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科目名 Theme Studies II  Issues in Civil Liberties
担当教員 Hagerman，C．
授業の目的、または到達目標 To learn about what rights and freedoms a person has, in a modern society, to be able to give reasons for why people have rights. and to explore what rights people should have.
Learning Goals
* can understand why people have rights and freedoms in a democracy
* can compare rights in modern democracies
* can explain civil rights issues in detail
* can give rational opinions on various rights issues
授業の概要 This class will introduce students issues in civil liberties. Students will learn about what kind of rights a citizen has in a modern democracy. Students will first learn about the history of individual rights. Topics discussed will include: discrimination against minorities (e.g. African Americans, Korean residents of Japan), legal rights, immigrant's rights, autonomy (e.g. gay marriage, abortion, euthanasia), free speech, privacy and surveillance and movie piracy. Finally we will consider the future direction of individual rights.
科目群/ベンチマーク Adv.
授業の形態 Lecture & discussion
時間割   概要 宿題(予習・復習等)
1
  • Course Introduction, syllabus, due dates
  • read "What are Civil Liberties"
2
  • Chapter 1: Civil vs. Human rights, Survey questions
  • read chapter 2
3
  • Chapter 2: History of rights
  • read first half of chapter 3, write reflection
4
  • Chapter 3: Equality and discrimination; minorities. Quiz #1
  • read second half of chapter 3, answer comprehension questions
5
  • Chapter 3: Equality and discrimination; foreigners
  • read first half of chapter 4, answer comprehension questions
6
  • Chapter 4: Criminal and legal justice; rights in Japan
  • read second half of chapter 4, write reflection
7
  • Chapter 4: Criminal and legal justice; non-citizen's rights
  • answer comprehension questions
8
  • Chapter 4: Criminal and legal justice, non-citizen's rights. Quiz #2
  • write response to Patriot Act game, read chapter 5
9
  • Chapter 5: Expressive freedom and free speech
  • read chapter 6 introduction, answer comprehension questions
10
  • Chapter 6: Personal autonomy & privacy; individual choices
  • read chapter 6 on surveillance, write reflection
11
  • Chapter 6: Personal autonomy & privacy; surveillance; Research Paper rough draft DUE
  • read chapter 6 on cross-border issues, answer comprehension questions
12
  • Chapter 6: Personal autonomy & privacy; cross-border issues; Quiz #3
  • read first half of chapter 7
13
  • Chapter 7: Property rights and economic freedom; RFID tags
  • read second half of chapter 7
14
  • Chapter 7: Property rights and economic freedom; copyright and trademark issues
  • review
15
  • Presentations, review, course reflection. Quiz #4
準備学習 Students should spend 1~2 hours on out-of-class study for each hour in class in order to , reading assigned materials, answering comprehension questions and writing reflections and responses. Additional time will be required to research and write the assigned papers and prepare for presentations.
教科書 "Issues in Civil Liberties" (provided by the instructor)
参考文献 To be announced in class
成績評価方法・基準 Evaluation is based on course work, participation, and papers:
Class work & quizzes: 40% (includes in-class work, homework, presentations, quizzes, discussions)
Group research presentation 20%
Research paper 40% (outline/early stages 5%, rough draft 10%, final 25%)
備考 A detailed syllabus will be provided the first class.

時間割

担当教員 開講学期 開講曜日 開講時限 履修クラス 単位数
Hagerman, Craig 秋学期 火曜日 ３時限 A3 2