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  01 Acquiring Real-World Data:

  You will choose a major and a minor from three areas (Mechanical Systems, Social Systems, and Human Systems), and learn about theories and methods of acquiring and digitizing data in your selected areas.

  02 Analyzing Real-World Data:

  You will learn how to use a broad range of tools and methods to analyze real-world data.

  RWDC Special Lab Course on "Data Tools Hands-On"

  » Course Introduction：Data Tools First

  » Course Introduction：Data Tools Next

  03 Utilizing Real-World Data:

  You will learn how to utilize analysis results through case studies of real-world data circulation. In the later years of your studies, you will experience actual cases provided by contributory members from industry or other sectors outside of the university.

  04 Working in the Real World

  In addition to gaining experience in industry by participating in internships or industry-academia-government collaboration projects, you will obtain international experience through summer school programs or international collaborative research.

  • Innovation Circulation to build industrial experience
  • Global Circulation to build international experience

  

  For more information:

  • Program Structure
  • Curriculum
  • Qualifying Exam
  • e-Agora: an e-Portfolio System Linked with Social Networking Services

• Program Structure

  

  Five-year graduate program on data circulation to produce a Ph.D. level of knowledge, leadership, and research skills

  The curriculum consists of the following components:

  • Coursework
  • Real-world work (innovation circulation and global circulation)
  • Research

  To produce global leaders in data circulation, which involves incorporating the desires of users into new products, services, and social values, the curriculum encompasses both fundamental knowledge of real-world data circulation and hands-on training in a broad range of fields in Japan and overseas. Research guidance is also provided so that students complete the requirements to obtain a Ph.D.

  
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  ＊Coursework covers fundamental knowledge in real-world data circulation. The cycle of data acquisition, data analysis, and data implementation is repeated over three years to gain a broad understanding in the fields covered by real-world data circulation, including engineering, social sciences, and humanities.

• Curriculum 1

  

  Fundamentals and applications of real-world data circulation

  Coursework: Courses required to acquire fundamental knowledge in real-world data circulation

  Introduction to Data Tools	This is an introductory course on data processing, which is offered prior to program commencement to guarantee that new students have a minimum level of knowledge on this subject.
  Real-world Data Acquisition Courses	Engineering: Image Signal Processing	Human System Engineering, Biomechanics
  	Social Sciences: Advanced Econometrics	Microeconomics, Social System Informatics, Social System Design
  	Humanities: Molecular Neuroscience	Medical Informatics, Human Information Processing, Human-assisted Media Processing
  Selected Topics in Real-world Data Analysis	Database, Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Pattern Processing, Causal Inference, Omics Analysis, Text Processing
  Selected Topics in Real-world Data Circulation Systems I	Smart Grids, Genomic Medicine, Intelligent Robotics, Regional Medical Information Systems, Market Design
  Selected Topics in Real-world Data Circulation Systems II	Case Studies from Our Industry Partners
  Fundamental Courses in a Specialty Area	Dynamic Systems, Selected Topics in Media Science, Econometrics, Biochemistry, Physiology, Morphology
  Leadership Seminars	The program includes lectures and seminars on the practical skills required to become business leaders and managers. These are offered in conjunction with external lecturers, other leading graduate school programs, and the Business Capacity Development Center of Nagoya University.

  Real-world Work: Innovation Circulation

  This program lets students experience circulation between development research and fundamental research while working on their thesis. Students will engage in project-oriented group work and internships in conjunction with our industry partners.

  Industry-Academia-Government Project Work	Our industry-academia-government coordinators build projects lasting about six months, aligning our Master's seminar projects with industry needs. Each student participates in a project with the objective of making a research proposal from the university to a corporation. This project work is conducted in partnership with the innovation stream initiatives of Nagoya University.
  Research Internship	Students participate in joint research internships provided by the Graduate School of Engineering, the Graduate School of Information Science, or our industry partners.

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• Curriculum 2

  

  Real-world Work: Global Circulation

  Students will experience global circulation of industry and international cooperation through international experiences, which have a preset duration.

  Global Challenge I	Students will support summer schools under the Nagoya University Summer Intensive Program (NUSIP) at major overseas production centers of Japanese corporations. Location: Hanoi or Istanbul (to be confirmed) Duration: About two weeks (during the first semester of the M2 year)
  Global Challenge II	Students will engage in visiting research at research institutes overseas. Location: Either Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Queensland University, University of Southern Denmark, Istanbul Technical University, or Hanoi University of Science and Technology Duration: About three months (during D1 to D2)
  Follow-up Visit	Students will re-visit the research institute as a group with students from different disciplines. Duration: One to two weeks (during D2 to D3)

  Theses work: Master's thesis, Ph.D. thesis planning, and Ph.D. thesis

  To encourage independent research that encompasses multiple disciplines, students will choose their own supervisor for their intermediate and Ph.D. thesis projects. If desired, they can also choose an external supervisor.

  Master's thesis work	Under the supervision of a faculty member in the appropriate specialty at the time of program enrollment, students will conduct Master's thesis work on a topic of their own choice within "acquisition, analysis, and implementation of real-world data circulation."
  Ph.D. thesis planning (intermediate supervision)	Under the guidance of an intermediate thesis supervisor, students will prepare a Ph.D. thesis plan and present a research plan during the D1 year. The research plan should aim to resolve a specific issue based on the circulation of real-world data.
  Ph.D. thesis work	With the approval of a Ph.D. supervisor, students will conduct and write a Ph.D. thesis based on their research plan. An internal Ph.D. supervisor should be accompanied by an external sub-supervisor.

• Qualifying Exam

  

  Guaranteed steady progress

  Two qualifying examinations (QEs) are required as intermediate assessments. The purpose of the examinations is to motivate students to study and to ensure a certain level of ability.

  QE1:Master's thesis is evaluated independent of the requirements for a Master's degree in each department (Master's thesis). The major criterion is whether the student can properly position his or her research in actual real-world data circulation.

  QE2:The plan is evaluated for its tangibility to create value by means of the real-world data circulation, and how the Ph.D. thesis work may contribute to the field. The research plan can be modified as many times as needed until the evaluation is satisfactory.

• e-Agora: an e-Portfolio System Linked with Social Networking Services

  

  e-Agora enables an open study environment to provide multi-faceted support to students' activities

  To support student activities and facilitate progress, our program implements e-Agora, which is an e-portfolio system that saves and organizes each student's studies as blogs and documents. A student can review and share what he or she has learned with other students, faculty members, and colleagues in the network.

  Features of e-Agora

  • Students can save and organize their studies [remarks, discussions (described later), seminar reports, and papers]. These items can be reviewed at any time.
  • Students can share their portfolio with other people, including faculty members and other students. Part of the portfolio can be shared publicly (with due consideration of privacy), allowing students to obtain feedback from various points of view.
  • Students can communicate with other students and faculty members on SNS. Discussions can also be evaluated, enabling a wide range of student abilities to be incorporated into the program evaluation, including their perspective, ideas, attitudes, and thought processes.
  • The portfolio can be shared with our industry partners and can be leveraged to build students' careers, including recruitment.

  

Collaborating Companies (expected)

Students will enroll in a summer school program at an Asian company outside of Japan, and will conduct research at an overseas research institute to learn first-hand about global industrial circulations and experience cross-cultural collaborations.

• Global learning environment
  →Lectures and instructions are given in English. Video conferencing systems are in place so that students can casually exchange information with students in other countries.
• International academic network
  →The university has exchange agreements with numerous academic institutions around the world (27 in the United States, 36 in Europe, and 61 in Asia), and is part of the Academic Consortium for the 21st Century.
• Outstanding international students
  →Students who are about the same age but with different backgrounds can intermingle with one another on a daily basis.

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  Special introductory courses on the purpose and
  basic operations of various data processing tools
  「Data Tools First」

  »Details on Data Tools First

  

  Learn about data processing tools

  Real-world data circulation is an academic field that investigates the acquisition, analysis, and implementation of data in the real world. It is essential for students in this field to master data processing tools, which can be used across multiple fields such as engineering, information science, medicine, and economics.
  We have prepared a unique curriculum that aims to standardize the fundamental skill sets required for real-world data circulation through practical lab work.

  Introductory courses

  Students experience a whole set of tools required for real-world data circulation and gain an appreciation of what kind of data and how each tool can manipulate it.

  Applied courses

  By manipulating the tools discussed in the introductory courses to develop a real-world data circulation system, students gain a deeper appreciation of what they can achieve with these data processing tools.

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  SNSと連動した
  eポートフォリオシステム「eアゴラ」

  「eアゴラ」が実現する「開かれた学修」が、履修生の活動を多角的にサポート

  eポートフォリオとは、学習の記録をブログやドキュメントの形で保存・整理し、自身の学習を随時振り返るとともに、他の履修生や教師、そしてネットワーク内の仲間とシェアするためのシステムです。

  本プログラムでは、履修生のみなさんの学びをサポートし、常にみなさんが向上していけるよう、独自のeポートフォリオシステム「eアゴラ」を導入しています。

  eアゴラの特徴

  • 自身の学修記録（科目成績、eアゴラ上での議論(後述)、実習レポート、発表論文）を保存・整理し、好きな時に振り返り・活用ができる。
  • プログラム担当者や学生など様々な関係者と自身のポートフォリオに関し共有できる。プライバシー考慮の上で、一部は一般にも公開される。これにより、自身の学修に対して、様々な観点からフィードバックを得ることができる。
  • SNS上で、他の参加者や担当教員と議論ができる。議論の記録も学修評価の対象となるので、視野、アイディア、態度、思考過程など多角的な能力がプログラム評価につながる。
  • 企業からのプログラム担当者にポートフォリオの記録を公開し、就職活動を始めとするキャリア形成支援に役立てることができる。

  

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  Leaders' saloon - Where new ideas flourish

  

  A cutting-edge space where people can gather and exchange opinions to create innovative ideas and products

  The leaders' saloon seamlessly integrates a lab style space and a cafe style space. It is designed so that multiple individuals can easily work together. The leaders' saloon allows Program participants from different graduate schools and research groups to gather spontaneously, engage in discussions and presentations using cutting-edge IT technology, and refine communication skills.

  

  Discussion tables

  A tablet computer screen can be projected over a table that can be operated as a touch panel. The design of the facility makes it easy for multiple individuals to work together and encourages active communications.

  

  Digital poster panels

  Digital posters are posted on partition glass panes, and they can be intuitively operated as touch panels. This panel can also record presentations.