TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Course description and aims

This course is a mid- to long-term internship at a private company for doctoral students. Students may receive credit(s) for practical training at a domestic or overseas company for a period of two weeks or more. However, the content of the internship must not be duplicated in other courses such as "Seminar". In addition, if there is an internship course that is regarded as a career development course in the graduate major to which the students belong, they should take it first.　

The aim of this course is to understand corporate activities, values, work procedures, and employees' attitudes toward their careers by engaging in tasks similar to that of corporate employees in the corporate activities, such as research and development.

The number of credits that can be earned depends on the duration of the internship, so students should take an appropriate course.
The following is basically the full-time equivalent of 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week (to be adjusted if slightly different at the host company).
1) More than 2 weeks but less than 1 month: 1 credit, Doctoral Research Internship in Private Companies 1 (A: 1Q, B: 2Q, C: 3Q, D: 4Q)
2) 1 month or more but less than 2 months: 2 credits, Doctoral Research Internship in Private Companies 2 (same as above)
3) 2 months or more: 4 credits, Doctoral Research Internship in Private Companies 4 (same as above)

Students should not register for the course if they have not yet decided on a company to accept the internship or if there is no prospect that the internship will take place.
if it becomes clear after the course registration that the internship can not be conducted, the course registration must be cancelled immediately.

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

Student learning outcomes

y taking this course, students will acquire the following;
1)Understanding the reality of activity and the way of thinking in private companies and also realize the difference in R&D between in the university and in the company.
2)understanding the position and meaning of students' own university research in society and, if necessary, having an opportunity to rethink the direction of their research.

Keywords

Mid & long term internship, R&D activities in private companies

Competencies that will be developed

Class flow

The general flow of conducting an internship is as follows;
1) Consideration of the period during which the research internship can be conducted in relation to the students' own research progress.
2) Consultation with their academic supervisors regarding the implementation of an internship.
3) Search for and coordinate with potential host companies (students may do this on their own or consult with the coordinator of the Innovator and Inventor Development Platform (IIDP), if necessary).
4) If a host company is decided, submit a completed “"Doctoral Research Internship in Private Companies" Application Form" to IIDP.
5) interview by IIDP coordinator regarding content, conditions and other necessary matters.
6) Contract between the host company and Tokyo Tech. (IIDP is in charge)
7) Internship implementation, submission of monthly report(s).
8) Submission of the final report, interview by IIDP coordinator.

In particular, it may take a considerable amount of time required to conclude a contract and a memorandum of understanding between the host company and Tokyo Tech. so please contact IIDP well in advance (preferably at least one month before the planned starting date). Please note that if you contact IIDP at short notice, you may not be able to start the internship at the time you wish to start.

An application form must be submitted to IIDP when taking this course.
Refer to the "Application Guidelines for "Doctoral Research Internship in Private Companies"" at the following IIDP website.
（https://www.titech.ac.jp/english/student-support/students/life/career-education）

Course schedule/Required learning

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Assessment criteria and methods

Since this course is a medium- to long-term internship, pass / fail is judged. No score evaluation will be given. The judgement will be made based on;
1)Contents of monthly report(s)
2)Contents of the final report
3)Evaluation by the academic supervisor and/or by the company personnel in charge

Related courses

• LAC.C601 ： Doctoral Career Design

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

Students should be admitted by their own academic supervisor for the absence from the lab due to conducting an internship.
Students should join necessary insurance such as Disaster and Accident Insurance for Students (GAKKENSAI) (Gakusei Kyoiku Kenkyu Saigai Shougai Hoken)and Personal Liability Insurance for Students - supplementary to the Disaster and Accident Insurance for students (GAKKENBAI) (Gakkensai Futai Baisho Sekinin Hoken).
Students should understand and comply the internship contract and agreement between the host company and Tokyo Tech.

Other

The corresponding GA(Graduate Attributes) for this course is GA1D.

When taking this course, please refer to the "Application Guidelines for "Doctoral Research Internship in Private Companies"" at the following IIDP website.（https://www.titech.ac.jp/english/student-support/students/life/career-education）

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