Case Study (International Field Workshop)
Instructors
ITO, Takatoshi
NISHIZAWA, Toshiro
Credits / Language / Semester
2Credits / English / Winter
Objectives/Overview
The aim of the course is to motivate students to seek ways to collaborate with diverse stakeholders in the international fora by offering opportunities to exchange views with professionals working in international organizations and research institutions located in Washington, DC and New York. Participation in discussion with such professionals is expected to help students to identify issues from global perspectives and to design solutions in line with the concept of the Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management.
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Schedule
A program of the field trip is tentatively scheduled as follows:
Day 1 Sun, February 23 Washington, DC
Day 2 Mon, February 24 Washington, DC
Day 3 Tue, February 25 Washington, DC
Day 4 Wed, February 26 New York
Day 5 Thu, February 27 New York
Day 6 Fri, February 28 New York
Day 7 Sat, March 1 Departure
Teaching Methods
This course is organized as a series of meetings and workshops with professionals working in international organizations and research institutions located in Washington, DC and New York. Meetings and workshops are tentatively scheduled with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations, and the World Bank Group, as well as with universities and think tanks. Active participation in discussion is expected based on student different backgrounds, life-experiences, specialized knowledge and skills. The working language is English.
Each student is required to submit a report with respect to implications for social design and management by selecting a specific topic of his/her interest or on one of her/his choice from the subjects given by the instructors based on the discussions during the field trip.
Grading
The course grade will be based on:
Participation 50%
Individual report 50%
Required Text
None
Reference Books
None