Course title
A00350004
Graduation Thesis 3

SHIRAI Katsuaki
Course description
Students will develop practical problem-solving skills and learn how to write a research paper. They will achieve this by applying the fundamental problem-solving skills acquired in Graduation Thesis 1 and Graduation Thesis 2 to address advanced and complex research topics within the field of mechanical engineering. During the problem-solving process, students will be expected to creatively employ a wide range of knowledge.
As a result, it is necessary for students to independently acquire the necessary knowledge and skills tailored to their research themes. They must also continually assess their progress while keeping the research objectives in mind. To facilitate this, students will receive research guidance from a faculty advisor and conduct research activities systematically, which will include periodic debriefing sessions, among other methods.
Purpose of class
The objective of this course is to enable students to independently examine solutions to unfamiliar problems using their expertise and effectively communicate the results of their investigations through written papers and oral presentations.
Goals and objectives
  1. Students can communicate their opinion and explanation of the research result etc. Also, they can understand other person's comments or questions, and discuss with professors and other students.
  2. Student can work cooperatively with others in the process of problem solving.
  3. Students can understand the background of the problem, clarify the research purpose and focus the research subjects.
  4. Students can utilize their expert knowledge, combine the appropriate experiments and analytical methods, and propose how to solve the problem.
  5. Students can examine solutions to problems by improving experimental methods, equipment, and programs, and by analyzing the results of experiments and analyses.
  6. Students can manage their research plan and perform by the deadline.
    Students acquire the skill for the topics and how to survey the information or the knowledge by using the Internet, etc.. Students have to learn continuously and autonomously.
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

中間審査 最終審査 Total.
1. 10% 10% 20%
2. 5% 5% 10%
3. 5% 5% 10%
4. 10% 10% 20%
5. 10% 10% 20%
6. 10% 10% 20%
Total. 50% 50% -
Evaluation method and criteria
【Evaluation method】
Evaluate using Rubric based on research outline, research presentation, and research activity results.
1. Communication skill (Goals and objectives 1): 20 points
2. Teamwork skill (Goals and objectives 2): 10 points
3. Problem Setting Ability (Goals and objectives 3): 10 points
4. Imagination Ability (Goals and objectives 4): 20 points
5. Problem-solving ability (Goals and objectives 5): 20 points
6. Planning Ability (Goals and objectives 6): 10 points
7. Self-Study Ability (Goals and objectives 6): 10 points
Total point is 100 points.
The passing grade is 60 points or more out of 100 points.
[Evaluation Criteria]
More details of evaluation criteria, refer to the rubric to be distributed paper at the guidance.
Language
Japanese(English accepted)
Research Guidance
Thermal Fluids Sicence and Engineering
Research Content
The students will work on topics related to thermal fluid science and enginerring.

In Graduate Theses 3, the emphasis is placed on problems finding and solutions proposal for the research activity. In Graduate Theses 4, the students will work on the resaearch activities for solving the problems found in the Graduate Theses 3, They will summarize the work as graduate theses and complete their work with the final exqamination (theses defense).

The follwoing are some of the research topics.
1. Research based on flow visualization and measurements of complex fluid flows.
2. Resarch based on the particle motion and fluid flow near the vicinity of a solid wall.
3. Research based on photoacoustic measurement of fluid flows.
4. Research based on flow birefringence for fluid shear measurements.
5. Research based on the principle of laser Doppler method for flow measurements.

The students are required to work on the research activities through investigating backgrounds, finding problems, seeking for solutions and conducting research (theory development, modling, design, experiment, numerical analysis). They must report their progress at regularly held laboratory meetings in addition to the intermediate and final exmainations. In addition, they are requested to record their progress on laboratory notebooks provided at the lab and to report their progress to their supervisors. The students are asked to work on the research topics in an autonmous way and positively participate in the discussions with the supervisors and other students.
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
授業内と授業外でフィードバックを行います。
Textbooks and reference materials
Follow your supervisor's instruction.
Prerequisites
Students must satisfy the requirements for graduation thesis 1 which is mentioned in "Handbook of Study (Faculty of Engineering)".
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Refer to the faculty profile.
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
Most classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
N/A 該当しない
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 4.QUALITY EDUCATION
  • 7.AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
  • 9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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