Course Description
An employee from Matsumoto City Hall will serve as the lecturer for each session in this class. The class will comprise: (1) an introduction to Matsumoto City by an employee from the department in charge (outline, industry, commerce, agriculture, region, etc.); (2) planning and conducting a survey of needs using a questionnaire, etc.; (3) planning and conducting a tour of Matsumoto; (4) broadcasting information on Matsumoto using social media, etc.; (5) creating a pamphlet aimed at young people wanting to relocate; and (6) presentations on the topic “The city I want to live in and I want to keep living in.”
The class format may also include lectures; however, classes mainly involve group work so that students can learn autonomously.
Keywords
group work, fieldwork, region, Shinshū, Matsumoto, relocation, urban creation, city promotion, policy advice, issue discovery, information broadcasting
Course Plan
Session 1: Orientation; learning about Matsumoto (1) (an outline of Matsumoto City)
Session 2: Learning about Matsumoto (2) (relocation policy in Matsumoto City)
Session 3: Learning about Matsumoto (3) (city policy, guest talk)
Session 4: Learning about Matsumoto (4) (education, culture, guest talk)
Session 5: Learning about Matsumoto (5) (Matsumoto’s districts (1), guest talk)
Session 6: Learning about Matsumoto (6) (Matsumoto’s districts (2), guest talk)
Session 7: Presenting Matsumoto (1) (selecting a district to present)
Session 8: Presenting Matsumoto (2) (method of investigation)
Session 9: Presenting Matsumoto (3) (collecting materials for investigation)
Session 10: Presenting Matsumoto (4) (creating PR media (1))
Session 11: Presenting Matsumoto (5) (creating PR media (2))
Session 12: Presenting Matsumoto (6) (completing PR media)
Session 13: Creating publicity for a Matsumoto district for people interested in living in or moving to a regional area (1)
Session 14: Creating publicity for a Matsumoto district for people interested in living in or moving to a regional area (2)
Session 15: Presentation of recommendations; class questionnaire
