AGL Off-campus Projects: Introduction D

Academic unit or major

Academy for Global Leadership

Instructor(s)

Academic Supervisor

Class Format

Lecture

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive

Class

-

Course Code

AGL.O634

Number of credits

100

Course offered

2021

Offered quarter

4Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 10, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

AGL Off-campus program is aiming to make students recognize to what extent the skills and knowledge they have acquired in the AGL Dojo program and/or in the courses of their major field can be accepted, and what they should learn more, by applying the skills and knowledge to the real society.
Prior to Leadership Off-Campus Project, in which students accomplish practical projects in the domestic/foreign companies or research institutes so as to produce results valuable in the real society, in this Off-campus Project: Introduction, students decide the company/institute and the contents of project that fit to his/her career plan and leadership, with consulting AGL faculty members. In this class, students negotiate with the company/institute about the hosting and the contents of project by themselves, and perform preparations of the project. Through this course, students recognize their career plan clearly, understand the society-oriented project and leadership, and polish up the skills of negotiation and consensus building.

Course description and aims

At the end of this course, students will be able to:
(1) Recognize one's career plan clearly.
(2) Propose society-oriented project, and understand the leadership required to accomplish it.
(3) Demonstrate the abilities of negotiation and consensus building through the negotiation with the host of project.

Keywords

Career Plan, Practical Project, Negotiation Ability

Competencies

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

Class flow

First, the student contacts an AGL faculty member in charge, taking into account the desirable start time of the project that fit with the schedule of research activity in his/her major field. The student discusses his/her career plan, desired host company/institution and the contents of project with the AGL faculty member several times. After the desired host and the contents of project become clear, the student contacts the host company/institute to negotiate about the hosting and the contents of project by oneself, with asking for Instructor' help. When the host and the project are determined, the student performs preparations of the project under the AGL faculty member's supervision.

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

Students will be assessed on the achievement of the learning outcomes such as the recognition of one's career plan, proposing the society-oriented project, understanding of the leadership required to accomplish it, and abilities of negotiation and consensus building through the negotiation with the host of project.

Related courses

• TAL.I601 ： Leadership Off-Campus Project

Prerequisites

Students must have passed the entrance screening for AGL program, and must start learning in the Dojo Program. It is desirable to complete Introduction and Group Work in both Dojos for Science and Engineering and for Management and Society.

Other

Because it may take long time to adjust the contents of project and to negotiate with the host company/institution, please give yourself plenty of time to apply for this course before the desired start time of the project.