2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Entrepreneurship courses
Doctoral Academic Presentation I
- Academic unit or major
- Entrepreneurship courses
- Instructor(s)
- Hidekazu Tanaka / Yoshihiro Okuno
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ENT.A641(LAC.A641)
- Number of credits
- 0.50.50
- 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
To conduct interdisciplinary research, it is essential to communicate with persons who are different specialists. Each attendee in this course will present own research theme with PowerPoint slides. Group discussion will be held for improvement of their presentation quality.
Course description and aims
Students will be able to do the following by taking this course.
1) Explain their research to people from other fields in a straightforward manner
2) Make easy-to-understand slides (PowerPoint) of their research
3) Use discussions to complement their presentation.
Keywords
Power point slide, presentations, Q&A, comprehension skills, communicating skills.
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
During the intensive classes, students learn (1) Explanation in a straightforward manner, (2) Making easy-to-understand slides, and (3) Use of discussions to complement presentations. Students present their research topics and get advice from the other students and instructors in each class. Therefore, the target size of the class is 10 students or less. The instructors explain the easy-to-understand tips using PowerPoint slides and share them with students. Students should complete the required learning after each class. Please prepare a short presentation for the next class.
All the students will receive the information on Zoom URLs, can download instructors' lecture materials, and can upload their reports through LMS.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | June 13 (Friday) 13:30-15:10, Zoom Guidance, One-minute research introduction to non-specialists (student), outline slide for presentation (Yoshihiro Okuno) | One-page outline slide showing presentation structure |
| Class 2 | June 20 (Friday) 13:30-15:10, 15:25-17:05, Zoom Research introduction with outline slide (students), Q&A, and PowerPoint (PPT) design (Yoshihiro Okuno) | Approximately 10 PPT slides for explaining the research content within 10 minutes |
| Class 3 | June 27 (Friday) 13:30-15:10, 15:25-17:05, Zoom 10-minute research presentation with PPT to non-specialists (student), Q&A, and A4 summary document (Yoshihiro Okuno) | One A4 summary document explaining the presentation and revised PPT slides |
| Class 4 | July 4 (Friday) 13:30-15:10, 15:25-17:05, Zoom 10-minute research presentation with PPT, Q&A, and mutual suggestions for improvement (student) (Yoshihiro Okuno) | Self-evaluation of PPT Presentations and areas for improvement |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Handouts
Reference books, course materials, etc.
1分で話せ，伊藤, 羊一，ISBN: 9784797395235，東工大図書請求番号336.4/I
アメリカの大学生が学んでいる「伝え方」の教科書，スティーブン E. ルーカス，ISBN: 9784797383423，東工大図書請求番号809.4/L
研究を視覚的に伝える，遠藤潤一・齋藤芳子, https://www.cshe.nagoya-u.ac.jp/publications/file/infodesign_re.pdf
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students are evaluated based on presentation materials, PPT, presentation skills, and Q&A.
When a student is absent from a class, his/her grade point may be reduced.
Related courses
- Doctoral Academic Presentation II, III, V
- Doctoral Academic Literacy
Prerequisites
A student who will have been less than six months in the doctoral program cannot register for this course.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
career_edu[at]cee.isct.ac.jp
Office hours
Send an e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.
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