Collaboration across STEM and Liberal Arts: Thinking about human thought [1]

Academic unit or major

Humanities and social science courses

Instructor(s)

Naoko Kuriyama

Class Format

Lecture

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Class

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Course Code

LAH.C653

Number of credits

100

Course offered

2025

Offered quarter

3Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 19, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This course is a 1-credit course.
Only students who meet the conditions ① and ② can enroll.
① Be enrolled before 2021.
② You must have already earned one credit in a liberal arts advanced subject.
Students enrolled in 2022 or later cannot take this course.

［Collaboration across STEM and Liberal Arts］are study group-type subjects that will start in 2024. Each time, students will engage in discussions with guest lecturers who are active leaders in their various fields. Together with participating doctoral graduate students, we will explore new developments and possibilities in convergence science.
The maximum number of students is 50 per class. If the number is exceeded, a lottery will be held.
Group work will be conducted in English, but Japanese may be used if consensus can be reached within the group. Moderators and instructors will give lectures in Japanese, to be translated by ZOOM's translation function.
Students will take an e-learning session on research ethics in the first class. Submission of the “session-completion certificate” is required.

Students will learn the way of thinking about research by guest lecturers.
The purpose of this class is to provide students with a deep understanding of cognitive psychology from the perspective of thinking research.
＊Please select 3 of the following lectures.

Course description and aims

Through this course, students will aim to acquire the following abilities:
1) Understand lectures by experts and connect them to in-depth learning about their own research.
2) Understand and practice researcher ethics and codes of conduct.
3) Engage in dialogue with members from diverse backgrounds collaboratively.
4) Understand and practice researcher ethics and codes of conduct.

Keywords

Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Thinking Styles, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

Competencies

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

Class flow

This class consists of seven live classes via face to face & online class(ZOOM).
（guest teacher lectures may be on-demand.）
Please be sure to check the class plan for details of each session.
Classes begin at 15:25 and end at approximately 18:55.
The limit is 50 students per class, and if the number of students exceeds the limit, a lottery will be held before the class begins.

Course schedule/Objectives

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)

Handout in class.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Show the necessary materials in class.

Evaluation methods and criteria

A report assignment will be given. The expected length for the report is approximately 1500 to 2000 characters for Japanese, and 750 to 1000 words for English. You may choose to write the report in either language.
It is mandatory to complete the e-learning on research ethics and submit the completion certificate through T2SCHOLA. Further instructions will be provided after the initial guidance session.

Related courses

• No

Prerequisites

While there are no specific instructions, please make sure to attend each class diligently.

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

kuriyama[at]ila.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

Please send an email.