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2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Computing Department of Computer Science Graduate major in Energy Science and Informatics

Practical research in energy science D

Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Energy Science and Informatics
Instructor(s)
Academic Supervisor
Class Format
Experiment
Media-enhanced courses
-
Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)
Class
-
Course Code
ESI.E614
Number of credits
001
Course offered
2026
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
Mar 26, 2026
Language
Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

In the course, doctoral students present and explain their own research to the other professors (second time Mid-term presentation in the Doctoral course). This course aims to increase the depth of students’ professional abilities, presentation skills, and communication abilities. Students deeply think about the academic and social meaning of their own research work, and the course encourages students to become aware of academic and/or social significance of their research through discussion.

Course description and aims

Following abilities deserving the doctoral students will be acquired
1) Presentation skills
2) Communication skills
3) Ability of logical discussion

Keywords

Presentation, communication, discussion, questions and answers

Competencies

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

Class flow

Doctoral students meet and work together with faculty members to plan and organize the energy course annual research colloquium.

Course schedule/Objectives

Course schedule Objectives
Class 1

Course schedule will be arranged through discussions among students and his/her academic supervisor.
1. Meet and plan research colloquium
2. Hold colloquium with faculty/students, discussion of research
3. Review of colloquium activity and prepare a report

Required learning will be determined by the student outcomes.
1. Planning research colloquium
2. Presentation of research work, and skill improvement of Q&A
3. Review and report feedback

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Specified as necessary

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Specified as necessary

Evaluation methods and criteria

The supervisor determines the content and criteria for evaluation in advance according to the goals 1) to 3), and accordingly determines the evaluation. In the case that the department holds an official mid-term presentation, the evaluation results can be used.
The supervisor submits the evaluation results to the course education committee (circulate materials including designated course format) and the evaluation is finally approved at the representative meeting.
This course is evaluated as pass/fail not by score grading.

Related courses

  • None

Prerequisites

None