Ewha RSSR (Real Social Science Research) Program in 2023 Hosted by the College of Social Sciences Concluded Successfully
- Date2023.07.21
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Specialization Program Provided by the College of Social Sciences
Students can Engage in the Whole Process of Investigative Research, from Designing Research to Writing Research Report
College of Social Sciences (Dean: Mi-Kyeong Cha) hosted the presentation session of Ewha RSSR Investigative Research on July 18th (Tue), concluding the Ewha RSSR (Real Social Science Research) Program 2023.
Ewha RSSR Program is one of the specialization programs provided by the College of Social Sciences. Students from the College of Social Sciences organize a team, design and carry out investigative research that involves research activities and taking social science courses in different schools at home and abroad. The program was launched in 2017 and has recruited participants every spring semester, except from 2020 to 2022 because of the covid-19 pandemic.
After covid-19 became endemic, the program resumed after a three-year hiatus with seven teams of twenty-five grantees who were selected after the evaluation. The students carried out investigative research in Japan, the U.S., Australia, and European countries from June 21st to July 12th. The achievements of the investigative research were presented at the presentation session of Ewha RSSR Investigative Research, which took place at Auditorium 153 in Ewha-POSCO Building on July 18th (Tue) at 11 A.M.
The presentation session of Ewha RSSR Investigative Research began with Dean Cha’s greeting, followed by student presentations and Q&A session, along with the hosting of Associate Dean Hosin Song. The students gave presentations about the topics as follows: Strategies to Improve Japanese Gen Z’s Use of Korean-style Selfie Studios (Team Soyu); Proposal of XR Ecosystem Model Applicable in Korea after exploration of the XR Market in the U.S. (Team Ttat-jwi); Proposal to Introduce the Culture of Using Multi-use Containers for Practicing the Zero-waste Principle at Campuses the regions around them in Korea (Team EGCC); Search for the Ways to Improve Korean Companies’ ESG Management by Analyzing Major US Companies’ ESG management (Team ESG Wannabe); Reflection on How to Reform Pension System in Korea, in Comparison with Australian Pension System (Team EwhAGE); Discussion on the Improvement of Older People’s Agency through the U3A and Its Applicability in Korea (Team No Country for Old Men); Reflection on the System for Supporting People with Developmental Disabilities in Korea, in Comparison with California (Team Into the New World).
The jury – Professor Jin Lee (Economics), Professor Yujin Choi (Public Administration) and Professor Moohyung Cho (Political Science & International Relations) – gave the Top prize and the Excellence prize for two teams after a strict evaluation. Team EGCC, the Top prize winner, was praised for the practical efforts to practice the zero-waste principle beginning from Ewha Campus, as well as the in-depth research on the topic. Team Into the New World, the Excellence prize winner, was praised for the systematic and academic presentation based on the thorough literature review.
“Every team’s overseas investigative research had a lot of difficulties, such as unexpected changes in the plan, interviewees not showing up for interviews and long-distance travel,” said Professor Jin Lee, the head of the jury. “But I think this program and the presentation session was an opportunity to learn a lot for other teams who did not win the prize,” he added, encouraging the students who strived for two months for the program but did not win the prizes.
The College of Social Sciences also plans to recruit grantees for the Ewha CSSA (Creative Social Science Academy) program in the fall semester 2023. The program intends to support activities of the intellectual communities, comprising students from various majors carrying out collaborative research.