授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course [ENG] | | 【Standardized across all programs】 Nowadays, the human resources requirements which society needs have been changed drastically. Traditional employment system such as seniority system, a career-long employment has been shifted to Job-type employment and other types. Also, people have chosen a career-change compared to before.
A “CAREER” is all events that make up your life. You can choose your career from a wide variety of careers based on your experiences at university. The goal of this course is that you think deeply about your career and get a hint from lectures in a variety of fields and professionals to find the way to form your career. |
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授業の達成目標 【英語】
Objectives of the Course [ENG] | | As with any journey, your life journey benefits from elaborate planning and preparation. This course is designed to support you in the earliest stages of your career planning and development as a part of your life design. It aims to provide you with a toolkit for this ongoing and lifelong process of designing your future.
The course will guide you through such questions, as
✔ what do you want to do with your life,
✔ what are your possible career options and what of them really interest you,
✔ what skills do you already have and what do you need to improve,
✔ how to develop needed skills and get practical experience while at school,
✔ how to incorporate academic and extracurricular activities into your lifelong plan. |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content or Plan | | The course is divided into three main parts: the first module focuses on self-assessment, the second module invites you to explore various career options, and the third module invites you to apply the new-gained knowledge and insights to designing a model personal development plan and communicate it to other participants.
The course balances lectures, group discussions, and workshops taking advantage of the various backgrounds of international students. It introduces the basic theoretical concepts of self-assessment and personal development, as well as practical tools necessary for job hunting and building a successful career.
The course outline below is tentative, but we are planning to cover the following topics:
1. Class introduction: The mechanics of the course, icebreaking
2. Introduction to the concepts of life design and career planning
3-4. Self-Presentation & Public Speaking
5. Self-management
6. Graduate school in Japan and abroad
7. Job-hunting process in Japan & on-campus resources
8-9. Japanese Companies, working culture, and innovation management
10-11. Entrepreneurship: Corporate Mindset & Entrepreneurial Mindset
12. Role models: Alumni Career Paths
13-14. Final Presentations: Career Decision-Making & Personal Development Plan
15. Revising the Personal Development Plan & Overall discussion |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | There are no prerequisites for this course. Students are welcome to join this course provided they are willing to engage in an enjoyable but challenging process of self- and career exploration and are ready to proactively exchange opinions in class. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | Attendance: 15%
Projects and tasks assigned by each instructor: 50%
20% for Self-assessment & Personal Development Module
30% for Career Exploration Module
Final presentation: 35% |
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教科書
Textbook | | | No textbook is required for this course. Course materials will be distributed in class |
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参考書
Reference Book | | Burnett, B. & Evans, D.J. (2016). Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Brooks K. (2021). What Color Is Your Parachute? For College. Ten Speed Press.
Christensen, C.M. (1997). The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.
Gratton, L., & Scott, A. (2016). The 100 Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity portion. Bloomsbury.
Hart, R.A., & Kawasaki, S. (2003). Work and Pay in Japan. Cambridge University Press.
Meyer, E. (2014). The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business. Public Affairs.
Reardon, R., Lenz, J., Sampson, J., & Peterson, G. (2017). Career Development and Planning: A Comprehensive Approach (4th ed.) |
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課外学修等
Study Load (Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | | Students are required to submit a report or task assigned in class weekly. |
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注意事項
Notice for Students | | Notice for Students
1. Students are required to have a course attendance rate of 80% or higher. In the absence of extenuating circumstances, students failing to meet this attendance requirement will earn a ‘fail’.
2. Any instance of a student falsely presenting work that is not their own (e.g. plagiarism, cheating) is academic fraud and is taken seriously by the University. Consequences may include failure of the assignment or course, suspension, or expulsion. |
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本授業に関するWebページ
Reference website for this Course | | |
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担当教員からのメッセージ
Message from the Instructor | | | We are looking forward to meeting you in class! |
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実務経験のある教員等による授業科目（大学等における修学の支援に関する法律施行規則に基づくもの）
Courses taught by Instructors with practical experience | | |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc | | B-2）Face-to-face course （Including 1 (one) on-demand class)
* Classrooms for face-to-face classes can be found in Timetable B on the ILAS website. |
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