2023 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Basic science and technology courses
Information Literacy I 1a(IL1)
- Academic unit or major
- Basic science and technology courses
- Instructor(s)
- Natsue Yoshimura
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Mon (南4号館3階第1演習室)
- Class
- 1a(IL1)
- Course Code
- LAS.I111
- Number of credits
- 0.50.50
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
You were born digital. Are you ready to effectively utilize information resources in your academic life? This course mainly focuses on the ability to access information and covers (1) general knowledge to live in the e-society, (2) practical digital skills to smoothly live in the age of information, and (3) skills of accessing academic information resources that our university offers you. The course also promotes a norm of action for you to participate in the e-society as a responsible member.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Grasp various information resources that our university offers,
2) Understand the organization of the computer network infrastructure and effectively use it in their academic life,
3) Smoothly exchange ideas and data in e-society utilizing information technology
Keywords
Information literacy
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 | Invitation to the "cyber university" | Access to the Tokyo Tech portal and the Tokyo Tech Mail system |
| Class 2 | Information infrastructure | Tokyo Tech portal, the organization of the file system, setting e-mail software on personal computers and mobiles. |
| Class 3 | Exchanging ideas in the cyber-space | E-mail, Chat systems, Bulletin Board Systems, Netiquet, Digital security, Protection of privacy, Flaming |
| Class 4 | Searching library resources | Access to academic research offered from the Tokyo Tech library. |
| Class 5 | Accessing academic resources | Searching for academic publications |
| Class 6 | Internet and Web | Internet services integrated with mobile devices, information utilization, and participation in the information society |
| Class 7 | Information security and Information ethics | Law and Ethics, Media literacy |
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 afterward (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 on quiz and exercise problems. There is no term-end examination.
Related courses
- LAS.I112 ： Information Literacy II
- LAS.I121 ： Computer Science I
- LAS.I122 ： Computer Science II
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Other
Please carry your student ID card at all times during the course. The matrix code printed on its back is essential for using educational computers.
Generally, a first-year student should take the class designated by the student division (Kyomu-ka). A class-change request might be accepted exceptionally, but changes to 2a or 2b will not be accepted. A non-first-year student should take a class b except 2b.