Case Study (Social Design and Management)

Social Design and Management

In this seminar, students are expected to examine research in various fields such as resources, environment and energy, health and medicine, space and ocean, security, global economy, food and life, AI and digitalization, and learning and communication in relation to various social issues, and attempt to design solutions (technical and institutional solutions) to social issues in concrete ways. In doing so, students will consciously consider what other fields of knowledge are necessary in addition to the knowledge in their own field of expertise, and students will attempt to compare various solution options. Students will also examine the challenges of implementing such solutions in society.

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In the first part of the class, lecturers will give an overview of design concepts in each field, comparing them with each other, as a prerequisite for each student to do this kind of work. Issues include: whether design is even possible; the nature of the design process, including self-organization and roles of stakeholders; the role of scenarios in design; ethics; and transitions. In the second part of the class, each student will give a presentation and write a report based on the discussion (which is expected to serve also as the basis for writing a side paper for students in the GSDM program). Following is the structure of the course. Day #1 Saturday 13 April 2024 Course introduction (Prof. Orsi, Dr. Daniel Del Barrio, Dr. Koji Kimita) 9:00-9:30 (1) Public Policy and Social Science •Prof. Shiroyama (public administration) 9:30 – 10:00 •Prof. Kazuto Suzuki (public policy) 10.00 – 10.30 •Prof. Orsi (international politics) 10.30 – 11.00 Cross-cutting discussion 11:00 – 11.30 Break 11.30-11.45 (2) Engineering and information science •Prof. Arai (mechanical engineering) 11.45 – 12.15 •Prof. Koshizuka (information science) 12:15 – 12.45 •Prof. Nakasuka (space engineering) 12:45 – 13:15 Cross-cutting discussion 13:15-13:45 Wrapping-up Day #1 13:45-14:00 Day #2 Sunday 14 April 2023 Opening (Prof. Roberto Orsi, Dr. Daniel Del Barrio, Dr. Koji Kimita) 9:00 – 9.10 (1) Medical sciences, Life science, and Agriculture •Prof. Hashizume (medical sciences) 9:10 - 9:40 •Prof. Kano (life sciences) 9:40 - 10:10 •Prof. Yagi (agriculture and fishing) 10:10- 10:40 Cross-cutting discussion 10:40-11:10 Break 11.10 – 11.30 (2)Engineering •Prof. Maruyama (nano-scale engineering) 11:30 – 12:00 •Prof. Kato (civil engineering) 12:00 – 12:30 Cross-cutting discussion 12:30- 13:00 Wrapping-up Day #2 13:00 - 13:15 Part 2. Presentations by students and discussion Day #3 Saturday 8th June 2024 and/or Sunday 9th June 2024 (TBC) Interim presentations by the students/ Discussion <9:00- 12:30 13:30- 17:00> Day #4 Saturday 6th July and/or Sunday 7th July 2024 (TBC) Final Presentation by the students / Discussion < 9:00-12:30 13:30-17:00> ***** Google drive folder for sharing class materials: https://drive.google.com/***** Permanent ZOOM link for all class meetings: https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/*****