English

This course is the second of a series in learning analytics. It is strongly encouraged that learners take EDU223 Learning Analytics to prepare for this course. This course helps learners solve real-world problems via a foundation in critical thinking and data analysis. Learners bring together their knowledge of learning systems and combine these with data analytics to better understand how learning and communication take place online, especially in online learning environments. 

This is a research course. It is designed for learners to acquire the skills necessary to apply analytic methods that focus on discourse in learning contexts. We pay special attention to mediated-learning environments and foster independent skills in both Japanese and English via algorithmic methods of counting and comparing data samples. 
 

The topics of this course surround the data collection process and a simple inferential mini-study. Topics include:
- An introduction to advanced CMDA (computer-mediated discourse analysis), including examples of effective studies using CMDA

- How to develop a study- data selection.
- Constructing a human interaction study and its methodological pitfalls.
- Learner presentations of individually analyzed data.
- Introduction to Behavior Analysis.
- Introduction to Critical Discourse Analysis.
- Selecting Behavior Analysis or Critical Discourse Analysis for in-depth exploration

This course examines the evolution of Buddhist meditation: from its origination to its latest manifestation as psychosocial interventions spanning more than 2000 years. Through the study of Buddhist meditation texts and experiential learning, the theories and practices of several important Buddhist meditation methods will be introduced, such as mindful-breathing, compassionate meditation, samādhi and vipassanā. 

This is a first course in differential calculus. It studies the concepts of limits and derivatives and their applications. Topics include functions and models, limits and continuity, derivatives, differentiation rules, antiderivatives.

This course examines the rapidly expanding discipline of neuroscience as relevant to psychologists. Topics include neural changes during learning, cortical control of executive functions and language, control of movement and skilled actions as well as the biological bases of common mental disorders.

This course examines how social, political, cultural and material conditions shape scientific work and how science, in turn, shapes society. Because of the central role of science, technology and medicine in driving modern developments, understanding the relationships among science, technology and society is crucial for understanding the history of humanity and the contemporary world. 

This course is a dynamic exploration of William Shakespeare’s London and literature inspired by and set in his city. The course is designed introduces students to the historical and cultural milieu of 16th and 17th-century London through a variety of genres, including drama, prose, verse, and broadside ballads. Historical accounts, artefacts, and maps provide context to the rich material for critical reading offered by these texts. Students learn about historical research methodologies while sharpening their literary close reading skills. 

This course examines the history of the Holocaust and the literary, theological and cultural responses to the destruction of European Jewry. It looks at how it was possible for the Nazis to come to power, what the first policies of persecuting Jews in Germany were, and how those policies escalated to expulsion, ghettoization, and mass murder across Europe. It also discusses contemporary cultural representations and the often-intricate politics of Holocaust memory.

This course covers electromagnetic wave theory with an emphasis on statics, skills to solve Maxwell's equations, and perspectives to look at related applications. Topics include Electromagnetic Model, Vector Analysis, Static Electric Fields, Solution of Electrostatic Problems, Steady Electric Currents, Static Magnetic Fields, and Time-Varying Fields and Maxwell's Equations.