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Year School School of Creative Science and Engine

2023
ering

Course Title SHIP Field Practice B

English-based Undergraduate Program

Instructor AKASAKA, Fumiya／KATO, Yoichi／TAKAGUCHI, Hiroto／NAKATANI, Momoko／YOSHIDA, Atsumasa

Term/Day/Period an intensive course(fall) othersothers

Category Compulsory Subjects Eligible Year 2nd year and above Credits 2

Classroom Campus Nishi-Waseda（Former: Okubo）

Course Key 27M0012004 Course Class Code 01

Main Language English

Class Modality
[On-campus] Hybrid (over 50% of classes on-campus)
Categories

Course Code BSPX10ZP

First
Academic Basic Study Practice
disciplines

Second
Academic Basic Study Practice
disciplines

Third
Academic Basic Study Practice
disciplines

Level Beginner, initial or introductory Types of lesson Practice

Syllabus Information Latest Update：2023/07/10 16:51:22

Course Outline Note: We strongly encourage EBSE students enrolled in 2022 to t

ake this course. Please refer to Student's HANDBOOK for eligible
years of each SHIP course.
The objective of SHIP (Social and Human Innovation by Practical S
cience and Engineering) Field Practice B is that students acquire
prototyping, evaluation and iterative improvement skills" in real-wo
rld problem-solving.
In this intensive course, students find and tackle real-world proble
ms through field researches. Through this workshop-style activitie
s including research in a real world and a series of short lectures,
students learn the basics of real-world problem-solving. SHIP Field
Practice B focuses on the methods to prototype a solution idea an
d evaluate the created product for next improvement cycle. This c
ourse aims at motivating students to learn the various design met
hods which can be applied to their research domain.
The detail of the content of this course will be available on Moodle
.

Objectives The goal of SHIP Field Practice B is that students acquire knowledge and skills for:
- Rapid and low-fidelity prototyping and evaluation
- Iterative improvement

It also includes the following practical knowledges, capabilities and skills:

- Field research basics.
- Low-fidelity prototyping of a product based on a solution idea in a short time and evaluate it using appropri

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ate "human-centered design" methodologies.

- Improving the design and prototype and evaluating it iteratively for reaching an optimal solution efficiently.

before/after Assigned work before class: Carefully read and understand documents on the course Moodle site. Assigned
course of study work before class will take around 90 minutes.

Assigned work after class: Examine the materials and results of the previous class to clarify everything you s
hould understand. Prepare a report if assigned in the class. Assigned work after class will take around 120 mi
nutes.

Course Schedule Three-Day Intensive Course (Tentative)

Research Field/Theme: (Currently we are in discussion with Yokoh
ama City Hall and Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 to provide fields for
students to conduct field researches. TBD)
Date and Venue:
Day1: September 28th, 2023, 9:00-18:00 (Nakatani, Akasaka, Yos
hida, Kato)
Third Training Room, Nippon Maru Memorial Park
https://www.nippon-maru.or.jp/training/room3/
Day2: September 29th, 2023, 9:00-17:00 (Nakatani, Akasaka, Yos
hida, Kato)
Third Meeting Room, K an a gaw a I n d u s t r ial P r o mo t ion Ce
nter
https://www.kipc.or.jp/rental/rental-mtg-room/
Day3: October 2nd, 2023, 8:50-18:00 (Nakatani, Akasaka, Yoshid
a, Kato)
7-306, Waseda Campus

Textbooks Course details, learning materials and other information are provided through Waseda Moodle.

Reference University of Technology / Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, (2020). Delft Design Guide: Perspective -
Models - Approaches - Methods.
ideo.org, Design Kit, https://www.designkit.org/

Evaluation The level of understanding and achievement in the course is evaluated in the following three activities and ma
terial:
- Group's proposal including presentation
- Individual final report
- In-class contribution.
Note that students are requested to attend all three days. If not, they will automatically receive a failing (F) gr
ade.

Note / URL https://www.cse.sci.waseda.ac.jp/department-en/ship/

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