2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Entrepreneurship courses
Master's Contributions to the Society through Research C
- Academic unit or major
- Entrepreneurship courses
- Instructor(s)
- Hidekazu Tanaka / Jun-Ichi Takada / Hiroaki Yamanaka
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- C
- Course Code
- ENT.C537
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 9, 2026
- 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
As part of the process of transferring the research results of scientists and engineers to society, one duty of Science Tokyo is to provide national and public body council members and professional society members engaged in raising public awareness through writing and journalism. However, there are many concerns about these activities. Based on examples of instructors who have served as council members, students discuss problems such as research and social contributions, fairness, and conflicts of interest.
Through this course, students learn that universities' roles and responsibilities extend beyond education and research to include raising public awareness.
Course description and aims
Each instructor will introduce examples from their experience as a council member in the fields of energy, disaster prevention, information and communications, science policy, and the international technical society. Students will gain an understanding of the issues related to the relationship between science and society in relevant fields. Next, students will discuss fairness and conflicts of interest from the perspective of researchers, drawing on the insights they gained. Through this course, students will develop their own opinions about the social contributions of science and technology.
Keywords
Dissemination of research results to society, social contribution and enlightenment, relationship between science/technology and society, science studies, science ethics
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Each instructor will post case-study materials to the LMS more than one week before each class, including the issue specific to each topic. Individual students are required to prepare in advance, based on the materials, about the challenges in the relevant art, and to submit a report two days before the class via the LMS.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Oct. 5 (Mon.), 3-4 period, Zoom |
Doing a case study based on an example and writing a preliminary report. |
| Class 2 | Oct. 19（Mon.), 1-4 period, Zoom |
Doing a case study based on an example and writing a preliminary report. |
| Class 3 | Oct. 29 (Thu.), 1-4 period, Zoom |
Doing a case study based on an example and writing a preliminary report. |
| Class 4 | Nov. 9 (Mon.), 1-4 period, Zoom |
Doing a case study based on an example and writing a preliminary report. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 60 minutes preparing for class and another 60 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Reports submitted (60%) and class contributions (40%).
Related courses
- Other career courses
Prerequisites
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
tanaka.h.ag[at]m.titech.ac.jp
CC: career_edu[at]cee.isct.ac.jp
(Indicate the name and affiliation)
Office hours
Weekdays 9:00-17:00. Make an appointment by e-mail.
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