Graduation Thesis

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2023
Course Title	Graduation Thesis
Course Code	5519	Course Category	Specialized / Compulsory
Class Format	Seminar	Credits	School Credit: 9
Department	Civil Engineering	Student Grade	5th
Term	Year-round	Classes per Week	前期:6 後期:12
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials
Instructor	All faculty of the department

Course Objectives

(1) Set a research topic under the guidance of a teacher, and can find solution to it based on the basic knowledge of relevant fields.
(2) Can continue to work on finding solution to the research topic and can obtain research results.
(3) Can summarize the research results obtained as papers.
(4) Can orally convey the obtained research results to others, and can discuss the details.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Unacceptable Level
Achievement 1	Can voluntarily set research topic under the guidance of a teacher, and can find solution to it based on the basic knowledge of relevant fields.	Can set research topic under the guidance of a teacher, and can find solution to it based on the basic knowledge of relevant fields.	Cannot set research topic, and cannot find solution to the research topic.
Achievement 2	Can continue to work on finding the solution to the research topic and obtain academically useful research results.	Can continue to work on finding the solution to the research topic and obtain research results.	Cannot continue to work on finding the solution to the research topic or obtain research results.
Achievement 3	Can accurately summarize the research results obtained as papers.	Can summarize the research results obtained as papers.	Cannot summarize the research results obtained as papers.
Achievement 4	Can orally convey the obtained research results to others accurately, and can adequately discuss the details.	Can orally convey the obtained research results to others, and can discuss the details.	Cannot convey the obtained research results to others, and cannot discuss the details.

Assigned Department Objectives

Teaching Method

Outline:

Students will work on the selected research topic under the assigned supervisor.

Style:

They will be assigned to each laboratory and receive guidance from the supervisors for their research theme.

Notice:

It is important for students to be willing to find solution to the research topic on a voluntary basis through data collection, experiments, field study, analysis, simulation, etc.
Students who spend less than 202.5 hours studying during the period between April to February will not be eligible for a passing grade

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning	Aided by ICT	Applicable to Remote Class	Instructor Professionally Experienced

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Research theme selection and course guidance Students will be given explanation and guidance individually under each supervisor.	Can work on finding the solution to the research topic under the guidance of each supervisor.
		2nd	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		3rd	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		4th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		5th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		6th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		7th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		8th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		10th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		11th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		12th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		13th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		14th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		15th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		16th	No final exam
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		2nd	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		3rd	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		4th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		5th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		6th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		7th	Interim reporting meeting Interim reporting meeting will be held on an individual and group basis.	Can give presentations on the progress of the research, either individually or in a group.
		8th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
	4th Quarter
		9th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		10th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		11th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		12th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		13th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		14th	Individual and group research Conducted under the guidance of each supervisor.	Same as above
		15th	Final review meeting Final review will be held on an individual and group basis for their graduation research.	Can give presentations and have discussions on the obtained research results at the final review meeting, either individually or in a group.
		16th	No final exam

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Research Thesis	Records of Graduation Research	Interim Report and Final Review	Total
Subtotal	50	10	40	100
Basic Proficiency	0	0	0	0
Specialized Proficiency	50	10	40	100
Cross-Disciplinary Proficiency	0	0	0	0