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- Instructor(s)
- Kobayashi Satoru Morikawa Junko Nakamura Takashi Wakabayashi Hitoshi Sasaki Hiroshi Sawada Mai Masuyama Takaaki Gao Fagang Kafle Ved Prasad Ochiai Katsuya Kawakami Yuko Regine Chloe Salonga Albea Wang Manna
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Wed7-8(W9-326（W935）)
- Group
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- Course number
- LAW.X419
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2024/3/25
- Lecture notes updated
- -
- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
This course is mainly designed for the international students who aim or consider taking job/internship in Japan. In the course, engineers/researchers are invited from the companies of various industries to give the lectures about general introduction and working environment of the Japanese industries and companies.
The objective of this course is to provide participants with various information about Japanese companies and industries, and to motivate them in their self-study to acquire communication skills needed for working in the particular companies and industries of their interest.
Student learning outcomes
Through the studies in the class and the company visits, the students are expected to set their own targets and self-study plan for learning the language and communication skills that are needed in working at internship and companies of their interest.
Keywords
Communication skills, Japanese industries and companies, Career research
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
The students will have six lectures on various industries and institutes in Japan. At the end of each lecture, the students should answer a short quiz and submit it. The students may ask the lecturers to set up a company visit. As a final report, the students set up their own target and self-study plan for learning language and communication skills that are needed in working at internship and companies of their interest.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | -Orientation -Lectures about various industries in Japan, such as Material, Chemical, Mechanical, Information and Communication, Manufacturing, Energy, Construction -Company visits (optional) Note: Lecturers and lecture titles will be announced through T2SCHOLA. | -Understanding the course objective -Understanding the business about the Japanese companies and industries -Understanding the required skills, such as language, communication, specialty, for working at Japanese companies -Setting up your own target and self-study plan for learning language and communication skills that are needed in working at internship and companies of their interest. |
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials will be provided by T2SCHOLA.
Assessment criteria and methods
Attendance of the lectures and submission of short quizzes (70%) and final report (30%)
Related courses
- LAW.X418 ： Communication Skill in Japanese Industry I
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
Satoru Kobayashi (kobayashi.s.be{at}m.titech.ac.jp)
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Inquiry will be accepted by e-mail.
