2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Entrepreneurship courses
Frontiers of science and technology d
- Academic unit or major
- Entrepreneurship courses
- Instructor(s)
- Ryuichi Egashira / Tsuyoshi Michinobu / Masahiro Susa / Hiroki Nakanishi / Akira Nakajima / Keisuke Yamada / Naoto Miyoshi / Katsuhiko Gondow / Yuriko Osakabe / Yuki Yamaguchi / Naoko Saio / Tamaki Onoda / Shun-Ichi Ishiuchi / Hiroshi Takagi / Takahiro Watanabe
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon
- Class
- d
- Course Code
- ENT.B101(LAS.F101)
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 24, 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 introduces frontiers of science and technology for first-year undergraduate students. All the Schools (School of Science, School of Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, School of Computing, School of Life Science and Technology, and School of Environment and Society) and the Center for Entrepreneurship Education (CEE) invite international and domestic scientists and engineers to give lectures to the students divided into six groups. After explaining the structure and aims of the lecture at the beginning, the students are required to attend the courses offered by the Schools and the Center, with a literature review if necessary, to gain an understanding of the content. Furthermore, through experiencing the way of thinking of the top runners in science and technology, the students are given a vision of their own future and are encouraged to think about how they would like to study at university by ‘backcasting’ from this vision. The students will also learn about entrepreneurship and engineering ethics.
The aim of this course is to provide an opportunity for students to experience the most advanced approaches in science and technology before they undertake full-scale professional studies in their respective departments, to realize the joys and difficulties of science and technology, and to be strongly motivated to study. Furthermore, they should understand how individual scientific and technological achievements relate to and contribute to society.
Course description and aims
Students will acquire the following abilities and understanding by studying ‘Frontiers of Science and Technology’.
1) Ability to digest and understand the most advanced science and technology by adding their own research where necessary.
2) Ability to actively try to understand the content of science and technology and its relationship to society.
3) Ability to engage with scientific and technological topics that are new to them with interest and to backcast this knowledge into their own learning.
4) Understanding of the risks and difficulties involved in creating new things and bringing them into the world (entrepreneurship).
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
In this course, top-runners in their respective fields are invited as lecturers from inside and outside the university to give lectures on topics of state-of-the-art science and the latest information on fundamental technologies supporting modern society. These lectures have an impact based on practical experience, and are designed to motivate students towards their own future visions.
Keywords
Science and Technology, Frontier, Cutting Edge, Backcast, Entrepreneurship, Engineering Ethics
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students are divided into six groups, with each group attending all lectures offered by all the Schools in science and engineering fields and the Center for Entrepreneurship Education in turn.
Lecture materials are posted on Science Tokyo LMS (Common name: LMS) as necessary.
Attendance is taken at every class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation Lecture offered by School of Science | Students will be able to explain the goals and description of the course. Students understand the content of the lecture of the School of Science and consider the relevance of the lecture content in society and in relation to the student's own future vision. |
| Class 2 | Lecture offered by School of Engineering | Students understand the content of the lecture of the School of Engineering and consider the relevance of the lecture content in society and in relation to the student's own future vision. |
| Class 3 | Lecture offered by School of Materials and Chemical Technology | Students understand the content of the lecture of the School of Materials and Chemical Technology and consider the relevance of the lecture content in society and in relation to the student's own future vision. |
| Class 4 | Lecture on Introduction to Entrepreneurship Education | Students will gain an understanding of the lecture on ‘Introduction to Entrepreneurship Education’, and consider the relationship with the student’s own future vision. |
| Class 5 | Lecture offered by School of Computing | Students understand the content of the lecture of the School of Computing and consider the relevance of the lecture content in society and in relation to the student's own future vision. |
| Class 6 | Lecture offered by School of Life Science and Technology | Students understand the content of the lecture of the School of Life Science and Technology and consider the relevance of the lecture content in society and in relation to the student's own future vision. |
| Class 7 | Lecture offered by School of Environment and Society | Students understand the content of the lecture of the School of Environment and Society and consider the relevance of the lecture content in society and in relation to the student's own future vision. |
| Class 8 | Lecture of engineering ethics | Students will gain an understanding of the lecture content of engineering ethics, and examine its meaning in society and the relationships between themselves and science and technology. |
| Class 9 | Special lecture | Lecture on frontiers of science and technology by a Nobel laureate |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To increase the effectiveness of learning, the students should refer to the handouts and related literature, and prepare for and review (including assignments) the contents of "each class" for approximately 100 minutes each.
Textbook(s)
Not specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials will be distributed in advance at Science Tokyo LMS (Common name: LMS) where necessary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Grades are assessed on a pass/fail basis.
In addition to attendance at each class, a short test or report is required (100%).
Related courses
- LAS.M102 ： Linear Algebra I / Recitation
- LAS.M101 ： Calculus I / Recitation
- LAS.P101 ： Fundamentals of Mechanics 1
- LAS.C101 ： Basic Inorganic Chemistry
- LAS.P103 ： Fundamentals of Electromagnetism 1
- LAS.C103 ： Basic Organic Chemistry
- LAS.B101 ： Fundamental Life Science 1-1
- LAS.B102 ： Fundamental Life Science 1-2
- LAH.C101 ： Tokyo Tech Visionary Project
Prerequisites
This course is intended for first-year undergraduate students only.
Other
This course is the first one in the Entrepreneurship Courses, and is also the only course that introduces the most advanced science and technology in the Institute of Science Tokyo, science and engineering fields. All the students are strongly encouraged to take this course as the start of their professional studies.