2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Breadth courses
Study on Japanese Companies and Industries II
- Academic unit or major
- Breadth courses
- Instructor(s)
- Junko Morikawa / Satoru Kobayashi / Takashi Nakamura / Hitoshi Wakabayashi / Hiroshi Sasaki / Mai Sawada / Takaaki Masuyama / Fagang Gao / Ved Prasad Kafle / Katsuya Ochiai / Yuko Kawakami / Regine Chloe Salonga Albea / Manna Wang / Shogo Mochizuki
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Wed
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAW.X419
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is mainly designed for the international students who aim or consider taking job/internship in Japan. In the course, engineers/researchers are invited from the companies of various industries to give the lectures about general introduction and working environment of the Japanese industries and companies.
The objective of this course is to provide participants with various information about Japanese companies and industries, and to motivate them in their self-study to acquire communication skills needed for working in the particular companies and industries of their interest.
Course description and aims
Through the studies in the class and the company visits, the students are expected to set their own targets and self-study plan for learning the language and communication skills that are needed in working at internship and companies of their interest.
Keywords
Communication skills, Japanese industries and companies, Career research
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The students will have six lectures on various industries and institutes in Japan. At the end of each lecture, the students should answer a short quiz and submit it. The students may ask the lecturers to set up a company visit. As a final report, the students set up their own target and self-study plan for learning language and communication skills that are needed in working at internship and companies of their interest.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | -Orientation -Lectures about various industries in Japan, such as Material, Chemical, Mechanical, Information and Communication, Manufacturing, Energy, Construction -Company visits (optional) Note: Lecturers and lecture titles will be announced through T2SCHOLA. | -Understanding the course objective -Understanding the business about the Japanese companies and industries -Understanding the required skills, such as language, communication, specialty, for working at Japanese companies -Setting up your own target and self-study plan for learning language and communication skills that are needed in working at internship and companies of their interest. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials will be provided by T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Attendance of the lectures and submission of short quizzes (70%) and final report (30%)
Related courses
- LAW.X418 ： Communication Skill in Japanese Industry I
Prerequisites
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Satoru Kobayashi (kobayashi.s.be{at}m.titech.ac.jp)
Office hours
Inquiry will be accepted by e-mail.