| Course Name | Year | Term | Period | Faculty / Graduate School | All Instructors | Credits |
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| 35254:PBL: Design Evolution (G1) | 2019 | Spring | Wed4,Fri4 | College of Information Science and Engineering | COOPER ERIC WALLACE、KRYSSANOV VICTOR、GU YANLEI、GONCHARENKO IGOR、SVININ MIKHAIL、TAKADA HIDEYUKI、DINH THI DONG PHUONG、NISHIMURA TOSHIKAZU、BAI YANG | 4 |
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Course Outline and Method
This course focuses on developing the skills to begin analyzing a problem and developing a solution. The student coursework is semester-long project and seminar. Students learn methods of problem analysis and design, with emphasis on methods to ensure the resulting plan can be taken through one or more design cycles without having to be discarded or completely revised.
Student Attainment Objectives
1. Learn about ongoing research in various fields.
2. Become skilled at developing specific, well-defined problems from raw concepts, observations, general knowledge, current events, and analysis of existing systems.
3. Develop the skills to discuss and evaluate merits of specific, well-defined problems, which offer a clear and plausible mode of validation upon completion and well-described objectives.
4. Develop skills of problem analysis with the objective of developing a plan for design.
5. Design a project design plan.
6. Evaluate, refine, and revise project designs.
Recommended Preparatory Course
Course Schedule
| Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) | Theme |
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| Keyword, References and Supplementary Information | |
| 1~2 (all instructors) | Course Introduction |
Course outline, team announcements |
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| 3~4 (all instructors) | Seminar Introductions |
Format of research or project seminars |
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| 5~6 (all instructors) | Investigatory research |
Investigating possible topics of research |
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| 7~8 (all instructors) | Exploration of existing material |
Getting the scope of a topic, exploring leads in literature and media |
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| 9~10 (all instructors) | Fieldwork |
Field observations to get an overview of the subject |
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| 11~12 (all instructors) | Listing Solutions |
Brainstorming and developing lists of all aspects, including possible solutions, mapping connections |
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| 13~14 (all instructors) | Targeting Feasibility |
Selecting possible targets of feasibility studies |
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| 15~16 (all instructors) | Developing Feasibility Tests |
Delineating the specific objective and developing tests to evaluate feasibility |
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| 17~18 (all instructors) | Conducting Feasibility Tests |
Implementing testing of a specific general design concept or approach |
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| 19~20 (all instructors) | Evaluating Results of Feasibility Testing |
Based on the specified objectives of the design, based on experience gained |
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| 21~22 (all instructors) | Developing a Design Plan |
Based on the results of the feasibility testing (and, if necessary retesting), developing a plan for completing a feasible design |
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| 23~24 (all instructors) | Designing Prototypes |
Types of prototype (throwaway, modular, evolutionary) |
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| 25~26 (all instructors) | Developing Prototypes |
Tools of prototyping, implementation |
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| 27~28 (all instructors) | Testing Prototypes |
Developing a test suite, conducting the tests, analyzing the results |
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| 29~30 (all instructors) | Review and Discussion of Next Evolutionary Steps |
Course review and conclusions, with a view to entering the graduation research track |
Class Format
Recommendations for Private Study
Students must be proactive at every stage of the project process, applying the communication and research skills developed in previous PBL classes.
Students must actively support other students in seminars through discussion, note taking, and review.
Grade Evaluation Method
| Kind | Percentage | Grading Criteria etc. |
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| Final Examination (Written) | ||
| Report Examination (A report to be submitted by the unified deadline) |
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| Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment (Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class) |
100 | Must satisfy the following conditions for the evaluation.
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Grade Evaluation Method （Note）
(1) Basic knowledge: To have the knowledge required to carry out the research.
(2) Research skill: To have background knowledge, to understand the position of one’s research.
(3) Skills to find, analyze and solve problems: To clarify the problem, to have sufficient evaluation and assessment in advance, to voluntarily contribute ideas.
(4) Planning and implementation skills: To independently propose experimentation plans, to actively engage in management of researching and developing methods, to effectively collaborate and cooperate with joint researchers, etc.
(5) Research contribution: Recognition of research and development achievements, description of future issues and outlook.
(6) Ability of expression: Logical clarity, appropriate use of descriptive text, graphs, and tables, and ability to answer questions appropriately.
(7) Self-management skills: To independently develop and follow a research plan, etc.
(8) Continuous assessment: Attitude to work on the research, attending and participating in seminars and discussions, etc.