2020 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate major in Energy Science and Engineering
Practical research in energy science B
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Energy Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Head / Yoichi Okimoto / Makoto Hagiwara / Hidetoshi Matsumoto
- Class Format
- Experiment
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - To be announced
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ENR.E608
- Number of credits
- 001
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course mainly focuses on thinking and communication skills that are necessary for creation of innovation. Discussion among students of the energy course with different backgrounds helps to promote diverse perspectives necessary for creation of innovation in research. Through this course, students are expected to develop a clear understanding of their research topics and its relation with global society. Specifically, a team of four to five students conducts group work and solves an assigned task. Students develop skills to logically explain his/her idea, and they understand importance teamwork skills through discussion with students who have different backgrounds. This course helps students to develop capacity to work in a group.
Course description and aims
Through the course work, students are expected to acquire the following abilities to:
1) Understand objectives and trends of research in the energy field.
2) Logically construct and present their own understanding of topics and assigned task.
3) Use expertise as basic knowledge for understanding contents of other fields related to energy, and also be able to examine and make suggestions according to their understanding of research.
Keywords
Presentation, Analysis, integration
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students conduct group work on an assigned task. At the end of the course work, the group make a presentation concerning on the solution of their task.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Course schedule will be arranged through discussions with the instructor and participating students. 1. Orientation, propose plan for group work agenda 2. Development of group work theme for M1 students 3. Facilitate group work activity and presentation of results 4. write final report | Required learning will be determined by the student outcomes. 1. Understanding of course objective 2. Embodiment of assigned task, and ability to discuss with others on specified topic - how to hold group work activity 3. Ability to explain topic in relation with current energy problems and society |
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 as necessary
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Specified as necessary
Evaluation methods and criteria
Planning and facilitating group work activity for M1 Energy course students. 1), 2) (70%)
Written report on own learning outcomes from group work activity. 3) (30%)
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites
None