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School of Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Systems and Control Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
- Common courses
- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- School of Computing
- School of Life Science and Technology
- School of Environment and Society
- 工学院，物質理工学院，環境・社会理工学院共通科目
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- First-Year Courses
- School of Science
- School of Engineering
- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- School of Computing
- School of Life Science and Technology
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School of Environment and Society
- Department of Architecture and Building Engineering
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
- Department of Social and Human Sciences
- Department of Innovation Science
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Common courses
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- Academic unit or major
- Basic science and technology courses
- Instructor(s)
- Takayama Masao Wakayama Masato Kojima Sadayoshi Yamamoto Takashi Takeda Akiko Fudano Jun
- Class Format
- Lecture (ZOOM)
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon5-6(W531)
- Group
- d
- Course number
- LAS.F101
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2020/9/18
- Lecture notes updated
- 2020/7/1
- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This course for first year students introduces the newest in science and engineering. Instructors from all schools (School of Science, School of Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, School of Computing, School of Life Science and Technology, and School of Environment and Society) invite globally leading scientists and engineers from Japan and abroad to lecture students split into 4 groups. After the instructors first explain the course description and aims, students will take classes provided by each academic group, and will survey the literature and gain an understanding of the content. In addition, by experiencing how leaders in science and engineering approach problems and with what ideas, students chart a future vision of themselves, and by "Backcasting" from this future vision, students are made to think about how they will each proceed academically at university. Also, set up time for students to master basic ethics of science and technology will be given.
Before students start the main specialized learning in each department, the goal of this course is for them to be made aware of the fun and difficulty of science and engineering by experiencing cutting edge initiatives in science and engineering, thus providing an opportunity to strongly motivate them academically. Furthermore, students will gain an understanding of how individual science and engineering results are related to and contribute to society.
Student learning outcomes
Students will acquire the following skills from taking this course on cutting edge science and engineering.
1) The skills to process cutting edge science and engineering, and gain an understanding in addition to one's own surveys
2) The skills to attempt to actively understand the links between science and engineering and society
3) The skills to engage with interest in science and engineering topics they are encountering for the first time, and to backcast that knowledge to their own learning
Course taught by instructors with work experience
| ✔ Applicable | How instructors' work experience benefits the course |
|---|---|
| In this lecture, pioneers in each field will be invited from inside and outside the university on the latest science topics and the latest information on basic technologies that support modern society. High-impact lectures based on practical experience can increase students' motivation to draw their own future visions. |
Keywords
Science and Technology, Cutting edge, Backcast
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Students will be split into 4 groups, and students from each group will take all lectures provided by all schools in order.
Course materials are posted on OCW-i as necessary.
Attendance is taken in each class.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation Lecture offered by School of Science | Students will be able to explain the goals and description of the course. They will gain an understanding of the lecture content of the School of Science, and examine its meaning in society and the relationships between themselves and science and technology. |
| Class 2 | Lecture offered by School of Engineering | Students will gain an understanding of the lecture content of the School of Engineering, and examine its meaning in society and the relationships between themselves and science and technology. |
| Class 3 | Lecture offered by School of Materials and Chemical Technology | Students will gain an understanding of the lecture content of the School of Materials and Chemical Technology, and examine its meaning in society and the relationships between themselves and science and technology. |
| Class 4 | Lecture offered by School of Computing | Students will gain an understanding of the lecture content of the School of Computing, and examine its meaning in society and the relationships between themselves and science and technology. |
| Class 5 | Lecture offered by School of Life Science and Technology | Students will gain an understanding of the lecture content of the School of Life Science and Technology, and examine its meaning in society and the relationships between themselves and science and technology. |
| Class 6 | Lecture offered by School of Environment and Sciety | Students will gain an understanding of the lecture content of the School of Environment and Sciety, and examine its meaning in society and the relationships between themselves and science and technology. |
| Class 7 | Lecture of Ethics | Students will gain an understanding of the lecture content of the Ethics, and examine its meaning in society and the relationships between themselves and science and technology. |
| Class 8 | Special lecture | Introduction of the newest in science and engineering by a Nobel Prize laureate. |
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 100 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 required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are listed in the OCW-i domain as necessary.
Assessment criteria and methods
This is a pass/fail course.
Quizzes in each class and short reports (100%)
Related courses
- LAS.M102 ： Linear Algebra I / Recitation
- LAS.M101 ： Calculus I / Recitation
- LAS.P101 ： Fundamentals of Mechanics 1
- LAS.C101 ： Basic Inorganic Chemistry
- LAS.P103 ： Fundamentals of Electromagnetism 1
- LAS.C103 ： Basic Organic Chemistry
- LAS.B101 ： Fundamental Life Science 1-1
- LAS.B102 ： Fundamental Life Science 1-2
- LAH.C101 ： Tokyo Tech Visionary Project
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
This course is intended only for first year students.
Other
All the students are encouraged to take this class, because this is an unique class to introduce cutting-edge of science and technology in the field of all schools in Tokyo Tech.
