2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Graduate major in Energy Science and Informatics
International energy informatics project
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Energy Science and Informatics
- Instructor(s)
- Academic Supervisor
- Class Format
- Experiment
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Internship
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ESI.E612
- Number of credits
- 002
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course, doctoral students pursue long term projects (around one month) at overseas (outside Japan) universities or research institutes. This course aims for the cultivation of wide prespective and rich communication abilities by conducting research activity in different environments outside Tokyo Tech, and this internship also cultivate students’ understanding of team-diversity importance.
Course description and aims
Students will acquire the following ability, as a leader in their professional field.
1) Ability to solve the emerging research and technical issues and to propose creative ideas by use of the professional knowledge.
2) Ability to conduct research with global awareness of the research and developing trends.
3) Ability to communicate effectively to conduct smooth research and development plan with sufficient mutual understanding.
4) Ability to explain concepts logically, develop arguments, and put them in writing.
Keywords
Study abroad, project, communication, project planning
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Class flow will be determined through discussions between a student and the host organization contact person. Planning should be documented before the internship. Reporting is required either by document or by presentation after the internship.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Course schedule will be determined through discussions among students and the overseas universities or research institutes. 1. Plann of work 2. Taking part in an internship program and other activity 3. Reporting achievements | Required learning will be determined through discussions between student and the foreign universities or research institutes contact person. 1. Plan of work and documentation 2. Taking part in an internship program and other activity 3. Summarizing program achievement and reporting |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Specified by the foreign universities or research institutes, as necessary.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Specified by the foreign universities or research institutes, as necessary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Specifics of the assessment criteria and methods, being in accordance with the student learning outcomes 1)-4), are determined prior to the start of the course.
Students must submit the study abroad report to the academic supervisor and Energy Science and Informatics Course. The supervisor evaluates it with the assessment criteria.
The supervisor submits the results to the course educational committee with the related documents, and after the document inspection, the department representatives determine the final acceptance.
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites
None