In succession to the Introduction, Dojo for Science and Engineering: Group Work S aims to enhance students' abilities such as recognition of problems in globalized society, skills and attitude for solving the social problems, and those for leading the innovation based on the development of science and technology that brings a new value to the society, and to cultivate the ability to take action at the same time.
Students make groups by themselves based on the recognized social problem, create ideas that solve the social problems repeatedly in collaboration with other students, propose the sophisticated idea to the society, and acquire experiences in receiving feedback. The abilities enhanced in this course, such as abilities of communication, consensus building and the ability to take action, are expected to be effective for improving the research activities in the major field.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
(1) Propose the practical ideas for creating innovation by utilizing the skills and knowledge of the major field.
(2) Explicate the ideas properly, and build consensus in the group by respecting the opinion of others.
(3) Improve the proposing idea appropriately based on feedback from the society.
(4) Accomplish the group work as the project.
Saito Dojo: Group work, Mono-Tukuri, Design and manufacturing, Entrepreneurship, Industrialization
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Process of classes depends on the character of Dojo and the theme of each class, but generally it consists of problem setting by the students' group, presentation of ideas for innovation creation, assessment and improvement of the ideas by the feedback from the society, and the discussion among the groups or with the external experts.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Saito Dojo:Orientation of course and guidance of group work | Saito Dojo: Understand the course objectives. |
Class 2 | Saito Dojo: Explanation of subjects and free discussion of subjects | Saito dojo: Understand the objectives and goal of subject. |
Class 3 | Saito Dojo:Finding a subjects and grouping | Saito dojo: Understand the aim of group and role of member |
Class 4 | Saito dojo: Discussion of group target | Saito dojo: Understand significance of subject |
Class 5 | Saito dojo:Group work for critical thinking of subject | Saito dojo: Clarification of subject |
Class 6 | Saito dojo:Group work for critical thinking of proposal | Saito dojo: Critical thinking of proposal |
Class 7 | Saito dojo:Group work for critical thinking of solution | Saito dojo: Critical thinking of solution |
Class 8 | Saito dojo:Middle-term discussion and reviewing by each group | Saito dojo: Discussion and reviewing |
Class 9 | Saito dojo: Group work for reviewing and re-designing | Saito dojo: Reviewing and re-designing |
Class 10 | Saito dojo: Group work for practical problem-solving | Saito dojo: Problem-solving |
Class 11 | Saito dojo: Group work for practical problem-solving | Saito dojo: Problem-solving |
Class 12 | Saito dojo: Group work for practical problem-solving | Saito dojo: Problem-solving |
Class 13 | Saito dojo: Group work for practical problem-solving | Saito dojo: Problem-solving |
Class 14 | Saito dojo: Group work for summaries and preparation | Saito dojo: Summarize and evaluation |
Class 15 | Saito dojo: Presentation of Group works and mutual evaluation | Saito dojo: Presentation and evaluation |
Course materials are provided during class.
Course materials are provided during class.
Students will be assessed on the achievement of the learning outcomes such as proposing the practical ideas for creating innovation, consensus building in the group, dealing with the feedback from the society and so on, as well as on the rationality of discussion and contribution of collaboration work.
Students must have successfully completed either of the Dojo for Science and Engineering: Introduction A - D.
Saito Dojo:Since the major part of this course involves practical "Mono-Tukuri", students are required to sttend and try.