IPISE Seminar (DEPE) V

Academic unit or major

Environmental Science and Technology

Instructor(s)

Academic Supervisor

Class Format

Lecture

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Seminar

Class

-

Course Code

ZID.Y691

Number of credits

200

Course offered

2020

Offered quarter

3-4Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 10, 2025

Language

English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This course is the colloquium with discussions in the research group. The purpose of this course is to learn the knowledge of their research fields, and the skills of logical thinking, and research presentations. In addition, the students learn the way to choose the themes of the theses, to conduct researches and to summarize the results. The academic supervisor sometimes holds the group seminar on the research progress.

Course description and aims

Students will improve reading skills to comprehend research papers and writing skills.

Keywords

presentation

Competencies

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

Class flow

It depends on the research group. In general, a presenter introduces a research paper or book and leads a Q&A session.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (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

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Evaluation methods and criteria

Presentation and discussion are assessed.

Related courses

• None

Prerequisites

None