2022 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Career development courses
Master's Global Career Development Literacy C
- Academic unit or major
- Career development courses
- Instructor(s)
- Hidekazu Tanaka / Hazel Bantolino Gonzales / Naoko Kasai / Yoshizumi Sasaki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon
- Class
- C
- Course Code
- LAC.M406
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This English lecture course provides various career plans for international students who will work for academia and industry locally and/or internationally in the near future, considering an on-going paradigm shift in scientific research under circumstance changes around scientists and engineers. This is regarded as a pre-course of the doctorial lecture course entitled “Strategy for Balancing Career, Personality, and Life Style.” All the four instructors have had long-term experiences of research and business internationally. Based on their experiences, they teach international career developments and its necessity, as well as various skills.
Course description and aims
This lecture course presents general knowledge about methods and/or ways for thinking about future career plans and solving broad-range issues that will be encountered in academia and industry locally and/or internationally. It also provides a comprehensive discussion on enhancing communication ability and human relations, rendering appropriate examples. The aim of this lecture course is to enable the students to acquire the general knowledge and various skills for developing international career plans.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
All the four instructors have had long-term experiences of research and business internationally. Based on their experiences, they teach international career developments and its necessity, as well as various skills.
Keywords
Career Design strategy, International-career development, Communication and interpersonal skills, Environmental change, Paradigm shift in scientific research.
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This lecture course consists mainly of the following three pillars; attending lectures, joining open and/or group discussions, and submitting reports. Appropriate examples given by the individual instructors enable the students to acquire and develop technical skills and to enhance communication ability and human relations in a world of research or business. The four instructors with different expertise share the seven lectures, each of which spends 100 minutes per lecture. The students are required for submitting English reports and joining open and/or group discussions.
All the students will receive the information on Zoom URLs, can download instructors' lecture materials, and can upload your reports through T2SCHOLA.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | October 3 (Mon.), 5-6 period, Zoom He gives an overview of this course, together with an evaluation of students’ achievement scores. Then, he presents the knowledge required for working in international and domestic academia. (Hidekazu Tanaka) | Description of report 1 |
| Class 2 | October 17 (Mon.), 5-6 period, Zoom She provides an exclusive discussion on similarities and differences between Japanese and international culture, based on her long-term experiences in global and local businesses. Then, she jumps into a deep discussion not only on understanding Japanese culture but also on understanding, overcoming, and utilizing their cultural difference, thus leading to global activities. In addition, she talks about the particular culture of global companies doing business in Japan. (Naoko Kasai) | |
| Class 3 | October 24 (Mon.), 5-6 period, Zoom She provides an exclusive discussion on similarities and differences between Japanese and international culture, based on her long-term experiences in global and local businesses. Then, she jumps into a deep discussion not only on understanding Japanese culture but also on understanding, overcoming, and utilizing their cultural difference, thus leading to global activities. In addition, she talks about the particular culture of global companies doing business in Japan. (Naoko Kasai) | Description of report 2 |
| Class 4 | November 7 (Mon.), 5-6 period, Zoom He focuses on similarities and differences between local business and international business based on his long-term experiences of having worked as an engineer for local and international companies. (Yoshizumi Sasaki) | |
| Class 5 | November 14 (Mon.), 5-6 period, Zoom He focuses on similarities and differences between local business and international business based on his long-term experiences of having worked as an engineer for local and international companies. (Yoshizumi Sasaki) | Description of report 3 |
| Class 6 | November 21 (Mon.), 15-6 period, Zoom She is one of the international professors at the Tokyo Institute of Technology who has stayed in Japan for many years. She presents a comprehensive discussion on both similarities and differences in culture, research, and education between Japanese society and international societies, through her eyes and experiences in Japan and outside of Japan. (Gonzales, Hazel Bantolino) | |
| Class 7 | November 28 (Mon.) 5-6 period, Zoom She is one of the international professors at the Tokyo Institute of Technology who has stayed in Japan for many years. She presents a comprehensive discussion on both similarities and differences in culture, research, and education between Japanese society and international societies, through her eyes and experiences in Japan and outside of Japan. (Gonzales, Hazel Bantolino) | Description of report 4 |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Submission of reports.
When a student is absent in a class, his/her grade point may be reduced.
Related courses
- Other career development courses.
Prerequisites
Although Japanese students can register for thsi course, they have to submit English reports. No Japanese report is accepted.
Other
GA0M