Forum on Computing S3

Academic unit or major

Research-related courses

Instructor(s)

Yasuhiko Minamide / Yu Yokoi / Shinpei Hayashi / Masahiro Takinoue / Takayuki Kawashima / Shunsuke Ichiki / Tetsuya Sato / Takeshi Gotoda / Tianxiang Liu / Yusuke Yoshida / Mikito Nanashima / Shunta Arai / Yudai Tanabe / Yoshitaka Arahori / Qiong Chang / Sosuke Moriguchi / Nesrine Berjab / Norimasa Kobayashi / Keisuke Yanagisawa / Hiroaki Yamada / Yin Jun Phua

Class Format

Experiment (Blended)

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

5-8 Wed

Class

-

Course Code

XCO.U681

Number of credits

001

Course offered

2025

Offered quarter

1-2Q

Syllabus updated

Apr 2, 2025

Language

English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Students in the Forum of Computing will learn how to plan, practice, and present research in computing by participating actively in research presentations, discussions, and other practical activities. In addition, students will acquire science communication skills related to computing and learn about career development. In this course, students will mainly be responsible for presenting their research and joining the discussion during the forum actively. Students will learn how to define, plan, execute, and evaluate research tasks and how to design research presentations, including oral presentations and paper writings, through the design and practice of research presentations that summarize the contents of their own research.

This course aims to help doctoral students acquire the skills in research methods, research presentation, international communication, etc., which they need to acquire before receiving their doctoral degrees through active participation in the class. In particular, the course aims to improve the basic skills of research presentations to explain the contents of their own research to the audience.

Course description and aims

Students will acquire the following skills, particularly basic skills regarding 1) and 2), through attending this course.
1) How to plan and conduct research in general
2) Research presentation (presentation, paper)
3) Skills discussing science, interdisciplinary and international communication skills
4) Career development and science communication

Keywords

Research planning, research execution, research presentation, research discussion, English communication

Competencies

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

Class flow

Active participation is required by students. In each class, content focused on a student's own research presentation and discussions is dealt with, so preparation in advance is required.

Course schedule/Objectives

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)

None.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

There might be some handout given during the lectures.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Will be based on participation including presentation and discussion in the class. Will be detailed in the first lecture.

Related courses

• XCO.U682 ： Forum on Computing F3
• XCO.U683 ： Forum on Computing S4
• XCO.U684 ： Forum on Computing F4
• XCO.U685 ： Forum on Computing S5
• XCO.U686 ： Forum on Computing F5

Prerequisites

None.

Other

If you were absent from the orientation of this class, please be sure to register your information by following the announcement on Science Tokyo LMS.