ゼミQ&A

                                                 Q1. 小西ゼミの特徴は何でしょうか。
教員主導ではなく、ゼミ生が主体で皆が役割を持ち、それぞれの得意分野を活かせるような活動を意識しています。その為できるだけ関心や経験が多様な学生を選び、ゼミ生同士で刺激しあい、助け合う雰囲気作りを心がけています。ゼミ生同士が大変仲が良いというのも小西ゼミの特徴でしょうか。また、短期的な視野ではなく、キャリアを人生のライフサイクルの一部として捉え、長期的視点で、小西の国内外の人材育成の経験をいろいろな形で皆に教えたいと考えています。ただ、授業を受けるだけでは学びません。学んだ知識や体験を、自身の成果としてアウトプットを出し、振り返るというプロセスを重要視しています。 

 

                                             Q2.  ゼミ生としてどのような学生を求めますか？
自分の関心ごと以外にも興味を持ち、積極的に様々な活動に関わる学生。人とのつながりがキャリアに与える重要性を理解し、責任をもって最後までゼミ活動に貢献できる学生。積極的に教員やゼミ生と交流をもち、チームワークを大切にする学生。

 

                                     Q3. 英語力はどの程度必要ですか。英語は選考基準でしょうか。
ゼミでは積極的に英語の文献や資料を教材として使用しますし、英語でのプレゼンなども実施しますので、ある程度の英語力は必要ですが、英語力の向上に意欲のある人であれば問題はありません。英語力は、社会人に期待されるスキル（知識）の中で有効なツールの一つです。英語力は自分の努力でいくらでも向上できますし、ゼミで英語を頻繁に使いたいのであれば単純に外国人教員のゼミを受ければよいかと思いますので、小西ゼミに関しては、読み書き話すがある程度スムーズにできる中級程度であれば問題はありません。留学経験や単に英語テストのスコアなどを選考の基準にはしていませんが、参考にはします。

 

                                     Q4. ゼミ活動に関してどのようなゼミ活動をされますか。
基本的なゼミ内容は、学部シラバス「研究演習I」を参照してください。小西ゼミは、受け身で授業を聞くスタイルではなく、ゼミ生は学年を超えて、様々なゼミ活動に積極的に関わっており、その成果を多様な形で、日本語と英語の両方で発信しています。授業では国内海外のケーススタディを多く取り扱い、理論と実践の両方からの学びを重視します。ゼミ活動では、世界に発信しているニュースレターや、社会課題解決のためのソーシャルビジネス研究の発表会、ゼミ卒業生との交流会など、ゼミ生たちの発案で毎年変わります。詳細は、小西ゼミHPやインスタ、学部ブログを確認してください。

 

                                Q5. ゼミ生の研究テーマ、卒業論文のテーマはどういったものですか。
小西ゼミＨＰ上に掲載されています。
 

                                               Q6. 論文の指導はどういう形で行われますか。
基本的には個々の関心のあるテーマに応じて、指導も個人指導で行います。小西ゼミでは、アンケートやインタビューなどフィールド調査をして実際の問題を自分の体を使って直接現場からの声を聞く活動を論文に反映させることを重要と考えています。ゼミ生共通の知識（基本的な論文の書き方、フィールド調査方法など）はゼミで講義をしますが、基本的には個々の関心のあるテーマに応じて、指導も個人指導で行います。年に数回、ゼミの中で、研究テーマや中間発表をしてもらいます。同級生から得るアドバイスやコメントなどは、質の良い論文作成のためには有益です。また、毎年大学院に進学する学生が増加傾向にあります。進学希望者は、別途論文指導を行います。将来的に海外の大学院に進学を希望する者には、英語で論文執筆のサポートもします。
 

 

Q7. 先生は人材育成が専門のため、就職に有利なゼミと考えても良いでしょうか。就職活動への指導などはありますか。
私は人材育成やキャリア開発の専門家として、キャリアを長い人生の流れの一部分だととらえていますので、ゼミ生の職業選択やキャリアも長期的な視点で考えるようにと指導をしています。ですから、最初の就職先がその人のゴールではなく、あくまでも長いキャリアのスタートだという認識をもってください。どの組織（会社）へ就職するのかではなく、どのように働くのか、が大切だと考えています。今は日本の雇用制度もジョブ型（欧米型の雇用制度）へと移行が進んでいますので、働き方やキャリアの積み上げ方も変容しつつあります。皆さんが大学卒業後に役立つ専門的知識や理論は、国内外のケーススタディを用いてゼミで学ぶことができます。インプットと同時に、アウトプットも必要です。ゼミ生一人一人が自分自身で試行錯誤しながら、卒業後の長いキャリアへ続くため積極的かつ継続して学ぶ姿勢が重要なのです。個々の進路相談などは個別にいつでも指導しますし、卒業後もキャリア相談をしています。2010年から輩出している小西ゼミ卒業生らのネットワークがあるのも小西ゼミの特徴です。
 

Q8. ゼミでは開発援助、途上国問題等を中心に学ぶのでしょうか。将来国際公務員になりたいと考えていますが、ゼミでは指導をしていただけますか。
国際公務員は新卒採用では行っていません。（最低でも修士号プラス数年の専門的な職業経験が必要ですので長期的なキャリアでの最終目標と考えるべき）国際公務員のキャリアや途上国支援に特化した分野をゼミで扱うわけではありません。もし将来国際公務員やJICAなどの国際協力職を志望している場合は、小西の「国際公務員」（金３限）を履修してください。ただ、実際小西ゼミ生の多くが、この分野に関心があり、将来開発援助職を目指し国内海外の大学院で学ぶ卒業生もいます。グローバル化が進む社会で、今後ますます、国際問題、SDGs、国際政治経済の知識は社会人として必須ですので、ゼミでもいろいろな機会や情報を提供したいと思っています。
 

Q9. 在学中、留学や国際貢献活動等に参加を考えていますが、ゼミを志望しても良いか。
大学でどのような経験を積みたいのかを計画・実行するのは学生本人です。目的をもって海外活動へ参加するのはもちろん構いませんが、海外にいるからといって、ゼミへの貢献ができない人は困ります。個人のキャリアプランとゼミを始めとする学業のバランスを意識して、優先順位付けや自己管理能力など、将来必要な能力を身につけることを忘れないようにしなければいけません。また、ただ体験や経験をするだけでは人は学びません。その後の内省や振り返りを意識する必要があります（経験学習の理論）。小西ゼミ生は、世界中にいてもゼミ生として繋がりを大切にしています。ゼミ活動を通じて、グローバルなキャリアに必要な知識と経験を培ってください。

SEMINAR　Q＆A

 

Q1. What are the features of Konishi seminar? 　　　

Rather than being led by teachers, we are conscious of activities that are centered around seminar students, where everyone has a role, and where everyone can make use of their areas of expertise. For this reason, we choose students with as diverse interests and experiences as possible, and strive to create an atmosphere in which seminar students can stimulate and help each other. One of the characteristics of the Konishi seminar is that the seminar students get along very well with each other. Furthermore, I would like to view career as part of the life cycle rather than a short-term perspective, and from a long-term perspective, I would like to share Konishi's experience in developing human resources both domestically and internationally with everyone in various ways. However, you don't learn just by attending classes. We place importance on the process of outputting and reflecting on the knowledge and experiences we have learned as our own results.

 

Q2. What kind of students do you look for as a seminar student? Students who have interests other than their own and are actively involved in various activities. Students who understand the importance of connections with people in their careers and are able to contribute responsibly to seminar activities until the end. Students who actively interact with faculty and seminar students and value teamwork.

Q3. How much English is needed? Is English a selection criterion? 
In the seminar, we actively use English literature and materials as teaching materials, and we also give presentations in English, so a certain level of English proficiency is required, but if you are interested in improving your English proficiency. No problem. English proficiency is one of the effective skills (knowledge) expected of working adults. You can improve your English skills as much as you want with your own efforts, and if you want to use English frequently in seminars, I think you should simply take a seminar with a foreign teacher.As for Konishi's seminar, you will be able to read and speak easily to some extent. There is no problem if you are at an intermediate level. Although we do not use study abroad experience or simply English test scores as criteria for selection, we do use them as references.

 

Q4. What kind of seminar activities are you involved in?

For basic seminar content, please refer to the undergraduate syllabus "Research Seminar I." The Konishi seminar does not have a style of passively listening to lectures, but rather students are actively involved in a variety of seminar activities beyond their grades, and the results are communicated in a variety of ways in both Japanese and English. I am. Classes include many case studies from Japan and overseas, emphasizing learning from both theory and practice. Seminar activities change every year based on the ideas of seminar students, such as a newsletter sent to the world, presentations on social business research to solve social issues, and networking events with seminar graduates. For more information, please check the Konishi Seminar website, Instagram, and faculty blog.

Q5. What are the research themes for the seminar students and the themes for the graduation thesis?
It is published on Konishi seminar HP.

 

Q6. How is the guidance of the thesis conducted? 

Basically, we provide individual guidance depending on the topic of individual interest. At Konishi Seminar, we believe it is important to conduct field research such as questionnaires and interviews, and to reflect in our papers the activities of using our own bodies to hear voices from the field. Common knowledge for seminar students (basic how to write a paper, field research methods, etc.) is lectured in the seminar, but guidance is also provided individually depending on the topic of individual interest. Several times a year, we ask students to give research themes and interim presentations during seminars. The advice and comments you receive from your classmates are useful for writing high-quality papers. Additionally, the number of students entering graduate school is increasing every year. For those wishing to advance to higher education, separate essay guidance will be provided. For those who wish to attend graduate school overseas in the future, we also provide support in writing essays in English.

Q7. Since the teacher specializes in human resource development, I think it is safe to assume that this seminar is advantageous for finding employment. Is there any guidance for job hunting?

As an expert in human resource development and career development, I view a career as part of a long-term flow of life, so I instruct my seminar students to think about their career choices and careers from a long-term perspective. Therefore, please understand that your first job is not your goal, but rather the start of a long career. I believe that it is not important which organization (company) you work for, but how you work. Currently, Japan's employment system is moving toward a job-based system (Western-style employment system), so the way people work and build their careers is also changing. You can learn specialized knowledge and theories that will be useful after you graduate from university through seminars using case studies from Japan and abroad. As well as input, we also need output.It is important for each seminar student to have an active and continuous learning attitude through trial and error on their own in order to have a long career after graduation. We provide individual guidance at any time for individual career counseling, and we continue to provide career counseling even after graduation. Another feature of Konishi Seminar is that it has a network of Konishi Seminar graduates that have been producing since 2010.

Q8. Will seminars focus on development assistance and developing country issues? I would like to become an international civil servant in the future. Can you give guidance in the seminar?

International civil servants are not hired as new graduates. (At least a master's degree plus several years of specialized work experience is required, so this should be considered the ultimate goal of a long-term career.) The seminar does not cover fields specific to international civil servant careers or developing country assistance. . If you aspire to become an international civil servant or work in an international cooperation position such as JICA in the future, please take Konishi's ``International Civil Service'' course (Friday 3rd period). However, many Konishi seminar students are actually interested in this field, and some graduates are studying at graduate schools in Japan and overseas with the aim of pursuing development assistance jobs in the future. In an increasingly globalized society, knowledge of international issues, SDGs, and international politics and economics will become more and more essential for working adults, so I would like to provide various opportunities and information in my seminars.

Q9. While I am studying, I am thinking of participating in study abroad and international contribution activities. Can I apply for a seminar?
It is up to the students themselves to plan and implement what kind of experience they would like to gain at university. Of course, it is okay to participate in overseas activities with a purpose, but it would be a problem if you were unable to contribute to the seminar just because you were overseas. Students must be aware of the balance between their personal career plans and their studies, including seminars, and must remember to acquire the skills they will need in the future, such as prioritization and self-management skills. Also, people don't learn just by experiencing things. It is necessary to be conscious of subsequent self-reflection and reflection (theory of experiential learning). Konishi seminar students value connections as seminar students, even if they are located all over the world. Cultivate the knowledge and experience necessary for a global career through seminar activities..