2022 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Basic science and technology courses
Information Literacy II 2a(IL2)
- Academic unit or major
- Basic science and technology courses
- Instructor(s)
- Xavier Defago
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Mon (南４号館 第１演習室)
- Class
- 2a(IL2)
- Course Code
- LAS.I112
- Number of credits
- 0.50.50
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Following LAS.I111 (Information Literacy I), this course mainly focuses on practical skills of prosecute your research work. It covers (1) data processing, (2) academic writing, and (3) oral presentation.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Process experimental data,
2) Understand the organization of academic papers and acquire the ability to use academic writing tools,
3) Acquire the oral competence necessary to make presentations
Keywords
Information Literacy, Data processing, Academic writing, Presentation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Each class starts with a lecture and is followed by exercise problems related to the lecture.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Processing data (1): Processing experimental data | Learn methods of processing and organizing experimental data. |
| Class 2 | Processing data (2): Presenting experimental data in an effective manner | Learn methods of effective presentation of experimental data to others. |
| Class 3 | Academic writing (1): Writing tools | Acquire ability to write scientific documents using either pLaTeX or Microsoft Word. |
| Class 4 | Academic writing (2): The format of research papers | Learn the organization of scientific documents and basic techniques to prepare such documents. |
| Class 5 | Presentation: Tools | Learn the purpose, difficulties, and techniques of scientific presentation. |
| Class 6 | Presentation: Preparation of slide-ware, Effective presentation techniques | Learn methods of effective slide ware preparation techniques, including layout techniques, color scheme design, addition of contrasts to your slide ware. |
| Class 7 | Presentation | Through practical presentation training, you acquire practical presentation skills. |
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.
Pointers to all materials used in class will be made accessible online.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The grade will be based on your ability to utilize the computer infrastructure and academic information resources provided by our university. The course scores are based exercise problems. There is no term-end examination.
Related courses
- LAS.I111 ： Information Literacy I
- LAS.I121 ： Computer Science I
- LAS.I122 ： Computer Science II
Prerequisites
Students must have successfully completed LAS.I111 (Information Literacy I), or have equivalent knowledge