Research Planning for Master Thesis I

Academic unit or major

Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering

Instructor(s)

Academic Supervisor

Class Format

Exercise (Zoom)

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive

Class

-

Course Code

HCB.C471

Number of credits

010

Course offered

2020

Offered quarter

2Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 10, 2025

Language

English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Master course students learn advanced expertise to complete a master thesis. In order to obtain achievements in a limited term, it is quite important to conduct research systematically and confirm the progress regularly. And also, to be able to express clearly the points of the work is needed for a researcher or an engineer.
The purpose of this course is to clarify the master's thesis research execution plan, report on its progress, and to acquire presentation and communication skills for discussion of their own cutting-edge research through discussions with researchers in other fields.

Course description and aims

By completing this course, students will be able to:
1) Create a research plan.
2) Express clearly the points of the research in a poster presentation.
3) Explain and discuss their own research to other researchers in an easy-to-understand manner

Keywords

Presentation

Competencies

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

Class flow

Make a poster presentation about a research progress and plan for master thesis in the workshop.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluated by the poster presentation

Related courses

• HCB.C571 ： Researh Planning for Master Thesis II

Prerequisites

None

Other

The poster must be made in English