This course explores ways to explain Japanese religions in English without resorting to stereotypes. At the same time, it is an introduction to the academic study of religion, which questions what we take for granted about religion, spirituality, and secularity. On successful completion of the course the student will have: --achieved a basic knowledge about historical and contemporary Japanese religions, being critical of stereotypical discourses on Japanese people and culture. --acquired a skill to explain Japanese religions to international neighbors in a well-informed as well as original way. --found it both fun and important to consider matters on religion academically and critically (which is different from attacking or disdaining)

This course explores ways to explain Japanese religions in English without resorting to stereotypes. At the same time, it is an introduction to the academic study of religion, which questions what we take for granted about religion, spirituality, and secularity. On successful completion of the course the student will have: --achieved a basic knowledge about historical and contemporary Japanese religions, being critical of stereotypical discourses on Japanese people and culture. --acquired a skill to explain Japanese religions to international neighbors in a well-informed as well as original way. --found it both fun and important to consider matters on religion academically and critically (which is different from attacking or disdaining)

Students will explore and debate questions about human experience from multiple perspectives as they discover influential works from cultures around the world, both ancient and modern. Students will develop critical approaches and analytical skills as they exchange ideas with peers, ask questions, and respond to works in different genres through a variety of expressive modes. The course will focus on four fundamental themes: love, identity, death, and the meaning of life.

Students will explore and debate questions about human experience from multiple perspectives as they discover influential works from cultures around the world, both ancient and modern. Students will develop critical approaches and analytical skills as they exchange ideas with peers, ask questions, and respond to works in different genres through a variety of expressive modes. The course will focus on four fundamental themes: love, identity, death, and the meaning of life.

ゲノム研究の進展により生命科学は仮説駆動型からデータ駆動型の科学に変貌しつつある。このような科学を推進するには、多種多様で複雑なデータや知識を計算機でうまく扱えるようにすることが不可欠である。本講義では、その基礎となる理論や技術について解説する。 With the advancement of genome research, life science is transforming from a hypothesis-driven to a data-driven science. To promote such science, it is essential for computers to be able to successfully handle a wide variety of complex data and knowledge. In this lecture, the underlying theories and techniques will be explained.

多様な差異を持つ人々が包摂される社会を実現することは、現代の重要な社会的課題となっている。また近年では、多様性=ダイバーシティ（性別、年齢、言語、身体特性等）の尊重のみならず、包摂性=インクルージョン（所属感覚、差異の尊重、民主的な意思決定等）の向上が重要であることが注目されるようになった。ただし、多様性の向上は必ずしも包摂性の向上を伴うとは限らず、また、多様な属性の差異によって包摂性の度合いにギャップが生じていることも指摘されている。こうした乖離を埋めるための実践として、ジェンダーやエスニシティに関わる意識的・無意識的な偏見の解消、障害のある人の参加機会を保障する「合理的配慮」や「バリアフリー」等、学校、企業、行政機関等様々な現場で、様々な取り組みが施行/試行されている。この授業では、集団や組織の「インクルーシブネス」を可視化する方法や「インクルーシビティ」を高める実践手法等を紹介し、その実施過程に潜む課題や問題点について議論する。

人間が行う知識や情報の処理をコンピュータで再現しようとする試みは、古くから続けられてきました。その成果として、線形分離に優れたサポートベクトルマシンや、現在さまざまな分野で活用されている深層学習が挙げられます。これらのアルゴリズムでは、たとえば0と1のような単純な出力しか持たないモデルを複数組み合わせることで、より複雑な情報の記憶や処理が可能になります。この講義では、コンピュータが知識や情報をどのように処理しているかを可視化しながら学び、機械学習の本質を理解することを目指します。

＜授業の到達目標＞ 研究者が知っておくべき知的財産に関する基礎的な知識を修得するとともに、バイオテクノロジー分野における代表的な特許やその役割について学ぶことにより、特許の重要性を理解することを目的とする。 ＜授業の概要＞ 科学研究における完成形である「論文」と権利化手段である「特許」の違いや特許出願の際に必要となる特許制度の基礎知識（知的財産についての一般知識から、特許を取得するための要件に至るまで）の全体像を解説するとともに、知財分野でのキャリアデザインについても触れる。 <Attainment target of the lecture> The aim of this lecture is to understand the importance of patent right by studying representative patents in biotechnology field and these role, accompanied by acquiring basic knowledge of intellectual property that researchers should know. <Summary of the lecture> This lecture will show the comparison between the actual patents in biotechnology field and research contents of these patents in order to understand the difference between the "research papers", which are the culmination of the academic research, and "patents", which are the means of acquisition of the right. In addition, the basic knowledge of patent system, from general knowledge of intellectual property to requirements for obtaining patent right, will be commented in this lecture. These are essential knowledge for reseachers for apply the patent.

This is an introductory course in microeconomics covering the fundamental theories of the customer, the firm, and markets. Applying these theories to understand and evaluate real-world events so that the students learn to think like an economist. Prior knowledge of economics is not mandatory.

Course Objectives 目的 The objective of the course is that students will foster scientific understandings of bioresources from genetic and organism levels to higher hierarchy of ecosystem and regional levels including the aspect of utilization of bioresources with emphasis on Asia. アジアにおける生物資源の利用を含めて、遺伝子と個体レベルから生態系・地域レベルでの生物資源の科学的理解を培うこと 7 Goals　目標 ➀To be able to give three examples of bioresources and explain the diversity and hierarchy that are the characteristics of living things;　 生物資源の多様性と階層性の例示 ②To be able to explain "genome editing" and "smart agriculture" with relation to bioresources as examples of technological innovations resulting from rapid advancement in biological science and information sciences; ゲノム編集とスマート農業と生物資源 ③To be able to explain issues related to genetic development of bioresources (to be presented at a later date); 生物資源の遺伝的開発に関する課題 ④To be able to give two specific examples and explain the differences in the use of bioresources due to differences in the natural and social conditions of countries and regions; 国・地域の自然・社会条件の差異と生物資源 ⑤To be able to evaluate the Green Revolution from multiple perspectives as an example of technological innovation of bioresources in the past; 緑の革命の複眼的理解 ⑥To be able to apply and explain dissemination theory to innovations related to bioresources; イノベーションの普及 ⑦To be able to constructively criticize and ask questions about other students' understanding of bioresources. 他の受講生への建設的批評・質問能力