Advanced Liberal Arts

Global Resource Management

Program GuideFor students enrolled in AY2023

2023

Ⅰ.What is GRM (Global Resource Management) Program?
GRM program is a graduate education program for all graduate students in themaster’s and doctoral degree programs.
The GRM courses constitute the Advanced Liberal Arts Courses (see below), which
are taken separately from studies at the graduate school. The main feature of thisprogram is that graduate students from various backgrounds and nationalities arestudying together in English.
In today's uncertain world, you may envision a future with a positive perspective,
but there is also a future that can only be seen by overcoming difficult circumstances.
We can learn a lot from the difficulties that the world faces and that will in turn helptransform our society.
This is a program that enables students to acquire basic knowledge beyond theirown fields of specialization and "advanced literacy at the graduate level", in addition
to the "wisdom" to think and overcome difficulties together with others.

Fostering "Con Engineers and Innovators"

1．Developing Human Resources
The GRM program nurtures "Con Engineers and Innovators": who not only have theskills to apply science and make it useful in human life, but also have "Wisdom" thatcombines science and technology, as well as "Conscience" to support people. Thetechnology includes practical skills for building relationships and managing
organizational projects.
2．What is Global Resource Management?
This course originated from our graduate school's educational program, which wasadopted as a "Leading Program for Doctoral Education" by the Ministry of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan.
In this program, GRM defines "resources" broadly, encompassing not only naturalresources but also human resources and social capital. The essence of GRM is tobuild and improve infrastructure as a common resource for sustainable development

1and peace through appropriate and fair management and operation of these"resources".
3．What is "Advanced Liberal Arts" Course
The Advanced Liberal Arts (ALA) course was developed as a part of the reform ofgraduate education to provide "cross-disciplinary and cross-field education". It is aselection of courses that aim to provide basic skills appropriate for graduate students
from perspectives other than their specialization.
GRM courses are designated as Advanced Liberal Arts courses by the Graduate
School of Doshisha University. The ALA courses will develop individuals who can play
an active role in modern society with "conscience" as their backbone, in accordancewith the philosophy of liberal arts education. In particular, the courses aim to impartthe following abilities:-Ability to overview from a universal perspective-Comprehensive ability to deal with issues by combining multiple specialized
knowledge-Imagination to interpret the future-Proposal ability to show the future of a conscientious human society
The ALA courses consist of three programs with different themes which include"Environment" and "AI data science". You can cultivate knowledge, skills, and amultifaceted viewpoint to help you choose a career path or develop a career after
completing graduate school.
◆ Features of the course/program consists of ALA Course

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Ⅱ.Enrollment of GRM Program
1. Eligibility to take GRM courses
The GRM courses are open to all students of Graduate Schools in the master’sand doctoral degree programs.
Each graduate school has its own regulations on the handling of GRM coursecredits. Check the course registration guide of each graduate school for themaximum number of credits that can be earned in this program, and whether thosecredits will be counted to complete the master’s/doctoral degree programs.
2. Registration of GRM courses
You may register from a single course in this program. Register the courses on
DUET during the designated course registration period each semester. There are no
additional procedures other than course registration.

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Ⅲ. Overview of GRM ProgramThis program consists of three stages and a total of 11 subjects as in the table below.
GRM program is based on the principle of "designing your own study plan". The firststage and the third stage are required courses while in the second stage, the courses
can be freely selected. With this, students can further develop their own strengths
or deepen their studies in their weak fields.
◆The 1st Stage
This program provides on-site practice (either overseas or in Japan) to experience"local conditions and issues" on chosen topics. Through learning in the field,
students will recognize knowledge to be acquired, abilities to be developed, andnecessary perspectives, and design their own learning plans for the future.
◆The 2nd Stage
Based on a self-designed study plan, students will learn a wide range of crossfield knowledge and perspectives necessary to solve problems, without distinction
between the humanities and the sciences.
◆The 3rd Stage
Students will review and develop practical proposals for problem-solving in groups.
In the process, the students will also confirm the growth in their own performance
as a result of taking the GRM program.

GRM Program Course ListCategory
1st Stage

Course Name
CompulsoryOn-site Group Work
Resource

Managementfor

Coexistence

andCulturalDiversity
Mathematics and Physics as Liberal Arts
Selective
2nd Stage(3 coursesor more)

Infrastructure Design for Human Communities
Environmental Earth Science as Liberal Arts
Global Resource Management and International Relations
Research Methods of Social Sciences
Global Society in the Modern WorldGRM Topics 1
GRM Topics 2rd3 Stage

Compulsory

Seminar for Advanced Liberal Arts

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・Each course is worth 2 credits.
・GRM classes will be conducted primarily in English. In consideration of the language
ability of the students, some classes may be partially conducted in Japanese.
・In order to register and take “Seminar for Advanced Liberal Arts”, "On-site GroupWork" must have been completed or registered during the same year.

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Ⅳ.Requirements for Completing GRM Program
1. Credit requirement
The number of credits required for completion of this course is 10.
・The first stage and the third stage courses are Compulsory.
・The second stage courses are Selective. At least 3 courses (6 credits)of your choice are required.
Category

Course Group

Required Credits

1st Stage

On-site Group Work

1 course (2 credits)

2nd Stage

Selective courses

3 courses (6 credits) or more3rd Stage

Seminar for Advanced Liberal Arts

1 course (2 credits)Total

5 courses (10 credits) or more

2. Program period
This program can be completed in one year, or it can also be completed overmultiple years. Students may enroll the program in any year of the master's or
doctoral program.
3. Review for the completion of the program
Students who have registered for the "Seminar for Advanced Liberal Arts" will beasked if they wish to complete the GRM program. Only those students who wish tocomplete the program will be reviewed for the completion.

6Ⅴ. AY2023 GRM Program Course ListCampus[Selective]
3coursesrequiredDay
PeriodEiji OYAMADA
Akira HAYASHIDA
Motoi WADA
Takuya GOTO
Kyoji INAOKA
Seifudein ADEM

2ST(I)

Intensive

Akira HAYASHIDA
Minoru INABA
Eiji OYAMADA
Satoshi AKAONaoto NAGAOKA
Motoi WADA
Jiro SENDA
Tadashi YAGI
Shinichiro HAMA

2SOnline

Sat
2nd2

S

OnlineThu
2ndCamilｌe-faith
PASCUA ROMERO

2FOnlineFri
2ndInstructor(s)Course Name000 On-site Group Work

SemesterCompulsory 35650601

CreditSelective
Course code Class
Compulsory(Main instructor)【※】

35650611

000

Resource Management forCoexistence and Cultural Diversity

35650621

000

Mathematics and Physics as Liberal Motoi WADA
Camilｌe-faithArts
PASCUA ROMERO

35650622

000

Infrastructure Design for HumanCommunities

35650623

000

Environmental Earth Science as
Liberal Arts

Akira HAYASHIDA

2

FI(T)

Intensive

35650631

000

Global Resource Management andInternational Relations

Seifudein ADEM

2

SOnlineMon
1st35650632

000

Research Methods of Social
Sciences

Seifudein ADEM

2

F

OnlineTue
6th35650633

000 Global Society in the Modern World

Eiji OYAMADA

2FOnline Intensive

35650641

000 GRM Topics 1

NOT offered in
AY2023－－－－35650642

0002SI

Intensive2FI(T)Intensive

GRM Topics 2Compulsory 35650651

Motoi WADA

Takeshi-Topics in Mathematics for Information andTOKUYAMA
Data Sciences-000 Seminar for Advanced Liberal Arts

Masanori NAITO
Seifudein ADEM

・All courses can be registered from M1.
・ In consideration of the language ability of the students, GRM classes will beconducted primarily in English.
・Face-to-face classes will be held on either campus (I = Imadegawa/T = Kyotanabe) .
(I) or (T) means that you can attend the class on the campus via Zoom.
・In order to register and take “Seminar for Advanced Liberal Arts”, "On-site GroupWork" must have been completed or registered during the same year.
・【※】On-site Group Work in AY2023: The number of students is limited to about 10,
and on-site practice in the Philippines will be compulsory.

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Ⅵ. Overview of AY2023 GRM Program Courses
1st Stage（Compulsory）
On-site Group Work（Instructors）
Eiji OYAMADA(GS*)（Overview）
This course aims at constructing the concept of solution

Akira HAYASHIDA(S&E*)

building through the combination of lectures, field visits andMotoi WADA(S&E)

group work. Lectures from the angles of both social science

Takuya GOTO(S&E)

and engineering provide basic insight and knowledge inKyoji INAOKA(S&E)

pursuing field visits and group work. Field visits give students

Seifudein ADEM(Institute forthe practical experience, while group work, made up ofAdvanced Research and Education)

students from different specialties, offers students theplatform for sharing ideas, seeking problems and discussing*GS: Global Studies

views based on knowledge gained in the class and experience

S&E: Science & Engineering

gained on the field.
The field visit for 2023 is scheduled to take place in thePhilippines in August, supported by Daikin Industries Ltd, theUniversity of the Philippines and local civil societyorganizations.
-Students are expected to attend some classes offered by
the University of the Philippines featuring political andeconomic studies, and development management.
-Necessary expenses incurred during the field visit will becovered by the GRM program.
-Prescreening may take place based on individual English
competency levels.

2nd Stage（Selective: At least 3 courses are required）
Resource Management for Coexistence and Cultural Diversity
Shinichiro HAMA（Law）（Overview）

Tadashi YAGI(Economics)

In this course, students will learn the interpretation ofAkira HAYASHIDA(S&E)“resource” and how we can translate problems with thisMotoi WADA(S&E)

concept. Lectures will be delivered by all different professors

Minoru INABA(S&E)

in each time and explain how the concept of “resource” canSatoshi AKAO(S&E)

be adapted in each field. Lectures will also explain how theNaoto NAGAOKA(S&E)

proper management of “resources” could contribute to solve

Jiro SENDA(S&E)

problems of their field.
The course is delivered with the relayed lecture style inorder to cover wide range of topics: both social and naturalscience.

8Mathematics and Physics as Liberal Arts（Instructors）
Motoi WADA(S&E)（Overview）
The course aims at giving students enough knowledge inCamille Faith PASCUA-

physics to understand artificial social infrastructure andROMERO(Contract Instructor）

natural environment. It puts particular emphasis on electricalenergy explaining how electrical power is generated，
transported，distributed and utilized by people.
Demonstration employing small scale models of electricalgenerators， fluid machines and motors should enhance
students’ understanding of energy conversion. Simple
mathematical formulations of fundamental physics rules aregiven， but the course does not necessarily require highmathematical skills and abilities of students.

Infrastructure Design for Human Communities（Instructors）
Motoi WADA(S&E)（Overview）
Infrastructure is the foundation of any kind of activities ofCamille Faith PASCUA-

human community. Knowledge on how these components ofROMERO(Contract Instructor）

infrastructure are integrated provides a viewpoint
indispensable to make further study on resource
management for non-engineering major graduate students.
As a basic level course, this course puts more emphasis on
how to understand the logics and basic methodologies
required for planning and designing of infrastructures,
rather than obtaining individual knowledge. The course puts
more emphasis on actually solving problems, rather than justmemorizing formulae, for a student to obtain some idea of
thinking as an engineer.

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2nd Stage（Selective: At least 3 courses are required）
Environmental Earth Science as Liberal Arts（Instructors）
Akira HAYASHIDA(S&E)（Overview）
This course introduces graduate students, regardless of
their background, to scientific perspectives on environmental
systems of the earth. After studying fundamental concepts inearth surface processes, we explore how geological andgeophysical processes have shaped the earth's environments
and natural resources. We also examine topography andenvironments of particular regions through field observations
in Kyoto City and computer-based practice of remote sensing
data analysis.

Global Resource Management and International Relations（Instructors）
Seifudein ADEM(Institute forAdvanced Research and Education)（Overview）
This course reviews contending theories of International
Relations (IR) by scrutinizing the basic concepts of eachtheory, its core, and auxiliary propositions, and its underlying
assumptions. The course also applies each theory tocontemporary history.

Research Methods of Social Sciences（Instructors）
Seifudein ADEM(Institute forAdvanced Research and Education)（Overview）
Theoretical perspectives about the social sciences had forlong viewed cultures and civilizations through a vertical
divide—as stratified and hierarchical. Culture had been thus
marginalized as an important variable for understanding
relations between societies. But after the end of the Cold
War the role of culture and identity in global affairs has
begun to re-capture the attention of many. We join thegrowing intellectual trend by highlighting the relevance of
cultural forces for a deeper understanding of the dynamics
within societies and the relationships among them.

Global Society in the Modern World（Instructors）
Eiji OYAMADA(GS)（Overview）
This course will look at the global issues of today (gap
between the rich and poor, migration across national
borders, religious and cultural coexistence, refugees, humansecurity and others), examine the causes and impact ofthese issues, and find possible measures. Furthermore, indepth understanding on key perspectives needed in thestudy of global issues will be gained. While developing
knowledge through actual case studies and insights frompractitioners, analysis of corrective measures will be done.

10GRM Topics 1（Instructor）（Overview）

NOT offered in AY2023

NOT offered in AY2023

GRM Topics 2 (Topics in Mathematics for Information and Data Sciences)（Instructor）（Overview）

Takeshi TOKUYAMA (Institute forLearn how mathematics is used to develop information

Advanced Research and Education)technology and data science. The lecturer will talk his own
experiences in his career, give some puzzles, and solve
problems together in the class to understand howmathematics is useful in real life.
Mathematical knowledge is not required, but students aresuggested to study (say, search Wikipedia) about the topics
given in the lectures after each lecture to have deeper
understanding. Students are requested to write short reportof their study.

3rd Stage（Compulsory）
Seminar for Advanced Liberal Arts（Instructor）
Masanori NAITO(GS)（Overview）
This seminar will be a wrap-up for students who have taken

Seifudein ADEM(Institute forGRM-related

Advanced Research and Education)

contemporary issues surrounding society and explore how tocourses.

Inaddition,

considerabout

solve them.
In

thisseminar,

speciallectures

distinguished visiting professors.

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Ⅶ.Others◆ GRM Common Rooms
GRM Common Rooms, one located on the second floor of Shikokan building at
Karasuma Campus and another one on the first floor of Hochikan building at
Kyotanabe Campus, are open to the GRM students to improve students’ learning
environment. The two common rooms are connected online to enable students toremotely take lectures offered at the other campus. In addition, the GRM students
can use laptop computers and A4 printers (black and white) in the common rooms.
Please note the following points when using the Common Rooms.
・Student ID card is required to enter the Common Rooms.

・The Common Rooms are open from 9:00 to 17:00, Monday through Friday during
the office hours.

・When classes or lectures are held in the Common Rooms, you cannot use theCommon Rooms personally.

・Eating and drinking are prohibited in the Common Rooms for the purpose ofequipment maintenance.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the Institute for Advanced
Research and Education.

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<Contact Information >Office of the Institute for Advanced Research and Education, Doshisha University(Office of Leading Graduate School Program)
Imadegawa Campus (Chienkan Building 2F)[TEL] +81-75-251-3259
Kyotanabe Campus: Office of Graduate School of Science and Engineering（Rikagakukan Building）[TEL]+81-774-65-6200[E-mail] ji-grmld@mail.doshisha.ac.jp[WEB]https://grm.doshisha.ac.jp