TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Course description and aims

[Important]
(Updated July 28th, 2020)
Because this year's classes are offered live via Zoom, there will be some changes to assessment criteria and methods, etc.

The class meets every Tuesday, Period 1-2 (8:50 to 10:30).
The first class is on October 6th.

Students wishing to take this course should send an email in advance to the professor in charge.
Please make sure to include the name of the course, your name, and your student number in the email.

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The student conducts problem solving on a topic of decision making. The topic is determined through discussions with the instructor. The student gets a deep understanding of the topic by reading related literature, and associated problems are defined and solved through problem solving activities and discussions. While carrying out problem solving, the student learns how to solve problems by applying specialist knowledge in the decision making field as well as fundamental knowledge of other related fields that have been acquired through enrolling in various courses. He/she also learns problem solving techniques such as collecting, analyzing, and studying data, and cultivates his/her ability to look at things from many perspectives. In addition, the student writes a report and makes a presentation detailing his/her problem solving findings.

This course forms a central part of Tokyo Tech’s laboratory-based education where individual students work on a specific problem. It has a complementary relationship with coursework based on a structured curriculum. By carrying out problem solving, it is expected that the student will increase his/her knowledge in the decision making field and that he/she will acquire comprehensive skills to identify and develop solutions that will solve new and unsolved problems.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1) Apply knowledge of decision making to solve problems related to the field
2) Study the fundamentals of fields other than decision making independently to solve problems
3) Understand the significance of decision making problems, judge their influence on society, and solve them
4) Explain concepts logically, discuss them, and put them in writing
5) Work as an independent researcher and have the knowledge and oral competence to present his/her point of view effectively during discussions

Keywords

decision making, presentation, problem solving, literature search, ability to explain concepts logically

Competencies that will be developed

Class flow

(Updated July 28th, 2020)
Because this year's classes are offered live via Zoom, there will be some changes to assessment criteria and methods, etc.

The class meets every Tuesday, Period 1-2 (8:50 to 10:30).
The first class is on October 6th.

Students wishing to take this course should send an email in advance to the professor in charge.
Please make sure to include the name of the course, your name, and your student number in the email.

Course schedule/Required learning

Textbook(s)

Specified by the instructor as necessary.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Specified by the instructor as necessary.

Assessment criteria and methods

Assessment will be based on “summary reports” (40% in total), reports (30%), and presentations (30%).

Related courses

• LAH.T108 ： Decision Making A
• LAH.T208 ： Decision Making B
• LAH.T307 ： Decision Making C
• LAH.T107 ： Social Modeling A
• LAH.T209 ： Social Modeling B
• LAH.T308 ： Social Modeling C

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

Prospective students should have interests in decision making problems.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

Prof. Takehiro Inohara, inostaff[at]shs.ens.titech.ac.jp

Other

This course includes the content of science.