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2023　Doctoral Strategy for Balancing Career, Personality and Lifestyle C

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Academic unit or major
Career development courses
Instructor(s)
Tanaka Hidekazu  Ricinschi Dan  Ichihashi Yasuhisa  Maeda Masaaki 
Class Format
Lecture    (Livestream)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Intensive ()  
Group
C
Course number
LAC.C603
Credits
1
Academic year
2023
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2023/8/28
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
English
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Course description and aims

These lectures will cover career design strategies for future scientists and professionals in academia or industry.
The prospects of an international career will be discussed based on some particularities of the work and research environments in different countries. Suggestions will be given about practical ways of starting this career path.

Student learning outcomes

The goal of this intensive lecture series is to provide doctoral students with an overview of new trends in science and technology and the related career perspectives, specifically in a global environment. The students will learn how to explore prospective career paths, how to develop professional networking skills, and how to cope with challenges in the workplace. With a focus on international career development, the individual instructors will provide useful tips and tricks to the students planning to pursue research at an overseas institute and at the R&D departments of private companies and academia.

Keywords

Career design strategy, Acquisition of international career, Communication, Interpersonal skills, Environmental changes surrounding the doctoral degrees awarded, Paradigm changes in scientific research.

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

This course includes a lecture, short class activity, and open discussion. The lecture will tackle several topics, including techniques and skills development, enhancement of communication and interpersonal skills, and coping with challenges in the workplace.
Four instructors with different specialized areas will give the same lectures intensively in 2Q and 3Q.
All the students will receive the information on Zoom URLs, can download instructors' lecture materials, and can upload their reports through T2SCHOLA.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Tuesday, October 10, 3-4 period, Zoom “Overview of career paths for international doctoral students”（Hidekazu Tanaka） Get an overview of career paths for international doctoral students.
Class 2 Tuesday, October 17, 1-4 period, Zoom “Differences in business minds between Japan and the United States from my 22 years of experience/ Challenge case study for new business” （Masaaki Maeda） Learn the career path of a business engineer.
Class 3 Tuesday, November 7, 1-4 period, Zoom "Career path of a research and development engineer” (Yasuhisa Ichihashi) Learn the career path of a research and development engineer.
Class 4 Monday, November 13, 5-8 period, Zoom “Towards becoming a successful practitioner of science-insights from the perspective of a physicist/materials scientist, with outlook to alternative careers” （Dan Ricinschi） ※There's a possibility that the schedule may be modified. Learn how to become a successful practitioner of science insights with an outlook on alternative careers.

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Assessment criteria and methods

Reports submission.
When a student is absent from a class, his/her grade point may be reduced.

Related courses

  • Other career courses.

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

None

Office hours

Weekday 9：00‒17：00

Other

Intensive: Four days
GA: GA0D

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