授業の目的 【日本語】 Goals of the Course(JPN) | | |
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授業の目的 【英語】 Goals of the Course | | The Aim of this course is to learn the basic framework of Japanese discipline of economic history, and to understand the characteristics of pre-modern economic activities and their constituent principles while comparing them with those of modern times. Students will further learn about the transformation of the pre-modern economy to the "modern" and gain basic analytical skills to understand the formative logic of human society. |
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到達目標 【日本語】 Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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到達目標 【英語】 Objectives of the Course | | To understand the basic framework of the Japanese discipline of economic history.
To acquire knowledge about characteristics of pre-modern society and modern society in their essence.
To learn how pre-modern societies have collapsed, mainly in Western Europe, and to interpret the reason.
To understand the essence of "modernization" as well as its problems. |
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授業の内容や構成 Course Content / Plan | | 1 Introduction
2 Basic framework of Japanese discipline of economic history
3 Basic understanding of pre-modern and modern times in economic history
4 Significance of medieval European commerce and industry activities, and their transition
(based on presentation of a graduate student)
5 The logic of the collapse of pre-modern society in the case of Western Europe
6 Economic historical essence of the "early modern period"
7 Significance of commerce and industry activities under "mercantilism"
(based on presentation of a graduate student)
8 Significance(?) of civil revolution / civil reform
9 Industrial Revolution and change in economic society
(based on presentation of a graduate student)
10 19th century British business system under economic liberalism
(based on presentation of a graduate student)
11 19th century industrialization in the world and economic subordination of “peripheral” area
12 New changes in corporate structure during the Great Recession at the end of the 19th century
(based on presentation of a graduate student)
13 Problems of modern (19th century) economic society
14 Perspective for modern (19th-20th century) economic society
15 Concluding discussion
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履修条件・関連する科目 Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | It is desirable to have some background knowledge at the level of high school "world history."
Students who have already completed G30's Introductory Economic History II are also welcomed.
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成績評価の方法と基準 Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | Criterion for evaluation is students’ capability to develop the arguments in the class and to apply them to their own thinking that will fulfill the Course Objectives above. It will be determined from:
Final Examination: 50% Active Participation to the discussion: 20% Essay: 30%.
The course withdrawal system does not apply. If the student does not take the final exam or submit the essay, his / her grade will be "absent".
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教科書・テキスト Textbook | | No text is specified. Original teaching materials are used, which will be uploaded to NUCT in advance in the form of PPT. |
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参考書 Reference Book | | Cameron, Rondo / Neal, Larry, A Concise Economic History of the World --- From Paleolithic Times to the Present, 5th ed., Oxford Univ. Press, 2016. |
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課外学習等(授業時間外学習の指示) Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | Students are required to look at the teaching materials presented to NUCT in advance each time and to obtain prior knowledge of corresponding part using the reference book above or similar references. |
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注意事項 Notice for Students | | |
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授業開講形態等 Lecture format, etc. | | |
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遠隔授業(オンデマンド型)で行う場合の追加措置 Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class) | | |
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