for National Center Test for University Admissions ＊No classes ＊Office Closed

January 18 - 19

National Center Test for University Admissions

January 21・23

Substitute Day for Cancelled Classes

January 24

Last Day of Autumn Semester Classes

January 27 - January 31

Semester Examination Period

February 3 - February 7

Semester Examination Backup Period

February 21

Preparation for Kyoto University Undergraduate Entrance Examination ＊Office Closed

February 25 - 26

Entrance Examination ＊Office Closed

Late February

Grades Disclosure for Autumn Semester

March 24

Commencement Ceremony for General Programme Students

March 31

Autumn Semester Ends

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Master’s Degree Requirements (for students enrolled in 2021 or after)◉ The Programme requires that students obtain a minimum of 30 credits over theduration of two-year’s (or more) of study.
◉ 10 credits or more must be taken in Core (Basic) Courses (including 4.5 creditsof 3 compulsory courses).
◉ 12 credits or more must be taken in Advanced Courses A.
◉ An obligatory 8 credits will be awarded for Thesis Research.
[ Note ]* You must consult with your supervisor(s) for the appropriate courses you are to take.
* For your Thesis Research to be qualified for 8 credits, it must be conducted under thesupervision of your supervisor(s) throughout the duration of your study.
* You can count the following credits as part of Advanced Courses A:(i) any Core (Basic) Courses that you take in addition to the mandatory 10 credits forCore (Basic) Course,(ii) courses that are not included in the Course List of this Programme but are offered
at Graduate School of Economics;(iii) courses offered at other Graduate Schools of Kyoto University;or (iv) courses offered at other universities that have an international academic
exchange agreement with Kyoto University or the Graduate School of Economics. In
the case of (ii), (iii), and (iv), you are required to get prior recommendation andapproval from your supervisor(s).
* Credits taken from the same course, regardless of whether it is offered by different
instructors, can be counted only once, but can be taken as surplus credits. You areallowed to take up to 20 credits from the courses offered by the same instructor(including the above 8 credits for your Thesis Research). Any credits taken beyond thislimit can be taken as surplus credits.
* Surplus credits cannot be used as part of your degree requirements.
◉ In addition to the credit requirements above, you are required to write a master’s
dissertation which must be approved by your supervisor(s) and defended in a final oral
examination in order to complete a Master’s degree.

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Course Registrations
Students are required to register courses following procedures. Further details of the procedures will be posted on
KULASIS. After registration, the confirmation of registration period will be given to students. Without registration,

any credit will be granted.
Notice on the Board

Registration Forms Available[Autumn/Winter Semester][Spring/Summer Semester]

Middle of October

Late April

Registration Period

Period for Confirmation

Late September

Beginning of October Registration Completed!

Late October

Beginning of April
Middle of April
Middle of May

Procedures for Master’s Thesis: course registration is not needed.
Students are required to register the title of their thesis by the beginning of May, and submit their thesis by the due
date in the beginning of July. As a rule, Master’s thesis must be written in either English or in Japanese. In case its

written in Japanese, an English summary must be attached. For further details, please contact Student Affairs Office.
Rough schedule of procedures is as follows.
Notice on the Board

Beginning of April

Period for Final Oral Presentation

Middle to Late July

Registration of Thesis Title

Beginning of May

Submission of Thesis and Required Forms

Beginning of July

Beginning of September

Master’s Degree Approval Master’s degree issued!

〔Other Important Matters on Master’s Thesis〕
a) Language: While English is the preferable language, Japanese language is also acceptable.
b)c)Number of Copies for Submission: 4 (1 original and 3 photocopies)

Maximum number of pages:i.

ii.

For those writing in English: as a general rule, no more than 20,000 words on A4sized paper. There is no specific format for each page, but there must be enoughspace and the font size is preferably 11-12. The thesis must have a Japanesetranslated title, while an abstract can be left in English.

For those writing in Japanese: as a general rule, no more than 40,000 characters on
A4－ sized paper. There is no specific format for each page, but there must be

enough space and the font size is preferably 11-12. The thesis must have a title

and an abstract in English.

4Doctoral Degree Requirements (for students enrolled in 2022 or after)◉ To achieve Pre-Doctoral certification (which qualifies a student to submit his/her
Doctoral dissertation for defence), the Programme requires that students obtain aminimum of 24 credits over the course of three years.
- An obligatory 16 credits will be awarded for Thesis Research, which must be
conducted under the supervision of your main and sub supervisors (8 credits form
each supervisor).
- The acquisition of 0.5 credits for ”Research Ethics and Integrity(Humanities and Social
Sciences)” course, which is included in the list of Core Courses, is a requirement for theapproval of 16 credits of Thesis Research .
- 8 credits or more must be taken in Advanced Courses A and B, 4 credits or more ofwhich must be taken in Advanced Courses B. You can also count the following credits
as part of Advanced Courses A and B: (i) those from courses that are not included in
the Programme course list but are offered at the Graduate School of Economics; (ii)those from courses offered at other Graduate Schools of Kyoto University; or (iii) thosefrom courses offered at other universities that have an international academic
exchange agreement with Kyoto University or the Graduate School of Economics. In thecases of (i), (ii), and (iii), you are required to get prior recommendation and approval
from your supervisor(s).
◉ You must submit your research plan and progress report every year. To achieve PreDoctoral certification, you must also submit a final report of your researchachievements over the three years of your doctoral study.
◉ After taking Pre-Doctoral certification, you are required to indicate your intention to(or not to) continue in the programme by completing some specific documents
before the middle of September. If you do not indicate your intentions, it will beassumed that you wish to continue in the programme, and you will have to pay theappropriate tuition fee.
◉ The degree must be completed within a maximum of six years, excluding the periodof leave of absence.
◉ In addition to the above credit requirements and Pre-Doctoral certification, you arerequired to write a doctoral dissertation, which must be approved by the examining
committee members (including your supervisors) and defended in a final oral
examination in order to complete a Doctoral degree.

5Doctoral Degree Requirements (for students enrolled in 2018～2021)◉ To achieve Pre-Doctoral certification (which qualifies a student to submit his/her
Doctoral dissertation for defence), the Programme requires that students obtain aminimum of 24 credits over the course of three years.
* An obligatory 16 credits will be awarded for Thesis Research, which must be conductedunder the supervision of your main and sub supervisors (8 credits form eachsupervisor).
* 8 credits or more must be taken in Advanced Courses A and B, 4 credits or more ofwhich must be taken in Advanced Courses B. You can also count the following credits
as part of Advanced Courses A and B: (i) those from courses that are not included in
the Programme course list but are offered at the Graduate School of Economics; (ii)those from courses offered at other Graduate Schools of Kyoto University; or (iii) thosefrom courses offered at other universities that have an international academic
exchange agreement with Kyoto University or the Graduate School of Economics. In
the cases of (i), (ii), and (iii), you are required to get prior recommendation andapproval from your supervisor(s).
◉ You must submit your research plan and progress report every year. To achieve PreDoctoral certification, you must also submit a final report of your researchachievements over the three years of your doctoral study.
◉ After taking Pre-Doctoral certification, you are required to indicate your intention to(or not to) continue in the programme by completing some specific documents
before the middle of September. If you do not indicate your intentions, it will beassumed that you wish to continue in the programme, and you will have to pay theappropriate tuition fee.
◉ The degree must be completed within a maximum of six years, excluding the periodof leave of absence.
◉ In addition to the above credit requirements and Pre-Doctoral certification, you arerequired to write a doctoral dissertation, which must be approved by the examining
committee members (including your supervisors) and defended in a final oral
examination in order to complete a Doctoral degree.

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Important Matters for Doctoral Programme Students

1. Regarding the Doctoral Study Accreditation(1)

Doctoral programme students have to submit a Research Plan and a Research Result Report
every year. Furthermore, to receive the Doctoral Study Accreditation, they have to beenrolled for 3 years and to submit a 3‐year overall Research Result Report. With thisprocedure, the students will obtain Doctoral Study Accreditation (Research GuidanceApproval) by their supervisor.

(2) After receiving Doctoral Study Accreditation (Research Guidance Approval), they
have to complete the following procedures to confirm their enrollment. NOTE: For student
enrolled in 2021 and before are difference as below.

<For students enrolled in 2021 or after>
After receiving Doctoral Study Accreditation, Students are impossible to continue
as students. If you need to continue as students, do not do the procedure forDoctoral Study Accreditation.
<For students enrolled in before 2021>
After receiving Doctoral Study Accreditation, Students are possible to extend as student.
However, students have to do the procedures of by September.

(3)

1.

For those who wish to continue as students after receiving
Doctoral Study Accreditation <Research Guidance Approval>, they have to submit theNotification of staying in Doctoral Program (format available on KULASIS).

2.

For those who do not wish to continue as students(for reasons such as employment), they have to submit the Request for Withdrawal with
Research Guidance Approval (format available on KULASIS), and fill in a Notice of
Employment Information on KULASIS. Those who fail to complete 1. or 2. mentioned
above will automatically continue as students and will be required to pay the tuition fee.
Please pay adequate attention to this, especially those who fall under 2. The documents
required for both 1. and 2. must be submitted by mid‐September.

Doctoral course students can enroll for a maximum of 6 years(excluding any period of registered absence).

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◎【Procedural steps for 1st and 2nd year doctoral course students】
Submission Announcement of Research Plan↓
Submission of Research Plan↓
Submission Announcement of Research Result
Report↓Submission of Research Result Report(Around early October)(Around end of October)(Around mid-June)(Around end of July)◎【Procedural steps for 3rd year doctoral course students (to receive the Doctoral Study
Accreditation)】
Submission Announcement of Research Plan↓
Submission of Research Plan↓
Submission Announcement of Research Result
Report and 3-year overall Research Result
Report↓Submission of Research Result Report and3-year overall Research Result Report(Around early October)(Around end of October)(Around mid-June)(Around end of July)◎【Procedural steps for those who will continue as students after receiving the Doctoral Study
Accreditation】(Period of enrollment)
Submission Announcement of Research Plan↓
Submission of Research Plan↓
Submission Announcement of Research Result
Report↓Submission of Research Result Report(Around early October)(Around end October)(Around mid-June)(Around end of July)

2. Regarding the Completion of the Doctoral Course Program
The receipt of the Doctoral Study Accreditation (Research Guidance Approval) does not define thatthey have completed the doctoral programme. The doctoral programme is completed only after
receiving the Doctoral Degree. To submit a doctoral dissertation, students need to receive a
Certificate of Eligibility to Submit Dissertation besides the Doctoral Study Accreditation. Pleasecheck the “Steps in Earning Dissertation” for further information on dissertation submission.

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Steps in Earning a Doctoral Degree① Research Guidance and Steps for the Submission of Doctoral Dissertation
1) At the time of their entrance to the doctoral programme, students will be assigned a Dissertation
Supervisory Committee composed of two faculty members (one of them is the student’s Research
Supervisor), which is decided at the Graduate School Council Meeting.
2) Students can receive supervision from the Dissertation Supervisory Committee regarding their research
whenever necessary.
3) Students need to accomplish the following steps in order to be qualified for the submission of a doctoral
dissertation (which is required for the conferment of the doctoral degree).
“Eligibility to Submit Dissertation Form”
Related documents①

Students need to submit the “Eligibility to Submit
Dissertation” form (available from the Student Affairs
Office) and other related documents (follow your Research
Supervisor’s instruction) to the Dissertation Supervisory
Committee (Research Supervisor) either in August of thesecond-year or February of the third-year.

②

The Dissertation Supervisory Committee needs to submit
the “Certificate of Eligibility to Submit Dissertation” to theStudent Affairs Office by the prescribed deadline in
September or March if they approve to certify the student.

③

The Curriculum Committee will deliberate about thesubmitted “Certificate of Eligibility to Submit Dissertation”.

④

The Curriculum Committee informs the outcome of theirdeliberation to the main Research Supervisor (Dissertation
Supervisory Committee). The main Research Supervisor
will then inform the student.

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Dissertation Supervisory Committee↓

Certificate of Eligibility to Submit
Dissertation↓

Student Affairs Office↓

Curriculum Committee↓

Research Supervisor(Dissertation Supervisory Committee)↓

Student↓

Submission of Doctoral Dissertation* Please use the EXCEL format of ‘課程博士請求論文提出資格申請書(Eligibility to Submit DissertationForm)’ (in Japanese) posted on the homepage of the Graduate School of Economics. English instruction isavailable at the Student Affairs Office.
* The certification process is carried out during the months of August and February every year for enrolled
students including those who had been deemed unqualified or had failed to submit during previous
certification periods.
* The “Certificate of Eligibility to Submit Dissertation” is valid within the Doctoral Degree Application Period(within 3 years of the withdrawal after receiving the Doctoral Study Accreditation). In case the student
wishes to make changes to the dissertation title or in their Research Supervisor, the student needs tosubmit a “Notice of Change” (free format) to the Curriculum Committee via the Dissertation Supervisory
Committee and obtain approval.
* For those who have withdrawn as students after receiving the Doctoral Study Accreditation withoutaccomplishing the certification process mentioned above, they can submit the documents to theDissertation Supervisory Committee at any time after consulting with their Research Supervisor who was
assigned to them when they enrolled. Please receive the “Certificate of Eligibility to Submit Dissertation”,
and then submit the doctoral dissertation within the Doctoral Degree Application Period (within 3 yearsof the withdrawal after receiving the Doctoral Study Accreditation).
9② Doctoral Dissertation Requirements
1) The doctoral dissertation must be adequately original and must be organized systematically based on aclear and definite research theme.
2) For dissertations that are qualitative, the total number of characters should be more than 100,000
characters (in Japanese). For dissertations that make substantial use of numeric expressions, a total number
less than 100,000 characters (in Japanese) would be acceptable. 100,000 Japanese characters would beequivalent to 40,000-60,000 English Words (400-600 Words/Page). Furthermore, the doctoral dissertationmust incorporate at least 1 published academic article.
The following can also be considered as a published academic article: an academic article that had been
accepted for publication or a comparable article that is still under the editing process.
3) The dissertation has to be written either only in English or only in Japanese. The dissertation using both
English and Japanese cannot be submitted.
4) The dissertation must be published in printed form (as a book, or as article publications such as in academic
journals) within 1 year from the day of degree conferment. This requirement does not apply for the case inwhich the dissertation has been published before the conferment of degree.

③ Doctoral Dissertation Submission (to the Student Affairs Office)
1) Please complete the application forms only after carefully reading the document “regarding the application
procedures towards receiving the doctoral degree” which is available on the homepage of the Graduate
School of Economics.
For any questions on this matter, please ask the Student Affairs Office.
2) Please submit the Doctoral Dissertation (along with the complete set of required documents) after receiving
the approval of your Research Supervisor.
Please submit a 1-page abstract (A4 size) for the public defense of your doctoral dissertation.
3) The Student Affairs Office accepts doctoral dissertation submissions throughout the year.
4) Please submit 5 bound copies of the doctoral dissertation (simple bookbinding is also acceptable).
④ Examination and Degree Conferment
1) After the doctoral dissertation is received, 3 examiners are chosen during the Graduate School Council
Meeting. Examiners from outside the university may be selected in addition to the 3 examiners.
2) A lead examiner is chosen among the examiners. The lead examiner coordinates the schedule and organizes
the public defense of the doctoral dissertation.
3) The place and time of the public defense of the doctoral dissertation are announced at least 1 week before
the scheduled date.
4) The abstract of the doctoral dissertation will be posted on the Graduate School of Economics homepage at
the same time as the announcement of the public defense. Furthermore, the dissertation will be madeavailable at the Library of the Graduate School of Economics for readers to browse from the time ofannouncement until the public defense of the doctoral dissertation. During this period, photocopying of thedissertation will not be allowed.
5) (For reference) The public defense of the doctoral dissertation may be composed of 2 parts: the first partmay be the presentation of the degree applicant (30 minutes to 1 hour; 30 to 40 minutes allotted forquestions and answers); and the second part may be the actual examination between the applicant and theexaminers (at least 30 minutes).
The actual time allocation, the working language to be used during the presentation and discussion, andother related matters are determined and decided accordingly by the lead examiner.
6) In principle, the public defense is held in a seminar room. Anyone can participate in the public defense.
However, the lead examiner has the authority to demand any participant to leave the room based on theparticipant’s conduct and speech.
7) The examiners submit a “Degree Examination Report” to the Graduate School Council Meeting after the
public defense. The Graduate School Council Meeting will deliberate the report and when it is approved, adoctoral degree will be conferred to the student.
The doctoral degree is generally conferred on 23rd of each odd-numbered month (if it falls on Saturday,
Sunday, or Holiday, the following weekday will be allotted).
Doctoral degree conferment is scheduled twice a year (September and March).
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Measures against Cheating in Examinations
Those who cheat when taking examinations, whether for themselves or for others, will have all
examinations for courses offered at the Faculty of Economics and Institute for Liberal Arts andSciences in the relevant semester or year, invalidated,* and will not be allowed to take any
subsequent examinations during that semester. Undergraduate (specialized) courses offered byother faculties will also be handled in the same way as undergraduate courses offered by thisfaculty. Students who do not show any remorse or who commit particularly malicious acts ofcheating, such as taking exams on behalf of others, may have the credits they earned during theirtime at the university revoked. Furthermore, we may decide not to recommend such students forstudy abroad programs or scholarships. In the case that students have already been recommended
by the university for study abroad, measures may be taken to cancel that recommendation if thestudent has not yet departed.
*Invalid means that the grade will be treated as zero.

Precautionary Notes on Term Papers
Students who wish to take the term paper should submit a copy of the "Term Paper Cover Sheet"
posted on KULASIS, fill in the designated fields, sign and attach it to the body of the term paper.
The due date and place for submission will be posted separately. When writing the term paper,please refer to any of most-often used styles of academic writing and citation, such as APA, Chicago
and MLA, as well as the following items.
Term papers are designed so that students can examine a large amount of materials anddemonstrate their own interpretation and insights on a given subject. Therefore:(1) Plagiarism of another person's writing is not permitted under any circumstances.
(2) When quoting all or part of another person's text, be sure to enclose the quotation in " " so as
to clearly indicate that it is a quotation, and clearly indicate the source of the quoted text (author's
name, book title, publisher's name, year of publication, number of pages, etc.; for Internet
information give the website address, etc.).
(3) You must not show your term paper to others until after it’s due date.
(4) You may discuss your term paper with others, but you must write the term paper on your own.
Any student who violates any of the above will be deemed to have committed academic misconduct.
The following measures will be taken. All examinations for the semester, including year-roundcourses, will be invalidated,* and all subsequent examinations for the semester/year will bedisallowed. Students who do not show any remorse or who commit particularly malicious acts ofcheating, such as writing term papers in place of others, may have the credits they earned during
their time at the university revoked. Note that if a term paper with similar wording is found, it may
be considered as plagiarism, so please be careful.
In addition, if a student shows his or her term paper to someone else and it is misappropriated,even if only partially, even if the misappropriation is unauthorized, the student who misappropriatedthe paper as well as the student who was misappropriated will be considered to have aided andabetted the misconduct, and the same measures as above will be taken.
*Invalid means that the grade will be treated as zero.

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Guidelines for the Prevention of Misconduct in Research Activities
If a graduate student engaged in study or research at the Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto
University, commits any of the following instances of research misconduct, measures will be takensuch as invalidating all examinations for all courses offered in the relevant semester or year, or
denial of “Research Guidance Approval” for the relevant year. More severe measures may be taken
depending on the circumstances.
(1) Fabrication
Fabricating data, research results, etc., and recording them, or using them in presentations or
papers.
(2) Falsification
Inappropriately altering research materials, equipment, or processes, and preparing researchpresentations/papers, etc., based on them. Using the data/results, etc., obtained from falsification.
(3) Plagiarism
Use of another person's idea, research process, research results, part or all of a paper, or terms
without the consent of the person concerned or without proper acknowledgement and citation.
(4) Cheating in examinations
Cheating for one's own or another's benefit when taking a course in which examinations or term
papers are used for grading.

12Term Paper Cover SheetYear
Course title
Instructor
Title of the paper

PRECAUTIONARY NOTES
Term paper examinations are designed so that individual students can examine a large amount of materials anddemonstrate their own interpretation and insights on a given subject. Therefore:(1) Plagiarism of another person's writing is not permitted under any circumstances.
(2) When quoting all or part of another person's text, be sure to enclose the quotation in " " so as to clearly indicatethat it is a quotation, and clearly indicate the source of the quoted text (author's name, book title, publisher's name,year of publication, number of pages, etc.; for Internet information give the website address, etc.).
(3) You must not show your term paper to others until after it’s due date.
(4) You may discuss your term paper with others, but you must write the term paper on your own.
Any student who violates any of the above will be deemed to have committed academic misconduct. The following
measures will be taken. All examinations for courses offered at the Faculty of Economics and Institute for Liberal
Arts and Sciences for the semester, including year-round courses, will be invalidated*, and all subsequentexaminations for the semester/year will be disallowed. Undergraduate (specialized) courses offered by otherfaculties will also be handled in the same way as undergraduate courses offered by this faculty. Students who do
not show any remorse or who commit particularly malicious acts of cheating, such as writing term papers in placeof others, may have the credits they earned during their time at the university revoked. Note that if a term paperwith similar wording is found, it may be considered as plagiarism, so please be careful.
In addition, if a student shows his or her term paper to someone else and it is misappropriated, even if only
partially, even if the misappropriation is unauthorized, the student who misappropriated the paper as well as thestudent who was misappropriated will be considered to have aided and abetted the misconduct, and the samemeasures as above will be taken.
I submit this paper with the understanding that I have read and understood all of the above precautionary notes.
Year of enrolment
Faculty of

CourseGraduate School of□Master’s Course

Year of study

Student ID□Doctoral Course
Name
Date of submission* Staple the left side of the document in two places. Unless otherwise instructed, the size of this cover sheet shouldbe A4.
13

Faculty of Economics/ Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University

Classes and Examinations
when a Weather Warning has been issued or Public Transport
Disrupted(1)
Cancellation of classes, postponement of examinations① Classes will be cancelled and examinations postposed in the event of the below mentioned 1) or 2):
1) When a storm warning has been issued for Kyoto City or an area including Kyoto City,or when either the following (a) or (b) applies:(a) When there is an across-the-board service interruption to all Kyoto City operated bus
services(b) When there is a partial or across-the-board service interruption to three or more of thefollowing public transport systems;-West Japan Railway Company (regular lines starting and terminating at Kyoto),-Hankyu Railway (between Kawaramachi and Umeda),-Keihan Electric Railway (between Demachiyanagi and Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima),-Kintetsu Railways (between Kyoto and Saidaiji)
2) When so decided by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics② Classes will be cancelled and examinations postposed in the event that the situation described in(1) above occurs after the start of a class or examination.

(2)

(3)

Holding classes/examinations when a storm warning has been lifted or operation of public
transport systems has resumed
Classes/examinations shall be held in accordance with the following rules when a storm warning
has been lifted or operation of public transport systems has resumed.
1) When lifted/services resumed by 6:30am → Held from period 1
2) When lifted/services resumed by 10:30am → Held from period 3

Checking/Notification regarding storm warnings issued/lifted and operation of public

transport systems① Checking of storm warnings issued/lifted and operation of public transport systems shall bedone by means of news reports from media organizations, such as television and radio.

② In the event that the situation described in ① above occurs after the start of first period, notification
will be given via the posting of notices, etc.
(4)①

If classes have been cancelled or examinations postposed in the event of a storm warning
being issued, or public transport being disrupted:
Notification will be given on the noticeboard if a makeup class is to be held due to a class being
cancelled② Instructions regarding postponed exams will be notified separately.

*For subjects in other faculties, please comply with the said faculty’s rules.

14

【Tentative】 International Graduate Programme for
East Asia Sustainable Economic Development Studies
2024/2025 Academic Year Course List
Code

Course Title

Instructor(s)Credits Semester

Spring Semester

Compulsory
Language Remarks/Elective

Day/Period

Core (Basic) Courses
Research Ethics and Integrity(Humanities and Social Sciences)
Research Ethics and Integrity
G107M03(Humanities and Social Sciences)
G107M02

A918000 On-site Research Training B
A917000 On-site Research Training A

ONLINE

Campbell

0.5

SpringCompulsory

E*11Campbell

0.5

AutumnCompulsory

E

*11

2

SpringE*5

Thurs 5

2

Autumn

M/Compulsory
D/Elective
M/Compulsory
D/ElectiveE*5

Thurs 5

Hata, S.Hisano,
Kurosawa, Tanaka
Hata, S.Hisano,
Kurosawa, Tanaka

ONLINE

Master's Degree："G107M02 or G107M03" and both of "A917000 and A918000" are compulsory.
A906000 Accounting

Ogushi2

SpringElective

E*3

Intensive /Aug

A903000 Microeconomics

Chiba

2

SpringElectiveE*3

Thurs 4

A904000 Microeconomics

Nishiyama

2

SpringElective

E

*3

Wed 4

A535000 Development Economics：Core

Kono

2

AutumnElectiveE*1, *6 Fri 2

Ivings2

AutumnElectiveE

Tue 2

Yano, Nakano, Tazoe, Li

2AutumnElective

E

Fri 3 & Intensive

Kobayashi, Ro

2SpringElectiveE

Thurs 2Itagi

2AutumnElectiveE

Wed 4

A420000 Qualitative Research Methods

Feuer

2

AutumnElectiveE

Thurs 2

A422000 Quantitative Research Methods

Seki

2

AutumnElective

E

Fri 3-4 alt

A643000 Research Design

I-Chieh Michelle, Yang

2

AutumnElectiveE*12

Mon 2-3 alt

A590000 Strategic Management

Colpan2

SpringElective

E

*3

Tue 3

Intermediate Academic Writing and
Presentation
Introduction to East Asian
A417000
Economies
Introduction to Field Research
A418000
Methods
A413000 Political Economy
A423000

Master's Degree：You must earn 6 credits or mor from the elective Core courses listed above.
Advanced Courses A
Analysis of Contemporary Chinese
Economy 1

2

SpringElectiveJ*1,*8

A921000 Comparative Development Studies A S.Hisano2

AutumnElective

E★

Intensive/Oct

A920000 Comparative Development Studies B S.Hisano2

AutumnElective

E★

Intensive/Nov

Corporate Finance and Capital
A909000
Markets

Kumagai2

SpringElective

E*3

Fri 4-5 alt

A637000 Critical Consumption Studies

S.Hisano, A.Hisano2

AutumnElectiveE

Fri 2-3
tentatively Nov 22-Jan 24

A536000 Development Economics:Advanced

Kono

2

SpringElectiveE

Fri 2

A544000

Liu

Tue 2

A542000

Econometric Analysis of Asian
Economies

Yano

2

SpringElectiveE

Mon 5

A543000

Econometric Analysis of Developing
Yano
Economies

2

AutumnElectiveE

Mon 5

A649000

Economic Development and Policyin the Asia-Pacific

Kurosawa,Ivings
Watanabe Yong,

2

AutumnElective

E

Tue 5

Ueda

2

SpringElectiveE*3, *10 Fri 3

Kurosawa

1

AutumnElective

E

A651000 Industries and Global Competition

Kurosawa, Tanaka, Hata

2

AutumnElectiveE

A594000 International Agribusiness Studies

S.Hisano

2

SpringElective

E

Kobayashi

2

AutumnElective

E

A910000 Governance and Ethics
A628000

A211000

Historical Approaches to Businessand Economics A

International Development
Assistance Policy

15★

Intensive
Mon 4

*1

Mon 3-4 alt.
Wed 4-5 / Dec.-JanCodeCourse Title

Instructor(s)International Human Resource
Management
International Political Economy of
A595000
Agriculture

Credits Semester

Compulsory
Language Remarks/Elective

Day/Period

Sekiguchi

2

SpringElective

E★

Intensive /July-Aug

S.Hisano

2

AutumnElectiveE*1

Mon 3-4 alt.

A908000 Internship

Ivings2

SpringElective

E*4Intensive

A908001 Internship

Ivings2

AutumnElective

E*4Intensive

Multiple Perspectives on
A623000
Management

Kurosawa

1

AutumnElective

E

A907000 Overseas Field Research

S.Hisano

2

SpringElective

E*4Intensive

A907001 Overseas Field Research

S.Hisano

2

AutumnElective

E*4Intensive

IALNAZOV

2

SpringElective

E

*1

Tue 2

Yong

2

AutumnElective

E

Mon 2

Ro

2

AutumnElective

E

Intensive/Nov-Dec

A650000

Readings on International
A560000
Economics
Southeast Asia in the Global
A922000
Economy: Past & Present
A622000 Sustainable Industry Development★, *9 Intensive

Master's Degree：You must earn 12 credits or more from Advanced A courses listed above.
Advanced Courses B (only for Doctoral Programme)
A915000 Academic Career Training

Ivings1

SpringElective

E*4Intensive

A915001 Academic Career Training

Ivings1

AutumnElective

E*4Intensive

Ivings2

AutumnElective

E

A911000 Field Research in East Asia

S.Hisano

1

SpringElective

E*4Intensive

A911001 Field Research in East Asia

S.Hisano

1

AutumnElective

E*4Intensive

A912000 Field Research in Europe

S.Hisano

1

SpringElective

E*4Intensive

A912001 Field Research in Europe

S.Hisano

1

AutumnElective

E*4Intensive

A914000 GSE Seminar

S.Hisano

1

SpringElective

E*4Intensive

A914000 GSE Seminar

S.Hisano

1

AutumnElective

E*4Intensive

A916000 International Academic Presentation Ivings

1

SpringElective

E*4Intensive

A916001 International Academic Presentation Ivings

1

AutumnElective

E*4Intensive

A919000

Advanced Academic Writing &Presentation

Tue 3

Doctoral Degree：You must earn 8 credits or more from Advanced A & B courses, including 4 credits or more from Advanced B courses listed above.
In EA Programme, the Academic Calender is from October to September; Autumn Semester starts in October and Spring Semester starts in April.
In most of other Graduate Schools (including the General Programme of the Graduate School of Economics), the Academic Calender is from April to March;
the first semester starts in April and the second semester starts in October.
Please note the difference for course registration of other Programme and Graduate Schools.
*1 Advanced seminars offered by the Graduate School of Economics*2 Introductory courses offered by the Graduate School of Economics*3 Courses offered in English by the Graduate School of Management*4 Courses that are not to be registered during the Course Registration Period. (Contact the instructor for detailed information)*5 Former title "Development Economics 1"*6 Former title "Development Economics 2"*7 Former title "Contemporary Chinese Economy Studies"*8 Former title "Multiple Research Perspectives on Management"*9 Former title "Governance, Risk Management & Compliance"*10 Students must take either the spring or Autumn semester courses.
*11 Day/period differ on each sesseion
Session 1-2: Tuesday 23 January, 4-5 periods
Session 3-4: Monday 29 January, 4-5 periods
Session 5-6: Wednesday 31 January, 4-5 periods
Session 7-8: Friday 2 February, 4-5 periods
Session 9-10: Monday 5 February, 4-5 periods
Session 11-12: Wednesday 7 February, 4-5
periods
Session 13-14: Friday 9 February, 4-5 periods★ International Collaborative Course

16【Tentative】 International Graduate Programme for East Asia Sustainable Economic Development Studies (2024 Spring) Time Table
Intensive

2024/3/27
１Period（8:45～10:15）
Lecture２Period（10:30～12:00）
LectureRoom Instructor

３Period（13:15～14:45）

Room Instructor

LectureTue

Readings on International
Economics

107 Ialnazov

Analysis of Contemporary
Chinese Economy 1

105 Liu

LectureRoom Instructor

International AgribusinessStudiesMon

４Period（15:00～16:30）(alt)

Strategic Management

103 S.HisanoInternational AgribusinessStudies

Room

(alt)

５Period（16:45～18:15）
Instructor

103 S.Hisano

LectureRoom Instructor

Econometric Analysis of
Asian Economies

102 YanoMon

CS Colpan
Tue

Microeconomics

102 Nishiyama

Wed

Wed

Introduction to Field
Research Methods

Kobayashi

108 /Ro

201 Chiba

Microeconomics

Hata/
S.Hisano/

On-site Research Training B

108 Kurosawa/
TanakaThu

Thu

Development
Economics:Advanced

103 Kono

Governance and Ethics

CS UedaCorporate Finance andCapital Markets(alt)

CS Kumagai

Fri

Corporate Finance andCapital Markets(alt)

CS Kumagai
Fri

Academic Career Training
Intens
Accounting
iveInternship(*1)

International Academic
Presentation

IvingsField Research in East Asia

S.Hisano

OgushiField Research in Europe

S.Hisano Overseas Field Research

IvingsGSE Seminar

S.HisanoInternational Human
Resource Management

IvingsS.Hisano(*2)

Research Ethics andIntegrity(Humanities and Social

OnlineCampbellIntensive

Sekiguchi

CS: Case Study Room 【Research Bldg No.2 3rd floor】
notes*1: Aug2024

notes*2: July- Aug2025

17

【Tentative】 International Graduate Programme for East Asia Sustainable Economic Development Studies (2024 Autumn) Time Table
Intensive

2024/3/29
１Period（8:45～10:15）
Lecture２Period（10:30～12:00）
LectureRoom Instructor

Research Design
Mon

３Period（13:15～14:45）
LectureRoom Instructor

(alt)

CS

I-ChiehMichelle, Research Design
Yang

Southeast Asia in the
Global Economy: Past &Present

106 Yong

International Political
Economy of Agriculture

Intermediate Academic
Writing and Presentation

107 Ivings

Advanced Academic Writing& Presentation

４Period（15:00～16:30）

Room Instructor

I-ChiehMichelle,
Yang

(alt)

CS

(alt)

103 S.Hisano

LectureIndustries and Global
Competition
International Political
Economy of Agriculture

Room

５Period（16:45～18:15）
Instructor

LectureKurosawa/
Econometric Analysis of
201 Tanaka/Hat
Developing EconomiesaRoomInstructor

102 YanoMon(alt) 103 S.Hisano

Economic Development andPolicy in the Asia-Pacific

107 Ivings

Kurosawa/Ivings
311 /Watanabe/Yon
g

Tue

Tue

International Development
Assistance Policy
Wed

Political Economy

Qualitative Research Methods(*1) 311 Kobayashi

On-site Research Training A

Thu

108 RoDevelopment Economics：
Core

201 KonoWed

105 Itagi

311 Feuer

Sustainable Industry
Development

International Development(*1) 311 Kobayashi
Assistance Policy

Quantitative Research
Methods(alt)

104 Seki(*2)

S.Hisano/A.
107
HisanoQuantitative Research
Methods

108

Hata/
S.Hisano/
Kurosawa/
TanakaThu(alt) 104 Seki

Fri

Fri

Critical Consumption Studies

S.Hisano/(alt) 107
Critical Consumption Studies
A.Hisano

Introduction to East Asian
Economies
Research Ethics and Integrity(Humanities and Social Sciences)

101

YANO/Nakano/Tazoe/Li

CampbellHistorical Approaches to Businessand Economics A

Kurosawa Overseas Field Research

S.Hisano

Field Research in East Asia

S.Hisano

IntensComparative Development Studies A
ive

S.HisanoMultiple Perspectives on
Management

Kurosawa Academic Career Training

IvingsField Research in Europe

S.HisanoComparative Development Studies B

S.HisanoInternship

IvingsS.HisanoInternational Academic
Presentation

IvingsGSE Seminar

Intensive

CS: Case Study Room 【Research Bldg No.2 3rd floor】
notes *1: Dec2024-Jan2025

notes*2: tentatively Nov 22 - Jan 24

18

Course code

A915000

Course title(and course Academic Career Training
title inAcademic Career Training
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,IVINGS，Steven

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Spring semester

Days
and
Intensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The purpose of this course is to help students prepare for their participation in a summer/winter school, or asimilar program, in which they receive professional training for a research project. It provides an opportunity
for students to exchange their ideas and plans for their projects, and develop and improve their research plans.
By discussing various research methodologies, analytical frameworks for their projects, and various problems
and concerns that students may face while conducting their research, this course will enable students todeepen their understanding of issues related to their research and to broaden their perspectives.
[Course objectives]
Students are expected to gain practical knowledge to execute their projects and analytical skills to examine
research outcomes critically. They should also be able to situate their specific project in a broader context andto understand the significance of their research for their own career as well as for broader communities.
[Course schedule and contents]
Registration for this course is limited to PhD students who are going to participate in a summer/winter schoolor the like held in Japan or abroad designed for PhD students, post-doc researchers and relevant practitioners,
and to receive professional training on specific research topics. Students are required to submit detailed
information about the programme they wish to attend beforehand and a completion report (including acertificate of completion, if available) to the supervisors and instructors afterward.
[Course requirements]
A sufficient level of English (or other required languages) communication skill to actively participate in the
training programme is required. It is possible to register the course and obtain credit up to twice; however,these separate registrations must be in different years/semesters.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
This course requires ex-post registration. Course Certificate (50%) / Completion report (50%)

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Academic Career Training (2)[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
For preparation, students are required to discuss with and get feedback from their supervisor(s) and, if needed,from the instructors.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）＊It is not possible to register for this course during the enrollment period. Students who wish to enroll andreceive credit from this course are advised to contact the responsible instructors in order to complete thenecessary (registration) procedures.
Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail to the instructors for an appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

20

Course code

A915001

Course title(and course Academic Career Training
title inAcademic Career Training
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,IVINGS，Steven

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Autumn semester

Days
and
Intensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The purpose of this course is to help students prepare for their participation in a summer/winter school, or asimilar program, in which they receive professional training for a research project. It provides an opportunity
for students to exchange their ideas and plans for their projects, and develop and improve their research plans.
By discussing various research methodologies, analytical frameworks for their projects, and various problems
and concerns that students may face while conducting their research, this course will enable students todeepen their understanding of issues related to their research and to broaden their perspectives.
[Course objectives]
Students are expected to gain practical knowledge to execute their projects and analytical skills to examine
research outcomes critically. They should also be able to situate their specific project in a broader context andto understand the significance of their research for their own career as well as for broader communities.
[Course schedule and contents]
Registration for this course is limited to PhD students who are going to participate in a summer/winter schoolor the like held in Japan or abroad designed for PhD students, post-doc researchers and relevant practitioners,
and to receive professional training on specific research topics. Students are required to submit detailed
information about the programme they wish to attend beforehand and a completion report (including acertificate of completion, if available) to the supervisors and instructors afterward.
[Course requirements]
A sufficient level of English (or other required languages) communication skill to actively participate in the
training programme is required. It is possible to register the course and obtain credit up to twice; however,these separate registrations must be in different years/semesters.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
This course requires ex-post registration. Course Certificate (50%) / Completion report (50%)

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Academic Career Training (2)[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
For preparation, students are required to discuss with and get feedback from their supervisor(s) and, if needed,from the instructors.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）＊It is not possible to register for this course during the enrollment period. Students who wish to enroll andreceive credit from this course are advised to contact the responsible instructors in order to complete thenecessary (registration) procedures.
Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail to the instructors for an appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

22

Course code

A906000

Course title(and course Accounting
title inAccounting
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2Part-time Lecturer,OGUSHI YOKO

Year/semesters

Days
LectureandIntensive
Class style(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
Lecturer: Professor Jong-Seo CHOI (Pusan National University)

2024/Intensive, Spring semester

Language of instruction English

This course provides students with an introduction to financial accounting as the language of business . It
introduces students to the basic concepts and principles of accounting with a focus on double-entry
bookkeeping procedure. This understanding facilitates the interpretation and, to some extent, preparation andanalysis of financial information, which is necessary for making business decisions and understanding the
economic reality of business entities.
[Course objectives]
This course contributes to the development of the following learning goals:
o LO1 Our students can recognize, develop, measure, record, validate and communicate financial and otherrelated information.
o LO2 Our students can analyze, synthesize and evaluate financial and other related information for decision
making in a management context.
o LO3 Our students can communicate effectively in a business context.
o LO4 Our students understand and can apply the ethical principles relevant to accounting professionals.
[Course schedule and contents]
Lecture 1. Introduction to Financial Accounting
Lecture 2. Financial Statements
Lecture 3. Recording Transactions
Lecture 4. Adjusting and Closing Entries
Lecture 5. Accounting for Service Firms
Lecture 6. Accounting for Merchandising Firms
Lecture 7. Financial Statement Analysis
Lecture 8. Cash and Financial Assets
Lecture 9. Inventories
Lecture 10. Receivables and Payables
Lecture 11. Property, Plant, Equipment and Intangible Assets
Lecture 12. Liabilities
Lecture 13. Shareholders Equity
Lecture 14. Statement of Cash Flows
Lecture 15. Course Summary and Feedback
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Accounting(2)[Course requirements]
None[Evaluation methods and policy]
1. The general approach of this course is lecture, problem-solving, and discussion of cases relevant to the
topic. Students who read the lecture materials ahead of attending class will benefit most from the classdiscussion.
2. Homework Assignment or Quiz Test: throughout the semester, homework exercise questions or short quiz
tests will be distributed when deemed necessary. The assessment of homework will be based not on
correctness but the efforts undertaken. Late homework submission will be subject to penalties.
3. Toward the end of the semester, students are expected to take a comprehensive test on an online basis,
whereby a total mark of 50 % or better is required to pass the course.
[Textbooks]
The course does not designate any specific primary textbook. The lecture slides are mostly self-explanatory.

[References, etc.]（Reference books）(1) Yoon, Kim and Johnson (2019), IFRS Principles of Accounting, 4th edition, Shin Young Co. (available
only in Korea)(2) Larson, Wild, and Chiappetta (2002), Fundamental Accounting Principles 16th ed., McGraw-Hill Irwin.
(3) Kieso, Weigandt, Warfield (2020), Intermediate Accounting IFRS Edition, 4th ed., Wiley[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
I strongly encourage you to discuss with me any problems that you may have with this course as soon as theyarise. Please do not allow problems to accumulate because it will be more difficult to solve them later. In thiscourse, each lecture builds on the previous lectures. It is like constructing a building; the foundation first, thenthe ground floor, then the first floor and so on. If you have problems in the earlier parts, you will not be able
to understand the later parts. Moreover, the level of difficulty increases as we progress. Do not hesitate toemail me.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

24Course code

A919000※For Doctoral Student

Course title

Instructor's(and course Advanced Academic Writing & Presentation name, job title,
title in
Advanced Academic Writing & Presentation and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,IVINGS，Steven

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
Seminarand
Tue.3
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course is aimed at doctoral or MA students who are either native or near-native English speakers. The
course assumes students are equipped with knowledge of the main rules and methods for effective written
academic communication in English, and so it focuses on further developing these skills further andfamiliarizing students with the process of preparing manuscripts for publication in academic journals. The
first part of the course is mainly lecture based, but throughout students are expected to work on a draft paper
and presentation.
[Course objectives]
Familiarizing students with the publication process and developing their skills in communicating theirresearch in writing and orally so that they can aim at publishing their work and give presentations atinternational conferences in English.
[Course schedule and contents]
This course will be taught once or twice a week in October, early November, December and January.
Week 1: Introduction & Effective Writing Style
Week 2: Structure & Organizing Evidence
Week 3: Writing an Abstract & Conference Proposal
Week 4: How to Give an Effective Presentation (includes poster presentation)
Week 5: Editing, Referencing & Avoiding Plagiarism
Week 6 and 7: How to get published.
Week 8 and 9 (double session): Presentation Practice
Week 10 and 11 (double session): Presentation Practice
Week 12 and 13 (double session): Writing Groups
Week 14 Writing Groups
Week 15 Feedback session
Subject to minor variation. Many/most of the classes will take place with students from the MA-level level
writing course. On occasion we will also meet on Tuesday 2nd period.

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Course code

A544000

Course title

Instructor's(and course 現代中国経済分析１
name, job title,
title inAnalysis of Contemporary Chinese Economy 1 and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,Deqiang Liu

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
Seminarand
Tue.2
Class style
Language of instruction Japanese(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
今日の中国は経済や技術の一部の分野において世界の先端を走るようになっているが、同時に様々な深刻な問題を抱えている。改革開放の後退、成長の減速、所得格差、権力の腐敗、環境問題、不動産バブル、企業や地方政府の過剰債務問題など。この授業では、テキストの輪読と各自の課題研究を通じて、中国経済成長のメカニズムを理解してもらう。
[Course objectives]
中国経済の直面する諸問題について、経済学の視点で捉える能力を身に着ける。
[Course schedule and contents]
1.授業概説2.中国経済の政治とのかかわり
3.農業、土地と農村経済
4.産業、輸出とテクノロジー
5.都市化とインフラ
6.企業システム
7.財政システム
8.金融システム
9.人口構成と労働市場
10.格差と腐敗
11.成長モデルの転換
12.中国と世界：対立は不可避なのか
13.研究報告１
14.研究報告２
15.フィードバック[Course requirements]
ミクロ経済学とマクロ経済学の基礎知識があること[Evaluation methods and policy]
各自の研究レポート(40%)、テキストの報告(30%)、平常点(30%)で評価する。

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現代中国経済分析１ (2)[Textbooks]
アーサー・クローバー 『チャイナ―エコノミー』（白桃書房、2023年）[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
テキスト及び参考文献を必ず事前に読んでおくこと。
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
授業に関する質問や相談は随時受け付け可。ただし、事前にメールで連絡してほしい。liu.deqiang.
4z@kyoto-u.ac.jp*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

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Course number

A921000

Course title(and course Comparative Development Studies A
title inComparative Development Studies A
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

Year/semesters

Days
LectureandIntensive
Class style(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]【This course is an international collaborative course】

2024/Intensive, Autumn semester

Language of instruction English

The perennial question of how to move towards a more equitable and sustainable global society is approachedin this module from perspectives of political economy and political sociology, and explored through gender,class and state-society tensions. The starting point is that the separation of the rural from the urban -economically, socially and politically -- makes less sense than it once did: Most of the world s farmers
cannot survive from agriculture alone as their landholdings are too small to make a living. Most farming
households also depend on wage-work, and many of them work across the rural-urban divide as
migrants. What does this mean for rural populations conditions and the politics of social change? This
short course outlines recent debates within rural political sociology between those underlining the politicalrole of small farmers and those underlining the role of classes of labour, and seeks out the common groundbetween them (Lecture 1). Lecture 2 carries these debates into analysis of rural organisations in the Global
South, and the class-based tensions that shape their impacts. Lecture 3 zooms out to the broader contexts ofstate mediations and international political economy, and the threats right-wing populists pose to progressive
futures. Lecture 4 turns to the intricacies of intra-household relations. It underlines both the centrality ofwomen s reproductive labour to the global economy, and how entrenched gender inequalities shape thesocio-political dynamics of change.
[Course objectives]
1. To sketch a framework for understanding social change that encompasses both political economy andpolitical sociology.
2. To problematise the distinctiveness of the rural and the urban.
3. To introduce key debates about rural political sociology, and embed them in the analysis of contemporary
civil society organisations.
4. To show links between the dynamics of political sociology and political economy, both in relation to theglobal economy and government mediation of its social realities.
5. To underline that women s reproductive labour is fundamental to the global economy and that genderinequality plays a key role in shaping the socio-political dynamics of change.

[Course schedule and contents]
This course will be instructed by Dr. Jonathan Pattenden (Associate Professor Political Economy andSociology of Development, University of East Anglia, UK). Tentative schedule is from 12th till 22nd of
November 2024, 9:00-12:00 on Tuesdays and Fridays. Note: Key Readings listed here. Additional readings toContinue to Comparative Development Studies A(2)↓↓↓28

Comparative Development Studies A(2)be shared in October 2024.
Lecture 1: Finding the Common Ground: Classes of Labour and The Politics of Rural Change
・ Bernstein, H. 2020. Unpacking authoritarian populism and rural politics: some comments on ERPI
. Journal of Peasant Studies 47(7): 1526-1542.
・ Pattenden, J. 2023. Progressive Politics and Populism: Classes of Labour and Rural-urban Political
Sociology: An Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of Agrarian Change 23 (1): 3-21.
・ Borras Jr., S.M. 2023. Contemporary agrarian, rural and rural#8211urban movements and alliances .
Journal of Agrarian Change 23(2).
Lecture 2: Classes of Labour or Small Farmers? Rural Organisations in Colombia, Thailand and South Asia
・ Sankey, K. 2023. '"We, campesinos": the potentials and pitfalls of agrarian populism in Colombia s
agrarian strike'. Journal of Agrarian Change 23(1).
・ Pye, O, and Chatuthai. 2023. Three populisms and two dead ends: Variants of agrarian populism inThailand . Journal of Agrarian Change 23(1).
・ Aftab, M.A., and Ali, N. 2023. Agrarian change, populism and a new farmers movement in 21st
century Pakistani Punjab . Journal of Agrarian Change 23(1).
Lecture 3: Structures of Change: States, Oppression and Discourses of the Dominant
・ Karatasli, S.S., and Kumral, S. 2023. Crisis of capitalism and cycles of right-wing populism incontemporary Turkey: The making and unmaking of Erdoganist hegemony. Journal of Agrarian Change
23(1).
・ Bush, R. 2023. Land and Small Farmer Resistance in Authoritarian Egypt . Journal of Agrarian
Change 23(1).
・ Kalb, D. 2023. Double Devaluations: Class, value and the rise of the right in the Global North .
Journal of Agrarian Change 23(1).
Lecture 4: Farming, Labour and Patriarchy: Social Reproduction and Gendered Exploitation
・ Rao, S. 2022. Social Reproduction in H. Akram-Lodhi, K. Dietz, B. Engels and B. McKay (eds.)
Handbook of Critical Agrarian Studies. Edward Elgar Publishing.
・ Agarwala, R. 2018. From Theory to Praxis and Back to Theory Informal Workers Struggles against
Capitalism and Patriarchy in India . Political Power and Social Theory 35, 29-57.
・ Either: Pattenden, J. 2024. Exploitation, patriarchy and petty commodity production: class, gender andneocolonialism in rural eastern Uganda . Review of African Political Economy; or Pattenden, J. 2023.
The patriarchy of accumulation: Homework, fieldwork and the production-reproduction nexus in rural
Indonesia . Canadian Journal of Development Studies.
[Course requirements]
There are no special requirements for this course. This course is designed for any and all students with aninterest in international development, rural development and interdisciplinary approaches.
Each class has 3 mandatory assigned readings. Students should try to read all key readings. Students choose
one article for each lecture and submit a written 500 word analytical summary by the end of the class via
email. By the end of the course they will have submitted 4 such summaries (each worth 20% of the mark).
This analytical summary (max 500 words) consists of three parts:- Analytical summary: identify and summarise main topics, key arguments and briefly explain them (200-300
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Comparative Development Studies A(3)words).
- Integration/connection: highlight how authors arguments relate to each other or to other topics studied
and/or experienced by the students (to generate connections, contrasts, comparisons) (100-150 words).
- Questions/findings: questions raised by the readings, critiques, reactions, problems to be discussed in theclass (100-150 words).
In addition, each student will submit a 500 word response to one of the following 4 questions (to be submitted
by Monday 25th November via e-mail) (worth 20% of the mark). This provides an opportunity to present a
synthesis of their perspectives on some of the key points arising from the course. Please note that students
should primarily draw on course readings in their responses. Harvard referencing should be used to indicate
sources (Author surname and year of publication in brackets at the end of the relevant sentence).
1. Who are the main agents of progressive change in the countryside?
2. What facilitates gains for rural social movements and what impedes their objectives?
3. What explains the rise of authoritarian and racist politics?
4. What are some of the principal mechanisms of patriarchy and what are the some of the main obstacles tochallenging patriarchy?

[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grading will be done on the basis of the 4 article summaries that each student submits, as well as the shortessay response to one of the 4 above questions. In total each student submits five 500 word pieces of work,
each of which account for 20% of the overall mark.
[Textbooks]
Key readings are the central point of reference. Additional readings will be made available through a Cloudsystem (e.g. GoogleDrive). The full reading list will be shared with the participating students a month before
the course starts. Students who wish to do additional readings earlier than this are welcome to email me atany time in 2024. Students with interests in particular countries and topics and who would like tailor-maderecommendations for additional readings are also welcome to email me.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Key readings are the central point of reference. Additional readings will be made available through a Cloudsystem (e.g. GoogleDrive). The full reading list will be shared with the participating students a month before
the course starts. Students who wish to do additional readings earlier than this are welcome to email me atany time in 2024. Students with interests in particular countries and topics and who would like tailor-maderecommendations for additional readings are also welcome to email me.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
All students are expected to do some of the key readings before the class, and to read all key readings by theend of the course. Additional readings are recommended for the topics students are most interested in. Those
who feel comfortable sharing their views in the classroom will be encouraged to do so. There will also betime within classes for students to discuss among themselves before sharing views with the class as a whole#8211 partly to enable the broadest possible participation. The more reading students have done, the betterthe class tends to be! Students should feel free to say whatever they like, and not worry.
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Comparative Development Studies A(4)（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Information about office hours and other details will be given by the coordinator before the start of the course.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

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Course number
Course title(and course Comparative Development Studies B
title inComparative Development Studies B
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

SecondYear/semesters 2024/Intensive,semester

Days
LectureandIntensive
Class style(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]【This course is an international collaborative course】

Language of instruction English

The course was originally planned for May to be offered by two invited scholars from Wageningen
University. However, this original plan had to be cancelled, and replaced by another professor from the same
university. The course contents and schedule explained below will be changed. It will be offered in the fourthand fifth weeks of October.
---------------------------The first module aims to provide students with a better understanding of possibilities for global diversity
despite the seemingly homogenizing tendencies of digital technologies. Over the course of 4 lectures,students will follow the digital argonauts of the Western Pacific as primary ethnographic case study.
Based on their experiences and a critical engagement with key texts on digital diversity, economics,
autonomy and resilience, the goal is to establish a point of comparison for broader research and theorization
on economic, social, political, religious, ecological and more diversity in the digital age. This module
specifically encourages students to question to what extent, and how, resistance against digital surveillance,
digital capitalism, digital extractivism etc. can be, and is, realized in remote, rural environments and theeveryday lives of their inhabitants.
[Course objectives]
Students participating in this course are expected to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to analyse thecomplex and dynamic processes of development and modernity and to understand how theory resonates in
research set-up and reporting. It is our educational goal that participating students enhance theirunderstanding and critical sense of reality of the ecological, economic, social and political systems from amultidimensional and multidisciplinary perspective.
[Course schedule and contents]
This course will be instructed by Dr. Kees Jansen (Associate Professor, Rural Sociology Group, Wageningen
University, The Netherlands). The course contents below will be replaced with new ones. A detailed schedule
including the list of reading materials will be announced before the course starts. Tentatively, a new schedule
is as follows:
Lecture 1: 22 October, Tuesday, 9:00-12:00
Lecture 2: 25 October, Friday, 9:00-12:00
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Comparative Development Studies B (2)Lecture 3: 29 October, Tuesday, 9:00-12:00
Lecture 4: 1 November, Friday, 9:00-12:00---------------------------This course will be instructed by Dr. Stephanie Hobbis (Assistant Professor, Sociology of Development andChange Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands) and Dr. Geoffrey Hobbis (Assistant Professor,
Knowledge, Technology and Innovation, Wageningen University). Detailed schedule including the list ofreading materials will be announced before the course starts.
Lecture 1: May 22, 2024, 9:00-12:00
Lecture 2: May 24, 2024, 9:00-12:00
Lecture 3: May 29, 2024, 9:00-12:00
Lecture 4: May 31, 2024, 9:00-12:00
Lecture 1: Diversity
The introductory lecture explores what it means, and how, to account for global diversity, despite orirrespective of the seemingly homogenizing effects of digital technologies. To this end, students will engage
in a critical conceptualizing exercise by engaging with key debates about indigeneity, the pluriverse,
wayfinding and immanentist cosmologies, among others. This lecture also introduces the Digital Argonautsof the Western Pacific as primary ethnographic case study. Students will follow the digital argonauts asthey navigate rapidly shifting lifeworlds throughout this module, while comparing their experiences to otherrural contexts from around the world.
Readings: tba
Lecture 2: Economics
This lecture explores possibilities for diverse economic systems in the digital age, with a particular emphasis
on longstanding other economies such as horticulturalists, hunter-gatherers, pastoralists and non-industrial
agriculturalists. Students engage with claims that digital technologies inevitably spread industrial-capitalism,
its economic system and values, to even the most remote corners of the globe. They also encounter examples,
led by the Digital Argonauts of the Western Pacific, that counter this claim, highlighting instead a flourishingdigital economic diversity.
Readings: tba
Lecture 3: Autonomy
The third lecture challenges students to reflect on what autonomy may look like in the digital age. It does so
by foregrounding infrastructural entanglements and dependencies. Students explore when, why and how
individuals and groups may choose to resist (digital) infrastructural integration as a primary driving force ofnational and global development initiatives and their embedding in diverse political projects.
Readings: tba
Lecture 4: Resilience
This final lecture concludes this module by considering dynamics and debates surrounding resilience inthe digital age #8211 and the Anthropocene. It moves beyond a primary consideration of new technologies indiverse contexts. Instead it explores the resilience of longstanding technologies and techniques, what we callcrocodile technologies, and how they facilitate social and ecological reproduction in endangered
environments.
Readings: tba
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Comparative Development Studies B (3)[Course requirements]
There are no special requirements for this course. This course is designed for any and all students with aninterest in international development, rural development and interdisciplinary approaches.

[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grading will be done on the basis of class participation/presentation (60%), and final assignment evaluation(40%).
[Textbooks]
Readings will be made available through a Cloud system (e.g. GoogleDrive). The reading list will be sharedwith the participating students in due time.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Readings will be made available through a Cloud system (e.g. GoogleDrive). The reading list will be sharedwith the participating students in due time.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Participating students will be assigned to read required articles or self-selected articles beforehand. Sinceclasses are very interactive, well-preparation for each class is very important for students to participate indiscussions.
Regarding the preparation, which is also a part of student assignments, the registered participants are required(and all other participants are encouraged) to well prepare each class by reading required materials and bringan analytical summary of the assigned readings. Analytical summary of the assigned readings for each classmust be 400-500 words (one-page A4) and should not focus on bringing the readings in dialogue with eachother. In other words, readings should not just be summarized one after the other but core themes should be
identified and discussed with reference to each other. The analytical summary should consist of three parts:- Summary --- identify and summarise the key arguments or main points of the assigned readings. Not
descriptive, but analytical. Not exhaustive, but picking out three or four of the important key arguments ormain points, and briefly explain them.
- Integration --- pick one or two ways in which the authors' arguments or the topics of the assigned readings
relate to one another or relate to something that has been ever studied by the students or also to the reality of
their own country or region. Look for similarity or difference, and generate connections, contrasts orcomparisons between them.
- Question/Reactions --- identify questions the readings raise for students that we could discuss in the class.
Also, students can raise specific questions about which parts of the reading did not make sense. Possible toraise objections (to content, style, politics, methods, etc), argument, praise, or any other reactions the students
have while reading.

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Comparative Development Studies B (4)（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Information about office hours and other details will be given by the coordinator in due time.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

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Course code

A909000

Course title(and course Corporate Finance and Capital Markets
title in
Corporate Finance and Capital Markets
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2Part-time Lecturer,KUMAGAI GORO

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
and
Fri.4,5 隔週開講Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course introduces students to the basic knowledge, theory and techniques used in practice of corporate
finance. It covers a number of topics related to corporate investment and capital markets, including corporate
financing decisions and capital structure decisions. It aims to help student learn to apply fundamental ideas oftheory of value and risks to problems in the area of corporate finance that reflect the complexities that the realworld entails.
Using the standard text book written by R, Brealey, S. Myers and F. Allen, we would explore such topics as
the Theory of Value, Risks, Corporate Finance and Financial Decision, Payout Policy and Capital Structure,
as well as Debt Financing.
Classes will be held in an interactive manner, with active participation from the students expected. To
facilitate participation and reinforce learning of the materials taught in class, we will have group discussions
every session at the end of the class. Using the case method, students will be assigned with one business casefor the report and presentation component held at the last class of this course. This is to motivate discussionsof the gap between rigorous finance theory and its applications to practical problems in corporate finance, andthe thought process required to bridge this gap. The course will also place emphasis on analyzation andpresentation skills. It will be important to explain your positions to each other and to argue convincingly foryour recommendations in your reports and presentations.

[Course objectives]
Understanding of the basic concepts and valuation techniques related to the corporate finance.
[Course schedule and contents]#1 Part 1: Value#2 Part 2: Risks#3 Part 3: Best Practices in Capital Budgeting#4 Part 4: Corporate Finance, Financing Decision and Market Efficiency#5 Part 5: Payout Policy and Capital Structure#6 Part 7: Debt Financing#7 Final Presentation#8 (Email-based) Feedback
The course will utilize Principles of Corporate Finance text book written by R, Brealey, S. Myers and F.
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Corporate Finance and Capital Markets (2)Allen, as well as Harvard Business Cases to lead students through the essential logic linking financial andcapital structure and firm value.
The complementary session, Introduction to the Financial and Capital Markets , may be offered if
needed by those students who are not familiar with the finance and investment. Attendance to this course
will not be required but voluntary.
※Each session should consist of two 1.5-hour lectures.
[Course requirements]
None[Evaluation methods and policy]
Class Attendance: 10%
Participation & Group Discussion: 20%
Assignment 1: 15%
Assignment 2: 15%
Final Presentation and Q&A: 20%
Final Report: 20%[Textbooks]
Principles of Corporate Finance, R, Brealey, S. Myers and F. Allen, McGraw Hill Higher Education; 12thedition [2016]※30 copies will be ready for rent to those students who cannot afford to purchase his or her own copy.

[References, etc.]（Reference books）
・Analysis for Financial Management, Robert C. Higgins, McGraw-Hill; 13th edition [2022]
・Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers & Acquisitions, Joshua Rosenbaum, etal, Wiley; 2nd edition [2013]
・Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of any Asset, Aswath Damodaran,
Wiley; 3rd edition [2012][Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are encouraged to read the relevant chapters of the text book for each lecture in advance. Students
may be asked to submit the answers to the chapter-end questions during the course.
Students strongly encouraged to take the HBS introductory online course voluntarily. The URL of the online
course will be uploaded to the PandA.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）* Please visit PandA to find out about office hours.

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Corporate Finance and Capital Markets (3)*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

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Course code

A637000

Course title(and course Critical Consumption Studies
title inCritical Consumption Studies
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI
Part-time Lecturer,HISANO AI

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
LectureandFri.2,3 隔週開講Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course examines the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of consumption broadly conceived.
Theoretical and empirical studies on consumption have attracted scholarly attention from various disciplines
ranging from sociology, anthropology, history, geography, business, and marketing studies, to agri-foodstudies. This course provides the overview of the interdisciplinary discussion on consumption -- not simply as
the purchasing of goods but also as a political and social practice. It asks, for example, how have scholars in
different disciplines understood and theorized consumption?; how does the consumption of food, clothes, andother consumer products affect social, economic, cultural and environmental sustainability?; and who aremain actors and how they interact each other in these processes?

[Course objectives]
This course aims to foster students' better understanding of theories, approaches and practices concerning
consumption. It particularly helps students to identify key theoretical studies and concepts on the issue and tocritically analyze consumption from comparative perspectives.
[Course schedule and contents]
Classes are held every other Friday in the 2-3 period.
Instructors: Shuji Hisano (SH), Ai Hisano (AH)
Week 1 - Introduction [SH/AH]
Week 2-3 - Sociology, Culture and History of Consumption [AH]
Week 4-5 - Political Economy and Geography of Consumption [SH]Week 6-7 - Consumption and Consumers / Emotions and Senses in Consumption [AH]
Week 8-9 - Place and Identity in Food Consumption [SH]Week 10-11 - Consuming Gender and the Body / Ethics of Consumption [AH]
Week 12-13 - Political Economy of Sustainable and Healthy Food Consumption [SH]Week 14-15 - Final Discussion [SH/AH]

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Critical Consumption Studies(2)[Course requirements]
No prerequisite knowledge or skill required other than English language ability sufficient to interact actively
in class.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grading will be carried out on a basis of active class participation (60%) and a final paper (40%).
[Textbooks]
Instructed during class
Reading materials will be made available in PDF through a Cloud system (e.g. Google Drive). All readings
will be labeled depending on their importance: (a) Required, (b) Suggested, and (c) Optional. The list ofreadings will be distributed in advance of the start of the class.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class
Reference literature will be made available on the Cloud system (e.g. Google Drive). They will be labeled"Reference", and are useful for students wishing to dig deeper into a specific topic.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are expected to complete all assigned readings to come prepared to discuss them in class.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
By appointment*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

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Course code

A535000

Course title

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation(and course 開発経済学１
title inDevelopment Economics:Core
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,KOUNO HISAKI

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
Lectureand
Fri.2
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course will cover current issues in development economics research. Through lectures and homeworkassignments, we will learn how we can apply economics and econometrics to analyze a wide range ofdevelopment problems. The course will also provide an introduction to empirical methods in development,
including linear regression, panel data analysis, regression discontinuity design, field experiments, andstructural estimation. The homework assignment includes empirical exercise using Stata or R.
[Course objectives]- To be familiar with current topics in development economics.
- To be able to understand the required assumptions in empirical studies.
- To be able to identify the appropriate empirical framework for a given research question with available dataset.
- To be able to implement empirical studies using statistical software.
- To initiate own research.
[Course schedule and contents]
The course will cover the following topics
1. Introduction / Program Evaluation and Econometrics
2-3. Program Evaluation and Econometrics
4-5. Public Health
6-7. Education
8. Feedback on 1st problem set
9-11. Risk and Insurance
12-14. Credit and Savings
15. Feedback[Course requirements]
Graduate level core courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Problem Sets (50%), presentation (30%), class participation (20%)

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開発経済学１(2)[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Reading list will be provided at the first class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are required to learn how to use Stata or R to solve the homework assignment.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Office hour: 11:45-12:45 on Thursdays.
Need an appointment at
https://hisakikono.youcanbook.me/*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

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A536000

Course title(and course 開発経済学２
title inDevelopment Economics:Advanced
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,KOUNO HISAKI

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
Lectureand
Fri.2
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course will cover current issues in development economics research, following Development Economics:
Core offered in the last semester. Through lectures and homework assignments, we will learn how to apply
economics and econometrics for analyzing a wide range of problems in developing countries. The homeworkassignment includes empirical exercises using Stata or R.
The final goal of this course is to facilitate your own research. With this aim, students are required to makepresentations on their own research proposals/results at the end of the course.
[Course objectives]- To be familiar with current topics in development economics.
- To be able to understand the required assumptions in empirical studies.
- To be able to identify the appropriate empirical framework for a given research question with available dataset.
- To be able to implement empirical studies using statistical software.
- To initiate own research.
[Course schedule and contents]
We will cover the following topics in Development Economics II:
1-2.Household Economics
3-4.Firms
5-6.Technology Adoption
7-8.Market Transactions
9-10.History, Institutions, and Development
11-12. Student presentations (1)13-14.Multisector Models and Misallocation
15. Student presentations (2)Students are also required to make two presentations on (1) recent papers published in top journals, and (2)your prospective research plan.
[Course requirements]
Graduate level core courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics. Students are required tocomplete Development Economics: Core.
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開発経済学２(2)[Evaluation methods and policy]
Problem set (30%); Presentation (50%); Class participation (20%)[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Bardhan, P. and Udry, C. 『Development Microeconomics』（Oxford University Press）
de Janvry, A. and Sadoulet, E. 『Development Economics: Theory and Practice』（Routledge）
Reading list will be distributed at the first class meeting.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are required to learn how to use Stata or R to solve the homework assignment. The introductory
session will be provided in the class, but we do not have enough time to cover a wide range of Stata or R
functions.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Office hour: 11:45-12:45 on Thursdays.
Need an appointment at
https://hisakikono.youcanbook.me/*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

44

Course code

A542000

Course title

Instructor's(and course アジア経済数量分析１
name, job title,
title in
Econometric Analysis of Asian Economies and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,YANO GO

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
Seminarand
Mon.5
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
この授業の目的は、参加者が標準的な経済学のツールを用いた移行経済・発展途上経済の実証分析に習熟し、実際に研究を行うことである。
The course aims participants to master and conduct empirical study of transition and developing economies
using the tools from standard economics.
[Course objectives]
経済学当該分野における査読付き論文を執筆する能力を習得することが期待できる。
It can be expected that participant students obtain skills to write papers publishable on refereed acdemic
Journals of those fields of Economics.
[Course schedule and contents]
論文・書籍の講読と個人研究報告が主としてこの授業を構成する。特に注意が払われるトピックス
は、制度と経済発展、途上国経済における企業金融、企業家の生成、少数民族地域の経済、である。
講読対象論文・書籍についての相談は随時行われる。なお使用言語は英語である。
Reading and discussing academic papers or books and personal research reports by participants comprisemain contents on this course. Particularly focused topics are: institutions and economic development,
corporate finance in developing economies, generation of entrepreneurs, and economy in ethnic minorities
areas.
We have a talk over what paper or books to read on this course from time to time. This course is offered in
English.
Round 1st- Round 6th: Reading and discussion of academic papers in the field of Asian economies anddeveloping Economics
Round 7th: Personal research report by a participant
Round 8th- Round 13th: Reading and discussion of academic papers in the field of Asian economies anddeveloping Economics
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アジア経済数量分析１(2)[Course requirements]（統計学を含む）計量経済学、マクロ経済学、ミクロ経済学の基本的理論を修得済であることを参加者は要求される。この要求は厳格なものである。
Participants are required to have mastered basic level of econometrics including statistics, microeconomics
and macroeconomics. Knowledge of econometrics is particularly important. The requirement is strict.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
論文レポートと議論への貢献(90%)・個人研究報告(10%)によって評価する 。
Evaluation is done on the basis of academic paper(s) report(s) and contribution to discussion (90%) andpersonal research report (10%).
[Textbooks]
上記のように受講者と相談の上、適宜指定していく。
We have a talk over what paper or books to read on this course from time to time, as mentioned above.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
授業中に紹介する。
The material to refer is introduced during classes.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
論文の購読をおこなうときには、出席者は事前にその論文の内容を精査し、すでに学術誌に掲載されている論文であっても、その改善提案を具体的に考えてくることが期待される。
Participants are supposed to read carefully papers beforehand and propose several way to improve the papers
which have been ususally published already on Journals.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
月曜日の講義時間の前後の時間をオフィスアワーとしたいと思います。但し、極力事前に御連絡下
さい。
The times before and after the class on Monday are designated as office hour. Please make an appointment as
possible.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

46

Course code

A543000

Course title

Instructor's(and course アジア経済数量分析２
name, job title,
title in
Econometric Analysis of Developing Economies and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,YANO GO

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
Seminarand
Mon.5
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
この授業の目的は、参加者が標準的な経済学のツールを用いた移行経済・発展途上経済の実証分析に習熟し、実際に研究を行うことである。
The course aims participants to master and conduct empirical study of transition and developing economies
using the tools from standard economics.
[Course objectives]
経済学当該分野における査読付き論文を執筆する能力を習得することが期待できる。
It can be expected that participant students obtain skills to write papers publishable on refereed acdemic
Journals of those fields of Economics.
[Course schedule and contents]
論文・書籍の講読と個人研究報告が主としてこの授業を構成する。特に注意が払われるトピックス
は、制度と経済発展、途上国経済における企業金融、企業家の生成、少数民族地域の経済、である。
講読対象論文・書籍についての相談は随時行われる。なお使用言語は英語である。
Reading and discussing academic papers or books and personal research reports by participants comprisemain contents on this course. Particularly focused topics are: institutions and economic development,
corporate finance in developing economies, generation of entrepreneurs, and economy in ethnic minorities
areas.
We have a talk over what paper or books to read on this course from time to time. This course is offered in
English.
Round 1st- Round 6th: Reading and discussion of academic papers in the field of developing economies
Round 7th: Personal research report by a participant
Round 8th- Round 13th: Reading and discussion of academic papers in the field of developing economies
Round 14th and Round 15th: Personal research reports by participants[Course requirements]（統計学を含む）計量経済学、マクロ経済学、ミクロ経済学の基本的理論を修得済であることを参加者は要求される。この要求は厳格なものである。
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アジア経済数量分析２(2)Participants are required to have mastered basic level of econometrics including statistics, microeconomics
and macroeconomics. Knowledge of econometrics is particularly important. The requirement is strict.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
論文レポートと議論への貢献(90%)・個人研究報告(10%)によって評価する 。
Evaluation is done on the basis of academic paper(s) report(s) and contribution to discussion (90%) andpersonal research report (10%).
[Textbooks]
上記のように受講者と相談の上、適宜指定していく。
We have a talk over what paper or books to read on this course from time to time, as mentioned above.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
授業中に紹介する。
The material to refer is introduced during classes.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
論文の購読をおこなうときには、出席者は事前にその論文の内容を精査し、すでに学術誌に掲載されている論文であっても、その改善提案を具体的に考えてくることが期待される。
Participants are supposed to read carefully papers beforehand and propose several way to improve the papers
which have been ususally published already on Journals.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
月曜日の講義時間の前後の時間をオフィスアワーとしたいと思います。但し、極力事前に御連絡下
さい。
The times before and after the class on Monday are designated as office hour. Please make appointment as
possible.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

48

Course code

A649000

Course title
Instructor's(and course Economic Development and Policy in the Asia-Pacific name, job title,
title in
Economic Development and Policy in the Asia-Pacific and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,KUROSAWA TAKAFUMI
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,WATANABE JUNKO
Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,IVINGS，Steven
Graduate School of Economics
Program-Specific Senior Lecturer,YONG, Yen Nie

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
Lectureand
Tue.5
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]With more than 60% of the world population, rich diverse cultures, and increasing economic power, the AsiaPacific is at the heart of the world economy and politics. At the same time, it faces mounting ethnic,
environmental, economic, social and political problems. As the world becomes more complex with
globalization, we cannot solve global issues based simply on binary perspectives such as "the East vs. theWest" or a fragmented discussion divided by nation-state. It is imperative to understand diverse problems
both at a micro level based on each country and region and at a macro level with a long-term perspective.
This course provides an overview of political, economic, and social issues in the Asia-Pacific region anddiscusses development and industrial policies from diverse angles.
The course is split into two modules: Module A is titled Diversities and Dynamics in the Asia Pacificand explores the long-term development of the region including the challenges of growth and maturity; andModule B, titled Urban and Rural Economy and Sustainability , zooms in on the agricultural sector aswell as urban and rural societies at the micro-level.

[Course objectives]
This course aims to provide students with (1) the basic knowledge about historical and social contexts of the
Asia-Pacific region and (2) ability to identify and discuss theoretical and analytical frameworks used in key
literature in the following fields: economic and business history, political economy, urban development, andrural sociology.
[Course schedule and contents]
Week 1: [Oct. 1] 【Introduction】 Challenges and Approaches
Weeks 2-9 【Module A】 Diversities and Dynamics in the Asia Pacific[Oct.8]Political Order (Nation State and Empire) and Migration[Oct.22]Dynamics of Economic Development in East Asia
[Oct.29]Developmental State and industrial Policy for Latecomers[Nov.5]Crisis & Transition to the Matured Economy[Nov.12]Innovation & Entrepreneurship in East Aisa
[Nov.19]The Demographic Challenge and Welfare System
Weeks 8-14【Module B】Urban and Rural Economy and Sustainability[Nov.26]Entrepreneurship & Ethnicity in Developing Southeast Asia's Capitalism (Yong)
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Economic Development and Policy in the Asia-Pacific (2)[Dec.3]【Group Presentation】 Learning from Module A[Dec.10] Environmental Challenges, Patronage and Regional Dynamics in Southeast Asia(Yong)[Dec.17]Rural Development and Alternative Markets in Japan and Bhutan (Mai Kobayashi)[Dec. 24 or 10/17?]Urban Development and Social and Economic Justice in Thailand (Tamaki Endo)[Jan.7]【Individual Presentation】 Learning from Module A or/and B[Jan.14] 【Individual Presentation】 Learning from Module B or A and B
Note: The order of the modules above, as well as the order of the classes within each module, is subject tochange depending on circumstances. The content is also subject to minor variation.
[Course requirements]
The course will be limited to a maximum of 20 students with priority given to Joint-Degree and EAProgramme students. Students from other programmes will be screened during the first session and informed
about their registration by the end of the first teaching week.
No prerequisite knowledge or skill required other than English language ability sufficient to interact actively
in class.

[Evaluation methods and policy]
Methods of evaluation:
There will be no examination at the end of the semester, but students will be evaluated based on theirperformance during the semester in the following percentages-Group Presentation (15%) [Includes peer review evaluation on individual contribution by group members]-Individual Presentation (30%)-Contributing to in-class discussions (25%),-Bi-weekly post-lecture comment using the feedback sheet (200-400 words) after class (30%).
[Textbooks]
No specific textbook is used. However, one or two mandatory reading materials (and possibly other related
references) will be assigned for each class. You are required to read the former before class.
The list of required readings and references will be uploaded to PandA at least a week before each class.

[References, etc.]（Reference books）
See above[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]【Learning before class】 For each module, several references (journal articles, handbook chapters, etc.) will
be assigned. These references will be uploaded to PandA at least a week before the class. Participating
students are expected to read these references in advance based on the instructions of the instructor of eachContinue to Economic Development and Policy in the Asia-Pacific (3)↓↓↓50

Economic Development and Policy in the Asia-Pacific (3)module before attending the class.
【Learning after class】 Every 2-3 weeks students will be asked to submit a feedback sheet that includes avery brief assignment asking them to reflect on the content of the class.

（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Please contact the lecturer directly after class for minor matters. In other cases, please make an appointment
individually with the appropriate lecturer.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

51

Course code

A911000

Course title(and course Field Research in East Asia
title inField Research in East Asia
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Spring semester

Days
and
Intensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The purpose of this course is to help students better understand the current economic and social situation in
Northeast and Southeast Asian countries by participating in a field trip to various sites in the region (e.g.
China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines) as well as an intensive cross-culturaland interdisciplinary programme (e.g. interactive lectures, seminar classes, and joint graduate workshop)
organised with the support of our partner universities (e.g. Renmin University of China, Kyungpook National
University, National Taiwan University, National Chengchi University, Thammasat University, Kasetsart
University, Chiang Mai University, Chulalongkorn University, Gadjah Mada University, and University of
the Philippines Los Banos). Through participation students are expected to acquire a sense of the reality "onthe ground" with an international comparative perspective.
As it is becoming increasingly difficult to allocate limited budgets and human resources to international
collaborative activities in East Asia, credit for this course may be granted by conducting individual fieldwork.
Ask the instructor for more information.

[Course objectives]
Students taking this course and participating in a field trip are expected to benefit from first-hand experienceand acquire skills needed to conduct field research in various settings and to analyse the complex anddynamic processes of economic development and socio-cultural interaction in the region. It is our goal thatparticipating students enhance their multidimensional and multidisciplinary understanding and critical senseof reality regarding economic, social and political systems.

[Course schedule and contents]
Examples of field research in the past several years:○Thailand in September 2015
○Thailand in September 2016
○South Korea in February 2018
○Thailand in February 2018
○Taiwan in November 2018
○Thailand in November 2019
○Online International Student Workshop in March 2021 (students from partner universities in Thailand andIndonesia joined)○Online International Seminar and Student Workshop, called Kyoto Winter School in March 2022 (students
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Field Research in East Asia (2)from partner universities in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines joined)○Thailand in February/March 2024
A group field study trip to the Philippines is planned for 2024. As mentioned above, credit for this course
may be granted by conducting individual fieldwork in the region. Ask the instructor for more information.
[Course requirements]
Students are required to have a sufficiently high level of English language skill as well as basic knowledge ofthe country and region that students are going to visit. There might be a selection process based on suchrequired language skill, motivation and suitability in terms of academic/occupational interest. Priority isgiven to those who have attended the Top Global Course (https://agst.jgp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/top-global-course),
although this is not a strict rule.

[Evaluation methods and policy]
This course requires ex-post registration. Grading will be conducted on the basis of field trip participation anda presentation given at a graduate workshop (60%), as well as the quality of the completion report submitted
by the students (40%).
[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are required to prepare well for field trip activities and the joint graduate workshop.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Students cannot register for this course during the regular enrolment period. Students who wish to enrol andreceive credits from this course are advised to contact the responsible instructors in order to complete thenecessary (registration) procedures.
Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail to the instructors for an appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

53

Course code

A911001

Course title(and course Field Research in East Asia
title inField Research in East Asia
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Autumn semester

Days
and
Intensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The purpose of this course is to help students better understand the current economic and social situation in
Northeast and Southeast Asian countries by participating in a field trip to various sites in the region (e.g.
China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines) as well as an intensive cross-culturaland interdisciplinary programme (e.g. interactive lectures, seminar classes, and joint graduate workshop)
organised with the support of our partner universities (e.g. Renmin University of China, Kyungpook National
University, National Taiwan University, National Chengchi University, Thammasat University, Kasetsart
University, Chiang Mai University, Chulalongkorn University, Gadjah Mada University, and University of
the Philippines Los Banos). Through participation students are expected to acquire a sense of the reality "onthe ground" with an international comparative perspective.
As it is becoming increasingly difficult to allocate limited budgets and human resources to international
collaborative activities in East Asia, credit for this course may be granted by conducting individual fieldwork.
Ask the instructor for more information.

[Course objectives]
Students taking this course and participating in a field trip are expected to benefit from first-hand experienceand acquire skills needed to conduct field research in various settings and to analyse the complex anddynamic processes of economic development and socio-cultural interaction in the region. It is our goal thatparticipating students enhance their multidimensional and multidisciplinary understanding and critical senseof reality regarding economic, social and political systems.

[Course schedule and contents]
Examples of field research in the past several years:○Thailand in September 2015
○Thailand in September 2016
○South Korea in February 2018
○Thailand in February 2018
○Taiwan in November 2018
○Thailand in November 2019
○Online International Student Workshop in March 2021 (students from partner universities in Thailand andIndonesia joined)○Online International Seminar and Student Workshop, called Kyoto Winter School in March 2022 (students
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Field Research in East Asia (2)from partner universities in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines joined)○Thailand in February/March 2024
A group field study trip to the Philippines is planned for 2024. As mentioned above, credit for this course
may be granted by conducting individual fieldwork in the region. Ask the instructor for more information.
[Course requirements]
Students are required to have a sufficiently high level of English language skill as well as basic knowledge ofthe country and region that students are going to visit. There might be a selection process based on suchrequired language skill, motivation and suitability in terms of academic/occupational interest. Priority isgiven to those who have attended the Top Global Course (https://agst.jgp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/top-global-course),
although this is not a strict rule.

[Evaluation methods and policy]
This course requires ex-post registration. Grading will be conducted on the basis of field trip participation anda presentation given at a graduate workshop (60%), as well as the quality of the completion report submitted
by the students (40%).
[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are required to prepare well for field trip activities and the joint graduate workshop.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Students cannot register for this course during the regular enrolment period. Students who wish to enrol andreceive credits from this course are advised to contact the responsible instructors in order to complete thenecessary (registration) procedures.
Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail to the instructors for an appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

55

Course code

A912000

Course title(and course Field Research in Europe
title inField Research in Europe
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Spring semester

Days
and
Intensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course is designed only for PhD students of the international programme (EA course), aiming to provide
students with an opportunity to participate in a group field trip to various sites in the region as well as anintensive cross-cultural and interdisciplinary programme (e.g. interactive lectures, seminar classes, and joint
graduate workshop) organised with the support of our partner universities (e.g. Wageningen University,
Heidelberg University, University of Glasgow). Through participation students are expected to acquire asense of the reality on the ground with an international comparative perspective.
As it is becoming increasingly difficult to allocate limited budgets and human resources to international
collaborative activities in Europe, credit for this course may be granted by conducting individual fieldwork.
Ask the instructor for more information.

[Course objectives]
Students taking this course and participating in a field trip are expected to benefit from first-hand experienceand acquire skills needed to conduct field research in various settings and to analyse the complex anddynamic processes of sustainable and inclusive development and socio-cultural interaction in the region. It is
our goal that participating students enhance their multidimensional and multidisciplinary understanding andcritical sense of reality regarding economic, social, and political systems.

[Course schedule and contents]
Examples of field research in the past several years:○Germany in December 2015
○Netherlands in March 2016
○Germany in December 2016
○Netherlands in June 2017
○Netherlands in September 2023
As it is becoming increasingly difficult to devote limited budgets and human resources to international
collaborative activities in Europe, the only option for the next few years may be a field research trip to theNetherlands (organised by Wageningen University) specialising in agricultural, food and rural development
studies.
Another option for EA PhD students to gain a credit for this course may be to participate in the GLOCAL
summer school, though it is also possible to count it towards 'Academic Career Training' instead of thisContinue to Field Research in Europe (2)↓↓↓56

Field Research in Europe (2)course. For more information on the GLOCAL summer school, please contact Prof Kurosawa.
Credit for this course may be granted by conducting individual field research in Europe, instead ofparticipating the above-mentioned collective research trip. Ask the instructor for more information.
[Course requirements]
A sufficient level of English communication skill for conducting field research activities is required, as is asufficient degree of progress in research in order to present at a joint workshop. Please note that some of thecollaboration with our partner universities in European countries are research area-specific: Wageningen
University for agri-food and rural development studies; GLOCAL Consortium Partner Universities, such as
University of Glasgow, University of Barcelona and Erasmus University Rotterdam, for business and socioeconomic history studies.
It is possible for doctoral students to register for the course and obtain credits twice (as maximum). However,these separate registrations must be in different years/semesters.

[Evaluation methods and policy]
This course requires ex-post registration. Grading will be conducted on the basis of field trip participation anda presentation given at a graduate workshop (60%), as well as the quality of the completion report submitted
by the students (40%).
[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are required to prepare well for field trip activities and the joint graduate workshop.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Students cannot register for this course during the regular enrolment period. Students who wish to enrol andreceive credits from this course are advised to contact the responsible instructors in order to complete thenecessary (registration) procedures.
Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail to the instructors for an appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

57

Course code

A912001

Course title(and course Field Research in Europe
title inField Research in Europe
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Autumn semester

Days
and
Intensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course is designed only for PhD students of the international programme (EA course), aiming to provide
students with an opportunity to participate in a group field trip to various sites in the region as well as anintensive cross-cultural and interdisciplinary programme (e.g. interactive lectures, seminar classes, and joint
graduate workshop) organised with the support of our partner universities (e.g. Wageningen University,
Heidelberg University, University of Glasgow). Through participation students are expected to acquire asense of the reality on the ground with an international comparative perspective.
As it is becoming increasingly difficult to allocate limited budgets and human resources to international
collaborative activities in Europe, credit for this course may be granted by conducting individual fieldwork.
Ask the instructor for more information.
[Course objectives]
Students taking this course and participating in a field trip are expected to benefit from first-hand experienceand acquire skills needed to conduct field research in various settings and to analyse the complex anddynamic processes of sustainable and inclusive development and socio-cultural interaction in the region. It is
our goal that participating students enhance their multidimensional and multidisciplinary understanding andcritical sense of reality regarding economic, social, and political systems.

[Course schedule and contents]
Examples of field research in the past several years:○Germany in December 2015
○Netherlands in March 2016
○Germany in December 2016
○Netherlands in June 2017
○Netherlands in September 2023
As it is becoming increasingly difficult to devote limited budgets and human resources to international
collaborative activities in Europe, the only option for the next few years may be a field research trip to theNetherlands (organised by Wageningen University) specialising in agricultural, food and rural development
studies.
Another option for EA PhD students to gain a credit for this course may be to participate in the GLOCAL
summer school, though it is also possible to count it towards 'Academic Career Training' instead of thiscourse. For more information on the GLOCAL summer school, please contact Prof Kurosawa.
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Field Research in Europe(2)Credit for this course may be granted by conducting individual field research in Europe, instead ofparticipating the above-mentioned collective research trip. Ask the instructor for more information.
[Course requirements]
A sufficient level of English communication skill for conducting field research activities is required, as is asufficient degree of progress in research in order to present at a joint workshop. Please note that some of thecollaboration with our partner universities in European countries are research area-specific: Wageningen
University for agri-food and rural development studies; GLOCAL Consortium Partner Universities, such as
University of Glasgow, University of Barcelona and Erasmus University Rotterdam, for business and socioeconomic history studies.
It is possible for doctoral students to register for the course and obtain credits twice (as maximum). However,these separate registrations must be in different years/semesters.

[Evaluation methods and policy]
This course requires ex-post registration. Grading will be conducted on the basis of field trip participation anda presentation given at a graduate workshop (60%), as well as the quality of the completion report submitted
by the students (40%).
[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are required to prepare well for field trip activities and the joint graduate workshop.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Students cannot register for this course during the regular enrolment period. Students who wish to enrol andreceive credits from this course are advised to contact the responsible instructors in order to complete thenecessary (registration) procedures.
Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail to the instructors for an appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

59Course code

A910000

Course title(and course Governance and Ethics
title in
Governance and Ethics
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Management
Visiting Professor,UEDA RYOKO

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
and
Fri.3
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The Governance and Ethics course aims to give an overview of a coherent analytical framework to maximize
the corporate value by systematically managing governance and ethical issues including the sustainability as
well as risks and uncertainties from the perspective of the managements, employees and shareholders.
[Course objectives]
Students are expected to learn the basic yet organized knowledge of corporate governance and business ethics
that have become one of the critical foundations of modern corporate enterprises.
[Course schedule and contents]
The Governance and Ethics course offers a systematized framework to preserve and maximise the corporate
value in contemporary economies. As such it covers three major subjects: corporate governance as anintegrating core; ethics as basis of business; and sustainability as practical domains.
Topics covered in this course are as follows:
1. Corporate governance issues:- Corporate governance and value creation- Governance and compliance with laws and codes- Corporate governance system
2. Ethics issues:- Business ethics- Corporate culture- Business risks and risk management- Business ethics and beyond - sustainability
3. Practical intersection of corporate governance and ethics- Global companies- Institutional investors- Policy makers and regulators

Weeks 1-14: Lectures and discussions on the above topic
Week 15: Wrap-up, Feedback
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Governance and Ethics (2)Note that depending on the interest of participating students and their knowledge classes will be modified.
For practical topics professional guests will visit the class to deliver the lectures, while Professor Ueda willattend all the classes in order to divide the remaining topics and coordinate all the administrative matters.
The class will be held in every afternoon on Friday, 3th period (13:15-14:45), during the spring semester.
[Course requirements]
No systematic knowledge of economics, law or management is required. Active interest in market and social
dynamics of businesses is a prerequisite. Please note that auditing students are required to have a brief
interview with the professor before classes start. The number of auditing students will be limited.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Final examination or report (40% of the total grading); class attendance and active participation (30%); andshort note or questionnaire at the end of each class (30%)[Textbooks]
Not used
No specific textbooks are used. Copies of necessary articles and documents will be distributed in the class.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Relevant references will be provided in appropriate classes.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are expected to read the assigned materials that will be distributed in the classroom.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Office hours: After the class meetings and by appointment via E-mail.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

61

Course code

A914000

Course title(and course GSE Seminar
title in
GSE Seminar
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Spring semester

Days
and
Intensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The purpose of this seminar is to encourage students to actively participate in seminars and workshops
designed for PhD students, post-doc researchers as well as faculty members with the aim of exchanging ideas
and enhancing academic quality through presentation and discussion on specific research topics.
[Course objectives]
Students are expected to acquire higher-level of academic presentation and discussion skills and expand
academic networks.
[Course schedule and contents]
Throughout the academic year, there are many seminars and workshops organised according to specificresearch areas. Students taking this course are required to participate in more than 6 seminars/workshops (notnecessarily on the same research area) and present a research paper more than once to receive feedback fromother participants. Target seminars/workshops include: GSE seminar series offered in Applied
Microeconomics, Applied Macroeconomics, Asian Economic Development, International Economics,
Economic and Business History, Management, Accounting Research, and Institutional Economic Dynamics;
PhD workshops managed by several GSE's faculty members (the list can be found in the Study Guideline,
though available only in Japanese); BBL; AGST-related seminars/workshops including those coordinated at
the Graduate School of Agriculture (Division of Natural Resource Economics) and the Graduate School ofLetters; and other types of seminars/workshops organised by GSE's faculty members.
[Course requirements]
Students are required to use the official Application Form and Attendance Forms. For the former, students are
required to consult with their supervisors beforehand and get a confirmation signature. This is important tomake a feasible plan to participate in relevant seminars/workshops and present a research paper on a rightoccasion. For the latter, students are required to get a confirmation signature each time from an organiser/
coordinator of the seminar/workshop. Also, students are required to fill in, get a signature on, and submit a
Presentation Form after presenting their research paper at one of the seminars/workshops. At the completion(or at the end of academic year) students are required to submit all the Attendance Forms as well as the
Presentation Form. It is possible to register the course and obtain credit up to twice. However, these separate
registrations must be in different years/semesters.

Continue to GSE Seminar (2)↓↓↓62

GSE Seminar (2)[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grading will be conducted on the basis of the quality and appropriateness of seminars/workshops the students
attended (50%) as well as the quality of the Presentation Form (i.e. presentation summary andaccomplishment report) submitted by the students (50%).
[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
The purpose of this course is to encourage students not only to attend a series of seminars/workshops, but toactively participate in discussion and learn effectively and productively from presentation. Therefore,
students are strongly recommended to well prepare for seminars/workshops (e.g. by reading relevantmaterials and handouts distributed beforehand, if any) and their own presentation.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail to the instructors for an appointment, if necessary (it is moresignificant to consult with supervisors).
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

63

Course code

A914001

Course title(and course GSE Seminar
title in
GSE Seminar
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Autumn semester

Days
and
Intensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The purpose of this seminar is to encourage students to actively participate in seminars and workshops
designed for PhD students, post-doc researchers as well as faculty members with the aim of exchanging ideas
and enhancing academic quality through presentation and discussion on specific research topics.

[Course objectives]
Students are expected to acquire higher-level of academic presentation and discussion skills and expand
academic networks.

[Course schedule and contents]
Throughout the academic year, there are many seminars and workshops organised according to specificresearch areas. Students taking this course are required to participate in more than 6 seminars/workshops (notnecessarily on the same research area) and present a research paper more than once to receive feedback fromother participants. Target seminars/workshops include: GSE seminar series offered in Applied
Microeconomics, Applied Macroeconomics, Asian Economic Development, International Economics,
Economic and Business History, Management, Accounting Research, and Institutional Economic Dynamics;
PhD workshops managed by several GSE's faculty members (the list can be found in the Study Guideline,
though available only in Japanese); BBL; AGST-related seminars/workshops including those coordinated at
the Graduate School of Agriculture (Division of Natural Resource Economics) and the Graduate School ofLetters; and other types of seminars/workshops organised by GSE's faculty members.
[Course requirements]
Students are required to use the official Application Form and Attendance Forms. For the former, students are
required to consult with their supervisors beforehand and get a confirmation signature. This is important tomake a feasible plan to participate in relevant seminars/workshops and present a research paper on a rightoccasion. For the latter, students are required to get a confirmation signature each time from an organiser/
coordinator of the seminar/workshop. Also, students are required to fill in, get a signature on, and submit a
Presentation Form after presenting their research paper at one of the seminars/workshops. At the completion(or at the end of academic year) students are required to submit all the Attendance Forms as well as the
Presentation Form.

Continue to GSE Seminar (2)↓↓↓64

GSE Seminar (2)[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grading will be conducted on the basis of the quality and appropriateness of seminars/workshops the students
attended (50%) as well as the quality of the Presentation Form (i.e. presentation summary andaccomplishment report) submitted by the students (50%).
[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
The purpose of this course is to encourage students not only to attend a series of seminars/workshops, but toactively participate in discussion and learn effectively and productively from presentation. Therefore,
students are strongly recommended to well prepare for seminars/workshops (e.g. by reading relevantmaterials and handouts distributed beforehand, if any) and their own presentation.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail to the instructors for an appointment, if necessary (it is moresignificant to consult with supervisors).
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

65Course code

A628000

Course title

Instructor's(and course Historical Approaches to Business and Economics A name, job title,
title inHistorical Approaches to Business and Economics A and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,KUROSAWA TAKAFUMI

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Autumn semester

Days
and
Intensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This class is designed to explain the basic methods and its applications for analyzing the economy, businessand society from a historical perspective. This class is intended for 1) students who study economic history,
business history, and social history, and 2) students who are studying industry studies, management,
organizational studies, economics, political economy, and regional studies, with an interest in connectingwith the time perspective, longitudinal analysis, evolutionary perspectives, the treatment of context. The
lectures are provided by specially appointed professors invited from overseas universities.
Guest professors who will teach lectures this year (2023 Autumn- 2024 Winter), are yet to be determined. An
announcement will be made by the end of July at the latest.
Although these two themes are independent of each other, they share a fundamental perspective and approachto business history, and students can study both in unison (students who do not require credit may audit only
one of them).
Prof. Takafumi Kurosawa will support the class as coordinating host teaching staff.
【This course is an international collaborative course that is being offered by GSE professors in collaboration
with foreign scholars. If you are registered in the Top Global Course certificate program, a minimum of two
credits from such course is one of the requirements for obtaining the certificate.】[Course objectives]・Students will be able to analyze and interpret various economic, social and organizational phenomena incontemporary society, especially with regard to economics and business, from a historical perspective.
・Students will understand the theories, analytical frameworks, concepts, and methods presented in theassigned literature and be able to use them to discuss and present their ideas with the instructor and otherparticipants.
The central theme for this year will be announced by the end of July at the latest, along with the guest
professors who will be teaching the lectures.

[Course schedule and contents]
The course consists of seven classes and one final debriefing session by the students; the details of the sevenclasses will be determined by the end of July, but typically include the following four elements
1. the meaning and methods of the historical approach.
2. case studies in historical research. [double sessions]3. impact on economics and management/organizational research [double sessions]
4. trajectories of research. [double sessions]Continue to Historical Approaches to Business and Economics A (2)↓↓↓66

Historical Approaches to Business and Economics A (2)[Course requirements]
English language ability sufficient to interact actively in class.
An interest in historical approaches is a prerequisite to taking this course. Participating students are required
to read the assigned literature prior to class to prepare for the discussion. Unofficial participants who do not
require credit may participate in only one of the modules, but must obtain permission from the coordinator
teacher in advance.

[Evaluation methods and policy]
The grades for Module A (50%) and Module B (50%) will be combined for the overall grade. Students whoneed credit must take both modules.
【Methods & Criteria】
Students will be evaluated on the basis of their contribution to the class discussion（50%）, and theirperformance as indicated in the Feedback Sheet for each class（50%）.
[Textbooks]
The texbooks for this year will be announced by the end of July at the latest, along with the guest professors
who will be teaching the lectures.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
The list of readings and complementary materials (interview excerpts, videos, or other resources) will be
provided prior to the start of the course and for each class.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]【Learning before class】 For each module, several references (journal articles, handbook chapters, etc.) will
be assigned. These references will be uploaded to PandA at least two weeks before the class. Participating
students are expected to read these references in advance based on the instructions of the instructor of each
module before attending the class. Students will be asked to submit a brief comment/questionnaire based on
their prior reading by the day before each class.
【Learning after class】 After the class, students will be asked to submit a feedback sheet that includes avery brief assignment asking them to reflect on the content of the class.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
After each class for matters that can be done in a short time. For other matters, the date and time will bedecided by prior appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

67

Course code

A651000

Course title(and course Industries and Global Competition
title inIndustries and Global Competition
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,KUROSAWA TAKAFUMI
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,TANAKA AKIRA
Graduate School of Economics
Program-Specific Assistant Professor,HATA SACHIKO

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
Lectureand
Mon.4
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
In this course, students learn about the analytical framework for understanding the dynamics of industries in
the globalized economy. Industry is a unit of competition and division of labor. Therefore, understanding the
dynamics of industries and the specific characteristics of individual industries from both theoretical andhistorical perspectives is essential for understanding today's global economy, as well as for understanding thecompetitiveness of specific firms, countries, and regions.
While the word "industry" is used in the field of industrial organization, which understands industry
abstractly as a place where competition among firms takes place, it does not go into the technological or
historical factors that make each industry different from others. In this course, contrary to the industrialorganization , we will focus on the characteristics and dynamics of multiple industries and analyses theirpositions and features from theoretical and historical perspectives.
Note#1: For students in the GLOCAL program, this course is one of three elective core courses (two of thethree designated courses must be taken during the fall/winter semester)Note#2: Some classes with outside guest speakers are offered online (not by recorded contents, but by
simultaneous interactive online classes).

[Course objectives]
Students will develop an understanding of the basic analytical concepts used in the field of industry studies,industrial dynamics and industry history, and the basic elements that define the dynamics andcompetitiveness of industries. They will also be able to understand why and how industries have changed
over time, how this has changed the competitive conditions, and how economic agents in different countries
and regions have had to respond. Based on this, students will acquire the ability to formulate and analyze
their own hypotheses.
[Course schedule and contents]
In this class, Prof. Kurosawa and Prof. Tanaka will be in charge of the entire class, while researchers fromother universities will be invited as guest lecturers for specific cases of individual industries.
This course consists of five classes (labeled "Theory" below) on theoretical issues, general frameworks ofanalysis, phenomena across many industries, comparative issues among different industries, and relationships
among multiple industries, and eight classes ("Case" below) on individual industries that serve as examples ofimportant concepts and issues.
1.(Oct. 7) Introduction: Ontology of the industry. What is industry? Why industry matters?
2.(Oct. 15) [Theory #1] Industry heterogeneity and boundaries of industries: intra-industry relationship; interindustry relationship; alternative concepts; SIC; M. Porter s DiamondContinue to Industries and Global Competition (2)↓↓↓68

Industries and Global Competition (2)3.(Oct. 21) [Theory #2] Temporal dimension of the industry: diverse lifecycles, innovation.
4.(Oct. 28) [Theory #3] Spatial dimension of the industry: industrial geography; global value chain; clustering,national innovation system and competitiveness.
5.(Nov. 11) [Theory #4] Principles of Manufacturing: Why manufacturing now? Goods and services;heterogeneity in manufacturing; processing and assembly; theory of production system.
6.(Nov. 18) [Case #1] Automobile Part 1 [Prof. Li]: Production system of the assembly industry: history &key issues
7.(Nov. 25) [Case #2] Automobile Part 2 [Prof. Li]: De-maturation of technology & products; emerging
economy as markets
8.(Dec. 2)[Case #3] Steel: The evolution of a capital-intensive industry
9.(Dec.9)[Case #4] PC/Smartphone & Semiconductor [Prof. Kawakami] Dynamism of high-tech devices andend products; GVC; RD case of Taiwan
10.(Dec.16)[Theory #5] Principles of service industries and industrial dynamics of digitization
11.(Dec.23)[Case #5] Retail Part-1 [Dr. Shi] Dynamics of retail formats: historical trajectory & theory
12.(Jan.6)[Case #6] Retail Part-2 [Dr. Shi] E-commerce and the changing boundary of industries
13.(Jan.15)[Case #7] Fashion & luxury [Prof. Donze] From manufacturing to branding & storytelling
14.(Jan.20)[Case #8] Healthcare [Prof. Donze] Interaction among technology & public policy
15.(TBD) Feedbacks*The exact contents and sequence of the above are subject to minor variation.
[Course requirements]
No prerequisite knowledge or skill required other than English language ability sufficient to interact actively
in class.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Methods of evaluation: There will be no examination at the end of the semester, but students will be
evaluated based on their performance during the semester as below:-Three short analytical essays [2000 words writing each for #1-4, #5-9, #10-14] (75%)- Contributing to in-class discussions (10%)-Short Reflection (up to 200 words) using the feedback sheet after class [every 2-3 weeks] (15 %)Policy (viewpoints) of evaluation: Whether the student can understand and use the basic concepts of each
module. Criterion: Whether the student can understand and analyze industry-related articles in economic andbusiness journalism from a scholarly and critical perspective.
[Textbooks]
No specific textbook is used. However, one or two pieces of mandatory reading material and several otherrelated references will be assigned for each class. You are required to read the former before the class.
These materials will be uploaded to the PandA resource section at least one week before the class.

[References, etc.]（Reference books）
As indicated in the textbook section above, references for each session will be announced in PandA. The
following is a partial list.
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Industries and Global Competition (3)1.Kurosawa, T. (2018). Introduction. Industry History: Its Concepts and Methods in: Industries andGlobal Competition : A History of Business Beyond Borders, edited by Bram Bouwens, Pierre-Yves Donze;
and Takafumi Kurosawa, Routledge, New York, pp. 1- 24. https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/
22355
2.Kaplinsky, R. (2015). Global value chains: where they came from, where they are going and why this isimportant in Routledge Handbook of Industry and Development, edited by John Weiss, and Michael Tribe,
Taylor & Francis Group, pp.184-203
3.Hollander, S. C. (1960). The wheel of retailing in Journal of Marketing, 25(1), 37-42.
4. Donze;, P.-Y. & Fujioka R. (2020). The Formation of a Technology-Based Fashion System, 1945-1990:
The Sources of the Lost Competitiveness of Japanese Apparel Companies in Enterprise & Society, online
pre-publication, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/enterprise-and-society/article/formation-of-atechnologybased-fashion-system-19451990-the-sources-of-the-lost-competitiveness-of-japanese-apparelcompanies/083B0F626BA81F23804EE9DAC6A3A1E8
5. Tanaka, A & Wang Y. (2023). Procurement Systems and Industry Dynamics: The Case of the Steel
Industry in Oxford Handbook of Industry Dynamics, Oxford University Press, online publication, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190933463.013.11[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]【Learning before class】 For each module, several references (journal articles, handbook chapters, etc.) will
be assigned. These references will be uploaded to PandA at least two weeks before the class. Participating
students are expected to read these references in advance based on the instructions of the instructor of each
module before attending the class. Students will be asked to submit a brief comment/questionnaire based on
their prior reading by the day before each class.
【Learning after class】 After the class, students will be asked to submit a feedback sheet that includes avery brief assignment asking them to reflect on the content of the class.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
If it can be done in a short time, it should be done after class. For other cases, appointments should be madeindividually.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

70Course code

A423000※For Master's Student

Course title

Instructor's(and course Intermediate Academic Writing and Presentation name, job title,
title inIntermediate Academic Writing and Presentation and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,IVINGS，Steven

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
Seminarand
Tue.2
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course is aimed at first-year MA students who are not native or near-native English speakers. The course
provides a practical introduction to the main rules and principals for effective academic communication in
English both in written and in spoken form. The course aims at developing student s skills in writing
academic papers and delivering presentations. Throughout the course students are actively engaged in various
activities and exercises which help them to acquire knowledge of these critical skills and then to put them into
practice. Topics include how to plan and structure academic papers; how to pose/frame research questions;
how to provide a critical analysis in writing; how to put together a convincing argument; how to integrate
supporting evidence; and how to communicate their core ideas orally and in written form.
[Course objectives]
Familiarizing students with the core knowledge and techniques in academic communication, and developing
their practical skills in this regard, so that they can gain the confidence and know-how necessary to write
academic papers to a high standard and give presentations at international conferences in English.
[Course schedule and contents]
This course will be taught once or twice a week in October, in early November, December, and January.
Week 1: Introduction & Structuring Writing
Week 2: Organizing Information and Evidence & Developing an Analytical Writing Style
Week 3: Writing Abstracts, Introductions & Conclusions
Week 4: Literature Reviews
Week 5: Editing, Referencing & Avoiding Plagiarism
Week 6: How to Give an Effective Presentation
Week 7-8 (double session): Student Presentation Practice
Week 9-10 (double session) : Student Presentation Practice
Week 11-12 (double session): Writing Groups
Week 13-14 (double session): Writing Groups
Week 15: Feedback session
The above is subject to minor variation. Many/most of the sessions will take place together with theAdvanced Academic Writing class, i.e. Tuesday 3rd period, and only occasion on Tuesday 2nd period.
[Course requirements]
Participants are required to actively engage in discussion and exercises throughout the course in which they
develop an academic paper week-by-week. At the end of the course student s make a short presentation ofContinue to Intermediate Academic Writing and Presentation (2)↓↓↓71

Course code

A916000

Course title(and course International Academic Presentation
title inInternational Academic Presentation
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,IVINGS，Steven

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Spring semester

Days
and
Intensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
Giving a presentation at an international workshop provides an important platform for students to develop
their oral presentation skills and streamline their means of communication. It also provides them with anexcellent opportunity to interact and discuss with scholars on subjects from various fields of interest. This
will in turn enable students to connect their disciplinary field of studies to the new ideas they have learned,
and thereby help them enhance their academic performance and research excellence. This ad-hoc course isorganised with these novel aims in mind.
[Course objectives]
Students are expected to acquire valuable experience and skills in preparing and presenting content from theirresearch project at an international and academic setting.
[Course schedule and contents]
Registration for this course is limited to students who are going to participate and present a paper (at leastonce) at an international academic conference or international graduate workshop, held in Japan or abroad.
International students are allowed to count their participation and presentation at a domestic academic
conference or graduate workshop held in Japan, however, in such cases participation is required on two or
more occasions.
[Course requirements]
Students are required to give one or two presentations at relevant international workshops. Before and after
the presentation, students are required to get advice from their own supervisor(s) and, if needed, from the
instructors. Students are also required to submit their presentation and completion report to the supervisors aswell as the instructors afterward. It is possible to register the course and obtain credit up to twice; however,these separate registrations must be in different years/semesters.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
This course requires ex-post registration. Paper presentation, incl. preparation (50%) / Completion report(50%).

Make sure to contact the person in charge of this course before your presentation both to: 1) express yourintention to register and 2) to receive feedback on presentation.
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International Academic Presentation (2)[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
For preparation, students are required to discuss with and get feedback from their supervisor(s) and, from the
instructor(s).
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）＊Unfortunately, it is not possible to register for this course during the enrollment period. Students who wish
to enrol and receive credit from this course are advised to contact the responsible instructors in order tocomplete the necessary (registration) procedures.
Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail to the instructors for an appointment.
* Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

73Intermediate Academic Writing and Presentation (2)their paper to fellow classmates and participate in a writing group.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Students are evaluated based on course exercises (50%) and final paper (50%). Course exercises include shortwriting assignments, a 10-minute presentation, and active participation in discussion.
[Textbooks]
Not fixed[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students submit weekly homework and work on a paper and presentation throughout the course. This will
include both in-class work and preparation at home.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Appointments can be made with the instructor via email.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

74Course code

A916001

Course title(and course International Academic Presentation
title inInternational Academic Presentation
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,IVINGS，Steven

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Autumn semester

Days
and
Intensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
Giving a presentation at an international workshop provides an important platform for students to develop
their oral presentation skills and streamline their means of communication. It also provides them with anexcellent opportunity to interact and discuss with scholars on subjects from various fields of interest. This
will in turn enable students to connect their disciplinary field of studies to the new ideas they have learned,
and thereby help them enhance their academic performance and research excellence. This ad-hoc course isorganised with these novel aims in mind.
[Course objectives]
Students are expected to acquire valuable experience and skills in preparing and presenting content from theirresearch project at an international and academic setting.
[Course schedule and contents]
Registration for this course is limited to students who are going to participate and present a paper (at leastonce) at an international academic conference or international graduate workshop, held in Japan or abroad.
International students are allowed to count their participation and presentation at a domestic academic
conference or graduate workshop held in Japan, however, in such cases participation is required on two or
more occasions.
[Course requirements]
Students are required to give one or two presentations at relevant international workshops. Before and after
the presentation, students are required to get advice from their own supervisor(s) and, if needed, from the
instructors. Students are also required to submit their presentation and completion report to the supervisors aswell as the instructors afterward. It is possible to register the course and obtain credit up to twice; however,these separate registrations must be in different years/semesters.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
This course requires ex-post registration. Paper presentation, incl. preparation (50%) / Completion report(50%).

Make sure to contact the person in charge of this course before your presentation both to: 1) express yourintention to register and 2) to receive feedback on presentation.
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International Academic Presentation (2)[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
For preparation, students are required to discuss with and get feedback from their supervisor(s) and, from the
instructor(s).
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）＊Unfortunately, it is not possible to register for this course during the enrollment period. Students who wish
to enrol and receive credit from this course are advised to contact the responsible instructors in order tocomplete the necessary (registration) procedures.
Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail to the instructors for an appointment.
* Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.
Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

76Course code

A594000

Course title(and course International Agribusiness Studies
title inInternational Agribusiness Studies
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
LectureandMon.3,4 隔週開講Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course is designed also for a group of students who are supervised by the instructor and therefore
continuously attend the course over several years. A consistent and overarching theme of this course is how
to investigate and understand the power of business as a political actor, especially the role of multinational
corporations vis-a-vis the role of states and civil society actors. In 2019 and 2020, this course provided acomprehensive analysis of social, economic, political, cultural, and environmental issues surrounding specificagricultural products along the agri-food value chains (a global flow of the food from upstream todownstream across borders). In 2021, we turned our attention to one of the ongoing structural processes withprofound influences on agri-food systems and rural economies around the world: financialisation. In 2022, weread together articles on the political economy of healthy and sustainable food systems published inInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management as a special issue on Political Economy of Food
Systems. They include several systemic review articles using various methods of literature search, review,
and analysis, while some others use narrative review methods to analyse policy making and governanceprocesses. Through reading these articles, we learned how to conduct qualitative literature reviews andnarrative analyses as well. In 2023, we again turned our eyes to a rather broader framework, or research
agenda, to explore the pressing issues that confront food systems and the emerging responses to them: fromthe contribution of food production to climate breakdown to the emergence of regionalised and regenerative
food systems; from the contribution of alternative proteins in dietary change to the potential of digital
agriculture in sustainability transition; from the persistence of food poverty to the development of urban foodsystems; etc.
Tackling these topics in the past years, what we kept in mind in our review and discussion was power
relations within and behind the process of agri-food business development and transformation; how powerfulbusiness actors are able to exert a direct and indirect influence on the process of international and national
policy making (agenda setting) and governance of agri-food systems.
In this semester, our focus will be on emerging agri-food technological innovations: datafication ofagriculture, such as precision agriculture, alternative proteins, and gene editing, especially attending tohistorical, political-economic, and cultural-ideational contexts in which novel technologies (and the scientificknowledge supporting and embodied in these particular technical forms) are designed, produced, and applied.
Our interest is not only in the content of technologies and impacts of corporate activities, but rather in the
power of discourses and narratives surrounding decontextualised , "futurism" and "techno-fix"orientation. Here, again, we will be looking into power relations within and behind the highly-politicalprocess of technology development that tend to be obscured and made invisible due to the seeming purity andneutrality of the data, and its promissory narratives (or imaginaries) .
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International Agribusiness Studies (2)[Course objectives]
By reading the literature and actively participating in discussions, by the end of this course you should be
able to have a deep understanding, theoretical conceptualisation and critical/reflective insights into the current
state of the global food system, the processes and mechanisms of food system governance and the role ofpowerful political and business actors: how and in what way they are able to exert their influence on foodsystems governance, including the governance of agri-food technologies; and if and how it is possible tochallenge such a hegemonic regime and bring the governance of food systems and the process of knowledge
production and applications more democratic and genuinely participatory.
[Course schedule and contents]
Textbook A: David Goodman (2023) Transforming Agriculture and Foodways: The Digital-MolecularConvergence. Bristol University Press.
Textbook B: Kelly Bronson (2022) The Immaculate Conception of Data: Agribusiness, Activists, and Their
Shared Politics of the Future. McGill-Queen s University Press.
[Week 1 - April 8] Guidance / A1. Technological Convergence and Change in Modern Food Systems[Week 2-3 - April 22] A2. Precision Agriculture: Big Data Analytics, Farm Support Platforms andConcentration in the AgTech Space / A3. Precision Agriculture: Adoption, Re-scripting , Farmer Identity,
Path Dependence and Appropriationism 4.0[Week 4-5 - May 13] A4. Alternative Proteins: Bio-mimicry, Structuring the New Protein Industry.
Promissory Narratives . and Substitutionism 4.0 / A5. The failed Promises of the Seed-Chemical
Complex, CRISPR and Gene Editing, and Regulatory Capture[Week 6-7 - May 27] A6. Between Physical Space and Digital Space: Changing Patterns of Food
Provisioning, COVID-19 and Platform Capitalism / A7. Conclusion and Postscript: Continuities in Change
and Lost Opportunities[Week 8-9 - June 10] B1. Facebook, Google, and … Monsanto? / B2. Revolutions, Disruptions, and the
Future of Farming[Week 10-11 - June 24] B3. Appropriate, Open, and Alternative / B4. The Immaculate Conception of Data
[Week 12-13 - July 8] B5. The Politics of Digital Farm Technologies / several book reviews[Week 14-15 - July 22] Wrap-up discussion
Basic rules in class- One or two students are assigned to prepare a summary presentation of book chapter(s) or journal papers,
including questions, reflections, and some points for discussion- Summary part of the presentation should not be detailed too much
- Handout (a summary, questions and discussion points) needs to be circulated via email (ias-kyotou@

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International Agribusiness Studies (3)googlegroups.com) 2-3 days beforehand- A student who will be assigned for the next class is appointed to be a facilitator, who introduces
presentation(s), manage time, collects, and organises questions and points for discussion, and facilitate
discussion- All the participants are required to actively join the discussion- Anybody can present anything additional but closely relevant to the chapter(s) with or without a handout[Course requirements]
No prerequisite knowledge or skill required other than English language ability sufficient to interact actively
in class.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grading will be carried out on a basis of active class participation (70%) and assignment presentation/report(30%).
[Textbooks]
David Goodman 『Transforming Agriculture and Foodways: The Digital-Molecular Convergence』（
Bristol University Press, 2023）ISBN:978-1529231465
Kelly Bronson 『The Immaculate Conception of Data: Agribusiness, Activists, and Their Shared Politics ofthe Future』（McGill-Queen s University Press, 2022）ISBN:9780228011224
Reading materials will be made available in advance through the course mailing list and/or a cloud system (e.
g. Google Drive).
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Recommended reading materials will be made available in advance as well as in class through the course
mailing list and/or a cloud system (e.g. Google Drive).
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are required to read assigned book chapters for each class as well as other relevant reading materials
so that they will be able to actively participate in discussions.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Please note that this course is designed for research masters and PhD students of the Graduate School of
Economics, mainly those of East Asia Sustainable Economic Development Studies Course. Therefore, thestyle and structure of the classes could be different from those offered at the Business School.
The schedule of the classes is not yet fixed. Basically, the classes are offered on alternate Mondays, from 13:
30 to 16:30.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

79Course code

A211000

Course title

Instructor's(and course International Development Assistance Policy name, job title,
title inInternational Development Assistance Policy and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research
Program-Specific Assistant Professor,KOBAYASHI MAI

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
LectureandWed.4,5 隔週講義Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This semi-intensive course provides students with an overview to Japan's diverse approaches to international
development assistance in both policy and practice. The course will be organized around guest lecturers fromthe Japanese government, business sector, and civil society organizations who will share their personal
experiences and insights of actual developmental projects on the ground.
The course will allow students to learn about development practices first-hand, in collaboration with theJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under the Development Studies Programme.
Coursework will include in-class exercises, class discussions, take-home assignments, and/or group work tobuild students' ability to understand, analyze, and apply new perspectives and knowledge.
[Course objectives]
Students can expect to gain:- A critically informed overview of Japan's international development assistance, policy-making, andpractices, locating policy agendas in both a historical and global contexts.
- A critical perspectives of and engagement with key policy-making and intervention issues in theinternational assistance arena.
- An ability to apply the knowledge acquired during the course to assess actual development issues.
[Course schedule and contents]
Course introduction and feedback will be done via Kulasis and PandA. The actual lectures are expected tostart on Nov 29, 2023, and end on Jan 17, 2024. Lectures are scheduled on Wednesdays from 15:00 to 18:15.
The duration of each session is 3 hours (with breaks).
- Week 0: Introduction - Course overview (via the platform)- Week 1: History of Japan's ODA, policies and programs; introduction of JICA (Guest lecturer from JICA)- Week 2: JICA's priority and operation framework; introduction of selected projects operated by JICA; JICA'
s approach to development compared to other donors; JICA's outlook and future agenda (Guest lecturer fromJICA)
- Week 3: Roles of the private sector in sustainable development (1) (Guest lecturer from a private company)- Week 4: Roles of the private sector in sustainable development (2) (Guest lecturer from a private company)
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International Development Assistance Policy(2)- Week 5: Strengths and limitations of ODA: Case studies in Southeast Asia (Guest lecturer from anongovernmental organization)- Week 6: Strengths and limitations of ODA: Case studies in Africa (Guest lecturer from a non-governmentalorganization)- Week 7: Course Feedback (via the platform)[Course requirements]
None[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grades will be based on the following:- Active class participation (credit will not be given for more than two absences) - 20% of final grade.
- three short feedback essays (500 words) to be completed by each individual, submitted after each block* oflecture - 40% of the final grade. (* Block 1: JICA lectures, Block 2: lectures from business entities, Block 3:
lectures from NGOs)- one final essay (1,500 words) to be completed individually or in a small group (2-3 people) after the course
is completed - 40% of the final grade.
There are two options to complete the final project:
Option 1: Write a pitch (proposal) for a development project that you would hypothetically present to one of
the course lecturers. For example, you could choose a problem that was raised during one of the classes andpropose a solution. You could also present a project or idea that you think would solve an issue or problem
that you are interested in. Your pitch should include a succinct description of the project, which lecturer(s)you would hypothetically present it to and why; and, how you think the lecturer would react to your ideas.
Option 2: Write an argumentative essay about which lecture was the most interesting or the most convincing.
The article must include a set of reasons supported by evidence (facts) from the classes. Evidence can bewhat a lecturer said, the materials that s/he used during the lecture, and/or how they were presented.
[Textbooks]
Instructed during classassigned reading will be provided for some classes.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Currie-Alder, Bruce, Ravi Kanbur, David M. Malone, and Rohinton Medhora 『International development :ideas, experience, and prospects』（Oxford : Oxford University Press）ISBN:9780199671656
Veltmeyer, Henry and Paul Bowles 『The essential guide to critical development studies』（New York, NY: Routledge）ISBN:9781138049970

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International Development Assistance Policy(3)[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are expected to review the reading materials before coming to class.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

82

Course code

A650000

Course title

Instructor's(and course International Human Resource Management name, job title,
title inInternational Human Resource Management and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Management
Professor,SEKIGUCHI TOMOKI

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Spring semester

Days
LectureandIntensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]*** This course will be taught by Professor Jie Li （Xi an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Associate
Professor).
This course aims to introduce key concepts concerning human resource management in an international
context. Through understanding how external and internal environments influence human resource
management and its impact on organizational performance, students will be able to analyze the complex
nature of managing human resources across border and explain how multinational corporations (MNCs) caneffectively manage their employment relations.
[Course objectives]
On successful completion of this course you will be able to:(1) Critically analyze the impact of contemporary issues and global imperatives on HR concepts, policies andpractices in MNCs;(2) Apply concepts and knowledge about the range of HR functions to the deployment of expatriate
employees on international assignments;(3) Compare and explain a variety of strategic approaches to the talent management in MNCs.
[Course schedule and contents]
1. Introduction and course overview
This introduction shows the teaching plan and arrangement of this course. What topics are included in IHRM
will be introduced.
2. Globalization and its impact on HRM
Key HRM challenges facing organizations working internationally
Key features of the three main approaches to IHRM
3. National and organizational culture
What is culture
The major cultural frameworks
4. Cross-cultural HRM
Convergence and divergence paradigms
Similarity and difference in HRM practice across countries
5. International talent acquisition and management
The roles of regional issues in the area of recruitment and selection
The most marked differences between countries in recruitment and selection practice in cultural terms
6. Diversity and multiculturalism
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International Human Resource Management (2)Diversity and multiculturalism in MNCs
Strengths and weaknesses of various forms of diversity initiatives in MNCs
Challenges in managing multicultural teams
7. Language in MNCs
This session will introduce the development of corporate language in the international business.
8. Expatriate assignments
The relationship between international assignments and organizations international strategy
Measuring the performance of expatriates
9. Performance management and rewards
The background of performance management and its western origins
The impact of culture and context on performance management
10. Learning, training, and development
Institutional and cultural factors that influence training and development
11. Working with labor unions
American factory caseIndustrial relations and labor unions
12. Integrating global HRM practices
Balance between global integration and local responsivenessThe impact of country of origin and country of operation on global HRM integration
13. New research findings in IHRM
This session will introduce some latest findings in the leading IHRM journals.
14. Course wrap up
15. Student presentations[Course requirements]
None[Evaluation methods and policy]
Lectures, examples, short exercises and case studies (100 points). This course will require personal work inaddition to the class hours. Evaluation will be based on the capabilities to understand the main issues in thedomain of international human resource management and interpret some simplified examples from the "reallife".
[Textbooks]
Chris Brewster, Elizabeth Houldsworth, Paul Sparrow & Guy Vernon. 『International Human Resource
Management (4th edition).』（CIPD-Kogan Page）[References, etc.]（Reference books）
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International Human Resource Management (3)[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Reading materials will be provided by the instructor.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

85

Course code

A595000

Course title

Instructor's(and course International Political Economy of Agriculture name, job title,
title inInternational Political Economy of Agriculture and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
LectureandMon.3,4 隔週開講Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course provides a comprehensive and critical view on the development and current state-of-affairs ofagriculture and food governance at the global, national, and local levels, by referring to various theoreticalframeworks and concepts of international political economy and agri-food sociology and geography,
especially with a focus on the unequal power relations between various actors. We will discuss issues andprospects of agriculture and food governance from the perspectives of sustainable development .
Since this course is designed also for a group of students who are supervised by the instructor and therefore
continuously attend the course over several years, it would be better to share the themes of the course in theprevious years before introducing the theme in 2024. In 2021, our focus was on the concept of "food as acommons" that has re-emerged as a transformative narrative and framing to challenge the mainstream
paradigm of food as a commodity, to broaden our imagination to explore and practice alternative paradigm offood and food systems. In 2022, we read the Handbook of Critical Agrarian Studies together to learn origins,concepts and methodologies of critical agrarian studies, a field of research that unites scholars from various
disciplines concerned with understanding the process of agrarian change: the processes, implications, andlimitations of pervasive capitalist penetration into the agricultural sector and rural livelihoods and landscapes.
In each 2-period class, we picked up three to four chapters of the Handbook that consists of 72 chapters intotal. In 2023, we turned our eyes to urban food governance as a space and means of transforming foodsystems globally as well as locally/regionally. Although it is in rural areas where our food is mainly produced,
scholarly and policy attention is gradually drawn to urban and city regions as an important arena for making
and implementing food policy. We learnt histories, concepts, and practices of urban food governance throughcase studies of plans, policies, and programmes implemented in different contexts.
We have often come across the question of how alternatives emerge and are constructed; and if and in what
way they can demonstrate and realize their transformative potential (e.g. challenging and transforming thedominant food regime towards more just and sustainable food systems and bringing about social change atlarge). Therefore, in 2024, we will deepen the understanding, broaden the horizon, and enrich the imaginaryof alternatives and futures of our agri-food systems through learning diverse practices, theories, andpolitics around the two most significant concepts of agri-food transformations: alternative food networks(AFNs) and agroecology.

[Course objectives]
Through this course, students will acquire critical and interdisciplinary approaches to social, economic,
political, cultural, and environmental issues surrounding agriculture and food, and gain insight into
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International Political Economy of Agriculture (2)fundamental social science issues such as
and power of discourse .

structure and agency ,commodification and alienation ,[Course schedule and contents]
Every year, textbooks used in this course are different, but we use either introductory books with highinternational recognition for textbooks so that even beginners of agri-food studies or international political
economy and sociology can learn effectively, or handbook-style books with theoretically and conceptually
elaborated introduction chapter and well-structured chapters that cover most of important issues and problems
and include rich case studies. In the past years, we read the following books together:[2019] Jason Konefal & Maki Hatanaka, eds., Twenty Lessons in the Sociology of Food and Agriculture,
Oxford UP, 2019.
[2020] Jessica Duncan, Michael Carolan & Johannes S.C. Wiskerke, eds., Routledge Handbook of
Sustainable and Regenerative Food Systems, Routledge, 2020.
[2021] Jose Louis Vivero-Pol, Tomaso Ferrando, Olivier De Schutter & Ugo Mattei, eds., Routledge
Handbook of Food as a Commons, Routledge, 2018.
[2022] H. Akram-Lodhi, Kristina Dietz, Bettina Engels and Ben M. McKay, eds., Handbook of CriticalAgrarian Studies, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021.
[2023] Ana Moragues-Faus, Jill K. Clark, Jane Battersby, Anna Davies, eds., Routledge Handbook of Urban
Food Governance, Routledge, 2023.
In this semester, however, we will read the following highly specialised books.
[A] Ferne Edwards, Food Resistance Movements: Journeying Through Alternative Food Networks, Palgrave
Macmillan, 2023.
[B] Colin Ray Anderson, Janneke Bruil, M. Jahi Chappel, Csilla Kiss, and Michel Patrick Pimbert,
Agroecology Now! Transformations Towards More Just and Sustainable Food Systems, Palgrave Macmillan,
2021.
[Week 1 | 7 Oct] Guidance and Introduction[Week 2-3 | 21 Oct] A1. Introducing Food Resistance Movements / A2. Food Waste Activism in Australia[Week 4-5 | 11 Nov] A3. The Food Sovereignty Movement in Venezuela / A4. Autonomous Food Spaces inCatalonia[Week 6-7 | 25 Nov] A5. Reflections on Food System Transitions / A6. Future Directions for Food Resistance
Movements[Week 8-9 | 9 Dec] B1. Introduction / B2. Origins, Benefits and the Political Basis of Agroecology / B3.
Conceptualizing Processes of Agroecological Transformations[Week 10-11 | 23 Dec] B4. Domain A: Rights and Access to Nature / B5. Domain B: Knowledge and Culture/ B6. Domain C: Systems of Economic Exchange[Week 12-13 | 6 Jan] B7. Domain D: Networks / B8. Domain E: Equity / B9. Domain F: Discourse[Week 14-15 | 20 Jan] B10. Power, Governance and Agroecology Transformations / B11. Reflexive
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International Political Economy of Agriculture (3)Participatory Governance for Agroecological Transformations / B12. Conclusion[Week 16 | Jan 27] Wrap-up Discussion
Basic rules in class- One or two students are assigned to prepare a summary presentation of book chapter(s) or journal papers,
including questions, reflections and some points for discussion- Summary part of the presentation should not be detailed too much
- Handout (a summary, questions and discussion points) needs to be circulated via email (ipea-kyotou@
googlegroups.com) 2-3 days beforehand- A student who will be assigned for the next class is appointed to be a facilitator, who introduces
presentation(s), manage time, collects and organises questions and points for discussion, and facilitate
discussion- All the participants are required to actively join the discussion- Anybody can present anything additional but closely relevant to the chapter(s) with or without a handout[Course requirements]
No prerequisite knowledge or skill required other than English language ability sufficient to interact actively
in class.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grading will be carried out on a basis of active class participation (70%) and assignment presentation/report(30%).
[Textbooks]
Ferne Edwards 『Food Resistance Movements: Journeying Through Alternative Food Networks』（
Palgrave Macmillan, 2023）ISBN:9789811957949
Palgrave Macmillan, 2023 『Agroecology Now! Transformations Towards More Just and Sustainable Food
Systems』（Palgrave Macmillan, 2021）ISBN:9783030613143
Reading materials will be made available in advance through the course mailing list and/or a cloud system.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Jason Konefal and Maki Hatanaka eds. 『Twenty Lessons in the Sociology of Food and Agriculture』（
Oxford UP, 2019）ISBN:9780190662127
Jessica Duncan, Michael Carolan & Johannes S.C. Wiskerke, eds. 『Routledge Handbook of Sustainable andRegenerative Food Systems』（Routledge, 2020）
Jose Louis Vivero-Pol, Tomaso Ferrando, Olivier De Schutter & Ugo Mattei, eds. 『Routledge Handbook ofFood as a Commons』（Routledge, 2018）
H. Akram-Lodhi, Kristina Dietz, Bettina Engels and Ben M. McKay, eds. 『Handbook of Critical AgrarianStudies』（Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021）
Ana Moragues-Faus, Jill K. Clark, Jane Battersby, Anna Davies, eds. 『Routledge Handbook of Urban Food
Governance』（Routledge, 2023）ISBN:9780367518004
Recommended reading materials will be made available in advance as well as in class through the course
mailing list and/or a cloud system.
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International Political Economy of Agriculture (4)[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are required to read the assigned articles and book chapters for each class as well as other relevant
reading materials so that they will be able to actively participate in discussions.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail at hisano@econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp for an appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

89A908000Course code
Course title(and course Internshiptitle inInternship
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,IVINGS，Steven

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Spring semester

Days
lecture and field researchandIntensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The internship course aims to integrate the theory and practical skills/knowledge that students gained in
actual workplace, and to bring them comprehensive understandings on real economy. Details depend on eachcase, but the content of a participating internship program is required to fit into the general aim of the East
Asia Sustainable Economic Development Studies program. Please consult the instructor in advance.
[Course objectives]
Through professional responsibilites, students are expected to develop practical skill and gain broad
knowledge outside the classroom.
[Course schedule and contents]
Requirements:
1) The duration of an internship must be more than 10 full working days.
2) Each participant must submit a registration form which includes the outline of the internship, as well as a
final report to the instructor.
*Please contact the instructor for a registration form.
3) His/her internship supervisor must submit an evaluation of the student to the instructor.
[Course requirements]
A participant should be a regular student of International Graduate Programme for East Asia Sustainable
Development Studies.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
In order to receive a passing grade and gain credits in the Internship course, students are required to fulfill thefollowing conditions:
1) Each student must get approval from his/her supervisor(s) and the course instructors before taking part in
an internship program.
2) Each student must be working as a full/part-time position.
3) The total number of on-the job hours must be at least more than 10 full working days (e.g. two-week
fulltime internship, or one-month half-day internship). Grading depends on the basis of a final reportsubmitted by the student and an evaluation report submitted by his/her internship supervisor.
4) Each student must submit to the instructors (i) the outline of the internship (registration form); (ii) a final
report of his/her own; and (iii) an evaluation report written by his/her internship supervisor at the hostorganization, after finishing the internship.
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Internship(2)[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Relevant materials will be distributed if necessary.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are expected to find internship opportunities by themselves.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
By appointment*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

91A908001

Course code
Course title(and course Internshiptitle inInternship
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,IVINGS，Steven

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Autumn semester

Days
lecture and field researchandIntensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The internship course aims to integrate the theory and practical skills/knowledge that students gained in
actual workplace, and to bring them comprehensive understandings on real economy. Details depend on eachcase, but the content of a participating internship program is required to fit into the general aim of the East
Asia Sustainable Economic Development Studies program. Please consult the instructor in advance.
[Course objectives]
Through professional responsibilities, students are expected to develop practical skill and gain broad
knowledge outside the classroom.
[Course schedule and contents]
Requirements:
1) The duration of an internship must be more than 10 full working days.
2) Each participant must submit a registration form which includes the outline of the internship, as well as a
final report to the instructor.
*Please contact the instructor for a registration form.
3) His/her internship supervisor must submit an evaluation of the student to the instructor.
[Course requirements]
A participant should be a regular student of International Graduate Programme for East Asia Sustainable
Development Studies.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
In order to receive a passing grade and gain credits in the Internship course, students are required to fulfill thefollowing conditions:
1) Each student must get approval from his/her supervisor(s) and the course instructors before taking part in
an internship program.
2) Each student must be working as a full/part-time position.
3) The total number of on-the job hours must be at least more than 10 full working days (e.g. two-week fulltime internship, or one-month half-day internship). Grading depends on the basis of a final report submitted
by the student and an evaluation report submitted by his/her internship supervisor.
4) Each student must submit to the instructors (i) the outline of the internship (registration form); (ii) a final
report of his/her own; and (iii) an evaluation report written by his/her internship supervisor at the hostorganization, after finishing the internship.
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Internship(2)[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Relevant materials will be distributed if necessary.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are expected to find internship opportunities by themselves.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
By appointment*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

93

Course code

A417000

Course title(and course Introduction to East Asian Economies
title inIntroduction to East Asian Economies
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,YANO GO
大阪学院大学国際センター 所長 教授
NAKANO TAMOTSU
Part-time Lecturer,TAZOE ATSUSHI
桃山学院大学経済学部 准教授
LI CHEN

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
LectureandFri.3 不定期 Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
East Asia has various types of economies, for example transitional economy, planning economy,
development economy and market economy. By introducing these economies, we learn that we need various
type of approach including Marxist economics, transitional economics, and development economics.
Therefore, professors will not only introduce East Asian economies but also teach the basic points of suchapproaches.
[Course objectives]
It can be expected that participant students obtain basic knowledge and analytical framework to understandEast Asian economies in the context of social sciences.
[Course schedule and contents]
Prof. Yano: Oct 11, Nov 29, Dec 6, Dec 13, Dec 20, Jan 17(3rd period)
Prof. Nakano: Dec 14(Sat, 3rd-5th period) /Dec 15(Sun, 3rd-4th period)
Prof. Li : Dec 21(Sat, 3rd-5th period)
Prof. TAZOE: Jan 11(Sat, 3rd-5th period)-------------------------------------------------------------------------Professor Yano provides lectures on the following topics below.
1)Macro view on Chinese Economy: Investment
2)Modern Economic History in China
3)Economic Reform in China
4)Industrialization in China
5)Transitional Economics as a framework to analyze China
Professor Nakano provides lectures on the following topics below.
6)East Asia from the US Viewpoint
7)East Asia in International Organizations
8)Cooperative security in East Asia: How to resolve the issue of North Korea
9)A Grand Design for Northeast Asia: Multilateral: Cooperation and Physical Integration
Professor Li provides lectures on the following topics below.
10) China's economy: The role in the Asian economy
11) China's economy: Current economic problems in China
12) China's 2009#82112050 economic growth: A projection using the Marxian Optimal Growth Model
Professor Tazoe provides lectures on the following topics below.
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Introduction to East Asian Economies(2)13)Economic History of Japan
14)Similarity of the East Asian Three Countries15)Comparative analyses of the East Asian Economies[Course requirements]
None[Evaluation methods and policy]
Check the understanding level by discussion in each lecture(50%) And by the final reports(50%)[Textbooks]
Instructed during class[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
1. Participant students are supposed to check the contents of material for lecture before each round of lecture.
2. Participant students are strongly recommended to prepare for report writing even during the period whenlectures are conducted.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

95

Course code

A418000

Course title(and course Introduction to Field Research Methods
title inIntroduction to Field Research Methods
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research
Program-Specific Assistant Professor,KOBAYASHI MAI
Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research
Program-Specific Assistant Professor,LU Wanxue

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
Lectureand
Thu.2
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course has been designed to give participants the opportunity to explore and understand the theoreticalfoundations and practical knowledge about how fieldwork is conducted in the social sciences.
The central concern of this course is to introduce participants on how to conceptualize and carry out
fieldwork by learning about appropriate identification and application of methods and techniques; the benefits,challenges and risks associated with doing fieldwork; and the knowledge and techniques on how to avoid/
mitigate common problems, ways to organize, synthesize and process data, among others, for their research
work (current or future).
[Course objectives]
Participants can expect to gain insights into how fieldwork is used as a basis for writing up research work.
This course is mainly student-led, meaning that students will be expected to share their ideas, experiences andopinions during open discussions and small group work; as well as to design and carry out their own
fieldwork projects.
This course has also been designed to be project-centered, meaning that most sessions will revolve aroundequipping students with the knowledge and skills to complete the projects. By doing the projects, students can
expect to learn how to put the principles learned in the classroom into practice and thus building confidence
in using some of the most common methods and techniques used in fieldwork.
In addition to project work, the course will also include lectures, discussions, in-class exercises, take-homeassignments and group work. Course materials will be based on literature from the social sciences.
[Course schedule and contents]
WeekTopics
1Introduction: Course content & expectations
2What is fieldwork? Why do we do it?
3Getting ready for the first fieldwork: observational project
4Fieldwork (Observation)
5Observational fieldwork debriefing
6Interview research: introduction and methods
7Questionnaire survey: introduction and methods
8Research project: design and implementation
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Introduction to Field Research Methods(2)9Fieldwork (interviews)
10Fieldwork and/or transcribing interviews
11Interview fieldwork debriefing
12Data analysis and coding
13Report writing (introduction)
14Report writing
15 General feedback[Course requirements]
None[Evaluation methods and policy]
To maximize learning, it is expected that students attend classes, arrive on time, and come prepared toparticipate in the discussion. If one misses more than three classes and does not have a legitimate reason andsupporting evidence (such as a doctor's note), the course credit will not be issued.
In addition to classroom learning, students are required to complete and submit the following outputs:
1. Observational Research Project (30%) - small groups (2-3 people)
2. Interview Project (50%) - individual
3. Learning & Reflection Portfolio (20%) - individual
Assignment #1 Observational Research Project
Overview: Students will work in small groups to conduct observational research. Together, they will choose a
topic/issue, a site (only a public place), collect data via non-participant observation, and submit one fieldreport.
Purpose: To engage in field research quickly and to start using key skills that are part of doing fieldwork, (i.e.
planning, collecting data, writing field notes, analyzing data, etc.) and to experience common challenges andissues associated with doing field research.
Assignment #2 Interview or Survey Project
Overview: For this assignment, each student will either (A) conduct an open or semi structured interviews, or(B) a questionnaire survey to know more about an issue. Working individually, the task is to select a topic ofinterest, and either (A) develop an interview guide, arrange appointments, interview respondents, or (B)develop a questionnaire survey, distribute and collect the survey, analyze your findings, and submit a report.
Purpose: To practice developing an interview guide or questionnaire survey, to learn through asking
questions and listening, and to gain confidence in leading field research.
Assignment #3 Learning & Reflection Portfolio
Overview: Throughout the course, students will be expected to answer questions that will be assigned by the
instructor to facilitate a thorough understanding and critical reflection of key articles and books. Students'
answers will make up a portfolio that will be submitted to the instructor at the end of the course.
Purpose: To help students prepare for the following class, to keep track of what they have learned and topractice frequent reflection on what is learned throughout the course.

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Introduction to Field Research Methods(3)[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class
Readings will be made available through a cloud system (e.g. Dropbox). See course schedule (t.b.a.) for a
detailed reading list.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
The course requires extensive preparation outside the classroom.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

98Course code

A903000

Course title(and course Microeconomics
title inMicroeconomics
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2Part-time Lecturer,CHIBA SAORI

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
Lectureand
Thu.4
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course explores the consumer theory, the theory of firms, and the market equilibrium. We will first
analyze how consumers and firms make their economic decisions, how they interact through markets, andhow the market equilibrium outcome is determined under perfect competition. We will also argue welfare
implications of perfect competition. Thereafter, we will compare different market structures such as perfectcompetition and monopoly. We will finally evaluate the effectiveness of various economic policies such as
taxation and subsidization.
[Course objectives]
By the end of this course the participants are expected to:* Acquire theoretical and analytical tools to understand the behavior of consumers and firms.
* Derive the market demand and supply, and find the market equilibrium outcome.
* Assess the efficiency of economic outcomes.
* Compare different market structures.
* Critically argue possible economic policies.
[Course schedule and contents]
The course topics and schedule can change based on announcement.
1. Introduction (Week 1)* Basic Concepts and Definitions* Basic Mathematical Tools
2. Consumer Theory (Weeks 2-5)
* Preferences and Utility* Budget Constraints* Choice and Individual Demand* Market Demand and Consumer Surplus
3. Theory of the Firm (Weeks 6-9)
* Production Function and Profit Maximization* Cost Function and Cost Minimization* Firm Supply and Industry Supply
4. Markets and Welfare (Weeks 10-14)
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Microeconomics(2)* Perfect Competition and Market Equilibrium* Monopoly (including Price Discrimination)* Government Policy* Welfare Comparison
5. Feedback (Week 15)[Course requirements]
The knowledge of Introductory Microeconomics is assumed.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
There will be two assignments (around 60%) and an exam (around 40%). Further details will be announced
in class.
[Textbooks]
Hal R. Varian 『Intermediate Microeconomics (Ninth Edition)』（W. W. Norton & Company）ISBN:9780393920772（International Student Edition）
We will also use the lecturer's notes.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Michiro Kandori 『Mighty Microeconomics』（Cambridge University Press）ISBN:978-1-00-916108-4[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
The participants are expected to read the textbook and the reference book, review the lecture materials, andsolve exercises along the course.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Details will be announced in class.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

100Course code

A904000

Course title(and course Macroeconomics
title inMacroeconomics
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,NISHIYAMA SHINICHI

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
Lectureand
Wed.4
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This course covers standard intermediate-level macroeconomics, which consists of the classical theory, thegrowth theory, and the business cycle (Keynesian) theory. The course also covers some additional topics,
such as stabilization policy, government debt and budget deficits, and the financial system, in macroeconomic
theory and policy.
[Course objectives]
Students would be able to understand a variety of standard macroeconomic theories and use these concepts toanalyze macroeconomy and the effects of fiscal and monetary policies.
[Course schedule and contents]
The following schedule is subject to change.
Weeks 1-2: Introduction- The Science of Macroeconomics- The Data of Macroeconomics
Weeks 3-7: Classical Theory- National Income: Where It Comes From and Where It Goes
- The Monetary System: What It Is and How It Works- Inflation: Its Causes, Effects, and Social Costs- The Open Economy- Unemployment and the Labor Market
Weeks 8-10: Growth Theory- Capital Accumulation as a Source of Growth- Population Growth and Technological Progress- Growth Empirics and Policy
Weeks 11-14: Business Cycle (Keynesian) Theory- Introduction to Economic Fluctuations- Aggregate Demand: Building the IS-LM Model- Aggregate Demand: Applying the IS-LM Model- The Open Economy Revisited
Week 15: Feedback

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Macroeconomics(2)[Course requirements]
None[Evaluation methods and policy]
Evaluation will be based on four homework assignments (20 percent) and one final exam (80 percent),
following the guideline of the Graduate School of Economics.
[Textbooks]
N. Gregory Mankiw 『Macroeconomics (11th Edition)』（Worth Publishers）ISBN:978-1319466886[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Andrew B. Abel, Ben Bernanke, Dean Croushore 『Macroeconomics (Global 10th Edition)』（Pearson
Education）ISBN:978-1292318615
Charles I. Jones 『Macroeconomics (5th Edition)』（W W Norton & Co.）ISBN:978-0393417333
Stephen D. Williamson 『Macroeconomics (6th Edition)』（Pearson Education）ISBN:978-1292215761[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are strongly encouraged to attend all classes, ask questions in the classroom and during office hours,
and review the course material (textbooks, lecture slides, etc.) after each of the lectures.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

102

Course number

A623000

Course title(and course Multiple Perspectives on Management
title inMultiple Perspectives on Management
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

1

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,KUROSAWA TAKAFUMI

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Autumn semester

Days
LectureandIntensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]【This course is an international collaborative course that is being offered by GSE professors in collaboration
with Prof. Matthias Kipping (Professor of Policy [Business Strategy] at Schulich School of Business, York
University, Toronto). If you are registered in the Top Global Course certificate program, a minimum of two
credits from such course is one of the requirements for obtaining the certificate.】****************
Today "management" and "manager" are probably some of the most frequently used terms when describing
structured/organized human interaction and are no longer confined to the world of business but cover a wide
variety of spheres of activity. This course attempts to provide an overview over how and why "management"
has become so widely used as a term and as a concept. Rather than imposing a single vision of management,
the course looks critically at different ways to examine this important phenomenon and its expansion overtime and space (drawing on research by the instructor and many others). Students are expected to (i) do some
preparatory readings, (ii) participate actively in class discussions, and (iii) prepare a presentation to sharesome basic research about a management idea/fashion/practice.
[Course objectives]
The course aims to give students a concise but comprehensive overview of what "management" means andhow it became so important. More specifically, it tries to:- familiarize participants with a wide range of perspectives on "management"(drawing on the latest findings
from the relevant research);- get them to understand the main questions as well as assumptions adopted by these different perspectives;- make them realize how views within each perspective have changed over time and findings continue to bedebated.
The course also aims to help students further their own research-related skills, namely developing their abilityto:- identify and reproduce the main arguments from different authors;- critically evaluate the basic assumptions and research methods used by these authors;- conduct basic research and present its results in a clear and concise way.
[Course schedule and contents]
This course will be offered in the form of an intensive lecture over four weeks over 14 days class period set
between late November and mid-December. The specific dates and times for these 14 days will be announced
in Kulasis and PandA by October 1. The days and times of these classes will be set so that there will beminimal overlap with classes taught in English in the Graduate School of Economics and Graduate School ofContinue to Multiple Perspectives on Management(2)↓↓↓

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Multiple Perspectives on Management(2)Management.
Contents:
1. Defining management
Explores the linguistic terms "management"and "manager" and their evolution over time and space.
Preparation: Find formal definitions of both terms in English and equivalents in your own language (ifdifferent from English)
Background reading: Chapters 1 and 2 in Engwall et al. (2016)
2. Management as a practice
Provides an overview of the research on the evolution of management as being contingent on the changing
forms of organizations from the unitary (or U) to the multidivisional (or M) and network (or N-) form,
drawing on the work of Chandler and others.
Preparation: Read this brief note on Alfred Chandler (https://www.economist.com/node/13474552/print)
Background readings: Whittington et al. (1999); Kay (2002); Langlois (2004)
3. Management as an idea
Introduces the literature on the history of management and management thought and discusses to what extent
the historical development of management ideas is seen as progress or not and why.
Preparation: Read Some half-truths of management"; (http://www.mintzberg.org/blog/half-truthsmanagement)
Background readings: Barley and Kunda (1992); Stewart (2006); Kiechel (2012)
4. Management as a "fashion"
Looks at the recent research on the rapid succession of management fashions or "fads" and how these wereidentified and traced. Also shows how a small number of cases have been used to illustrate different
management principles over time.
Preparation: Read at least ONE of "The 8 Stupidest Management Fads of All Time"(https://www.cbsnews.
com/news/the-8-stupidest-management-fads-of-all-time/)
Background readings: Abrahamson (1996); Mair (1999)
5. Authorities on management
Examines in more detail the "fashion setting communities", i.e. the main actors that promote and disseminate
management ideas and practices, namely business schools, consultants and media, and how they obtained
their own legitimacy and expanded internationally.
Preparation: Read "Do McKinsey services deserve high fees?" (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2016/07/123_210388.html#)
Background readings: Chapters 3 and 16 in Engwall et al. (2016)
6. Managers as a social group/elite/class
Surveys the studies that have looked at management beyond single organizations in terms of their broader
economic, societal and cultural influence and power and discusses whether managers are a self-reproducing
elite and might be considered a "class".
Preparation: Read "'Managerial elite' immobilising Ireland" (https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/
managerial-elite-immobilising-ireland-26640690.html)
Background readings: Zunz (1990); Pettigrew (1992); Hartmann (2000)
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Multiple Perspectives on Management(3)7 and 8. Presentations and summary
Student presentations followed by a summary discussion of the main insights from the course in terms of thedifferent perspectives on management, their assumptions, research methods and findings.
Preparation: Prepare a 10-minute presentation of a management idea/fashion/practice of your choice (to beagreed with the instructor), based on your own research. The content of the presentation, the underlying
research and your ability to transmit your ideas to the audience will be evaluated.

[Course requirements]
English language ability sufficient to interact actively in class.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Class preparation and participation (40%), including a brief reflective quiz, and a 10-minute presentation andthe corresponding power point slide deck (60%), based on individual research (each marked out of 100 points)[Textbooks]********************:[References]
Abrahamson, E. (1996),'Management Fashion', Academy of Management Review 21 (1): 254-285
Barley, S. R. and Kunda, G. (1992),'Design and devotion: Surges of rational and normative ideologies ofcontrol in managerial discourse', Administrative Science Quarterly 37: 363-399.
Hartmann, M. (2000),'Class-specific habitus and the social reproduction of the business elite in Germany andFrance', The Sociological Review 48 (2): 262-282.
Kay, N. M. (2002),'Chandlerism in post‐war Europe: strategic and structural change in France, Germany
and the United Kingdom, 1950-1993: a comment', Industrial and Corporate Change 11 (1): 189-197.
Kiechel III, W. (2012),'The Management Century', Harvard Business Review 90 (11): 62-75.
Langlois, R. N. (2004), 'Chandler in a Larger Frame: Markets, Transaction Costs, and Organizational Form inHistory', Enterprise & Society 5 (3): 355-375.
Mair, A. (1999),'Learning from Honda', Journal of Management Studies 36 (1): 25-44
Pettigrew, A. M. (1992),'On Studying Managerial Elites', Strategic Management Journal 13: 163-182.
Stewart, M. (2006),'The Management Myth', The Atlantic, June.
Whittington, R., Mayer, M. and Curto, F. (1999), 'Chandlerism in Post-War Europe: Strategic and Structural
Change in France, Germany and the United Kingdom, 1950-1993', Industrial and Corporate Change 8 (3):519-551.
Wilkinson, A., Armstrong S. J. and M. Lounsbury (2017) (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Management.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Zunz, O. (1990), Making America Corporate, 1870-1920. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.

[References, etc.]（Reference books）
See above.
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Multiple Perspectives on Management(4)（Related URLs）
https://agst.jgp.kyoto-u.ac.jp[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
For each class, several references (journal articles, handbook chapters, etc.) will be assigned. These papers
will be uploaded to PandA a few weeks before the class starts. Participants are expected to read these papers
before attending the class based on the instructor's instructions.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
If it can be done in a short time, it should be done after class. For other cases, appointments should be madeindividually.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

106Course code

A917000

Course title(and course On-site Research Training A
title inOn-site Research Training A
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Program-Specific Assistant Professor,HATA SACHIKO
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,KUROSAWA TAKAFUMI
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,TANAKA AKIRA

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
lecture and field research
and
Thu.5
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The objective of this course is to better understand the current economic and social situation in Japan byparticipating in three field study trips to Japanese companies, government agencies, and other institutions.
Each field study module includes a pre-trip study session and a post-trip discussion session, followed by thesubmission of an essay to the respective instructor in charge.
[Course objectives]
Students are able to develop their understandings on actual economy and management in Japan and theirpractical and academic skills of field survey by participating in this course.
[Course schedule and contents]*The content of this course is subject to change. For further details, please see a document posted on
KULASIS/PandA (also an email announcement).
This course consists of three field trip-based modules, each of which offers an orientation lecture, field trip,
after-trip discussion, and essay submission. The schedule will be slightly irregular, rather than one class per
week for 15 weeks, as the field trips take a half/full day each. The destinations and detailed schedules will be
communicated to students as soon as finalized.
1st Week: Course orientation (all students taking the course are required to attend).
2nd - 14th Week: (an orientation lecture + field trip(s) + an after-trip discussion) x 3 modules
Tentative destinations are listed below, which all are subject to change.
Module1: Biwako Canal Museum and the Shimadzu Memorial Center
Module2: Panasonic Eco Technology Center (home appliance recycling)
Module3: Community Gardens and Allotment Gardens
15th Week: Feedback[Course requirements]
No prerequisite knowledge or skill required other than English language ability sufficient to interact actively
in class.

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On-site Research Training A (2)[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grading will be carried out on a basis of active class participation (60%) and assignment presentation/report(40%) for each module.
[Textbooks]
Instructed during class
Instruction is given during class[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class
Instruction is given during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Each participate has to do a survey on organisation, enterprise, or institution before and after each field trip.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
By appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

108Course code

A918000

Course title(and course On-site Research Training B
title inOn-site Research Training B
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Program-Specific Assistant Professor,HATA SACHIKO
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,KUROSAWA TAKAFUMI
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,TANAKA AKIRA

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
lecture and field research
and
Thu.5
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The objective of this course is to better understand the current economic and social situation in Japan byparticipating in three field study trips to Japanese companies, government agencies, and other institutions.
Each field study module includes a pre-trip study session and a post-trip discussion session, followed by thesubmission of an essay to the respective instructor in charge.
[Course objectives]
Students are able to develop their understandings on actual economy and management in Japan and theirpractical and academic skills of field survey by participating in this course.
[Course schedule and contents]*Due to COVID-19, the content of this course is subject to change. For further details, please see a document
posted on KULASIS/PandA (also an email announcement).
This course consists of three field trip-based modules, each of which offers an orientation lecture, field trip,
after-trip discussion, and essay submission. The schedule will be slightly irregular, rather than one class per
week for 15 weeks, as the field trips take a half/full day each. The destinations and detailed schedules will be
communicated to students as soon as finalized.
1st Week: Course orientation (all students taking the course are required to attend).
2nd - 14th Week: (an orientation lecture + field trip(s) + an after-trip discussion) x 3 modules
Tentative destinations are listed below, which all are subject to change.
Module1: Kyocera Museum of Art+The Entrepreneurial Museum of Challenge and Innovation
Module2: Kyo-yuzen kimono dyeing workshops
Module3: Kansai Yotsuba Home Delivery Distribution Center
15th Week: Feedback[Course requirements]
No prerequisite knowledge or skill required other than English language ability sufficient to interact actively
in class.

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On-site Research Training B (2)[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grading will be carried out on a basis of active class participation (60%) and assignment presentation/report(40%) for each module.
[Textbooks]
Instructed during class
Instruction is given during class[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class
Instruction is given during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Each participate has to do a survey on organisation, enterprise, or institution before and after each field trip.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
By appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

110Course code

A907000

Course title(and course Overseas Field Research
title inOverseas Field Research
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Spring semester

Days
lecture and field researchandIntensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The goal of this course is to help students understand better the current economic and social situation in East
Asia by participating in a field trip to various sites in the region as well as an intensive cross-cultural andinterdisciplinary program (interactive lecture and seminar classes) organized with a support from ourcounterpart university. The students are expected to develop a sense of reality on the ground with aninternational comparative perspective.
[Course objectives]
Students taking this course are expected to acquire experiences and skills to conduct field research on various
settings and analyse the complex and dynamic processes of economic development and socio-culturalinteractions in various countries. It is our goal that participating students enhance their understanding andcritical sense of reality of the economic, social and political systems from a multidimensional andmultidisciplinary perspective.
[Course schedule and contents]
This course is designed mainly for master's students of the international programme (EA course). PhD
students of EA course can register the course of "Field Research in East Asia" or "Field Research in Europe"depending on the destination, instead of this course, even when they join the same field research trip. The
detail will be announced later. Students don t need to register for this course during the online registration
period.
Examples of field research in the past several years:○Thailand in September 2015
○Germany in December 2015
○Netherlands in March 2016
○Thailand in September 2016
○Germany in December 2016
○Netherlands in June 2017
○South Korea in February 2018
○Thailand in February 2018
○Taiwan in November 2018
○Thailand in November 2019
○Online International Student Workshop in March 2021 (students from partner universities in Thailand andIndonesia joined)○Online International Seminar and Student Workshop, called Kyoto Winter School in March 2022 (students
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Overseas Field Research(2)from partner universities in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines joined)○Netherlands in September 2023
○Thailand in February/March 2024
[Course requirements]
Students are required to have a sufficiently high level of English language skill as well as basic knowledge ofthe country and region that students are going to visit. There might be a selection process based on suchrequired language skill, motivation and suitability in terms of academic/occupational interest. Priority isgiven to those who have attended the Top Global Course (https://agst.jgp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/top-global-course),
although this is not a strict rule.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
This course requires ex-post registration.
Grading will be based on active participation (60%) in discussion and other activities during the orientationand the actual trip (including a presentation at an international joint workshop at our partner university) andthe quality of student essay (40%) on the field trip.
[Textbooks]
Instructed during class[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students will be required to prepare for a student workshop (i.e. presentation material), interviews (e.g.
questionnaires), and field activities.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Students cannot register for this course during the regular enrolment period. Students who wish to enroll andreceive credits from this course are advised to contact the responsible instructors in order to complete thenecessary (registration) procedures.
Office hours by appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

112Course code

A907001

Course title(and course Overseas Field Research
title inOverseas Field Research
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Professor,HISANO SHUJI

Year/semesters

2024/Intensive, Autumn semester

Days
lecture and field researchandIntensive
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The goal of this course is to help students understand better the current economic and social situation in East
Asia by participating in a field trip to various sites in the region as well as an intensive cross-cultural andinterdisciplinary program (interactive lecture and seminar classes) organized with a support from ourcounterpart university. The students are expected to develop a sense of reality on the ground with aninternational comparative perspective.
[Course objectives]
Students taking this course are expected to acquire experiences and skills to conduct field research on various
settings and analyse the complex and dynamic processes of economic development and socio-culturalinteractions in various countries. It is our goal that participating students enhance their understanding andcritical sense of reality of the economic, social and political systems from a multidimensional andmultidisciplinary perspective.
[Course schedule and contents]
This course is designed mainly for master's students of the international programme (EA course). PhD
students of EA course can register the course of "Field Research in East Asia" or "Field Research in Europe"depending on the destination, instead of this course, even when they join the same field research trip. The
detail will be announced later. Students don t need to register for this course during the online registration
period.
Examples of field research in the past several years:○Thailand in September 2015
○Germany in December 2015
○Netherlands in March 2016
○Thailand in September 2016
○Germany in December 2016
○Netherlands in June 2017
○South Korea in February 2018
○Thailand in February 2018
○Taiwan in November 2018
○Thailand in November 2019
○Online International Student Workshop in March 2021 (students from partner universities in Thailand andIndonesia joined)○Online International Seminar and Student Workshop, called Kyoto Winter School in March 2022 (students
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Overseas Field Research(2)from partner universities in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines joined)○Netherlands in September 2023
○Thailand in February/March 2024
[Course requirements]
Students are required to have a sufficiently high level of English language skill as well as basic knowledge ofthe country and region that students are going to visit. There might be a selection process based on suchrequired language skill, motivation and suitability in terms of academic/occupational interest. Priority isgiven to those who have attended the Top Global Course (https://agst.jgp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/top-global-course),
although this is not a strict rule.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
This course requires ex-post registration.
Grading will be based on active participation (60%) in discussion and other activities during the orientationand the actual trip (including a presentation at an international joint workshop at our partner university) andthe quality of student essay (40%) on the field trip.
[Textbooks]
Instructed during class[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students will be required to prepare for a student workshop (i.e. presentation material), interviews (e.g.
questionnaires), and field activities.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Students cannot register for this course during the regular enrolment period. Students who wish to enroll andreceive credits from this course are advised to contact the responsible instructors in order to complete thenecessary (registration) procedures.
Office hours by appointment.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

114

Course code

A413000

Course title(and course Political Economy
title inPolitical Economy
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

立命館大学国際関係学部 教授
ITAKI MASAHIKO

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
Lectureand
Wed.4
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The course aims at providing students with an alternative approach and viewpoint for understanding thecapitalist economy.
(1)Revisiting Adam Smith s and David Ricardo s classical works in political economy(2)Understanding that Karl Marx inherited and completed the classical approach in the labor value theory
Encountering the insurmountable problem of transforming value into price, the labor value approach to thestandard of value had been reformed by Piero Sraffa and John von Neumann as a kind of newly bornclassical approach.
(3)Students would understand that an economy consists of the price system and the quantity system, which
are in duality.
The course will be concluded with an attempt to further develop the classical approach, in which thetwodistinct systems, i.e., the price and quantity systems, are combined and applied to some practical problems,such as dilemma of growth, economic effects of immigration, and AI and unemployment.
The course combines lecture and discussion among students.
[Course objectives]
The students are expected to actively participate in the classes and to acquire an academically critical stancetowards the mainstream arguments of harmonious economic relations among classes and nations.
[Course schedule and contents]
Introduction: Explaining course outline, schedule, etc.
Part I: Political economy of a national economy
Lec.1 (1, 2): What is an economy? --- The world of labor in a two-sector model
Adam Smith and mercantilism
Labor as the source of national wealth
The system of laborLec.2 (3, 4): What is an economy? --- The world of price in a two-sector model
The price system: the profit rate and the real wage rate
Lec.3 (5, 6): What is an economy? --- The world of quantity in a two-sector model
The quantity system: the growth rate and the consumption rate
Lec.4 (7, 8): The labor system, the price system, and the quantity system in a multi-sector model
The profit rate, the wage rate and their inverse relations in a single technique
The growth rate, the consumption rate and their inverse relations in a single technique
The duality between the price system and the quantity system and the dual equation
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Political Economy(2)The exploitation rate and the profit rate
Lec.5 (9): A nutshell economy and exploitation of workers
Exploitation in the price system
Exploitation in the quantity system
Lec.6 (10): System closure: the nominal price mechanism (inflation and deflation)
Inflation spiral
Deflation
Lec.7 (11): Choice of technique and switching among techniques
Choice of technique in the dual equation
Choice of technique and the exploitation rate
Choice of technique in a non-capitalist economy
Lec.8 (12): The wage-led reactive choice of technique and the profit rate
The switching bonus
Lec.9 (13): The profit-led proactive choice of technique and the profit rate
The switching trap
Lec.10 (14): Possibility of long-term decline of the profit rate
Lec.11 (15): Choice of research and development (R&D): Workers-led class struggle and R&D
Choice of research and development (R&D): Capitalists-led class struggle and R&D
The last 15th lecture is also devoted to feedback session between lecturer and students.
[Course requirements]
Students are not necessarily required to be familiar with the standard micro- and macro-economics inadvance.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Students are asked to submit a report at the end of the course period, the theme of which will be announced in
the class. Evaluation is based on how exactly he/she understands the arguments in the lectures anddiscussions and how creatively he/she attempts to apply them to his/her own research theme.
[Textbooks]
Not used
No specific textbooks are used, although necessary literature for reading will be listed up in the class.
Handouts are provided for each lecture and discussion.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）（参考書）
Kurz, H. D. and N. Salvadori 『Theory of Production: A Long-Period Analysis』（Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1995）
Leontief, W 『The structure of American economy, 1919-1939: An Empirical Application of Equilibrium
Analysis』（New York: Oxford University Press, 1951）
Marx, K 『Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, vol. 1, translated by Fowkes, B. vol. 2 and vol. 3translated by Fernbach, D』（Middlesex England: Penguin Books, 1976, 1978, 1981）
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Political Economy(3)Neumann, J. von 『 A model of general economic equilibrium. translated by G. Morgenstern. The
Review of Economic Studies 13 (1): 1-9』（[1937] 1945-46）
Pasinetti, L. L. 『. Lectures on the Theory of Production』（New York: Columbia University Press, 1977）
Ricardo, D. 『The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, vol. I, On the Principle of Political
Economy and Taxation』（Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, [1817] 1951）
Smith, A. 『An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations』（New York: The Modern
Library, [1776] 1937）
Sraffa, P. 『Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities: Prelude to a Critique of Economic
Theory』（Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1960）[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are strongly recommended to pay enough attention to what is actually happening in the capitalist
world economy via newspapers and magazines.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
No office hour since the lecturer is adjunct and has no office in Kyoto University, although Q&A sessions
after each lecture and e-mail communication are welcome.
※オフィスアワーの詳細については、KULASISで確認してください。
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

117

Course code

A420000

Course title(and course Qualitative Research Methods
title in
Qualitative Research Methods
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Agriculture
Associate Professor,Hart Nadav FEUER

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
Lectureand
Thu.2
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
Students joining this course will encounter a range of qualitative research methods and learn how someone
limited to one social science background (economics, sociology or other humanities) can potentially integratethese methods into their research and/or analysis.
The first part of this intensive course is designed primarily for the early graduate students and those who have
yet to conduct their primary research, as it provides guidance about the design, proposal and execution ofqualitative research methods. The second part of the course is designed for students at all graduate levels, but
can be especially timely for 2nd year students and later who are beginning their data analysis. It presents a
range of methods and options for the analysis of qualitative data, regardless of which form it is in (interviews,
archives, multimedia, etc.).
[Course objectives]
To survey a range of qualitative research and analytical methods in order for students to choose the tools thatare best suited for the research they are preparing or analyzing, and to understand how to implement them.
[Course schedule and contents]
Module 1: Research Methods for Data Collection and Data Management
1. Introduction: Your Progress/Experience & Asking Research Questions
2. Meet-n-Greet with Life History & What is a Case Study
3. The Fundamentals of Semi-structured Research Methods
4. Semi-structured: Protocol Design and Preparation
5. Semi-structured: Practical Day (Interviews)
6. Semi-structured: Practical Day (Focus groups)
7. Film Day: Watch Bowling for Columbine
8. Unconventional data sources and Creative methods
9. Field Notes, Data management (digitization, transcription, quantification)
Module 2: Analytical Methods
10. Matching data to analytical methods
11. Mixed Methods Analysis Approaches & Activity
12. Qualitative Content Analysis and Coding
13. Data Analysis Workshop Day 1
14. Data Analysis Workshop Day 2
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Qualitative Research Methods(2)15. Feedback session[Course requirements]
English language ability sufficient to interact actively in class discussions and read average-level academic
articles.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grading will be carried out on a basis of attendance (10%); participation in class/group activities [20%], one
methods critique homework [35%], and reflection essay [35%].
[Textbooks]
Readings will be made available in PDF through PandA. All readings will be labeled depending on theirimportance: (a) Required, (b) Suggested, (c) Recommended, and (d) Optional.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Other reference literature will be made available on PandA. They will be labeled "Reference", and are usefulfor students wishing to dig deeper into a specific method.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Basic reading / skimming of critical articles prior to each class is required. In addition, some homework doing"lite" analysis for practice will also be expected.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Please email the lecturer for private appointments. For class activities, please email the TA.
Lecturer Email: feuer.hartnadav.4e@kyoto-u.ac.jp*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

119Course code

A422000

Course title(and course Quantitative Research Method
title inQuantitative Research Method
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2Part-time Lecturer,SEKI MAI

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
LectureandFri.3,4 隔週開講Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
Why do some countries are poor, and some are rich? Why labor force participation rate of women is different
across countries? Does education increase earnings? These are some of the fundamental empirical questions
in social science. The primary goal of this course is to learn together how we can quantitatively examine suchquestions and conduct causal analysis using modern micro econometric techniques. We study some wellknown empirical papers that apply these techniques to quantitatively evaluate these questions rigorously andscientifically. Additionally, we learn how we can evaluate and replicate such empirical studies using
statistical software such as STATA.
[Course objectives]
The objective of this course is to learn together how to conduct rigorous empirical analysis using modern
micro econometric techniques. In particular, students are expected to learn about how to:- gain an understanding of the basics of causal analysis.
- critically select and apply the best suitable econometric techniques to conduct rigorous analysis.
- read empirical papers in economics and replicate the results using statistical software.
[Course schedule and contents]
The main topics to be covered here include:- Causation vs. Correlation- Endogeneity Issues- Randomized Control Trials- Instrumental Variable- Regression Discontinuity Design- Difference-in-Differences- Counterfactuals
I will provide feedbacks for each topic twice or more.
[Course requirements]
Basic knowledge of probability, statistics, and econometrics is required.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Classes will include lectures, student presentations, and discussion components. Students' participation isrequired in discussions and very strongly encouraged in lectures. This class requires extensive student
participation, but you should view participation as an opportunity, not a requirement. I strongly encourage all
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Quantitative Research Method(2)students to ask questions, make suggestions, and answer questions that I ask or fellow students ask. I will
facilitate discussion but encourage students to drive the conversation.
Classroom Participation and Discussion: 30%
Presentation: 30%
Homework: 40%[Textbooks]
There are no particular textbooks for this course. However, the materials for this lecture will be heavily basedon the following two books.
(1) Angrist, Joshua D., and Jorn-Steffen Pischke. Mastering 'metrics: The path from cause to effect. Princeton
university press, 2014.
(2) Cunningham, Scott. Causal Inference: The Mixtape. Yale University Press, 2021.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Review relevant materials (reference textbook chapters and/or journal papers) in advance.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
You can contact me by email or talk before the class. Email should only be used for administrative questions.
I will generally be available to talk briefly before and after most but not all class sessions.
Email: maiseki@fc.ritsumei.ac.jp*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

121

Course code

A560000

Course title(and course Readings on International Economics
title inReadings on International Economics
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability
Professor,IALNAZOV，Dimiter Savov

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
Seminarand
Tue.2
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This is an interactive course designed for a small number of students. Its goals are twofold: (1) to help thestudents develop knowledge of the basics of international economics and apply that knowledge to the analysis
of developing and emerging economies; (2) to enhance the students' ability to make good presentations inEnglish and discuss about related academic issues in English.
During the first part of the course we will study the basics of international trade, foreign capital flows,
exchange rate regimes, and the balance of payments. In addition, we will focus our attention on theunderstanding of financial crises -- why do crises occur, and what can policy makers do to prevent/ or
manage them. The second part of the course will include a comparison of various developing and emerging
economies in Europe, Latin America and East Asia. in previous classes students have done comparative casestudies of countries such as Poland, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, China and Vietnam. For example, how havethose and other countries dealt with the challenges of economic globalization since the early 1990s. Or, howthose and other countries have been affected by various financial crises since the 1990s.
After obtaining basic knowledge about international economics and emerging economies, the students will beable to explore individual country cases or compare different country patterns of integration in the global
economy. The main findings of their term papers will be presented during the last class(es).
[Course objectives]
1. By the end of the course the students should be able to apply the basic concepts and theories ofinternational economics to the analysis of policy challenges faced by emerging and developing countries.
2. The course is also designed to help the students improve their English communication and discussion skills.
[Course schedule and contents]
Course schedule
1. Introduction
Each student has to select an emerging economy or a developing country for his/her case study during thesemester
2. - 4. International trade: theory, current situation and problems
5. - 6. International capital flows (in particular, FDI): theory, current situation and problems
7. - 9. International finance I (in particular, balance of payments, exchange rate regimes): theory, current
situation and problems
10. International finance II (in particular, the role of the IMF during and after the collapse of the Bretton
Woods system)
11. - 13. Financial crises: theory and history, examples of financial crises since the 1990s, problems inhandling financial crises
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122

Readings on International Economics (2)14. - 15. Student presentations on the drafts of the term papers[Course requirements]
The students should be able to communicate in English and read academic texts in English[Evaluation methods and policy]
Evaluation will be done on according to the following criteria:
1. Participation*: 50%* Includes attendance, participation in discussions, submission of and presentations on written assignments
2. The quality of the term paper and its presentation: 50%[Textbooks]
Instructed during class[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Introduced during class[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
The course instructor will explain during each class what and how to prepare for the next class（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
If you wish to have a meeting with the course instructor, please make an appointment by e-mail. Write yourname, student number and three possible options (dates and time intervals) to <ialnazov@econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp>.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

123Course code

A643000

Course title(and course Research Design
title inResearch Design
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Management
Associate Professor,Michelle I-Chieh Yang

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
and
Mon.2,3 隔週開講Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]This graduate course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals and essential aspects of qualitative
research in social studies, particularly in the fields of management organization and marketing. Over thecourse of seven weeks, students will delve into the basics of research philosophy and ethics, as well as
explore various research designs, theoretical contributions, and qualitative research methodologies.
Qualitative research is an important and necessary method of inquiry that plays a crucial role in the field ofsocial sciences. It provides a window to unique insights and understanding of human behaviors, experiences,and social phenomena. Qualitative research provides a valuable perspective and is essential for addressing
real-world issues, advancing knowledge, and promoting social change. Through this course, students will
gain the skills and knowledge necessary to conceptualize and design their own research projects.
This is NOT a class on research methods (or specific techniques). Rather, it focuses on design - the logic
based on which you will devise a plausible plan and provide a convincing answer to research questions. You
will have other classes on particular tools and methods, or you can pick up on your own by using many
excellent online resources. We will not address data analysis techniques in detail. Rather, we will focus on theprinciples and engage with both conceptual arguments and practical application (between theory and theempirical world) using illustrative examples.
This course is organized in a traditional seminar format. Students are expected to prepare all assigned
readings, come to all session, and engage in discussions. The requirements are intended to be the base fordeveloping your own research ideas and abilities. The course will meet every two weeks and each session
will last three hours with a break.
[Course objectives]
1. Understand the different philosophical perspectives of research.
2. Identify ethical issues in social science research.
3. Evaluate and identity suitable qualitative methodology.
4. Develop rigorous qualitative research design.
[Course schedule and contents]
Topic 1: Research Philosophies and Fundamental Issues
Topic 2: Research Access & Ethics
Topic 3: Research Designs
Topic 4: Qualitative Methodology
Topic 5: Qualitative Methods
Topic 6: Understanding and Analyzing Data
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Research Design(2)Topic 7: Writing & Reporting Research[Course requirements]
None[Evaluation methods and policy]
1. Essays: 30%
2. Presentations: 30%
3. Research Portfolio: 40%
Note: Failure to attend more than 4 classes (2 topics) will result in a failed grade[Textbooks]
Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis & Adrian Thornhill 『Research Methods for Business Students (8th Eds.)』
Uwe Flick 『The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Data Collection』
Jeffrey Dixon, Royce Singleton JR. & Bruce Straits 『The Process of Social Research』
John Creswell & Cheryl Poth 『Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design (4th Eds.)』
Many assigned reading materials are available through Kyoto University Library. Others will be madeavailable by the instructor[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Detailed reading list is TBD.
Students will suggest and choose articles of their interests to present.
Articles and book selections that I will provide you, or that are readily available to you online.

[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are expected to spend at least 3 hours outside of class each week on class preparation, readings, andreview.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
By appointment via email*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

125Course number

G107M02

Course title Research Ethics and Integrity ((and course Humanities and Social Sciences)
title inResearch Ethics and Integrity
English)(Humanities and Social Sciences)Group

Common Graduate Courses

Language ofEnglishinstruction

Hours

7.5

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Field(Classification)

Social Responsibility and Profitability

Old groupClass style

Graduate School of Letters
Assistant Professor,Campbell, Michael

Lecture(Media-based course)

Number of credits

Year/semesters

0.5

2024・
Intensive, First
semesterIntensive
May 11, 18, 25, from Target year Graduate students Eligible students For liberal arts students
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
each day[Overview and purpose of the course]This course guides graduate students who are about to start their research what they should be prepared to do
as a responsible researcher. Students will learn how to conduct research in accordance with the norms to befollowed as a researcher and how to present research results appropriately. In particular, the lectures willshow how misconduct in scientific research can hinder the development of sound science, and how to handle
data correctly and present research results appropriately. In addition, students will learn about the appropriate
use of research funds, plagiarism and conflicts of interest. In addition to the lectures, students will have group
work to discuss the given issues.
Days andperiods[Course objectives]
To learn what it means to act responsibly as a researcher and to better understand the pressures which cancause research misconduct to occur. Through case studies of misconduct in scientific research, students willlearn how to be a researcher who acts with integrity. Students will be invited to reflect on the virtues whichmake for a good researcher, the values which research encodes, and the potential ramifications of research
misconduct. Finally, students will take an e-learning course on Research Ethics of JSPS to confirm theirunderstanding.
[Course schedule and contents)]
Lecture 1: Protecting the Research Community
1. The value of research and the harms of misconduct
2. What constitutes a good researcher?
3. Fostering healthy research environments
4. Responding to misconduct when it occurs
Lecture 2: Integrity in Research Activities
1. Understanding misconduct in scientific research
2. The nature and importance of consent
3. Guarding against bias and stereotyping
4. Respecting individual privacy
Lecture 3: Ethical Issues in Research Management and Dissemination
1. Accountability for data collection and management
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Research Ethics and Integrity (Humanities and Social Sciences)(2)2.Inappropriate presentation methods
3.Plagiarism and copyright4.Responsible practices in research publication
Lecture 4: Appropriate Use of Research Funds
1.Intellectual property rights
2.Conflicts of interest
3.Appropriate handling of public research funds
4.Complete the "e-Learning Course on Research Ethics" from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(https://elcore.jsps.go.jp/top.aspx)[Course requirements]
None[Evaluation methods and policy]
Evaluation is based on attendance and participation. At the end of the course, students must work through "eLearning Course on Research Ethics" of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（References, etc.）
JSPS 『For the Sound Development of Science -The Attitude of a Conscientious Scientist-』（available athttps://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-kousei/ethics.html）
日本学術振興会「科学の健全な発展のために」編集委員会編 『科学の健全な発展のために−誠実な
科学者の心得−』（丸善出版、2015年）ISBN:978-4621089149
The National Academy of Sciences Engineering Medicine 『On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible
Conduct in Research: Third Edition』（available at https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/on-being-ascientist-a-guide-to-responsible-conduct-in-research-third-edition）
米国科学アカデミー編、池内了訳 『科学者をめざす君たちへ−研究者の責任ある行動とは 第3版』
（化学同人、2010年）ISBN:978-4759814286[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Participation in the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science's "e-Learning Course on Research Ethics(JSPS)[Other information (office hours, etc.)]【This course is held online（メディア授業科目）】

127

Course number

G107M03

Course title Research Ethics and Integrity ((and course Humanities and Social Sciences)
title inResearch Ethics and Integrity
English)(Humanities and Social Sciences)Group

Field(Classification)

Common Graduate Courses

Language ofEnglishinstruction

Hours

7.5

Days andperiods

Intensive

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Social Responsibility and Profitability

Old groupClass style

Kyoto University
Not fixed

Lecture(Media-based course)

Target year Graduate students

Number of credits

Year/semesters

0.5

2024・
Intensive, Second
semester

Eligible students For liberal arts students[Overview and purpose of the course]This course guides graduate students who are about to start their research what they should be prepared to do
as a responsible researcher. Students will learn how to conduct research in accordance with the norms to befollowed as a researcher and how to present research results appropriately. In particular, the lecture will show
how misconduct in scientific research can hinder the development of sound science, and how to handle data
correctly and present research results appropriately. In addition, students will learn about the appropriate useof research funds, plagiarism and conflicts of interest. In addition to the lectures, students will have group
work to discuss the given issues.
[Course objectives]
To learn what it means to act responsibly as a researcher and to better understand the pressures which cancause research misconduct to occur. Through case studies of misconduct in scientific research, students willlearn how to be a researcher who acts with integrity. Students will be invited to reflect on the virtues whichmake for a good researcher, the values which research encodes, and the potential ramifications of research
misconduct. Finally, students will take an e-learning course on Research Ethics of JSPS to confirm theirunderstanding.
[Course schedule and contents)]
Lecture 1: Protecting the Research Community
1. The value of research and the harms of misconduct
2. What constitutes a good researcher?
3. Fostering healthy research environments
4. Responding to misconduct when it occurs
Lecture 2: Integrity in Research Activities
1. Understanding misconduct in scientific research
2. The nature and importance of consent
3. Guarding against bias and stereotyping
4. Respecting individual privacy
Lecture 3: Ethical Issues in Research Management and Dissemination
1. Accountability for data collection and management
2. Inappropriate presentation methods
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Research Ethics and Integrity (Humanities and Social Sciences)(2)4. Responsible practices in research publication
Lecture 4: Appropriate Use of Research Funds
1. Intellectual property rights
2. Conflicts of interest
3. Appropriate handling of public research funds
4. Complete the "e-Learning Course on Research Ethics" from the Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science (https://elcore.jsps.go.jp/top.aspx)[Course requirements]
None[Evaluation methods and policy]
Evaluation is based on attendance and participation. At the end of the course, students must work through "eLearning Course on Research Ethics" of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（References, etc.）（参考書）
JSPS 『For the Sound Development of Science -The Attitude of a Conscientious Scientist-』（available athttps://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-kousei/ethics.html）
日本学術振興会「科学の健全な発展のために」編集委員会編 『科学の健全な発展のために−誠実な
科学者の心得−』（丸善出版、2015年）ISBN:978-4621089149
The National Academy of Sciences Engineering Medicine 『On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible
Conduct in Research: Third Edition』（available at https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/on-being-ascientist-a-guide-to-responsible-conduct-in-research-third-edition）
米国科学アカデミー編、池内了訳 『科学者をめざす君たちへ−研究者の責任ある行動とは 第3版』
（化学同人、2010年）ISBN:978-4759814286[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Participation in the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science's "e-Learning Course on Research Ethics(JSPS)[Other information (office hours, etc.)]【This course is held online（メディア授業科目）】

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Course code

A922000

Course title

Instructor's(and course Southeast Asia in the Global Economy: Past and Present name, job title,
title inSoutheast Asia in the Global Economy: Past and Present and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Economics
Program-Specific Senior Lecturer,YONG, Yen Nie

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
and
Mon.2
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]Southeast Asia is a dynamic economic region with distinctive characteristics and ample diversity. With richand complex histories of commerce and colonial experiences leading to nationalistic industrialization, thisregion provides rich insights on social and economic change from the perspective of emerging economies. In
this graduate-level course, we focus on the various aspects of Southeast Asia, and how the region fostered its
own social, cultural and economic paths through trade, networks and fluid identities. This course is divided
into three modules and provides students with the opportunity to critically examine the contexts and dynamic
environments in this region that differ from the experiences of advanced and Western economies. In Module
A, students discuss the historical pathways that shape the initial conditions of the region. Module B analyze
the development of Southeast Asia's capitalism and the region's integration of the global supply chain in the
21st century. In Module C, discussions and readings are focused on the various trends and issues that
confront the Southeast Asian society today. Through an interdisciplinary lens, students are expected to gain adeeper understanding on conceptual and theoretical frameworks on latecomer industrializing economies,
international business, management, sociology, Southeast Asian studies and postcolonial/nationalism studies.
[Course objectives]
After completing this course, students will be able to grasp (1) the basic foundation in understanding the
economic, social and political contexts of Southeast Asia; and (2) attain skills to discuss the key theoreticaland analytical frameworks that can be extended into studying emerging market economies.
[Course schedule and contents]
Week 1:【Introduction】: What is Southeast Asia? Dynamics and Diversity in the Past and Present
Module A【Historical Pathways and Initial Conditions (Economic and Business History)】
Week 2: Southeast Asia in Global History: Trade and Entrepot Economies in the Colonial Era
Week 3: Business and Enterprises of Colonial Southeast Asia
Week 4: Decolonization and Postcolonial Statecraft: The Making of Developmental State
Module B【The Capitalistic Society of Southeast Asia (Policy Studies/Business and Management Perspectives)】
Week 5: Catch-up Industrialization: The Global Factory System and Learning by Doing in Context
Week 6: Asian Varieties of Capitalism: Positioning Southeast Asia in the VoC Framework
Week 7: Paragons or Parasites? State-owned Enterprises and Family Business Groups of Southeast Asia
Week 8: Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia: Continuity and Disruption
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Southeast Asia in the Global Economy: Past and Present (2)Module C【Critical Crossroads: Opportunities and Challenges (Southeast Asia Studies/Political Science/Business)】[Week 9]: Mid-term Individual Presentations (Project Brainstorming)(Early ideation of research paper based on any topic in the course/country study. It will be graded according
to structure, feasibility, and critical aspects ie potentiality to develop into a full research topic).
[Week 10]: Fragile and Evolving Democracies: Political Transformations Post-1997/98 Asian Financial Crisis[Week 11]: Unnatural Economies: Resource Curse and Environmental Disasters[Week 12]: Consumption Culture: The Rise of a Multicultural Middle-class and Creation of Southeast Asian
Brands[Week 13]: ASEAN Integration: Opportunities and Challenges[Week 14]: Reflection: Centering Southeast Asia in Economic and Business Analyses[Course requirements]
No prerequisite knowledge or skill required other than English language ability sufficient to interact actively
in class.

[Evaluation methods and policy]
There will be no examination at the end of the semester, but students will be evaluated based on theirperformance during the semester in the following percentages
Attendance and Participation in Weekly Discussions of Papers: 20%
Mid-term Individual Presentations: 40%
Final Paper: 40%[Textbooks]
Not used
No specific textbooks would be used in this class. Handouts of mandatory readings will be uploaded on
PandA which students have to read and discuss during the class.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
See above.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]【Before class】 For each module, several references (journal articles, book chapters, etc.) will be assigned.
Students will provide weekly presentations on discussions and readings, either in groups or pairs. References
will be uploaded to PandA at least a week before the class. All students are expected to read these referencesin advance based on the instructions of the instructor of each module before attending the class.
【After class】 Students will present their final written project as mid-term presentation, and receive
feedback from instructor and other students for the final paper. A final paper submission is required.

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Southeast Asia in the Global Economy: Past and Present (3)（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Appointments with instructor to be made in advance and communicated via email.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

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Course code

A590000

Course title(and course Strategic Management
title in
Strategic Management
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Graduate School of Management
Professor,COLPAN，Meziyet Asli

Year/semesters

2024/Spring semester

Days
Lectureand
Tue.3
Class style
Language of instruction English(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]
The objective of this course is to provide systematic knowledge necessary for a manager to formalize
corporate and business strategy. The course will look at basic theoretical and conceptual arguments related to
strategic management. It will be conducted via case analyses of companies.
[Course objectives]
The objective of this course is to provide systematic knowledge for formulating strategy from an international
perspective. The course provides a thorough understanding of strategy issues as experienced by managers:■ A firm s external and internal environment and how to sustain competitive advantages.
■ Factors that affect a firm s choice of vertical and horizontal scope and organizational design.
■ Corporate governance and the market for corporate control.
The classroom learning will enable students to comprehend and apply the abovementioned concepts andpractices and give them the ability to analyze how firms develop and sustain competitive advantages overtime.
[Course schedule and contents]
The course will utilize HBS cases on international companies from comparative perspectives. It will invite
guest corporate executives to share their experiences on relevant topics for discussion. Video-clips will beoccasionally employed to illustrate particular points discussed in the lecture.
Course schedule is as follows (A detailed syllabus will be distributed on the first week of the class).
1. Course overview
2. External environment of the firm
3. Internal environment of the firm
4-5. Business-level strategy
6-9. Corporate-level strategy
Related diversification
Unrelated diversification (business groups)
Unrelated diversification (conglomerates)
10. Strategic alliances
11-12. International strategy
13-14. Guest executive speakers
15. Course review and wrap-up

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Strategic Management (2)[Course requirements]
Basic knowledge of management, and interest in case analysis.
For potential non-registered audit students, please consult the professor before the class starts. Please notethat the number of audit students will be limited.
[Evaluation methods and policy]
Active class participation:30%, team presentation and team report: 30%, Final exam: 40%[Textbooks]
Copies of reading assignments will be distributed.

[References, etc.]（Reference books）−Harvard Business School cases.
−Hitt, Michael A., R. Duane Ireland, and Robert E. Hoskisson, Strategic Management Competitiveness andGlobalization, Concepts and Cases, 7th edition (Mason, Ohio: South-Western, 2013).
−Besanko, David et al., Economics of Strategy, 2nd edition (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2001).
−Barney, Jay B., Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage, 2nd edition (Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Pearson Education, 2002).
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students will be organized into teams. Teamwork will consist of your team s short presentation of particularcases (at most 2 cases) and one report of an assignment case.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
By appointment, after class-hours on Thursday.
Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

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A622000

Course title(and course Sustainable Industry Development
title inSustainable Industry Development
English)Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

Number of
1st year students or above credits

2

Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research
Program-Specific Assistant Professor,LU Wanxue

Year/semesters 2024/Autumn semester

Days
Lectureand
Thu.2
Class style(Face-to-face course)
periods[Overview and purpose of the course]【This course is an international collaborative course】

Language of instruction English

The lecture is provided by Mr. Edward Clarence-Smith, a senior advisor to inter-governmental institutions
and the private sector to promote green industry and the development of circular economies, and a former
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Representative and Director in Bangkok and
Beijing.
The course examines, from an interdisciplinary approach, the strategies and government policy measuresrequired to improve the economy s overall environmental performance and to make them keys intransitioning to circular economies and green, sustainable industrialization. The ultimate goal is for theparticipants to be more conscious of the current measures being taken and the possible measures to transition
to a circular economy and make a green industry a reality.
[Course objectives]
The goals of the course are to:- understand the state of environmental sustainability, both globally as well as regionally, with a focus on
resource consumption, and the need to transition to circular economies;- explore the strategies available to all industrial companies to support the transition to circular economies
and more generally to make their operations more environmentally sustainable (greener);- explore also the strategies available to the other sectors in the economy (agriculture, the distribution sector,
consumers) to support the transition to circular economies, and understand the role which industry can play tohelp in their transition;- deepen awareness and understanding of the role of the environmental goods and services sector (green
industries) in supporting the transition to circular economies;- understand and examine policy instruments available to governments to make companies more sustainable,
to promote the transition to circular economies, and encourage the growth of viable environmental goods andservices sector.

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Sustainable Industry Development(2)[Course schedule and contents]-Intensive classes.
- The course employs an interdisciplinary approach to environmental and environment-related management
methods to develop green industry and circular economy goals.
[Course requirements]
None[Evaluation methods and policy]
Grading will be done on the basis of in class participation (attending class, actively asking questions andparticipating in discussions) (70%) and a final presentation by each student (30%).
[Textbooks]
Readings will be made available through a cloud system (e.g. Dropbox). See course schedule (t.b.a.) for a
detailed reading list.
[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Readings will be made available through a Cloud system (e.g. Dropbox). See course schedule (t.b.a.) for a
detailed reading list.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Details are to be announced later.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

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