2020 Faculty Courses School of Science Department of Physics Graduate major in Physics

Colloquium for Physics Presentation III

Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Physics
Instructor(s): Yosuke Imamura
Class Format: Exercise (Zoom)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): Intensive (Zoom)
Class: -
Course Code: PHY.P614
Number of credits: 010
Course offered: 2020
Offered quarter: 3-4Q
Syllabus updated: Jul 10, 2025
Language: English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Hold a colloquium where the doctor course students present the status of their thesis works.

Aiming to foster the ability to explain the specialized doctor thesis works to the students from the other physics fields, based on the deep understanding of their own topics.

Course description and aims

This colloquium can be also considered as the opportunity to present their status reports of the doctor thesis works.
The students are expected to take advantage of using this colloquium as a good feedback to their works, by knowing the others status, by hearing the latest news in the other fields, and by discussing on their own topics.

Keywords

the doctor thesis works, the status reports, colloquium, inter-fields communication

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Holding a colloquium and all the registered doctor course students give talks, and participate in the discussions.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	The organization of the colloquium, such as call for the talks, making agenda will be carried out by the professor in charge. The setup of the meeting room, the session chairs, etc are organized by the students. Details will be announced in early September, but we plan to hold colloquium in late October for the 1st round (mainly for D1 and D3 students), mid January for the 2nd round (mainly for D2 students). Registered students are supposed to attend all presentations and participate in discussions. Prepare your presentation well enough so that key concepts and meanings of your research are clearly understandable to audience from “different fields” in physics. Presentation should be given in English.	The talks will be scored based on the following two points. 1) whether the talk is well understood by the other students/faculty members from the other physics fields. 2) whether the work is considered to be well advanced and has an importance in the field through the talk and discussion.

Course schedule

Objectives

Class 1

The organization of the colloquium, such as call for the talks, making agenda will be carried out by the professor in charge.
The setup of the meeting room, the session chairs, etc are organized by the students.

Details will be announced in early September, but we plan to hold colloquium in
late October for the 1st round (mainly for D1 and D3 students),
mid January for the 2nd round (mainly for D2 students).

Registered students are supposed to attend all presentations and participate in discussions.
Prepare your presentation well enough so that key concepts and meanings of your research are clearly understandable to audience from “different fields” in physics.
Presentation should be given in English.

The talks will be scored based on the following two points.
1) whether the talk is well understood by the other students/faculty members from the other physics fields.
2) whether the work is considered to be well advanced and has an importance in the field through the talk and discussion.

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

None.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The professors who join the session rate the scores.

Related courses

PHY.P612 ： Colloquium for Physics Presentation I
PHY.P613 ： Colloquium for Physics Presentation II

Prerequisites

Students who started the doctor course in or before 2015 academic year (old curriculum)
should register for
- Colloquium for Physics Presentation I (Course No. PHY.P612) in 2017 academic year
- Colloquium for Physics Presentation II (Course No. PHY.P613) in 2018 academic year
- Colloquium for Physics Presentation III (Course No. PHY.P614) in 2019 academic year

Students who started the doctor course in or after 2016 academic year (new curriculum)
should register for
- Colloquium for Physics Presentation I (Course No. PHY.P612) for the first time of registration
- Colloquium for Physics Presentation II (Course No. PHY.P613) for the second time of registration
- Colloquium for Physics Presentation III (Course No. PHY.P614) for the third time of registration