| Course title | |||||
| 協働分野セミナーⅡ [Interdisciplinary Seminar Ⅱ] | |||||
| Course category | courses for doctoral programs | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 1811153 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 千年 篤, 伊藤 輝将 [CHITOSE Atsushi, ITO Terumasa] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Students will attend seminars under a triplet research supervision scheme: one principal supervisor and two assistant supervisors. The seminars are centered on discussion and laboratory work under the supervision of three research supervisors. Students will finalize their research plan as well as improve their competency through seminars and laboratory work at the research laboratory of the principal supervisor. In the process, students are expected to recognize the relationship and relevance of their research theme with related fields of study. Students are also expected to acquire a diverse academic perspective, which is essential in sustainability research, and understand the usefulness of learning and conceptualization methods used in other disciplines. In order to instill an interdisciplinary perspective centered on their doctoral dissertation theme, students will hold discussions from various perspectives with students of Interdisciplinary Seminar I to IV, and learn knowledge and approaches to analysis and social implementation in other fields. |
| Expected Learning |
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Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to: - enhance core competency in their doctoral dissertation research field. - explain the purpose and significance of their research in relation to current research trends. - refine their doctoral research by accelerating each aspect of research, namely, comprehension, analysis and implementation, through discussions with the assistant supervisors. - acquire consensus-building skills and the capacity to adapt to diverse value systems and environments. - leverage new ideas, knowledge, and information obtained through meaningful academic exchanges with researchers not only in their specialized fields but also from other disciplines, into the design of their doctoral dissertation research. |
| Course schedule |
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The principal supervisor will coordinate with the assistant supervisors to hold regular seminars in each of their laboratories. Remote lecture systems or other media may be used as necessary. Students will hold group reading and discussion of important previous research in their specialized fields and other related fields to enhance their competency. In particular, students are expected to acquire the capability to adapt to the various problems that arise during the conduct of their research/experiment as well as to the countermeasures to those problems, and to recognize the significance and originality of their research in relation to previous studies, while incorporating the results of discussions in the seminars into their daily laboratory work and research activities. At the same time, discussions with the principal supervisor and the two assistant supervisors will be held to train students to clearly explain the academic contributions of their research, as well as to improve their doctoral dissertation research plans in consideration of opinions of faculty members in other disciplines. Students are expected to actively engage in discussions with the assistant supervisors and research laboratory members and in communicating their own experience, analytical approach, and ideas. At the end of the course, students will prepare to present their research concept and implementation plan for the collaborative humanities and sciences colloquium as part of the “Advanced Practicum in Sustainability Research II” Practicum Course. ---The main contents of the classes conducted by the principal supervisors are as follows.--- Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS): Shinichi Takeuchi: In the class, students are required to read literature and make presentations to deepen understanding of particular regions and languages and to increase their competency in area studies. In particular, the class will help students deepen their historical understanding of the various problems that arise in particular regions, which will enable them to recognize the significance and originality of their research in relation to previous studies. The class will also train them to clearly explain the academic contribution of their research through discussions with faculty members and research laboratory members. Chikako Nakayama: The class will introduce students to analysis in particular areas related to global world structures, and enable them to finalize their research plans. In the process, students are expected to recognize the relationship and relevance of their research theme with related fields of study. Kazue Demachi: The class will help students enhance their competency in international economics, international finance or development economics and finalize their research plans. In the process, students are expected to recognize the relationship and relevance of their research theme with related fields of study. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT): Atsushi Chitose: The class will help students deepen their understanding of related theories through in-depth review of literature in particular fields directly related to their doctoral dissertation research and enable them to clarify the academic significance and originality of their research. After they have almost finalized their research concept and research plans, students will move ahead with preparing to collect related data through search of published statistics, field studies, etc. Yoshiro Nomura: Group reading and discussion of important previous research literature in biological resources functional chemistry will be further continued to help students finalize their research plans. The class will also help students acquire specialized knowledge and skills in related fields and enable them to clearly explain the academic and social contributions of their research. Hiroko Katori: Group reading and discussion of previous research literature in energy science will be further continued to help students gain specialized knowledge and skills in the field, and at the same time acquire the capability to adapt to various problems that arise in pursuing research. Students will also substantiate their research themes through discussions with faculty members. Kazuhiko Misawa: The class will enable students to clarify the significance and originality of their research themes in view of cutting-edge research trends and social needs in biomedical engineering, as well as to clearly explain the academic contributions of their research. The University of Electro-Communications (UEC): Kayoko Yamamoto: Group reading and discussion of important previous research literature in social systems engineering will be further continued to help students finalize their research plans. The class will also help students acquire specialized knowledge and skills in related fields and enable them to clearly explain the academic and social contributions of their research. Tomonori Hashiyama: The class will help students substantiate their research themes in view of the latest research trends in computer science and informatics/telecommunications engineering. Students will conduct multifaceted analysis of the impact of information and communications technologies in society and determine appropriate information processing methods from among the various available methods for analysis in their research themes. Hiroshi Yokoi: The class will enable students to clarify the relevance of their research by conducting a survey of the history, laws and regulations, and ethics, as well as the map of research trends in medicine-engineering collaborative disciplines. Students will gain understanding and improve their ability to explain the originality and significance of their research through discussions with faculty members. Yoshiko Okada-Shudo: Group reading and discussion of previous research literature in optoelectronics will be further continued and students will be required to present seminars on the content of those literature to help them acquire specialized knowledge and skills in related fields. Students will also be able to gain a clear understanding of the academic significance of their research. ---The main contents of the classes conducted by the assistant supervisors are as follows.--- Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS): Shinichi Takeuchi: Seminars centered on group reading and discussion of basic literature will be held to help students understand perspectives in the humanities and liberal arts that are essential in sustainability research. Chikako Nakayama: Group reading and discussion of important previous research literature in the field of global studies will be held to deepen students’ understanding of global world structures and the lineage of global theories and ideologies. Hyoduk Lee: Seminars centered on group reading and discussion of basic literature will be held to help students understand perspectives in the humanities and liberal arts that are essential in sustainability research. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT): Atsushi Chitose: Seminars centered on group reading and discussion of basic literature will be held to help students acquire basic knowledge pertaining to food problems, poverty problems, and income disparity, which are essential in sustainability research. Yoshiro Nomura: Seminars that include workshops in addition to group reading and discussion of basic literature will be held to help students understand techniques in biological resources functional chemistry. Hiroko Katori: Seminars that include workshops in addition to group reading and discussion of basic literature will be held to help students understand scientific and engineering techniques in energy science. Kazuhiko Misawa: Seminars that include workshops in addition to group reading and discussion of basic literature will be held to help students understand scientific and engineering techniques in biomedical engineering. The University of Electro-Communications (UEC): Kayoko Yamamoto: Seminars that include workshops in addition to group reading and discussion of basic literature will be held to help students understand scientific and engineering techniques, such as social mathematics analysis, spatial analysis, etc. Tomonori Hashiyama: Group reading and discussion of prominent papers and textbooks will be held to deepen students’ understanding of basic techniques, systems, and algorithms in computer science and informatics/telecommunications engineering. In particular, seminars will be held to promote discussions regarding the impact in modern society, changes in lifestyle and environment, and social effects brought about by technological development, and to discuss future relationships between society and information and communications technologies. Hiroshi Yokoi: Seminars that include workshops in addition to group reading and discussion of basic literature will be held to help students understand scientific and engineering techniques in medicine-engineering collaborative disciplines. Yoshiko Okada-Shudo: Seminars that include workshops in addition to group reading and discussion of basic literature will be held to help students understand scientific and engineering techniques in optoelectronics. |
| Prerequisites |
| You are recommended to prepare for, and review, the classes spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University for each class. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| To be decided upon discussion with students at the start of the class. |
| References |
| To be distributed and introduced in each class. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Participation and contribution 100% |
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| Last update |
| 4/20/2022 1:05:15 PM |