2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Communication A
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Takashi Takao
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.H107
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Students will learn practical communication by experiencing a wide variety of communication activities with their peers. Students will experience not only verbal and logic-centered communication to arrive at the correct answer in the shortest time possible, but also non-verbal and emotional communication, including the enjoyment of the process of moving their hands and bodies together with their peers to solve problems for which there are no correct answers. In addition to activities that are thought out, planned, prepared, and executed in advance, students are expected to create a synergistic effect by shaking up the usual patterns of thinking and behavior through the experience of activities in which participants react and move their own bodies to what is happening here and now.
The aim is to acquire practical communication skills including improvisation, physicality, emotion, and empathy.
Course description and aims
To experience a wide variety of communication activities with peers
To acquire practical communication skills including improvisation, physicality, emotion, and empathy
Keywords
communication, workshop, game, activity, artist, dialogue, active listening, leadership, dance, group work
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Classes will be conducted in a workshop style. Through games and activities, students will learn by moving their minds and bodies and interacting with each other.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation and ice breaking | Experience and short report |
| Class 2 | Self-censorship and creativity | Experience and short report |
| Class 3 | Artist interview: performance and lecture by guest lecturers (professional musicians) | Interaction and short report |
| Class 4 | Active listening training | Experience and short report |
| Class 5 | Leadership and feedback | Experience and short report |
| Class 6 | Communication through dance | Experience and short report |
| Class 7 | Reflection on the final report | Writing the final report, experience and short report |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
To be provided as appropriate.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Short report, participation and contribution 70%
Final report 30%
Related courses
- LAH.H207 ： Communication B
- LAH.H319 ： Communication C
- LAH.S445 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences53:Communication
Prerequisites
Active participation and involvement are appreciated.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
takao [at] ila.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail.
Other
Please be sure not to be late for class as group work is the main part of the class. 15 minutes or more late is not considered as attendance.
Please be sure to wear comfortable clothes for class.