Graduation Thesis

Academic unit or major

Architecture and Building Engineering

Instructor(s)

Academic Supervisor

Class Format

Exercise

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Seminar

Class

-

Course Code

ZUU.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 student conducts diploma design and research on a theme determined through discussions with his/her academic supervisor. Thestudent gets a deep understanding of his/her research theme by reading related literature, and associated problems aredefined and solved through research activities and discussions. While carrying out research, the student learns how tosolve problems by applying specialist knowledge in his/her field as well as fundamental knowledge of other relatedfields that have been acquired through enrolling in various courses. He/she also learns research techniques such ascollecting, analyzing, and studying data, and cultivates his/her ability to look at things from many perspectives. Inaddition, the student writes a thesis and makes a presentation detailing his/her research findings.This course forms a central part of Tokyo Tech’s laboratory-based education where individual students work on aspecific research theme. It has a complementary relationship with coursework based on a structured curriculum.By carrying out research, it is expected that the student will increase knowledge in his/her field and that he/she willacquire comprehensive skills to identify and develop solutions that will solve new and unsolved problems.

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1) Acquire the fundamental knowledge for science and technology and the specialist knowledge for research, creation and technology development in architecture and building engineering.
2) Acquire the wide cultural skills for finding the directions of research, creation and technology development.
3) Acquire the logical thinking, originality and presentation skills in research, creation and technology development.
4) Challenge the problems that have not been encountered before.
5) Debate effectivly in research, creation and technology development.

Keywords

Diploma design, Bachelor’s thesis, Presentation, Research theme, Problem-solving, Literature search, Ability to explain concepts logically

Competencies

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

Class flow

Conduct laboratory work under the guidance of your academic supervisor. The course schedule is determined throughdiscussions with your academic supervisor.

Course schedule/Objectives

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)

None required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None required.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The specific assessment criteria and methods, which are in accordance with student learning outcomes 1 to 5 above, will be announced after they are determined by the department.

Related courses

• 200- and 300-level courses in Architecture and Building Engineering

Prerequisites

The student is required to have satisfied the conditions for taking Graduation Thesis at the Department of Architecture and Building Engineering.