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- Instructor(s)
- Sato Yuriko Saito Hirofumi Takemura Jiro
- Class Format
- Exercise
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Wed7-10(H136)
- Group
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- Course number
- LAW.X411
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2018
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2018/9/18
- Lecture notes updated
- -
- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
This course aims to deepen students' understanding of the actual systems of Japanese companies and industries through a series of lectures given by professional company staff and study tours.
Japanese company engineers or administrators will give six lectures on Ookayama campus regarding working environment, company culture and required communication/language skills. Study tour visits to the Life Safety Learning Center in Ikebukuro,JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Tsukuba Space Center and a factory in Kanto area are scheduled.
Attendance is required at the briefing session (at the beginning of the course), at least three lectures and two study tours.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. deepen their understanding on the Japanese industrial and social system
2. understand the working environment, culture and required communication/language skills of several companies and organizations in Japan
3. understand the actual technical systems of Japanese companies and public organizations.
Keywords
Japanese Companies, Industries, Social System, Technology, Working Environment
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
This course consists of three study tours and several lectures.
Student attendance is expected at the briefing session (at the beginning of the course), at least three lectures and two study tours.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Briefing session: Explanation of the outline and requirements of the course. Selection of the course participants (Due to the passenger capacity of the bus, the number of students who can take this class other than YSEP students (for whom the course is compulsory) is limited). | Details will be given in each class |
| Class 2 | Lecture 1 by a Japanese company engineer/administrator | Details will be given in each class |
| Class 3 | Lecture 2 by a Japanese company engineer/administrator | Details will be given in each class |
| Class 4 | Lecture 3 by a Japanese company engineer/administrator | Details will be given in each class |
| Class 5 | Lecture 4 by a Japanese company engineer/administrator | Details will be given in each class |
| Class 6 | Lecture 5 by a Japanese company engineer/administrator | Details will be given in each class |
| Class 7 | Lecture 6 by a Japanese company engineer/administrator | Details will be given in each class |
| Class 8 | Visit to the Life Safety Learning Center in Ikebukuro (Tour date will be annouced later) | Understanding of the work of the Center and appropriate responses to disasters (Earthquake and Fire) |
| Class 9 | Visit to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center (Tour date will be announced later) | Understanding about a Japanese automobile company's production management system and working environment |
| Class 10 | Visit to a Japanese company (Tour date will be annouced later) | Details will be given in each class |
Textbook(s)
No specific text in this course.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
References will be introduced during the course according to the visit and lecturer.
Assessment criteria and methods
Participation and understanding of lectures 40%, Participation and reports of two study tours 60%
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Due to the passenger capacity of the bus, the number of students who can take this class other than YSEP students (for whom the course is compulsory) is limited. The selection of the class participants will be conducted at the time of first class (briefing session). The following students have priority in participation.
1. YSEP students.
2. Tokyo Tech master course regular students.
