2021 Students Enrolled in or before 2015 School of Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Science
Graduation Thesis
- Academic unit or major
- Mechanical Engineering and Science
- Instructor(s)
- Academic Supervisor
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Seminar
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ZUL.Z389
- Number of credits
- 080
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 1-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The aim of this course is to foster problem-solving ability comprehensively as the overall summary of the students' learning as undergraduates. Students will belong to one laboratory within the department for one year and work on the solution of unsolved issues.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will have gained experience in:
1) Searching for academic papers and publications related to given problems.
2) Understanding the content of academic papers and publications.
3) Discovering new solutions to problems.
4) Evaluating the effectiveness and limitations of new solutions.
5) Communicating progress and results to others.
Keywords
Research project
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The details vary by laboratory, but the course requires active advancement of research.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Research plan is different in each student. | Submit one copy of bachelor thesis and abstracts by the deadline. |
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)
N/A
Reference books, course materials, etc.
N/A
Evaluation methods and criteria
All articles and materials such as submitted bachelor thesis, the abstracts, presentation material and question-and-answer session are comprehensively evaluated.
Related courses
- All subject in the department
Prerequisites
Students are required to satisfy the conditions for starting the bachelor thesis research.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Prof. Yukio Takeda
2021AY Department Chair
takeda.y.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp