Research Planning for Master Thesis I 1

Academic unit or major

Graduate major in Earth-Life Science

Instructor(s)

Academic Supervisor

Class Format

Exercise (Others)

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

To be announced

Class

1

Course Code

ELS.B401

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 oral presentation about a research plan and progress for master thesis in the workshop.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

None

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Evaluation methods and criteria

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Related courses

• ELS.C401 ： Earth-Life Science A
• ELS.C402 ： Earth-Life Science B
• ELS.C403 ： Earth-Life Science C

Prerequisites

none