Advanecd Co-learning Course for Global Scientists and Engineers 1

Academic unit or major

Breadth courses

Instructor(s)

Rie Murakami / Eri Ota / Yuki Taoka

Class Format

Lecture/Exercise (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive

Class

-

Course Code

LAW.X431

Number of credits

110

Course offered

2023

Offered quarter

3-4Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 8, 2025

Language

English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Through lectures, information/data collection, online intercultural group work, students will
1) Deepen the knowledge about SDGs and social issues, and
2) Propose applying gamification idea for achieving SDGs thourgh intercultural co-learning.
Students will take the course on site, and connect with Chula students through remote system.
After Chula students coming to Japan in December, students and Chula students will take this course on site.

Course description and aims

1) To understand trend and priorities in implementing SDGs in Japan and Thailand.
2) To understand engineering design process such as needs assessment, concept idea making, prototype making, and try and error.
3) To develop “applying gamification idea and its implementation plan” for both Japan and Thailand to make contribution for SDGs
4) To build global awareness for successful utilization of technology in realizing SDGs
5) To understand different cultures and respect differences,
6) To be able to work in multicultural team and communicate effectively,
7) To think critically, and
8) To be able to localize/customize the technology for different cultures.

Keywords

Thailand, Chulalongkorn University, intercultural PBL, intercultural groupwork, global engineering, SDGs, engineering design, gamification

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

1) Choose SDGs targets for group work and decide group members.
2) Collect information on selected SDGs target and the status of its implementation in your country and share the information with other group members, and discuss features, similarities and differences among the countries in the implementation status of SDGs.
3) Determine a social issue related to your group’s selected SDGs target.
4) Collect relevant information and data for making “idea for achieving SDGs applying gamification and its implementation plan”, that reflects group members’ ideas and viewpoints in the individual countries.
5) Create and develop “Prototype” or “process idea”. (If you focus on Prototype idea, work on details. if you focus on Process idea, your prototype can be an initial sample)

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Distribute as needed

Evaluation methods and criteria

Group work performance (Individual Assessment) 10%
Report Chapters in charge and movie (Individual Assessment) 30%
Personal Essay (Individual Assessment) ３0%
Overall Report (Group Assessment) １0%
Group Presentation (Group Assessment) 10%
Group work performance (Individual Assessment) 10%

Related courses

• LAW.X359 ： Co-learning for Global Scientists and Engineers 1

Prerequisites

Ability to discuss and do groupwork in English. (Equivalent to TOEIC 750)
Priority will be put for ones who are registered for Global Scientists and Engineers Course.
Students have to regist "LAW.X301 Overseas Training for Global Scientists and Engineers 1A" as a set.

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

Support Office for Promotion of Global Human Resource Development (GSEC office)
ghrd.info[at]jim.titech.ac.jp

Other

Before registering the course, students should first apply through GSEC website and have accepted to the program.
Detail will subject to change due to adjustment with Chulalongkorn university.
This course is registered for Global Scientists and Engineers Course "Global Awareness Program "(P1).