電気通信大学 ASE I: Spring semester final presentation topics・前期末プレゼンテーション

Hello!

Our spring final presentation topic will be your choice! Like the second presentation topics, these will also be individual projects, but on a special time schedule on the presentation day.

Semester topic review

Here is a review of the topics of this semester:

• Comparison of important people in science & technology
• Comparison of key inventions/discoveries in science & technology

Deadline (締め切り)

We will do these on July 10th (7/10), so you have four (4) weeks to prepare these. That will seem like a long time, but we will go through topic selection and review, plus presentation practice that I will coach you on. 

This process is very important, because I would like to see you make the best presentations you can. I know that some of you, and maybe many of you, had never done presentations in English before this class. Because of this, I want to guide and coach you so that you can make the best presentations you can to this point - that is why we will take time to prepare and practice! 

Guidelines

You can choose one (1) of these topics, but with these guidelines:

1. Comparing the achievements of unique, interesting, or special people in science & technology 

You can select two (2) important people in science and/or technology that you admire and believe to be important. They can be Japanese, or foreign, or a mix, and they can be from any area of science - for example, physics, chemistry, or mathematics - or from applied science or technology, like engineering or IT. 

Like our two presentations we have done this semester, you must present a one-sided argument about their achievements, but show which person may have had the greater impact or the longer-lasting achievement(s). 

Special note: You must present on someone different than what you did before – do not present the same thing about the same person that you already did!

2. Comparing the impact of key inventions or discoveries in science & technology

You must present on something different than what you did before – do not present the same thing on the same topic that you did also!

In this topic, compare two different scientific discoveries – it could be in any area of science you are interested in (chemistry, physics, math, or an applied science like engineering or technology like IT).

Choose two different scientific discoveries you feel have been important. Maybe they have both been important – but which do you think might have had the bigger impact on society? It could be something that has had great impact only within Japan, or in other countries, or generally around the world.

Like our two presentations we have done this semester, you must present a one-sided argument about the topic, and what you would do.

Special note: You must present on something different than what you did before – do not present the same thing about the same invention or discovery that you already did!

Good luck! See you next time - and look forward to a great and relaxing summer for a job well done!

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