2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Information and Communications Engineering Graduate major in Super Smart Society
Global Research Activities 2
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Super Smart Society
- Instructor(s)
- Takeshi Hatanaka / Takuya Sakaguchi / Academic Supervisor
- Class Format
- Experiment
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- SMT.D602
- Number of credits
- 001
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 10, 2026
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Deliver presentations in foreign languages at events such as the SSS Global Forum and international conferences. Through discussion, students will gain an understanding of their research's place within society while cultivating expertise, international presentation skills, and communication abilities.
Course description and aims
Upon completing this course, students will acquire the following skills:
1. Presentation skills in a foreign language
2. Communication skills in a foreign language
3. Professional expertise
Keywords
Presentation, Communication, Foreign language
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students must have presentation material checked by his/her academic supervisors and hold a rehearsal before the presentation in the lab. After the presentation is completed, student summarizes the presentation, printout of program/abstract, and submits report to course instructor
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Course schedule will be arranged through discussions among students and his/her academic supervisor. |
Required learning will be determined by the student outcomes. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Specified as necessary
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Specified as necessary
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students prepare a report summarizing information about the conference/event where they presented, the content of their presentation, and the questions asked, and submit it to the course instructor. The course instructor shall determine whether the student passes or fails.
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites
None