2023 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
Research Planning for Master Thesis I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Academic Supervisor
- Class Format
- Exercise (Others)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- HCB.C471
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Master course students learn advanced expertise to complete a master thesis. In order to obtain achievements in a limited term, it is quite important to conduct research systematically and confirm the progress regularly. And also, to be able to express clearly the points of the work is needed for a researcher or an engineer.
The purpose of this course is to clarify the master's thesis research execution plan, report on its progress, and to acquire presentation and communication skills for discussion of their own cutting-edge research through discussions with researchers in other fields.
Course description and aims
By completing this course, students will be able to:
1) Create a research plan.
2) Express clearly the points of the research in a poster presentation.
3) Explain and discuss their own research to other researchers in an easy-to-understand manner
Keywords
Presentation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Make a poster presentation about a research plan and progress for master thesis in the workshop.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Workshop | Make a poster presentation. You are required to make a poster presentation including the following points. 1. The background and purpose of your research with the motivation and significance must be given in your poster and explained in the discussion (The whole image of your research must be explained), 2. The research goal to match your conception, 3. The research strategy and plan to reach the goal, 4. The current progress of planning and experiments, 5. The future research plan and idea to reach your goals based on the current progress. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluated by the poster presentation
Related courses
- HCB.C571 ： Researh Planning for Master Thesis II
Prerequisites
None
Other
The poster must be made in English