Overseas Program for Engineering B

Course Purpose
The purpose of this course is for students to experience and learn what is happening in Silicon Valley, a global center for high technology, innovation, and social media, through a 1-week study tour visiting companies, universities, and incubation facilities related to information technology with online lectures and pre and post lectures on campus.
Learning Goals
Students will be able to a) understand the history and the current state of the IT industry in North America, b) understand the nature and skill required to be global workers, c) understand the difference of climate and culture between Japan and the US, and d) acquire proficient presentation and communication skills.
Topic
Session 1(Pre-lesson 1) What is IT global talent?
Session 2(Pre-lesson 2) History of information and communications technology
Session 3(Online class 1) Pre-training orientation
Session 4(Online class 2) Training start lecture
Session 5(2nd day of training) Silicon Valley culture & history exploration
Session 6(3rd day of training) Lecture on “Entrepreneurship” and “Working at GAFAM”
Session 7(3rd day of training) Japan-US student forum
Session 8(3rd day of training) Visit to Stanford University
Session 9(4th day of training) Visit to Japanese IT company
Session 10(4th day of training) Networking event
Session 11(5th day of training) San Francisco bay area field research
Session 12(6th day of training) Final pitch
Session 13(6th day of training) Career forum
Session 14(Post-class) Review of the program
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