Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Off-Campus Project A

Academic unit or major

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Instructor(s)

Class Format

Exercise

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Class

-

Course Code

ZSN.U683

Number of credits

040

Course offered

2020

Offered quarter

1-2Q

Syllabus updated

Sep 9, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Students will participate in a research and development project of a company or an overseas institution.
The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop logical thinking, project management and international negotiation capabilities by participating in a research and development project of a company or an overseas institution.

Course description and aims

Students will acquire skills that they need in order to be consummate researchers and engineers capable of working anywhere in the world.

Keywords

Off-campus, Research and development project.

Competencies

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

Class flow

Students will participate in a research and development project project of a company or an overseas institution for at least three months.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Specified by the academic supervisor as necessary.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Specified by the academic supervisor as necessary.

Evaluation methods and criteria

State of achievement of each project.

Related courses

• Courses in Mechanical Engineering Departments

Prerequisites

1. Students must have successfully completed Special Research A or B of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2. Students must be a member of one of the laboratories in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
3. Students must be a member of Integrated Doctoral Education Program.