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- 工学院，物質理工学院，環境・社会理工学院共通科目
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
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School of Environment and Society
- Department of Architecture and Building Engineering
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- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Common courses
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- Academic unit or major
- School of Computing
- Instructor(s)
- Sekijima Masakazu
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Fri5-6(W935)
- Group
- 1
- Course number
- XCO.A101
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2021/3/19
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This course facilitates students’ ability to study how to investigate for given topics and demonstrate their opinions for debating on them as well as to take an interest in international research and development activities and ethics for researchers and engineers. The course aims at supporting students’ independent and motivated study with awareness of various issues and intellectual curiosity.
Student learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will:
- Understand advanced research and development activities, and
- Be able to investigate on given topics and debate on them.
Keywords
Research and development activities, debate
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
In the first two classes, advanced research and development actives are introduced. The remainder will be spent for debates on given topics.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Talks on research and development activities (1) | Understand advanced research and development activities |
| Class 2 | Talks on research and development activities (2) | Understand advanced research and development activities. An assignment will be given in class. |
| Class 3 | Introduction and preparation for debate | Understand the rules of debate and prepare topics for it |
| Class 4 | Debate (1) | Given in class |
| Class 5 | Debate (2) | Given in class |
| Class 6 | Debate (3) | Given in class |
| Class 7 | Debate (4) | Given in class |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Assessment criteria and methods
Students will be assessed on their understanding of the talks on advanced research and development activities and their efforts for debates. Students’ course scores are based on assignments on the talks (20%) and those on debates (80%).
Related courses
- XCO.P101 ： Processes for creation in science and technology 【School of Computing】
- LAH.T105 ： Ethics in Engineering A
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
No prerequisites are necessary.
