Global Problem Based Learning Practice

Academic unit or major

Entrepreneurship courses

Instructor(s)

Rie Murakami / Eri Ota / Kumara Ananda

Class Format

Lecture/Exercise (Livestream)

Media-enhanced courses

Courses specified

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

3-8 Intensive

Class

-

Course Code

ENT.G201(LAW.X201)

Number of credits

110

Course offered

2024

Offered quarter

2Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 17, 2025

Language

English

※ Courses with parentheses in the course number have different subject codes depending on the student's year of admission.

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

With continuing globalization, students are expected to develop a global perspective with respect to creating their career. In order to understand current situation of globalization, this course will conduct problem-based learning (PBL).

The course aims at following;
1) Student will consider about “multicultural society” from following 4 perspectives
①differences and similarities between one’s own society and others;
②Relationship between society and one’s area of specialization;
③Impact of one’s action to global problems;
④causes of and solutions to problems in other countries.

2) Based on 1)above, consider one’s career path related to one’s field of interest, and start necessary preparation. Based on PBL, it is expected that students will equip with problem finding and solving skill and multicultural teamwork skill.

The schedule will be announced as soon as it's decided.

Course description and aims

This course is composed of orientation by the instructor, group work, final presentation, and final report. International students participate in the group work as a TA (teaching assistant) of each group, and provide basic information and information related with issues of their home countries. Based on information provided, students conduct group work through PBL (Problem Based Learning), to understand the issues in other countries, and propose solutions. Students gain experiences such as sharing of opinions, adjustment of ideas, task sharing to develop skills necessary for teamwork.

Keywords

Global science, global engineering, social issues, PBL

Competencies

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

Class flow

Class will be organized on line, as the instructor will deliver the class from his residence in Sri Lanka.
As following schedule for intensive course registration, course registration should be completed.
ZOOM link will be provided to students who register this course the day before the first class.
In group work, students will decide on a topic for group work with referring characteristics of the native countries (issues and matters of pride) of international students at Tokyo Tech. Based on information from international students, the students will collect topic materials firstly, then clarify the background and attributes, and give proposals for solving the problems of and developing the surveyed countries.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

The schedule will be informed through this Syllabus and GSEC website and mail news once the detail is available.

Textbook(s)

None.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Reference materials will be provided in class.

Evaluation methods and criteria

1) Group work performance (individual assessment) 20%
2) Chapter in charge of final group report (individual assessment) 20%
3) Personal essay (individual assessment) 20%
4) Group work activities (individual assessment) 10%
5) Final group presentation (group evaluation) 20%
6) Whole final group report (group assessment) 10%

Related courses

• ENT.G101 ： Global Problem Based Learning Basic
• ENT.G102(LAW.X101) ： Global Problem Based Learning Foundation
• ENT.G301(LAW.X360) ： Global Problem Based Co-Learning

Prerequisites

Students should have English proficiency equivalent to TOEIC 750.
Students should participate discussion in English.

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

Center for Entrepreneurship Education (CEE)　
Support Office for Promotion of Global Human Resource Development (GSEC office)
Attn: MURAKAMI
ghrd.info[at]jim.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

by appointment

Other

Lunch break is 12:30-13:30 (1 hour). (could be earlier or later depending on the progress)