TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Course description and aims

This course focuses on the career decision making process (①getting to know yourself better ②getting to know the society around you and your career options ③finding a better career fit and making decision). This approach will be applicable to the new graduates’ job hunting process.
The Japanese lifetime employment system has been going through a drastic change. Because the work styles have diversified so much, we cannot depend on organizations to make career decision for us. We have to have the ability to design our own career by ourselves all lifelong.
As the best science and technology university in Japan, Tokyo Tech graduates are the ones who will find the keys to the solutions of various issues on the global level and will be the successful leaders to implement these solutions. They also have to develop their personal and professional abilities not only for more rewarding and successful careers, but also for making a contribution to society. This course not only provides general information about career design methodology, but also facilitates students’ understanding in highly expertized science and technology careers, where they can exhibit their ability both in depth with an expertise in a chosen field in science and technology and in communicative and leadership competencies.
　This course has two aims. The first is to get students acquire the ability to　design their own careers not only in occupational careers but in life development. The other is to get students organize systematically what they have learnt in Tokyo Tech and where they can contribute to the society using what they learnt and transmit those ideas to others as needed. To this end, this course gives students many chances of group-works and personal exercises.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1)Get to know themselves better.
2)Get to know the society around them and their career options.
3)Find their better career fit and design their career after graduation.
4)Understand the characteristics of highly expertized science and technology careers.
5)Explain 1)～4) to other effectively as needed.

Keywords

career design, career, job-hunting, professional career, career of science and engineering-related personnel.

Competencies that will be developed

Class flow

Every lesson contains not only a lecture but also group discussions and personal exercises.
So the maximum enrolled is limited to 50-70 depending on the classroom size in every class. If applicants who wish to take courses exceed the limit, we will decide the students by lottery. Classes are given in Japanese.

Course schedule/Required learning

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 60 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

None.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials are provided during class.

Assessment criteria and methods

Points will be allocated for a feedback sheet on each class and one report (50%) and for class participation (50%).

Related courses

• ENT.C401(LAC.M401*) ：Master's Career Development Basics

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

No prerequisites.

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

Toshiko Morishima(tmorishima[at]jim.titech.ac.jp)

Office hours

Prof.Morishima:Make a career advice appointment.
http://www.titech.ac.jp/enrolled/career/counseling.html