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.
Japanese company engineers or administrators will give six lectures in English regarding working environment, company culture and required communication/language skills.
Attendance is required at the briefing session and all the lectures.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. deepen their understanding on some industries and companies in Japan
2. understand the working environment, culture and required communication/language skills of several organizations/companies in Japan
3. understand the actual technical systems of Japanese companies and public institutions
✔ Applicable | How instructors' work experience benefits the course |
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Lectures will be given by the Japanese company/institute engineer or administrator with practical experience. |
Japanese Companies, Industries, Social System, Technology, Working Environment
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
This course consists of six lectures.
Student attendance is expected at the briefing session and all the lectures.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Briefing session: Explanation of the outline and requirements of the course. | Details will be given in each class |
Class 2 | Lecture 1 by a Japanese company engineer or administrator | Details will be given in each class |
Class 3 | Lecture 2 by a Japanese company engineer or administrator | Details will be given in each class |
Class 4 | Lecture 3 by a Japanese company engineer or administrator | Details will be given in each class |
Class 5 | Lecture 4 by a Japanese company engineer or administrator | Details will be given in each class |
Class 6 | Lecture 5: July 29 (Wed) 15:25-17:05 by Japanese company engineer or administrator | Details will be given in each class |
Class 7 | Lecture 6 by a Japanese company engineer or administrator | Details will be given in each class |
No specific text in this course.
References will be introduced during the course according to the visit and lecturer.
Understanding of the lectures 66%, Final report 34%
1. Class attendance: attendance is expected at briefing session and all lectures.
2. Short reports on lectures: Students are requested to write a short report after each lecture.
3. Final report: Students are requested to write a final report on a specific industry or company/organization in which you have interest. It should state the current situation, strength, weakness and future prospect of the industry or company/organization. Length should be in two to three pages (in A4 size).
Since the lecture will be conducted in English, the student should have enough English ability to understand it.
yusato#tse.ens.titech.ac.jp (please substitute [at] for #)
It will be announced in the course.