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2022　Doctoral Corporate Business/R&D Strategy Planning Program

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Academic unit or major
Career development courses
Instructor(s)
Izumi Akira  Ohsaki Tetsuhiro 
Class Format
Exercise    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Intensive ()  
Group
-
Course number
LAC.P642
Credits
1
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2022/9/20
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course is an intensive course for all doctoral students, in cooperation with KYOCERA Corporation. After having receive classes titled "Creation of new R&D themes” from KYOCERA lecturers, students work in groups to set a topic based on the classes, have repeated discussions on it, and finally compile and present their results of thier group works. The students will also receive comments and advice from lecturers and facilitators.

The maximum number of students enrolled in the course is limited to 25 for group discussions. Please note that no student will not be able to take the course after the number of students who have already registered for the course reaches 25 on a first-come, first-served basis.

The aim of this course is for students to learn directly from lecturers who are active on the front lines of business about actual corporate initiatives, issues, and solutions, and to expand their own ideas and perspectives through group discussions, compilation, and presentations by a diverse group of doctoral students with different knowledge and ideas.

The name of this course is changed from "PLP Advanced Practice," which was offered in AY2021.

Student learning outcomes

By taking this course, students will acquire the followings;
1)Through lectures by corporate lecturers, students gain a real sense of corporate R&D and business, as well as a deeper understanding of how to identify issues, approaches to finding solutions, values, and perspectives within the company.
2)In a group consisting of members with different backgrounds, students collectively assert your own opinions on the topic set based on the lectures, listen to the opinions of others, make corrections, and reach a conclusion, receiving comments and advices from the lecturer and the facilitators. By acting as a team, students deepen their understanding of the topic and gain hands-on experience of generating results through group activities.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

✔ Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
The lecturer will give a lecture based on their practical experience in his/her company. Based on which the students will set topics in groups, discuss them, and finally make presentations on the results of the group activities. Lecturers and facilitators provide comments and advices to them, based on his/her working experience.

Keywords

PBL (Problem-based Learning), group work, collaboration with industry, interactions with students from other fields

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

This course is offered in three intensive classes in 4Q. The specific dates and times are listed below.

The location of the course is planned to be at the KYOCERA Minatomirai Research Center (Yokohama, Japan) shown in the website below.
https://www.kyocera.co.jp/rd-openinnovation/about/minatomirai.html

Depending on the infection status of the COVID-19 and other reasons, the classes may be changed to ZOOM online classes. In that case, the syllabus will be updated.


Lecturer: OOSAKI Tetsuhiro, KYOCERA Corporation

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 December 12, Monday 13:00-17:00 orientation, lectures by NTT lecturers, grouping and 1st group work. Students understand the themes of the course, as well as set topics for their group work and find direction for discussion.
Class 2 December 26, Monday 10:00-17:00 company tour and 2nd group work. Students gain a deeper understanding of corporate R&D through the company tour. They also conduct deeper discussions on group work topics toward their final presentations.
Class 3 January 16, Monday 13:00-17:00 3rd group work, presentation session and closing Students summarize and present the results of their group work and respond appropriately to questions about their presentations.

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Assessment criteria and methods

Content of reports required to be submitted after each class (50%)
Contributions in group discussions and presentations, comments and remarks on other groups' presentations(50%)

Related courses

  • LAC.C601 ： Doctoral Career Design

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

Students are required to be able to attend all three intensive classes.

Due to doing group works, Japanese language skill enough to understand daily conversations and substantially contribute group works of this course is required.

Other

The corresponding GA for this course is GA1D.

The maximum number of students enrolled in the course is limited to 25 for group discussions. Please note that no student will not be able to take the course after the number of students who have already registered for the course reaches 25 on a first-come, first-served basis.

Students are required to agree by signature to the contents of "Agreement on Doctoral Corporate Business/R&D Strategy Planning Program" jointly signed between KYOCERA and Tokyo Tech. The contents of the agreement mainly are related to non-disclosure agreement and intellectual property rights.

For students who belong to a company or an organization, the name of the company or the organization will be disclosed to KYOCERA prior to starting of the course.

For a list of career development courses offered at Innovator and Inventor Development Platform (IIDP), please refer to the URL below.
(https://www.titech.ac.jp/english/student-support/students/life/career-education)

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