2024 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Graduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Seminar for Cultivating International Understanding II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Kotaro Kajikawa / Shun-Ichiro Ohmi
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- EEE.Z472
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The purpose of this seminar is to provide a platform for international collaboration, mutual understanding
and cooperation, while fostering global human resources development. This course is for the students belonging to the International Graduate Program (IGP-A, IGP-B and IGP-C) or Specialized Education Program in International Course for Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (IGP-J).
The seminar consists of (a) informal research meetings called “science cafe”, (b) mini-internship and (c) collaborative work of international and Japanese students.
Course description and aims
The aim of this course is to give students opportunities to understand one another through communication in the activities.
Keywords
mutual understanding, communication
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In Seminar for Cultivating International Understanding I (SCIU I), the guidance is held in October. The three activities (a)-(c) must be accomplished. Each activity has some options that will be informed at the guidance or later. Chose one of them.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Intensive course | Exercise |
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 afterwards (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.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Completion of all activities is compulsory.
Related courses
- EEE.Z471 ： Seminar for Cultivating International Understanding I
Prerequisites
Students of ”International Program for Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (IPISE)” and ”Specialized Education Program in International Course for Interdisciplinary of Science and Engineering,” can take this course.
Cultivating International Understanding I (SCIU I) must be taken.