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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Satsuma Tatsuro  Kotani Yasunori  Sakuma Kunihiro  Hayashi Naoyuki  De Ferranti Hugh Barry Ziani  Ito Asa  Koizumi Yuto  Zhan Xiaomei  Kokubun Koichiro  Yanase Hiroichi  Wakamatsu Eisuke  Kitamura Kyohhei  Kezuka Kazuhiro  Takuwa Yoshimi 
Class Format
Exercise     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Sat1-4()  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.C604
Credits
1
Academic year
2018
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2018/9/27
Lecture notes updated
2019/1/21
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

What kind of "liberal arts" should Ph.D.students of Tokyo Tech learn? Scientific research at the top level of the world requires several key competence: (1) extensive knowledge beyond his/her own discipline, (2) transferring skills and creativity to utilize other fields’ research, (3) interdisciplinary ability and spirit to build his/her own network with diverse fields of specialists.
Students of this course will manage the advanced liberal arts course for themselves to acquire liberal arts skills. More concretely, manage a corresponding course (lectures, small-group work, poster presentation), and conduct PR activities of the course results. The purpose of this course is to create a forum which facilitates knowledge exchange among Ph.D.students through designing a liberal art course for themselves. In the process, students will learn the most recent trends of interdisciplinary research.
Foreign students can be register this class (ability to speaking Japanese is not required).
Communication with students in different fields and with foreign students in English.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) have their own idea and vision of "liberal arts".
2) establish communication among students differnt fields and foreign students.
3) manage lectures of specialists who conduct advanced and interdisciplinary studies.
4) manage the poster presentation conference and summarize the results of their group-work.
5) acquire leadership as a researcher.

Keywords

Liberal arts, Interdisciplinary collaboration

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

40 students can be registered. In case applying over 40 students, registration will be restricted(See, "Prerequisities" and "Others" of this sylabus).
Two successive sessions will take place on every other Saturday basically.
Students will conclude the activity of Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses of this year. In addition, students will plan next year project.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 First Saturday class of two sessions before noon. Introduction and Discussion about plan for succession to next year. Taking participants self-introduction and establish communication. Understand the topics and know the other students.
Class 2 Second Saturday class of two sessions before noon. Activity of planning and managing committee. Discussion abour group work and mini-symposium in Path-Breaking Liberal Arts courses.
Class 3 Third Saturday class of two sessions before noon. Activity of information and editorial committee. Selection guest speaker of mini-symposium and PR activity of Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses of next year. Make material needed.
Class 4 Fourth Saturday class of two sessions before noon. Managing and supporting mini-symposium of Liberal Arts courses. Class will be held on Suzukakedai campus. Mini-symposium support.

Textbook(s)

None required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None required.

Assessment criteria and methods

Students will be assessed by participation and contribution to the course.

Related courses

  • LAH.C601 ： Independent Studies Courses1
  • LAH.C602 ： Independent Studies Courses2
  • LAH.C603 ： Independent Studies Courses3
  • LAH.C611 ： Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses1
  • LAH.C612 ： Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses2
  • LAH.C613 ： Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses3
  • LAH.C614 ： Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses4
  • LAH.C615 ： Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses5
  • LAH.C616 ： Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses6

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

In case over 40 students apply, send results of restricting registration by OCWi system.
Please check infomation by temporary WEB site of Institution for Liberal Arts.
[http://bunkei.ila.titech.ac.jp/600PG_guide.html]]
Students are expected to commit themselves to the course.
This course is seminor style. Students are also required activities outside of the individual sessions.

Other

PhD. course students have to take any two class of Indipendent Studies Courses (from 1 to 8) or Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses (from 1 to 6) for two credits. Scheduled on 2018 December 1, 15, 2019 January 12 and 26 .Last class (January 26) will be held on Suzukakedai campus.
NOTICE: We strongly recommend to register an Independent Studies Courses and a Path Breaking Liberal Arts Courses at first academic year.The restricting registration will be taken based on the number of students by total number without distinction of academic year.

REASON: Independent Studies Courses 5,6,7,8 and Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses 4,5,6 will be listed enabling for the students who had registered an Independent Studies Courses or Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses at the same Q, to register another Courses in the Next Year. (It may be a rare case.) Independent Studies Courses at the same Q (1&5, 2&6, 3&7, 4&8) are the same program, not independently open.(It is applicable to Path-Breaking Liberal Arts Courses.)

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