In this course, whilst identifying the significance of research in the media expression postgraduate course, it will be an opportunity to gain rudimentary hints for resource research and writing one’s paper. Based on the media expression fundamentals studied until this point, you will revise the research plan you submitted at the time of examination to enter IAMAS, and will identify your motive, task, hypothesis, argument and plan. You will restrain your logical thinking (manners) when traversing expressionary fields and academic domains. It will become a practical experience to rewrite your research plan to one that you could argue to other people (of different fields and experts of different domains).

The objective of this class is that the research plan that you rewrite for this lecture will be used in the special interviews (May) and at the time of application for a chief advisor (June). We also would like to think this will be a good opportunity to acquire the ability to progress fluidly in discussions with not only professors but also concerning the works and research amongst students.

Instructors

Matsui Shigeru , Kobayashi Masahiro , Yamada Koji , Okubo Miki

Course Format

Lectures, workshops, presentations (internal at IAMAS), reports, etc.

Course Plan / Overview

May 7th (Tuesday)
Block 1: “Guidance and how to write a research plan” (Matsui) / Block 2: “How to write a research plan” (Okubo) / Block 3 and 4: “Investigation of papers” (Yamada)

May 8th (Wednesday)
Block 1 and 2: “Composition of contents” (Kobayashi) / Block 3: “Tour of the library” / Block 4: “Rewriting the research plan” (task)

May 10th (Friday)
Block 1 and 2: “Oral presentation and critique 1” / Block 3 and 4: “Rewriting the research plan” (task)

May 13th (Monday)
Block 1 and 2: “Oral presentation and critique 2” / Block 3: “Reflections”

Textbooks / Reference Materials

Will be distributed and specified if necessary.

Related Reports

Information Studies Foundations