2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Special Lecture: History of Universities
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Taisuke Yamazaki / Toma Kawanishi / Masahiro Yamaguchi / Yoshimi Takuwa / Hiroyuki Kamei / Daishi Okada / Shingo Hashimoto
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue / 5-6 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.T204
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is for us to think about what kind of university Tokyo Tech is. Students will listen to lectures on the people who built the 140 year history of Tokyo Tech, and their achievements, tour relevant locations on campus, come in contact with the results that have been produced, learn the history, and think about the future. Tokyo Tech students aspiring to be experts in science and engineering will think about the future of both Japanese science and engineering through Tokyo Tech's history.
Course description and aims
Students will acquire the following skills from taking this course.
1) Be able to accurately describe who was involved with the establishment of Tokyo Tech and its transitions.
2) Be able to choose and specifically explain representative achievements generated from Tokyo Tech
3) Be able to explain the period backdrop of and connections with Tokyo Tech's history.
Keywords
history of universities, Tokyo Institute of Technology, history of science in Japan
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
One topic is covered during each class period. In each class. The rest of the time is for lecture. In the final 10 minutes, students will send their thoughts and questions. The final class will be held for Q and A.
Course schedule/Objectives
Course schedule | Objectives | |
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Class 1 | Guidance of the class, and instruction of the assignment | Explain the meaning to learn the history of Tokyo Institute of Technology. |
Class 2 | Origin and history of Tokyo Institute of Technology | Explain the history of Tokyo Institute of Technology from its origin as Tokyo Vocational School to its development as Tokyo Technical School and Tokyo Higher Technical School until establishment of Tokyo Institute of Technology, with their historical background. |
Class 3 | Formation of campus of Tokyo Tech 1 | Explain the formation of the former campus of Tokyo Tech, using maps of the campus. |
Class 4 | Formation of campus of Tokyo Tech 2 | Explain the formation of campus of Tokyo Tech, using maps of the campus. |
Class 5 | Campus Tour of Tokyo tech/making a report | Explain the history and characteristics of O-okayama campus of Tokyo Tech, visiting its historic buildings./Develop their understanding on the interested topic by making a report. |
Class 6 | Campus Tour of Tokyo tech/making a report | Explain the history and characteristics of O-okayama campus of Tokyo Tech, visiting its historic buildings./Develop their understanding on the interested topic by making a report. |
Class 7 | People who made Tokyo Tech: Sei-ichi Tejima | Explain life and work of Sei-ichi Tejima, who played a most important role for foundation and development of predecessor of Tokyo Tech. |
Class 8 | People who made Tokyo Tech: Life and Works of Gottfried Wagner | Explain the life and work of Gottfried Wagener, a foreign specialist, who played an important role for establishment of modern ceramics in Japan. |
Class 9 | People who made Tokyo Tech: Life and Works of Koroku Wada | Understand the life and work of Koroku Wada, the president of Tokyo Tech in the 1940s and 50s, who played an important role in the radical reform in the post-war period. |
Class 10 | First female bachelor at Tokyo Tech: Sada Orihara | Explain the life of Sada Orihara, the first female student at Tokyo Tech. |
Class 11 | Architect of Tokyo Tech | Explain the tradition of "architect-professor" of Tokyo Tech in the prewar period. |
Class 12 | Tokyo Tech under the direction of its second president, Hidetsugu Yagi | Explain the wartime period of Tokyo Tech, focusing on the second president, Hidetsugu Yagi. |
Class 13 | Researches on Holography in Tokyo Tech | Explain a history of research on holography in Tokyo Tech. |
Class 14 | Q and A | Q and A |
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)
You can find necessary materials and instructions in OCW-i in advance
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None required
Evaluation methods and criteria
short report of each class (totally 60%)
a final report on the most interested topics of the class (40%)
Related courses
- LAH.T102 : History of Science A
- LAH.T202 : History of Science B
- LAH.T302 : History of Science C
Prerequisites
None required