2024 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering literacy
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Hiroki Akasaka / Tetsuya Yamada / Wataru Hijikata / Tohru Yagi / Masafumi Okada / Motoki Shino / Kazuhiro Yoshida / Hiroki Takahara / Yuji Suzuki / Toshio Takayama / Yuko Aono / Hiroyuki Nabae / Teaching Staffs / Kentaro Kozuki / Rina Nishida
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-8 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MEC.A202
- Number of credits
- 110
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Learn about literacy in mechanical engineering.
(1) Research ethics, engineer ethics, information ethics, and career planning
(2) Technical Documentation, Health and Safety
(3) Practical training in electrical engineering, machining practice, and understanding of a mechanical system
Course description and aims
Through this course, students will acquire the following abilities.
(1) Acquire research ethics, engineering ethics, and information ethics.
(2) To be able to make accurate technical documents.
(3) Acquire basic skills in mechanical engineering.
(a) To be able to implement electronic circuits by soldering, etc., and to fabricate basic control circuits using a microcomputer.
(b) To be able to perform basic operations such as names and usage of basic tools.
(c) Understand the internal structure of mechanical systems.
Keywords
Electric circuit, control technology, mounting technology, mechatronics, processing technology, power transmission.
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
After the guidance, students will be divided into groups to work on three topics. Practical training will be the main part of the course. Students are required to submit a report for each theme.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance, and ethics for researchers, engineers, and information technology | Learn about ethics for researchers, engineers, and information. |
| Class 2 | Technical documentation, technical presentations, and safety training | Learn about technical documentation, technical presentations, and safety training. |
| Class 3 | Practical training in electrical engineering, machining, and understanding the structure of mechanical systems | Practice electrical engineering, perform machining exercises, and understand the structure of mechanical systems. |
| Class 4 | Practical training in electrical engineering, machining, and understanding the structure of mechanical systems | Practice electrical engineering, perform machining exercises, and understand the structure of mechanical systems. |
| Class 5 | Practical training in electrical engineering, machining, and understanding the structure of mechanical systems | Practice electrical engineering, perform machining exercises, and understand the structure of mechanical systems. |
| Class 6 | Practical training in electrical engineering, machining, and understanding the structure of mechanical systems | Practice electrical engineering, perform machining exercises, and understand the structure of mechanical systems. |
| Class 7 | Practical training in electrical engineering, machining, and understanding the structure of mechanical systems | Practice electrical engineering, perform machining exercises, and understand the structure of mechanical systems. |
| Class 8 | Practical training in electrical engineering, machining, and understanding the structure of mechanical systems | Practice electrical engineering, perform machining exercises, and understand the structure of mechanical systems. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not specified. (The lecture materials will be distributed at beginning of this course or can be downloaded on the web site of T2SCHOLA.)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
T. Mishiro, H. Takahashi, Denshi Kairo Nyumon Kouza, Denpa Shinbun-sha, ISBN-978-4885547461，(Japanese)
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation of understanding will be based on the student's work during class time and on weekly reports. Comprehension will be evaluated based on the students' practical work, the results of that work, and reports and submissions.
Since this class is mainly consisting of practical training, students are required to attend every class and perform the practical training.
Related courses
- XEG.B101 ： Engineering Literacy I
- XEG.B102 ： Engineering Literacy II
- XEG.B104 ： Engineering Literacy IV
- XEG.B103 ： Engineering Literacy III
Prerequisites
Students must have successfully completed mechanical engineering literacy (GRD.R101，GRD.R102，GRD.R103, GRD.R104) or have equivalent knowledge.
Due to the limitation of the practical equipment, only students in the mechanical engineering department are allowed to take this course.