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- Academic unit or major
- Academy for Global Leadership
- Instructor(s)
- -
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Intensive ()
- Group
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- Course number
- AGL.O633
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2018
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2018/3/20
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
- Access Index
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Course description and aims
AGL Off-campus program is aiming to make students recognize to what extent the skills and knowledge they have acquired in the AGL Dojo program and/or in the courses of their major field can be accepted, and what they should learn more, by applying the skills and knowledge to the real society.
Prior to the Off-campus Project: Practice, in which students accomplish practical projects in the domestic/foreign companies or research institutes so as to produce results valuable in the real society, in this Off-campus Project: Introduction, students decide the company/institute and the contents of project that fit to his/her career plan and leadership, with consulting AGL faculty members. In this class, asking for AGL's Off-campus program coordinators' help, students negotiate with the company/institute about the hosting and the contents of project by themselves, and perform preparations of the project. Through this course, students recognize their career plan clearly, understand the society-oriented project and leadership, and polish up the skills of negotiation and consensus building.
Student learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
(1) Recognize one's career plan clearly.
(2) Propose society-oriented project, and understand the leadership required to accomplish it.
(3) Demonstrate the abilities of negotiation and consensus building through the negotiation with the host of project.
Keywords
Career Plan, Practical Project, Negotiation Ability
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
First, the student contacts an AGL faculty member in charge, taking into account the desirable start time of the project that fit with the schedule of research activity in his/her major field. The student discusses his/her career plan, desired host company/institution and the contents of project with the AGL faculty member several times. After the desired host and the contents of project become clear, the student contacts the host company/institute to negotiate about the hosting and the contents of project by oneself, with asking for AGL's Off-campus program coordinators' help. When the host and the project are determined, the student performs preparations of the project under the AGL faculty member's supervision.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | ・Discussion on the career plan ・Discussion on desired host company/institution and expected contents of the project ・Thrash out the project ・Negotiation with the hosting company/institution ・Preparation of the project | Assume desirable start time of the project that fit with the schedule of research activity in his/her major field. Propose a practical project taking the social value, relation to his/her career plan and leadership into account. Negotiate with the company/institution about the possibility of hosting and the contents of project. According to the contents of decided project, understand what he/she should prepare and perform the preparation of the project. |
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Assessment criteria and methods
Students will be assessed on the achievement of the learning outcomes such as the recognition of one's career plan, proposing the society-oriented project, understanding of the leadership required to accomplish it, and abilities of negotiation and consensus building through the negotiation with the host of project.
Related courses
- AGL.O651 ： AGL Off-campus Projects: Practice S
- AGL.O653 ： AGL Off-campus Projects: Practice F
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Students must have passed the entrance screening for AGL program, and must start learning in the Dojo Program. It is desirable to complete Introduction and Group Work in both Dojos for Science and Engineering and for Management and Society.
Other
Because it may take long time to adjust the contents of project and to negotiate with the host company/institution, please give yourself plenty of time to apply for this course before the desired start time of the project.
