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Subject | Humanities & Social Sciences
Methodology for Global Issues (Human)
- Global Issues
- Research Methodology
- University Education
- Policy-Making
©University of Tsukuba. Last Update 2025-09-30
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University as a Global Issue?
This is the Session 1 of “Methodology for Global Issues (Human).” This session first introduces the aim and the structure of the whole course. Then, it examines “university” from the perspective of meritocracy, which seems to be a global issue.
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We Together Tackle Global Issues: Introduction to the Course
This part provides an introduction to the JV-Campus course of Methodology for Global Issues (Human). The educational goal of the course, the recommended usage of this couse, and the course’s intention to tackle a global issue on education are explained.
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Is “Success” Everything?: Meritocracy in Our Society
This part provides an opportunity to learn about meritocracy and to critically think about our society.
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The Struggles of (Elite) University Students?
This part provides an opportunity to think how university education and students are influenced by meritocracy.
Lecturers
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Yuki Moritani
School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba
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Learning through University Education
This is the Session 2 of “Methodology for Global Issues (Human).” This session provides the opportunity to consider university education, which will be the basis of the learning of this course.
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What is University in the First Place?
This part provides an opportunity to rethink what a university is for.
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The Difficulty of Studying Global Issues in Universities
This part provides an opportunity to think how to study global issues, and what kind of problems can happen.
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University Education to Cultivate Yourself
This part provides an opportunity to understand what to keep in mind to study in a university.
Lecturers
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Yuki Moritani
School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba
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Introduction to Critical Thinking
This is the Session 3 of “Methodology for Global Issues (Human).” This session explains what critical thinking is, and argues the significance of becoming a “critical thinker.”
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Realizing Biases and Our Misunderstandings
This part provides an opportunity to think about how biased we can be in recognizing things.
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What is Critical Thinking?
This part provides an overview of what critical thinking is.
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Becoming a Critical Thinker
This part emphasizes that critical thinking is not merely about a thinking skill, but also about your mind.
Lecturers
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Yuki Moritani
School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba
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What are Global Issues?
This is the Session 4 of “Methodology for Global Issues (Human).” This session provides the opportunity to think about how phenomenon and situation can be determined as a “global issue.”
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What is an Issue (or a Problem)?
This part provides an opportunity to deepen understandings on what an issue (or a problem) is.
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How Does Globalization Matter?
This part provides an opportunity to deepen understandings on globalization and how it matters to global issues.
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Defining Global Issues
This part provides a categorization and a definition of global issues.
Lecturers
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Yuki Moritani
School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba
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Observing the World, Identifying Global Issues
This is the Session 5 of “Methodology for Global Issues (Human).” This session provides an opportunity to think how different an observation and an assessment are, and how to deepen understandings on the world.
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Can We Understand the World with How We Learn in the Class?
This part encourages students not only to study in the classroom but also use various other opportunities to learn.
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Are Data and Information Everything to Observe the World?
This part provides an opportunity to critically think the significance of data and information in understanding the world.
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Observing the World before Judging
This part emphasizes the significance of observing the world as it is, rather than judging based on a certain value.
Lecturers
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Yuki Moritani
School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba
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Complexity of Global Issues and Interdisciplinary Approach
This is the Session 6 of “Methodology for Global Issues (Human).” This session explains that interdisciplinary approaches can be useful in dealing with global issues that are very complex.
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Complexity of Global Issues
This part provides an opportunity to reconsider the complexity of global issues.
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Which Issue Has the Priority?: Politicization of Global Issues
This part provides an opportunity learn politics regarding global issues, especially on the process of prioritization.
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Interdisciplinary Research for Global Issues
This part suggests that research with interdisciplinary approach is useful in studying global issues.
Lecturers
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Yuki Moritani
School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba
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Research Method and Methodology
This is the Session 7 of “Methdology for Global Issues (Human).” This session explains the significant steps for your research, and also provides explanations on research method and research methodology.
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What Caused Global Issues?: Raising a Research Question
This part explains the significance of rasing a research question in studying global issues.
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What is Research Method? How is It Different from Methodology?
This part explains what research method and research methodology are, focusing on the differences of the two.
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Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
This part provides explanations on qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Lecturers
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Yuki Moritani
School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba
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Studying as a Communication
This is the Session 8 of “Methodology for Global Issues (Human).” This session emphasizes the significance of engaging with previous academic works and other researchers, not merely showing your original analysis or looking for “correct” answers.
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Who Knows Right or Wrong?: The Significance of Reproducibility
This session provides an opportunity to think of preciseness of knowledge, and the core feature of academic knowledge.
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Knowledge and Wisdom as Co-Creations
This session provides an opportunity to think what knowledge is and how we should understand what knowledge is.
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Literature Review: A Very Important Research Method
This session deals a research method of literature review, which is a powerful method to synthesize previous arguments.
Lecturers
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Yuki Moritani
School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba
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Solving Global Issues and Policymaking
This is the Session 9 of “Methdology for Global Issues (Human).” This session provides significant elements in proceeding from research to policy-making and policy suggestions.
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What is Policy?
This part explains what policy is.
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Evidence-Based Policymaking (EBPM)
This part explains what evidence-based policymaking (EBPM) is.
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Is Evidence Everything in Making Policies?
This part provides an opportunity to think how evidences work in policy-makings.
Lecturers
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Yuki Moritani
School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba
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Our Bright Future with Uncertainties
This is the Session 10 of “Methodology for Global Issues (Human).” This session provides how accademic practice and understanding the world are inevitably uncertain. Based on the above, as the final session of the course, encourages students to be critical thinkers (sapiens et docta ignorantia).
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Feeling Depressed with Global Issues
This part shares issues that can be seen in education on global issues.
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Can Anything Be Clear with Our World?
This part provides an opportunity to think of difficulty to understand the world, and to think that whether everything can be clearly understood or not.
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Toward Sapiens et Docta Ignorantia (Wise and Learned Ignorance): Being a Critical Thinker
This part wraps up the course by encouraging students to be a critical thinker.
Lecturers
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Yuki Moritani
School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba
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