2023 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Breadth courses
Communication Skills in Japanese Industries II
- Academic unit or major
- Breadth courses
- Instructor(s)
- Jiro Takemura / Junko Morikawa / Miyuki Hayashi / Takashi Nakamura / Hitoshi Wakabayashi / Hiroshi Sasaki / Tomoki Kanenawa / Ved Prasad Kafle / Takaaki Masuyama / Mahzoun Yahya / Katsuya Ochiai / Fagang Gao / Shimpei Yamaguchi
- Class Format
- Exercise (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-10 Wed (W9-326（W935）)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAW.X419
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Different language and various communication skills are required for the working environment in Japan depending on the types of industries and types of work. This course is mainly designed for the international students who are aiming or considering a job/internship opportunity in Japan. In the course, engineers/researchers invited from the companies of various industries give the lectures about general introduction and working environment of the industries and companies. After having the lectures, the students will visit the companies to see the actual working conditions.
The objective of this course is to provide various information of Japanese companies and to motivate the students in their self study to acquire the skills needed for working in desired industry of Japan.
Course description and aims
Through the studies in the class and the company visits, the students are expected to set their own targets of language ability at the time of internship and graduation, based on their desired working place conditions. The student will also make her/his own study plan for promoting the language and communication skills with the guidance of instructors.
Keywords
Communication skills, Japanese Industries and companies, Career research
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The students have six lectures by the invited lecturers from various industries and institutes in Japan and make an own study on particular company/companies to see actual working conditions. At the end of each lecture the students should answer short quiz about the lecture's company and industries. Having the lectures and company investigation, the student will make her/his own study plan to promote the required skills for working in Japanese companies.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | ・Orientation ・Lectures about various industries and institutiions in Japan, such as Material, Chemical, Mechanical, Information and Communication, Manufacturing, Energy, Construction , International Corporation ・Company research Note Lectureres and lecture titles will be noticed in T2SCHOLA. | ・Understanding the course objective ・Understanding the business and missions of the Japanese companies, industries and organizations ・Understanding the required skills, such as language, communication, specialty, for working in Japanese companies ・Setting the target working opportunity and making a self-study plan to acquire the required skills for the target place |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials will be provided by T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Attendance of the lectures and short quiz (70%) and study plan (30%)
Related courses
- LAW.X418 ： Communication Skill in Japanese Industry I
Prerequisites
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Jiro Takemura （takemura.j.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp）
Office hours
Inquiry will be accepted by e-mail.
Other
The details of company research will be updated during the course.