[Genre 3 Problem solving/logical thinking skills]
Taking courses, understanding textbooks, and solving problems alone does not make it possible to find solutions to various issues that occur in society. In this genre, we evaluate the ability to analyze a problem (identifying a problem and finding a way of solving the problem), research ability (ability of collecting and organizing information and ability of tacking the problem), and the ability of summarizing the obtained results into sentences or materials for presentation, and logically explaining them.
We also evaluate the ability of having own thoughts on problem solving and explaining them to others to be understood. skills that cannot be sufficiently learned from university lectures (classroom lectures) such as the ability to construct logic and writing ability are also included in the evaluation.
In genre 3 (problem solving/logical thinking skills), we evaluate the ability to address various issues and lead them to solutions. Score will be awarded based on the results of applicable seminars and training, including bachelor/master thesis research conducted at the university as follows. The criteria for assigning score varies depending on each department.
- Team-based Engineering for Invention
- Seminars and training for each department and course
- Bachelor Thesis Research
- Other subjects designated by each department
- Master’s Seminars, etc.
- Master Thesis Research
The basic point is level 1. The criteria for assigning score differ depending on each department, but it is common to aim for levels 3-4 at graduation from undergraduate school and level 7 at graduation from graduate school (master’s course).
Genre 3 also designates subjects that fall into the preparatory stages (such as training for first-year to third-year students) before starting full-scale research. In these subjects and training, the following items are evaluated. Please work consciously (bachelor/master thesis research are more advanced evaluation items).
[Evaluation items including training for 1st to 3rd year students]
- Search the literature by oneself for the given task
- Read academic papers and understand the contents logically
- Be able to think and propose a solution to a given problem
- Understand the mechanism of basic phenomena in certain fields
- Work on experiments and exercises with anticipation of the results
- Investigate the obtained results based on the knowledge of engineering (physics and chemistry) and related fields
- Convey things to others logically (sentences, presentations)
About designated subjects
○Subjects common to all departments
The criteria for assigning scores are also common to all departments
- Team-based Engineering for Invention (application required to give points to presentations outside the campus)
- [For students enrolled in 2014 only] Basic seminars (application required to give points to off-campus presentations)
- [students enrolled in 2014 only] advanced seminars
○Designated subjects of each department
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace engineering Seminar I/II
- Graduation Thesis
- Department of Electrical, Information and Physics Engineering
- Exercises in Physics and Mathematics I/II
- Exercises in Fundamental Electromagnetics
- Programming A/B
- Exercises in Electromagnetics I
- Exercises in Mathematics
- Exercises in Quantum Mechanics
- Exercises in Statistical Mechanics
- Practice of Information Processing
- Exercises in Basic Circuit Theory
- Exercises in Foundations for Computer Science
- Exercises in Circuit Theory I
- Exercises in Physics and Mathematics
- Exercises in Solid State Physics A/B
- Exercises in Integrated Circuit Design
- Experiments A/B/C/D
- Each course seminars
- Thesis Research
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biomolecular Engineering
- Research Practice
- Seminars
- Each Course Seminars
- Thesis Research A/B
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering Laboratories
- Seminar
- Bachelor Thesis Research
- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture [3 courses of Civil Engineering]
- Fundamental design A/B
- Exercises in Engineering Architecture and Urban Design
- Exercises of each course I/II
- Exercises in Civil Engineering and Architecture
- Experiments in Civil and Environment Engineering
- Studies of each course A/B
- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture [2 courses of Architecture]
- Required and elective courses for each course
- 10 of the core subjects of general education subjects
- World of Fine Arts
- People and Culture
- History and Human Society
- Economy and Society
- Law, Politics and Society
- Study of Society
- Study of Nature
- Scientific Technology and energy
- Nature and Environment
- Science and Information
- 10 of the advanced subjects of general education subjects
- Logics
- Philosophy
- Literature
- History
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Law
- Economics
- Cultural Anthropology
- Human Geography
○Graduate subjects
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Seminar
- Advanced Seminar
- Master’s Course Seminar
- Innovation Oriented Seminar on Mechanical Engineering
- Master Thesis Design
- Graduate School of Information Sciences
- Seminar
- Master Course Seminar Ａ/Ｂ
- Innovation Oriented Seminar on Mechanical Engineering
- Advanced Seminar on Information Literacy and Education Design Ａ/Ｂ
- Project Study
- Graduate School of Environmental Studies
- Seminar
- Master’s Course Seminar
- Graduate School of Biochemical Engineering
- Problem-Based-Learning Seminar
- Master’s Course Seminar