2026 (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
Number of credits: 0.50.50
Course offered: 2026
Offered quarter: 2Q
Syllabus updated: Mar 5, 2026
Language: Japanese

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Syllabus

Course overview and goals

To conduct interdisciplinary research, it is essential to communicate with people from different specialties. Each attendee in this course will present their own research theme with PowerPoint slides. A group discussion will be held to improve the presentation's 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) using discussions to complement presentations. Students present their research topics and get advice from the other students and instructors in each class. 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 students will receive the Zoom URLs, can download the instructors' lecture materials, and can upload their reports through the LMS.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	June 12 (Friday) 13:30-15:10, Zoom Guidance, one-minute research introduction to non-specialists (students), outline slide for presentation (Yoshihiro Okuno)	One-page outline slide showing presentation structure
Class 2	June 19 (Friday) 13:30-15:10, 15:25-17:05, Zoom Research introduction with outline slide (students), Q&A, and PowerPoint (PPT) design (Yoshihiro Okuno)	PPT slides for explaining the research content
Class 3	June 26 (Friday) 13:30-15:10, 15:25-17:05, Zoom Research presentation with PPT to non-specialists and Q&A (students), (Yoshihiro Okuno)	Revised PPT slides (self-evaluation and explanation of revisions)
Class 4	July 3 (Friday) 13:30-15:10, 15:25-17:05, Zoom Research presentation with revised PPT and mutual suggestions for improvement (students). How to create a summary document (Yoshihiro Okuno)	A summary document explaining the contents of the presentation

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 has been in the doctoral program for less than six months 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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