KUGF Course Guide 2018

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ASEAN StudiesIn this course, students will learn about the culture and society of countries in ASEAN (Association of South‐East Asian Nations) Region. Students will work in groups, with each group choosing one of the ten countries to study in more details. Areas of study may range across a number of dimensions, including history, ethnic demography, gender roles, societal changes in the contemporary area, relationship with Japan, youth culture, social welfare, education system, and social issues specific to the country. Each group will share the results of their investigations with other group members. The course will feature (i) guest speakers who are from the ASEAN countries during the semester, and (ii) virtual communication with the peers in these countries with the use of ICT tools specifically COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning).2 creditsSpring SemesterFall SemesterCross-Cultural CompetenceIn this class, students will learn to develop cross-cultural competence through class activities. Students will interact and discuss about various topics with classmates from different backgrounds. Understanding various concepts and issues from diverse perspective will help students to enhance skills that are necessary in the globalized society. Through this course, students will learn to understand about their own culture and become more sensitive to other cultures. 2 creditsSpring SemesterFall SemesterKUGF Independent Study(English Skills Development)This class encourages students to build an individual study plan for the semester in order to improve their English proficiency and to make use of various ICT tools as well as e-learning programs on the web. The course will involve the use of two kinds of training in each class session. The first half will integrate COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning), communicating with peers overseas in English. The second half of the class will focus on students' independent study, which will be designed and supervised by the instructor.2 creditsSpring SemesterFall SemesterKUGF Independent Study(Doing a Research in English)This course will help students develop skills necessary for research so that they can become independent researchers. The class will cover topics that help students to think critically and foster skills that are essential when writing research papers and presenting in English. Through class assignments, the class will encourage students to express their opinions and explain their ideas using references. Over the semester, students will increase their knowledge about researching in English and will conduct their own research. At the end of the semester, students are expected to present their research to class and hand in an academic paper to the adviser. The course will use COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) and work with other universities abroad. 2 creditsSpring SemesterFall SemesterKUGF Field Study(Business Experience Abroad)This course will enable Kansai University students to experience Business field overseas. In AY2018, students will spend approximately two weeks in Thailand.Students have to participate the training held in June to July before their trips to Thailand in August, and they will generate a report on a particular theme related to their experience in business field in Thailand. Students will be hosted by CP ALL Public Company and Panyapiwat Institute of Management (PIM) both located in Bangkok city. The main activity for this course is to experience what it is like to work in Thailand, by being present and assisting the employees in the CP ALL Bangkok office.The students will also have opportunities to visit to affiliated company of CP ALL Public Company during their stay. The instructor will supervise and provide language assistance (English) to the participating students during the approximately two weeks long trip. After the training in Thailand, students have to participate the training after the dispatch held in beginning of September.2 creditsSpring SemesterKUGF Field Study(International Collaborative Learning)This course will enable students in Japan to collaboratively learn with peers overseas, particularly in two countries in Asia and South East Asia-for AY2018, Taiwan and Thailand. One sub-group, aka Three University Collaborative Study group (maximum of 6 students), will visit Taiwan for approximately 10 days. The students from three universities (Kansai University, Cheng-Shiu University, and Panyapiwat Institute of Management) will work together to pursue a PBL(Project-Based Learning) activity in Taiwan (Kaohsiung). Another sub-group, aka Japanese Language Teaching group, will visit Thailand for 11 days to participate in Japanese language program in the local university (PIM) and its affiliated high school to assist in their Japanese language classes or to introduce Japanese culture to the local students in English. At the end of the field study, both sub-groups will be asked to generate a report on a particular theme related to cross-cultural issues in either a) business, b) environment, c) diversity, or d) education in their society. During their stay abroad, they will receive lectures from these institutions in English/Japanese on various topics. The instructor will supervise and provide language assistance (English) to the participating students during the trip.Participation in this course will require to pay the partial expense of their trip to Taiwan or Thailand. See Division of International Affairs for the details.2 creditsSpring SemesterKANSAI UNIVERSITY GLOBAL FRONTIER14