Doctoral Recurrent Program 2-1 of Materials Informatics B

Academic unit or major

Graduate major in Materials and Information Sciences

Instructor(s)

Academic Supervisor

Class Format

Experiment

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Seminar

Class

B

Course Code

MIS.R602

Number of credits

001

Course offered

2025

Offered quarter

2Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 19, 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

This course allows students with professional experience as working professionals to earn credits and acquire the relevant Graduate Attributes (GA0D and GA1D) by having their past and current professional activities (including those at previous workplaces) recognized by the program as meeting the requirements for doctoral students.

Given the nature of the GA requirements, this course is primarily intended for students with approximately five or more years of professional experience (or approximately three or more years for those who have completed a master's program). However, students with less experience may still be eligible if they have demonstrable achievements that satisfy the GA requirements.

The maximum number of credits that can be earned through this course is four in total. For example, students can obtain four credits by completing "Doctoral Recurrent Training 1 and 3," "Doctoral Recurrent Training 2-1 and 2-2," or "Doctoral Recurrent Training 4." However, the experiences and achievements used for credit recognition in each course must be distinct from one another.

Course description and aims

Student who have practical experiences at organizations such as companies summarize own experiences and achievements based on business activities in a presentation format or document, which can prove that the student has already acquired the GA that a Doctoral course student should meet. Credits can be approved when the academic supervisor and the course evaluate and certify that the achievements are sufficient.
GA0D: To be able to contribute to the realization of innovation with a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge, skills, social responsibilities, ethics, etc. required to clearly design one's own career and to be active as a member of academia and industry.
GA1D: To be able to lead innovation by acquiring the advanced leadership, entrepreneurial, knowledge and skills, social responsibility, ethics, etc. necessary to realize the career they have designed for themselves.

Keywords

Doctoral recurrent training, professional activities

Competencies

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

Class flow

Based on the experience and achievements of work activities, the students prepare report materials that objectively prove that they have already fulfilled the GA. The student should explain not only what are experiences and achievements, but also specifically how each item of GA0D and GA1D have been acquired based on experiences and achievements. The method of preparing report materials and the number of credits to be obtained should be discussed and determined in advance by consulting with the academic supervisor. The prepared report materials are submitted by the student to the course via the academic supervisor.

The following are examples of experiences and achievements considered eligible for credit acquisition in this course.
・Practical experience in business, etc. within a company
・Results of activities related to standardization (*)
・History in charge of events that can be shown externally
・Presentations at academic conferences (*)
・History of academic activities, executive committee of international conferences, etc.
・Journal and paper writing records (*)
・Reviews and Commentary articles, etc. (*)
・Patent application track record (*)
(*) Do not overlap with other courses.

Based on the evaluation of the submitted report materials, the course certifies whether or not credits can be acquired and the number of credits. After credits have been approved, students register for the course in the most recent quarter, and academic supervisors report grades based on the accreditation.

In addition, if you take this course just before completing the Doctoral course, there may be no quarter remaining to register due to the schedule after being certified in the course. Students who plan to take the course should start early with plenty of time to spare.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Evaluation methods and criteria

Based on whether or not it can be objectively confirmed that the specific items of GA0D and GA1D have already been acquired, the report materials prepared by the student based on the experiences and achievements is evaluated by the academic supervisor and the Graduate Major. The results are discussed in the course, and whether credits can be obtained and the number of credits to be obtained are approved.

Note that this course will not be scored, and will be judged as pass/fail.

Related courses

• None

Prerequisites

Must be enrolled in the Graduate Major in Materials and Information Sciences.
Must be a doctoral student with professional experience.
Students must register for this course only after their credit eligibility has been confirmed by the Graduate Major.