2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Graduate major in Energy Science and Informatics
Practical research in energy science B
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Energy Science and Informatics
- Instructor(s)
- Head / Takuo Watanabe / Yuta Nabae / Shinsuke Miyajima / Yoshisato Kimura
- Class Format
- Experiment
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - To be announced
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ESI.E608
- Number of credits
- 001
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In “Energy innovation co‐creative project” for master course students and “Practical research in energy science A” for doctor course students, students can learn professional and fundamental knowledge and communication ability to promote energy innovation. In this course, students participate in the project as a mentor, encourage discussions among various students in different research field, share superior and inferior points in the presentation, and acquire widely view and insight together with the presenters.
Course description and aims
Through the course work, students are expected to acquire the following abilities to:
1) Use expertise as basic knowledge for understanding contents of other fields related to energy, and also be able to examine and make suggestions according to their understanding of research.
2) Promote significant discussions among participants.
3) Understand objectives and trends of research in the energy field.
Keywords
Presentation, Analysis, integration
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students conduct work on the assigned task.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Course schedule will be arranged through discussions with the instructor and participating students. 1. Orientation, propose plan for group work agenda 2. Development of group work theme for M1 and D1 students 3. Facilitate group work activity and presentation of results 4. write final report | Required learning will be determined by the student outcomes. 1. Understanding of course objective 2. Embodiment of assigned task, and ability to discuss with others on specified topic - how to hold group work activity 3. Ability to explain topic in relation with current energy problems and society |
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)
Specified as necessary
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Specified as necessary
Evaluation methods and criteria
Facilitating group work activity for M1 and D1 Energy course students. 1), 2) (70%)
Written report on learning outcomes from group work activity. 3) (30%)
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites
Completing “Practical research in energy science A” is mandatory. It is not allowed to complete “Practical research in energy science A” and this “Practical research in energy science B” in the same fiscal year.