The first day in a laboratory
(October 7, 2002 - February 24, 2003)
| 02f-01 | Innovative Japanese Technologies in 3M-based Engineering |
| Yoji SHIBUTANI, et al. (Faculty of Engineering) | |
| This course studies innovative Japanese technologies
that have drastically changed the world in
the principal engineering fields: Mechanical,
Materials, and Manufacturing (3M-based) Engineering.
This series of lectures provided by six professors
is also concerned with the basic principles
and backgrounds of their respective fields.
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| 02f-02 | The Contemporary Issues in Japanese Education |
| Yoko NORITA (Faculty of Human Sciences) | |
| The course is designed to give students an
understanding of the current issues in Japanese
Education, and ranges from higher education
to the secondary and elementary levels. It
will begin with an introduction to the Japanese
education system and move on to consider
issues at the forefront, such as: what problems
schools are facing and trying to solve; and
what assumptions they make about how schools,
teaching and learning work. |
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| 02f-03 | Media and Communications in Japan |
| Sachihiko KONDO (International Student Center) | |
| This lecture is primarily designed for students
who wish to study critical readings on news
stories. Several aspects of the mass media
will be studied, such as newspapers, broadcast
(TV), magazine journalism, the Internet and
so on. Students will be asked to formulate
ideas about the contribution of the media
to the maintenance of 'democratic' societies,
and the problems it faces. |
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| 02f-04 | Japanese Contemporary Law and Politics |
| Satoshi WATANABE, et al. (Faculty of Law) | |
| Lectures on various aspects of law and politics
in contemporary Japan. This course is designed
to provide basic information essential to
understanding the Japanese legal and political
systems. The course will be taught by members
of the Faculty of Law. A detailed syllabus
will be distributed at the first meeting. |
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| 02f-05 | Selected Topics in Mathematics |
| Makoto NAMBA, et al. (Graduate School of Science) | |
| In modern mathematics, there are 3 major
branches: algebra, geometry and analysis.
Algebra includes arithmetic. In this course,
we choose some interesting topics mainly
from old and modern arithmetic and geometry,
and give lectures on these. In the study
or research of mathematics, calculation and
logic are important, but the most important
thing is the conception of ideas. In this
course, we introduce wonderful ideas by past
mathematicians. |
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| 02f-06 | Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Japan |
| Ikuo NAKAMURA, et al. (Faculty of Letters) | |
| The purpose of this course is to outline
the linguistic and cultural diversity of
Japan and invalidate the long-established
myth that Japan is a homogeneous community.
The course will be divided into two parts.
The first part will focus on various subcultures
in Japan, including such topics as Japanese
geography, gender, minorities, religions
and university students. The second part
will try to elucidate the characteristics
of the Japanese language among the languages
over the world, paying attention to the internal
variation at the same time. |
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| 02f-07 | Technical Japanese A: Part I - A Range of Current Science Topics in Plain and Simple Japanese - |
| Hideko KITAHAMA (International Student Center and Graduate School of Engineering) | |
| The International Student Center will offer
a "Technical Japanese Program"
to overseas students who expect to acquire
a proficiency in and knowledge of technical
Japanese. The Technical Japanese A course
is especially intended for students who have
studied basic science or engineering. The
objective of this course is to equip students
with the basic skills required for reading
technical papers written in Japanese and
for communicating with scientists and engineers
in Japanese research and industrial settings. |
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| 02f-08 | Technical Japanese B: Part I - A Variety of Current Social and Cultural Topics in Plain and Simple Japanese- |
| Masae YASUDA (International Student Center) | |
| The International Student Center will offer
a "Technical Japanese Program"
to overseas students who expect to attain
a sufficient degree of proficiency in technical
Japanese. The Technical Japanese B course
is especially intended for students who have
studied basic social science or culture.
The objective of this course is to equip
students with the basic skills required for
reading technical papers written in Japanese
and for communicating with public officers
and company employees in municipal offices
and companies. |
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| 02f-09 | Japan-Southeast Asia Relations |
| Kenichi NISHIMURA (Faculty of Law) | |
| Southeast Asia and Japan have been in close
contact partly because of their geographical
proximity. However, the relationship
between
the two has not always been smooth.
In this
course, we will discuss the history
of the
contact between Southeast Asia and
Japan
as well as the perceptions of both
and their
effects on each other. |
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| 02f-10 | Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences - Medicine of Today and Tomorrow - |
| Tsutomu NISHIHARA, et al (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) | |
| This course gives foreign students an introduction
to chemical, biological, and environmental
pharmaceutical sciences and their recent
progress in Japan. This course includes lectures,
technical tours and discussions with teachers
and students in the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences. |
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| 02f-11 | Introduction of Advanced Electrical Engineering |
| Sadatoshi KUMAGAI, et al. (Graduate School of Engineering) | |
| The twentieth century was a century of Electricity.
The twenty-first century can be seen
as a
still more advanced century of Electricity
from the aspect of nano-scale electronics,
photonics, tela-bit communications,
and peta-watt
energy generation and distribution.
This
course is designated to introduce state-of-the-art
electrical engineering to undergraduates
including non-engineering students
in order
to understand the recent advancements
of
various fields of electrical engineering,
and to realize the possibility of future
development of society in the twenty-first
century. |
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| 02f-J1 | Elementary Japanese: a |
| Koji NAMBA, et al. (International Student Center) | |
| Elementary Japanese is intended for students
who have little or no background in the Japanese
language. Students will be able to handle
daily conversations, have a basic understanding
of sentence structure and vocabulary, and
become familiar with hiragana, katakana and
simple kanji upon completion of this course. |
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| 02f-J2 | Intermediate Japanese: a |
| Akiko NAKAYAMA, et al. (International Student Center) | |
| Intermediate Japanese is intended for students
who have studied Japanese for a year or two
at the college or university level. The objectives
are to expand the student's repertoire of
collocations for daily communications in
both spoken and written Japanese. Furthermore
students will become familiar with advanced
structures, and to be fluent in comprehending
texts written in hiragana, katakana and kanji
approx. 500. |
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| 02f-J3 | Advanced Japanese: a |
| Yoko MIMAKI, et al. (International Student Center) | |
| Advanced Japanese is intended for students
who have studied Japanese for more than two
years at the colleges or university level.
The objectives are to expand the student's
repertoire of collocations for daily and
academic communications in both spoken and
written Japanese, to become familiar with
more complicated structures, and to be fluent
in comprehending texts written in hiragana,
katakana and kanji more than 1,500. |
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| 02f-Ind | Independent Study |
| Independent Study is one of the unique features
of OUSSEP. Students can propose a study topic
and be assigned to a supervising professor
in an appropriate faculty. Students may study
a particular subject that is not found in
the International Exchange Subjects (Individual
Study) or conduct a research project on a
particular theme (Independent Research).
The study usually continues for two semesters.
Refer to "Guide to Independent Study",
found at the end of the OUSSEP Syllabus,
for further details. |
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The first day in a laboratory
(April 7, 2003 - July 25, 2003)
| 03s-01 | Introduction to Health Service and Medical Care in Japan |
| Kanehisa MORIMOTO, et al. (Graduate School of Medicine) | |
| Japan has achieved tremendous improvements
in life expectancy during the last
50 years
and leads the international life expectancy
tables. This course will provide an
overview
of the systems of health service and
medical
care in this country, with special
reference
to the rapid aging of the population,
trends
of epidemiology of major diseases,
and characteristics
of the life style of people in Japan. |
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| 03s-02 | Approaches to Understanding Cultures |
| Tomoko ARIKAWA (International Student Center) | |
| This course studies "culture" from
various perspectives, using the issues and
problems of the past and present in Japan
and in other countries. This course aims
to help broaden the understanding of "culture"
and help students become better prepared
for interacting with people of different
backgrounds. Each class will be conducted
through lectures and discussion. Students
are expected to participate actively in each
class and share views and experiences with
each other. |
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| 03s-03 | Informatics and Mathematical Science |
| Toshinobu KASHIWABARA, et al. (Graduate School of Engineering Science) | |
| Computers are used everywhere in everyday
life, consciously or unconsciously.
This
course will provide an introduction
to information
and computer sciences and mathematical
science,
which deal with, among other things,
how
to make computer systems, how to use
computer
systems, and how to evaluate the systems.
The main purpose of the course is to
give
fundamental or basic material and an
understanding
rather than to give skills in using
current
computer systems. |
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| 03s-04 | Polymers in Daily Life and Sciences |
| Sadahito AOSHIMA, et al. (Graduate School of Science) | |
| Polymers, both naturally occurring and synthetic,
are among the materials most frequently encountered
in everyday life. Advances in polymer research
have contributed to the phenomenal growth
of today's high tech age. This course will
present an introduction to polymer science
and a brief overview of modern polymer technologies.
The main objective of this course is to introduce
students, who have little or no chemistry
background at a college level but wish to
acquire some familiarity with polymers, to
basic polymer science including polymer syntheses,
structures, and properties. |
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| 03s-05 | A Comparative Introduction to Western Literature and Linguistics |
| Takao KASHIWAGI, et al. (Graduate School of Letters) | |
| In this course students are encouraged to
understand how Western literature and
Linguistics
have been absorbed in the Japanese
cultural
background. Topics to be discussed
will include:
the influence of European novels on
Japanese
literature, Japanese interpretation
of Shakespeare,
the reception of European culture,
and contrastive
study between Japanese and English. |
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| 03s-06 | The Similarities and Differences of Japan and USA Management |
| Takayuki ASADA (Graduate School of Economics) | |
| A detailed syllabus will be announced later. |
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| 03s-07 | Technical Japanese A: Part II - A Practical Japanese Course for Understanding Scientific and Technological Issues - |
| Hideko KITAHAMA (International Student Center and Graduate School of Engineering) | |
| This course is a continuation of Technical
Japanese A: Part I. It will provide
the students
with opportunities to actually practice
their
language skills acquired in Technical
Japanese:
A Part I. They will read several papers
on
current topics or science and will
visit
scientists and engineers at industrial
and
research institutions. |
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| 03s-08 | Technical Japanese B: Part II - A Practical Japanese Course for Understanding Social and Cultural Issues - |
| Masae YASUDA (International Student Center) | |
| This course is a continuation of Technical
Japanese B: Part I. It will provide
the students
with opportunities to actually practice
their
language skills acquired in Technical
Japanese
B: Part I. Students will read several
papers
in Japanese on current topics relating
to
social and cultural issues. |
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| 03s-09 | Japan: Society and Ideology |
| Sachihiko KONDO (International Student Center) | |
| This lecture explores the relationship between
the modern Japanese social structure and
the modern Japanese ideology, which determines
the life of ordinary democratic minded people.
Through detailed examinations of Japanese
history, culture, religion, language, media
and up-to-date social issues, students will
formulate ideas on how 'ideology' has worked
to support modern 'democracy'. Those who
wish to discuss 'democracy', 'conservatism',
'egalitarianism', 'liberalism', 'freedom',
'Constitutional monarchy' and modern Japanese
history are all welcome. |
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| 03s-10 | Introduction to Molecular Science - Chemistry and Human Life - |
| Masakatsu NOMURA, et al. (Faculty of Engineering) | |
| Most of the things we use in our daily life
are very different form the materials of
natural states. Life itself involves a very
intricate sequence of chemical changes of
matter. Chemistry would also contribute a
lot to solving the global problems of vital
importance with which we are confronted,
such as our environment, food, resources,
energies, and diseases etc., by way of controlling
chemical reactions. This course is focused
on several important topics of chemistry
that relate closely to the human life. |
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| 03s-J1 | Elementary Japanese: b |
| Koji NAMBA, et al. (International Student Center) | |
| This course is a continuation of 02f-J1. |
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| 03s-J2 | Intermediate Japanese: b |
| Akiko NAKAYAMA, et al. (International Student Center) | |
| This course is a continuation of 02f-J2. |
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| 03s-J3 | Advanced Japanese: b |
| Yoko MIMAKI, et al. (International Student Center) | |
| This course is a continuation of 02f-J3. |
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| 03s-Ind | Independent Study |
| Refer to 02f-Ind. |
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| Courses offered in each semester and the class schedule may change without notice. |
Osaka University Short-term Student Exchange Program 2002-2003
| CAMPUS | Suita Campus | Toyonaka Campus | Toyonaka Campus | Suita Campus | ||
| DAY / TIME | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 1 | 8:50 - 10:20 |
Elementary Japanese Intermediate Japanese Advanced Japanese |
Elementary Japanese Intermediate Japanese Advanced Japanese |
Independent Study & Field Trips |
Selected Topics in Mathematics |
Elementary Japanese Intermediate Japanese Advanced Japanese |
| 2 | 10:30 - 12:00 |
(OUSSEP Assembly*) | Media and Communications in Japan |
Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Japan |
Japan-Southeast Asia Relations |
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| 3 | 13:00 - 14:30 |
Innovative Japanese Technologies in 3M-based Engineering |
Japanese Contemporary Law and Politics |
Technical Japanese A Technical Japanese B |
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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| 4 | 14:40 - 16:10 |
The Contemporary Issues in Japanese Education |
Introduction to Advanced Electrical Engineering |
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*Refer to "The Class of OUSSEP" .
| CAMPUS | Suita Campus | Toyonaka Campus | Toyonaka Campus | Suita Campus | ||
| DAY / TIME | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 1 | 8:50 - 10:20 |
Elementary Japanese Intermediate Japanese Advanced Japanese |
Elementary Japanese Intermediate Japanese Advanced Japanese |
Independent Study & Field Trips |
A Comparative Introduction to Western Literature and Linguistics |
Elementary Japanese Intermediate Japanese Advanced Japanese |
| 2 | 10:30 - 12:00 |
Introduction to Health Service and Medical Care in Japan |
Informatics and Mathematical Science |
The Similarities and Differences of Japan and USA Management |
Japan: Society and Ideology |
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| 3 | 13:00 - 14:30 |
Approaches to Understanding Cultures |
Polymers in Daily Life and Sciences |
Technical Japanese A Technical Japanese B |
Introduction to Molecular Science |
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| 4 | 14:40 - 16:10 |
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Footnote: The classes meet for two days a week at both the Suita and the Toyonaka Campuses. Wednesday is reserved for Independent Study and field trips. Independent Study may take place at either Campus.