Materials Science and Engineering Special Project for Accelerated Doctoral Degree Program Ⅰ 3

Academic unit or major

Graduate major in Materials Science and Engineering

Instructor(s)

Academic Supervisor

Class Format

Exercise

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Seminar

Class

3

Course Code

MAT.A680

Number of credits

030

Course offered

2024

Offered quarter

3Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 17, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

The purpose of this course is to provide students enrolled in the "Accelerated Doctoral Degree Program" with a systematic understanding of the academic fields related to the main research results of their doctoral thesis by organizing the history, background, and issues of development of the academic fields, mainly by reviewing previously published papers and textbooks, and compiling them in a report. The prerequisite for taking this course is that the student has enrolled in the " Accelerated Doctoral Degree Program". The four courses in Materials Science and Engineering Special Project for Accelerated Doctoral Degree Program I 1-4 differ only in the timing of enrollment (1Q to 4Q, respectively), and overlapping enrollment is not permitted. They may be added to the credits required for completion of the program.

Course description and aims

・The student should be able to organize the history, background, and issues of the development of related academic fields based on his/her own research results, which form the core of the doctoral dissertation research paper, mainly by reviewing previously published papers and textbooks.
・The student should be able to gain a systematic understanding of the relevant academic field and clarify the position of his/her doctoral dissertation research within that field through the above review.
・To be able to summarize the above results in a logical and systematic manner in a written report.
・To be able to present the above results not in a closed form understandable only to those involved in the academic field, but in a form of expression that can be easily understood by the general public.

Keywords

Accelerated Doctoral Degree Program
Review and systematization of academic fields

Competencies

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

Class flow

Students enrolled in the "Accelerated Doctoral Degree Program" will first discuss and agree on the appropriate scope of the research to be handled in this project with their academic advisor, based on the research results that will serve as the main material for their doctoral dissertation. Then, a list of journals, lecture summaries, and textbooks appropriate for the research subject of this project will be prepared. Based on the reading of the literature, organize the history, background, and issues of the development of the relevant academic field. Compile them into a report to gain a systematic understanding of the relevant academic field. Students are advised by their academic supervisor to revise the bibliography and report in the mid-stage of report writing. The student submits the completed report to the course via the academic supervisor. After students submit their reports, the course will provide them with an opportunity to make a presentation, and credit will be granted based on a comprehensive evaluation of the report and the content of the questions raised in the presentation.
Please follow the instructions of your academic advisor regarding the method of credit transfer (course registration, grade evaluation).

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Evaluation methods and criteria

Based on the reports, or report and presentations submitted by the students, the course examines whether the students have a sufficient systematic understanding of the relevant academic fields from the perspective of their doctoral dissertation research. Specifically, credit will be given based on whether the report is sufficiently valuable as an introduction to the doctoral dissertation. This course is not graded on the basis of points, but on a pass/fail basis.

Related courses

• MAT.A681 ： Materials Science and Engineering Special Project for Accelerated Doctoral Degree Program Ⅱ

Prerequisites

・Students must be enrolled in the " Accelerated Doctoral Degree Program ".
・As a general rule, Students who wish to take this course must register for the course after the course is approved and credits can be granted.

Other

None