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2020　Exercises in Research Literacy II

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Instructor(s)
Sahori Daisuke  Higa Kunihiko 
Class Format
Exercise    (ZOOM)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Sat3-4(Zoom)  
Group
-
Course number
TIM.D402
Credits
1
Academic year
2020
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2020/9/18
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

Mainly through exercises, how to choose the right research methodology, how to design research, and how to write a research report will be learned.
This course is mainly designed for students majored in Management of Technology who have no research experience. Students are expected to gain skills of how to design and proceed with research, and writing a research report.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. understand characteristics of different research methodologies
2. choose the right research methodology and design research aligned with the objective
3. understand how to write research reports

Keywords

research methodology, research design, writing of a research paper

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lectures will be carried out interactively. Also two in-class exercises will be conducted, and a group work and a presentation will be required for students.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Understanding research methodologies Understand research methodologies and how to use methodologies
Class 2 How to choose the right research methodology and design research aligned with the research objective Understand the importance of selecting the right research methodology and designing research aligned with the research objective
Class 3 Exercise 1: Find mistakes in selections of research methodologies, research design and analysis, and collect mistakes Deepen the understanding of selections of research methodologies, research design and analysis through an exercise
Class 4 How to write a research report Understand how to write a research report
Class 5 Exercise 2: Find mistakes in a research report and collect mistakes Deepen the understanding of how to write a research report through an exercise
Class 6 Group presentation I Presentation of the new research plan based on critical reading of the past project report
Class 7 Group presentation II Presentation of the new research plan based on critical reading of the past project report

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)

No textbook

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Reference book：Methods for Your Project Research (Keirinkan)
All materials for the course will be available through OCWi

Assessment criteria and methods

Attendance 20%, Groupwork 30%, Report 30%, Participation in discussion 20%

Related courses

  • TIM.D401 ： Exercises in Research Literacy I

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

TIM.E401 ： Exercises in Research Literacy I is the prerequisite for this course.
There is a limitation to the number of registration (see Misc. for more).

Other

This course requires heavy discussion and group work in Japanese; therefore, the number of students who can register to the course is limited to 25 students. The priority of registration will be given to the 2nd year MOT students, the 1st year MOT students, Innovation Science students, other course Tokyo Tech students, and any other students in this order.

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