Course title
0M101100
Global Project Based Learning

niitsu yoshihiro

inoue masahiro

hasegawa hiroshi

mano kazunori
and more...

yamazaki atsuko
Course content
Successful students in this course will acquire integrated capacity of problem-solving, which is required when they work as a member of an international and/or interdisciplinary team, through integrated problem solving experience in global Project Based Learning (Global PBL) course, whereby students would be triggered by setting their own theme selected from suggested keywords by the lecturers, then exposed to hands-on experience on “Systems thinking”, “Systems Method”, and “Systems Management”.
Purpose of class
To acquire integrated capacity of problem-solving, which is required when they work as a member of an international and/or interdisciplinary team, through integrated problem solving experience in Global PBL course
Goals and objectives
  1. Can acquire the synthetic problem solving capability to be internationally attractive
  2. Can acquire concepts and technologies on “Systems thinking”, “Systems Method (Engineering Method)”, and “Systems Management”
  3. Can acquire a capability of work as a member of an international and/or interdisciplinary team
Language
English
Class schedule

Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Icebreaking and forming up a team Considering keywords for PBL's theme 300minutes
2. Confirmation of the theme, requirement analysis, and goal setting Considering keywords for PBL's theme 300minutes
3. Requirement analysis and goal setting Analyzing current situations 300minutes
4. Goal setting and project planning Analyzing background and specific objective for the goal setting 300minutes
5. Budget planning Drawing with items for the budget planning 30minutes
6. Preparation of Design Review (DR) materials Preparing the design review material 190minutes
7. Design Review Gathering the comments of the design review 20minutes
8. Cultural Exchange Improving activities of your project 20minutes
9. Activities (Research/Survey/Production etc.) in accordance with the planned schedule Making the documentation of your group's activities 20minutes
Activities (Research/Survey/Production etc.) 300minutes
10. Activities (Research/Survey/Production etc.) in accordance with the planned schedule Making the documentation of your group's activities 20minutes
Activities (Research/Survey/Production etc.) 300minutes
11. Activities (Research/Survey/Production etc.) in accordance with the planned schedule Making the documentation of your group's activities 20minutes
Activities (Research/Survey/Production etc.) 300minutes
12. Preparation of the final presentation materials Preparing final presentation material 120minutes
13. Final presentation Gathering the comments of the final presentation 20minutes
14. PROG, Progress report on generic skills test Performing PROG test and CEFR 90minutes
Total. - - 2650minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

Design Review Final presentation Mutual evaluation in the group Total.
1. 20% 25% 45%
2. 20% 25% 45%
3. 10% 10%
Total. 40% 50% 10% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Depending evaluation by using the standard of evaluation for Design Review, the standard of evaluation for final presentation, and mutual evaluation in the group. This exercise is evaluated as 60% by 3 points based on distributed rubric.
Textbooks and reference materials
Masahiro Inoue, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Xinkai Chen, Systems Engineering - Method to find and solve problems,Ohmsha, 2011 (in Japanese).
Prerequisites
None
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • at 10:50-13:10 on Mondays
Relation to the environment
Environment education course (30%)
Regionally-oriented
Regional Cooperation PBL
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Active-learning course
Most classes are interactive
Last modified : Wed Oct 17 07:47:19 JST 2018