TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Course description and aims

This course is a mid-term internship at a private company for master's student. Students may receive a credit for practical training at a domestic or overseas company for a period of two weeks or more. Note that this is different from internships, which are primarily company tours for job hunting. 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 internship period is in principle more than two weeks but less than one month on a full-time equivalent basis, and one credit is earned. The full-time equivalent is basically 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week (to be adjusted if slight different at the host company)

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 cannot be conducted, the course registration must be cancelled immediately.

The name of this course is changed from "Master’s Research Internship," which was offered in AY2021.

Student learning outcomes

By 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-term internship, R&D activities in private companies

Competencies that will be developed

Class flow

In this course, a series of procedures necessary for implementing an internship, as described below, will be conducted by the graduate major to which the student belongs.
When an internship is conducted after after the necessary steps have been taken, the graduate major, after approving a credit for the internship based on the final reports and other materials, shall request the IIDP for the grade.
Upon receiving the request, IIDP will report the grade to the Student Division.


The general flow of conducting an internship is as follows;
1) Consideration of the period during which the 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/their academic supervisors)
4) Contract between the host company and Tokyo Tech. (acdemic supervisor/graduate major)
5) Internship implementation.
6) Submission of the final report.

Course schedule/Required learning

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Assessment criteria and methods

graduate majors evaluate reports and other materials.

Related courses

• LAC.M401 ： Master's Career Development Basics

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

Student 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 GA1M.

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)