Seminar in Mechanical Engineering S1

Academic unit or major

Graduate major in Mechanical Engineering

Instructor(s)

Academic Supervisor

Class Format

Exercise

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Seminar

Class

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Course Code

MEC.Z491

Number of credits

020

Course offered

2024

Offered quarter

1-2Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 14, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Each student provides progress report and/or literature review on his own research topic for master thesis. In addition, students listen those of other students in the same lab. Every students learn way of proceeding research, presentation skills and discussion manners.

Course description and aims

Student learns the followings through four semesters of master program.
(1) To explain the objective and content of his own research work appropriately
(2) To review literature of related researches and to understand the content correctly
(3) To understand others' presentation correctly and to make comments properly

Keywords

Research, Literature, Presentation, Discussion

Competencies

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

Class flow

This course is normally conducted once or twice a week in the supervisor's lab. It is conducted in English and/or with other labs in some cases.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

It is specified by necessity.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

It is specified by necessity.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The supervisor will evaluate the score according to the course objectives.

Related courses

• 400 courses in Mechanical Engineering Course
• 500 courses in Mechanical Engineering Course

Prerequisites

Student must possess knowledge of undergraduate level of mechanical engineering and belong to lab of Mechanical Engineering Course.

Other

None