Outline of research advising
Kawagoe Campus
Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science
■ Master’s program
1．Content of research advising in each semester
1st semester
Receive academic advice on basic and specialized courses in accordance with your thesis title.
Make a research plan and acquire research methodology for surveys and experiments.
2nd semester
Receive advice on writing reviews regarding the current status of research activities in fields related to your research based on your awareness of issues.
Confirm and review your research plan according to the goal to be reached.
Experience presentations and debates that are relevant to your research topic, and acquire presentation and communication skills.
3rd semester
Based on your concrete research topic, conduct surveys and experiments, verify the research methods you used, and summarize your research findings.
Receive advice on making presentations at academic conferences and submitting thesis in and outside of Japan, for working actively.
4th semester
Consider main points of your thesis.
Further improve your research and complete your master’s thesis.
■ Doctoral program
１．Content of research advising in each semester
1st semester
Acquire skills for handling experiment devices in line with your thesis title.
Develop a research plan and check research methods, such as methods for surveys and experiments.
2nd semester
With a view to submitting papers and making presentations at international academic conferences, you will be advised how to write English reviews relevant to your research.
Experience presentations and debates in English that are relevant to your research topic, and acquire English presentation and communication skills.
3rd semester
Based on your concrete research topic, conduct surveys and experiments.
Verify the adequacy of the research methods you used, and summarize and evaluate your research findings.
4th semester
You will be advised how to write reviews regarding the current status of research activities in fields related to your research based on your awareness of issues.
You will be advised how to deliver presentations at academic conferences in and outside of Japan in order to utilize the outcome for your research and doctoral thesis.
５th semester
Strengthen your research through submitting papers and making presentations at academic conferences in and outside of Japan.
6th semester
Confirm the number of your published papers, and consider the main points of your doctoral thesis.
Further improve your research and write up/ complete your doctoral thesis.
Graduate School of Information Sciences and Arts
■ Master program
１．Research Advising in Each Semester
1st semester
Choose a research topic for your master’s thesis, divide it into several sub-titles and develop a research plan to demonstrate each of them.
Practice clearly stating the purpose of the study and explain its significance with writing short Japanese papers. It should be an original contribution to the body of knowledge in their discipline. The thesis should be written using the prescribed form.
You will receive academic advice on basic courses and specialized courses according to your thesis title.
Submit a thesis abstract (two pages in English or Japanese) at the end of the semester, and make an interim presentation.
2nd semester
Find some question you feel the body of knowledge in your field does not answer adequately. Plan and implement experiments in line with your research plan to solve your question.
Practice making presentations and answer questions through a research presentation at academic conferences in Japan.
You will be advised how to write reviews regarding the current status of research activities in fields related to your research based on your awareness of issues.
Confirm and review your research plan according to the goal to be reached.
Submit a thesis abstract (four pages) and the summary of this (within 100 words in English and its Japanese translation) at the end of the semester, and make an interim presentation.
3rd semester
Demonstrate the benefits of your master’s thesis question/ topic through your experiments and research, and make a presentation of the results at international academic conferences.
Write the thesis in English to get familiar with the technical terms and English expressions specific to each field.
Based on your concrete research topic, conduct surveys and experiments, verify the research methods you used, and summarize your research findings.
Submit a thesis abstract (six pages) and the summary of this (within 200 words in English and its Japanese translation) at the end of the semester, and make an interim presentation.
4th semester
Complete your master’s thesis based on the research findings you presented at international academic conferences.
Give English presentations in written and oral form at conferences/ journals which value is highly recognized. *Excludes applicants for licensed psychologists.
Consider the main points of your master’s thesis.
Further improve your research and write up/complete your master’s thesis.
２．Outline of the Thesis Reporting Session (Thesis Presentation Session) and Requirements for Presentation, etc.
You must prepare a thesis abstract and report it at an interim presentation session every semester. Details, such as the time, date and place, will be announced at a later date.
Reporting time (including time for questions and answers) is set for 10 minutes per student. Prepare 50 copies of your abstract and bring them to the session.
Students enrolled in the Master's Program should attend all reporting sessions.
In an interim presentation session, you will be required to submit English and Japanese research abstract. All faculty members will attend the session to confirm their conformity and the progress situation of your research from several points of view. According to the research progress, the research outline is set to be two pages in the first semester, four pages in the second semester, six pages in the third semester, and six pages in the fourth semester. The abstract must be six pages which is a standard for a thesis abstract in academic conferences related to information, in order to be fully prepared for external academic presentations/ conferences.
■ Doctoral program
1. Research Advising in Each Semester
1st semester
Acquire skills for handling experiment devices in line with your thesis title.
Develop a research plan and check research methods, such as methods for surveys and experiments.
2nd semester
With a view to submitting papers and making presentations at international academic conferences, you will be advised how to write English reviews relevant to your research.
Experience presentations and debates in English that are relevant to your research topic, and acquire English presentation and communication skills.
3rd semester
Based on your concrete research topic, conduct surveys and experiments.
Verify the adequacy of the research methods you used, and summarize and evaluate your research findings.
4th semester
You will be advised how to write reviews regarding the current status of research activities in fields related to your research based on your awareness of issues.
You will be advised how to deliver presentations at academic conferences in and outside of Japan in order to utilize the outcome for your research and doctoral thesis.
5th semester
Strengthen your research through submitting papers and making presentations at academic conferences in and outside of Japan.
6th semester
Confirm the number of your published papers, and consider the main points of your doctoral thesis.
Further improve your research and write up/ complete your doctoral thesis.
2. Outline of the Thesis Reporting Session (Thesis Presentation Session) and Requirements for Presentation, etc.
In the course of doctoral thesis review, the Doctoral Thesis Review Committee will set a date for a doctoral thesis public hearing. In general, the hearing will be conducted in public, either in or outside of the university.
For a presentation related to a patent, in accordance with “Submitting a Thesis Pertaining to a Patent,” all examiners, as well as attendees at relevant meetings and the presentation session, shall sign a confidentiality agreement, and the presentation session will be organized or co-organized by the university in consideration of not impairing the application requirements for a patent.
The details of a doctoral thesis public hearing, such as the date, briefing materials on the day, slides, and presentation time, will be announced respectively for each course. Follow your academic supervisors’ instructions.