2021 Special graduate degree programs Specially Offered Degree Programs for Graduate Students Academy for Global Leadership
Dojo for Science and Engineering: Completion Projects A
- Academic unit or major
- Academy for Global Leadership
- Instructor(s)
- Academic Supervisor
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- AGL.D651
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
As finishing stage of the Dojo program, students are required to design, document a project plan, and pursue their own projects that have impacts on others and society. To design the projects, the goal and execution process should be discussed with instructors.
In addition, students will describe their own career plan and get feedback from their peer and instructors to realize how they can exploit their abilities in their future career.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
(1) Derive solutions for creating novel value in society.
(2) Improve the solution so as to be more realistic by receiving feedback from the society.
(3) Achieve the project that implements the solution in the society with impact.
(4) Involving others, show leadership in the project.
Keywords
Leadership/Followership, Consensus Building, Social Issues, Accomplish Project
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In this course, basically, students develop and conduct a project that aims to implement the ideas and concepts proposed by the students themselves into society. Theme of the project depends on the students' intentions and the social situation at the time.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Students accomplish project planning, implementation, and improvement over seven weeks. The contents are determined through discussion with the instructors. Students will perform the project result presentations at the eighth week. | Ability to plan, implement and improve the project that creates novel value and impact to society. Ability to communicate with society. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students will be assessed on the achievement of the learning outcomes such as planning and implementation of practical project that creates novel value and impact to society and improving it through communication with society and so on, as well as on the rationality of discussion and contribution of collaboration work.
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites
Students must have successfully completed either of the Dojo for Science and Engineering: Introduction A - D, and Group Work S or F.