英語中級

All classes (including the first one) will be conducted in person in the classroom. Topics will be organized in six blocks of two to three classes each as follows. 1–3: Targeted advertising ・ information as a commodity ・ how do shops (e.g., supermarkets) use information? ・ adding new products to people's old routines 4–5: Attention, feedback, addiction ・ a casino in your pocket: persuasive design and technology ・ airports, malls: silence as a luxury 6-7: Big data and privacy ・ surveillance, consent ・ how do tech companies (e.g., Facebook) use information? ・ privacy as luxury or commodity 8-9: Oil barons and data overlords ・ Schumpeter’s creative destruction ・ data as the new oil ・ the 1900s (Standard Oil) and the 1980s (Microsoft) 10-11: Backlash, regulation and remedies ・ regulating the American tech giants ・ remedies (e.g., data portability/interoperability) 12-13: Bias, better choices, better routines ・ how to deal with bias ・ too much choice: choice architecture and nudges ・ improve your old routines: how to train like an expert

・ Before class: read texts (based on articles from newspapers, magazines, books) and answer a quiz ・ In class: review the previous class, discuss the texts and the quiz, answer another quiz ・ After class: read further materials

期末試験、追試、追加課題等はありません。 成績は、毎週の課題のみによって決定されます。 There are no final exams, makeup tests or extra activities at the end of the semester. Final grades will be based on the weekly activities only. Based on MEXT (文部科学省) guidelines, this course assumes: ・ one credit requires 45 hours of study ・ of which at least 15 hours must be in the classroom. References: ・The official English translation of Article 21 at: https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/***** ・In Japanese: https://www.mext.go.jp/***** If you would like remedial work for a class you must miss for reasons beyond your control: send an email to the instructor with a relevant attachment (e.g., a doctor's statement) justifying your request.

授業にコンピュータを持参。 Bring a computer to class.