Advanced Multicultural Groupwork Study Abroad

Academic unit or major

Entrepreneurship courses

Instructor(s)

Rie Murakami / Eri Ota

Class Format

Experiment

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Internship

Class

-

Course Code

ENT.G403(LAW.X453)

Number of credits

001

Course offered

2024

Offered quarter

2Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 14, 2025

Language

Japanese

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

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Visiting Thailand, and through multicultural groupwork with students at Chulalongkorn university, students will make ideas for solving social issues predetermined for the year. This course will he held as set with “ENT.G304 Multicultural Groupwork Practice”.
This course evaluates the entire study abroad program, including 8 working days abroad.
The evaluation will be conducted based on attendance and performance advance learning, training, reports, and final presentation.
It is aimed that through oversea experience, one can obtain skills mentioned in the goal below.
Students who has passed the interview will register this course.

Course description and aims

1) Actively participate in program to relate with student's own clear plan.
2) Participate in students exchange activities and discuss with people from different countries, languages, customs and cultures with diverse perspectives
3) To be able to explain general information about selected countries, such as their history and culture. Positively act to deepen the learning on selected countries to make references for his/her own study-abroad and career plan.
4) To be able to proceed discussion in multicultural groupwork.

Keywords

Risk Management, Practical Skill, Decision Making, Problem Finding and Solving, Multicultural Understanding, Multicultural groupwork

Competencies

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

Class flow

Through short-term overseas training programs provided by the university or partner institutions, the student will participate in activities for gaining oversea experience.
Upon return, the student is requested to submit the report (Japanese or English) and deliver final presentation (English).

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

N/A

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Manual will be distributed

Evaluation methods and criteria

Pre-study session 10%
Oversea training 60%
Report 20%
Presentation 10%

Related courses

• ENT.G404(LAW.X431) ： Advanced Multicultural Groupwork Practice
• ENT.G303(LAW.X373) ： Multicultural Groupwork study abroad
• ENT.G304(LAW.X359) ： Multicultural Groupwork Practice

Prerequisites

Priority will be put on students who have registered for Global Scientists and Engineers Course and students who take Subjects for entrepreneurship or Corresponding subjects for entrepreneurship.
Before registering the course, students should have specific overseas training program provided by the university or partner institutions to participate and be accepted, or should gain agreement with his/her supervisor.
Students should take “ENT.G404　Advanced Multicultural Groupwork Practice” (3-4Q).

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

Center for Entrepreneurship Education, Global Education Office,
ghrd.info [at] jim.titech.ac.jp Murakami

Office hours

Please contact us in advance by e-mail

Other

This course is registered for “Subjects for entrepreneurship” and “Global Scientists and Engineers Course Study Abroad or International Internship Program (P4)”.
In case circumstances make it impossible to travel, alternative measures will be implemented.