Basic Ph.D. Literacy(Graduate School Common Subject)
Ph.D. Literacy Fostering Course
(For PD ＆ M2 to enter the doctoral program)

Opportunity to widen your interdisciplinary network.

Hands-on education program to develop your essential ability necessary in academia and/or industry.

Enhancement of transferable skills (skills applicable to various fields outside your specialty).

＊Open Badge will be issued.

 

Main language of this class is Japanese (partly English). Depending on the instructor, handouts may also be mainly in Japanese.

FY2025, Spring semester	May 13 – July 1 Course Registration Period:  Tue, April 8, 2025- Mon, April 21, 2025
FY202, Fall semester	OCT. 21 – Dec 9  Course Registration Period:  Wed, Oct. 1, 2025 – Tue, Oct. 14, 2025

 

 

Object and Summary of Class

In this course, Ph.D. literacy is viewed as a comprehensive ability to survive as a doctor (as a researcher and as a person). At its core is the ability to conduct research (research capability). This includes the ability to come up with ideas and use logic. The research capability is refined mainly through daily life in the laboratory. And most of them can be used across disciplines. This course will start with an awareness of this fact. Further, there are some additional qualities and capabilities that you will need after you obtain your degree, irrespective of whether you go into academia or business. They are those that involve people-to-people relationships. The first ones are the ability to communicate with the people close to you and the management skills to execute projects. In the main part of this course, we aim to raise the level of these qualities and capabilities. It also aims to arouse your awareness of issues ranging from personal to global and to provide an opportunity for students in different fields to build new human networks.

 

Class Contents and Location

●Both semesters will be conducted face-to-face.
●Location▶Room110 Engineering Laboratory Complex Building(C10) 

Tue. 9:00-12:00

●Training Camps; Attendance is required ▶ Hanamaya Seisyounen-Sizen-no-Ie　/ 1Night 2Days /

Food fee of approximately 3,410 yen (4 meals/buffet style) must be paid in advance to PhDC.Accommodation expenses will be covered by PhDC.

Days and times differ from those of regular lectures. Details will be notified to students at a later date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Semester Order and Schedule

① Tue May 13 “Science and trans-science 1” KUDO Seishi
② Tue May 20-Wed May21 “Understanding of people and the power of communication (Training Camp; Attendance is required)” FUJISAKI Hiromi
③ Tue May 27 “Transferable skills in research activity” YAMANOUCHI Yasunori
④ Tue June 3 “Fundamental project management 1” KATO Shuzo
⑤ Tue June 10 “Fundamental project management 2” KATO Shuzo
⑥ Tue June 17 “Fundamental project management 3” KATO Shuzo
⑦ Tue June 24 “What is Research Integrity?” SASAKI Takahiko/YAMANOUCHI Yasunori
⑧ Tue July 1 “Science and trans-science 2” KUDO Seishi

* Some class content may be subject to change.

 

Fall Semester Order and Schedule

① Tue Oct.21 “Science and trans-science 1” KUDO Seishi
② Tue Oct.28 –Wed Oct.29 “Understanding of people and the power of communication (Training Camp; Attendance is required)” FUJISAKI Hiromi
③ Tue Nov.4″Transferable skills in research activity” YAMANOUCHI Yasunori
④ Tue Nov.11 “Fundamental project management 1” KATO Shuzo
⑤ Tue Nov.18 “Fundamental project management 2” KATO Shuzo
⑥ Tue Nov.25 “Fundamental project management 3” KATO Shuzo
⑦ Tue Dec.2 “What is Research Integrity?” SASAKI Takahiko/YAMANOUCHI Yasunori
⑧ Tue Dec.9 “Science and trans-science 2” KUDO Seishi

 

* Some class content may be subject to change.

 

 

In Addition

・All applicants must register for the following ‘Registration’. Several lecturers invited from inside and outside the university will be in charge.

・The main language is Japanese (partly English).

・Students who wish to take the course must register for the course during each registration period, using the Academic Affairs system.

・If you will be absent due to unavoidable circumstances such as conference presentations, please contact the PhDC office in advance

 

What you need

●Bring your own laptop.(It is not possible to take the course while powered by an electrical outlet. With a fully charged battery.）

 

 

Registration for “Ph.D. Literacy Fostering Course” for postdocs

Applications are now being accepted for the first semester of 2025 for the “Ph.D. Literacy Fostering Course

If you are currently a postdoctoral fellow and wish to take the course, please apply here.

 

Application period：Tuesday, April 8, 2025ｰ Monday, April 21, 2025

 

*The application link above is for postdocs only.

Doctoral students who wish to enroll in the Graduate School Common Subject “Basic Ph.D. Literacy” should apply through the Educational Records and Programs system.

 

Registration for “Ph.D. Literacy Fostering Course” For 2nd year Master’s students who will enter the Doctoral Course.

Applications are now being accepted for the first semester of 2025 for the “Ph.D. Literacy Fostering Course

If you are a second-year student of the master course who plans to enter a doctoral program and would like to take the course, please contact the PhDC office.

 

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Inquiry period：Tuesday, April 8, 2025ｰMonday, April 14, 2025

 

 

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