2020 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology First-Year Courses
Materials and Chemical Technology Literacy
- Academic unit or major
- First-Year Courses
- Instructor(s)
- Manabu Ihara / Junko Morikawa / Masahiko Hara / Shiro Yoshikawa /
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue (W541)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- XMC.A101
- Number of credits
- 0.50.50
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In order to improve literacy in materials and chemical engineering, the students are divided into a small group, and subject to research topics that each laboratory in School of Materials and Chemical Engineering is working on. The students will explain the outline of research on materials and chemical engineering and basis of methodology and learn the characteristics and interest of each research field. Also learn about important international situation and ethics for scientists / engineers for the future.
Course description and aims
Understand the cutting-edge topics of materials and chemical engineering, and establish the foundation as a technologist.
Keywords
Materials science/engineering (Metals, Inorganic materials, Organic materials), Chemical engineering, Applied chemistry, Polymer science, Enrichment of international consciousness, Ethics for scientists / engineers
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
To foster enrichment of international consciousness and ethics for scientist / engineers we do it in lecture format. In order to touch the methodology of the research of materials and chemical engineering, the students are divided into a small group, visit the laboratory and tackle the given assignments.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Second orientation of School of Material and Chemical Technology | Understanding the outline of School of Material and Chemical Technology |
| Class 2 | Enrichment of international consciousness (Prof. Masahiko Hara) | Enrich the international consciousness from the view of scientists and engineers |
| Class 3 | Ethics on information technologies (Associate Professor Shiro Yoshikawa) | Learn the ethics on information technologies based on the examples |
| Class 4 | Enrichment of scientists / engineers (Dr. Yoshiaki Kuwae) | Learn the ethics for scientist and engineers based on the examples |
| Class 5 | Laboratory work trial 1 | Investigation of a specific topic |
| Class 6 | Laboratory work trial 2 | Investigation of a specific topic |
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
Evaluation of reports
Related courses
- XMC.A102 ： Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology A
- XMC.A103 ： Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology B
- XMC.A104 ： Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology C
Prerequisites
None