Final Research Presentation Held
Faculty of Global Studies
February 6, 2018
On Thursday, February 1st, Faculty of Global Studies held its final research presentations.
"Research Basics I and II," offered in the third and fourth quarters of the first year, is an introductory course to research activities, where students learn what research is and basic methods such as data analysis. Students work in small groups on a wide range of themes, including politics, economics, culture, and nature, to deepen their knowledge and cultivate communication skills, cooperation, and initiative by collecting and analyzing information on each theme, writing papers, and making presentations in group work.
This year, students were divided into teams from each class and worked on research related to nine themes, including "Should university tuition be free?", "International comparison of working hours?", "The merits and demerits of dark tourism?", and "Why do humans laugh?".
At the final presentation, nine teams selected from each class presented the results of their research, with the top three teams selected by faculty judging and one student award winner selected by student vote.
Each team used data collected through surveys and interviews to deliver an elaborate presentation that excited the audience.
As a result of the judging, the team that researched "International Comparison of Working Hours" with the theme of "Dangling a Carrot in Front of the Horse's Nose" won first place. They compared GDP and working hours by country, summarized each country's attitude toward overtime in an easy-to-understand manner, and actually interviewed union members at companies, which earned them praise for their accuracy and proactive activities.
Winning Themes
- 1st Place: Student Award
Title: "Dangling a carrot in front of a horse's nose" - 2nd Place
Title: "The Sad Treasure of the World" - 3rd Place
Title: "The Laughing Squad"
Student Voices
The more information we gathered, the more we drifted away from our hypothesis, and when we couldn't gather all the information, we had to change direction, so we tried to make a clear and concise presentation. When we surveyed attitudes toward work by country, we divided the work among the members and were able to act with teamwork in mind, such as preparing materials by the deadline.
Misaki Usuzawa (graduated from Morioka Chuo High School)
