Guidelines to Seminar Courses
Guidelines to Seminar Courses
（Produced on Dec 27th, 1996 in IIE General Meeting）
（Validated on Jan 12th, 2000 in IIE General Meeting）
（Announced on Jan 12th, 2007 on IIE Bulletin Board）
（Modified on May 2nd, 2007 in IIE General Meeting）
I. Every year, one Professor from IIE takes turn to be in charge of supervising this course.
II. The content of the course includes professional speaker sessions from inside and outside of the University, student thesis presentations, faculty presentations and plant tours.
III. Each professor recommends one guest speaker. The department chair may invite two additional speakers. Once the guest speaker is determined, the invitation letter is signed by the department chair. The invitation and reception is arranged by the supervising professor. After the event, the chair presents transportation subsidy, gifts and other compensation.
IV. Two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester, the course supervising professor is required to coordinate with other professors and to provide the initial draft of schedules for inviting speakers.
V. Up to one guest speaker is invited to conduct a one-hour speech. Additional time is allocated for discussion, questions and answers.
VI. Course performance is based on students’ attendance. Full-time students should attend all the seminars; part-time students should attend at least 50% of the seminars. (The exact percentage of required attendance may depend on the nature of students’ job. Please confirm with the course supervising professor.) In the case where students cannot attend a seminar, notes should be provided to the supervising professor. A student is allowed to miss a seminar (with notes) up to twice.
VII. Evaluation on the students’ performance are based on their attendance. Full time students should attend all sessions; part time students should attend at least 50% and above of the sessions. (The exact percentage of required attendance may depend on nature of the students’ job. Please confirm with the course supervising professor.) Foreign students should attend all sessions conducted in English. If more than half of the sessions were conducted in English, foreign students are required to attend at least 50% and above of the sessions. Absence without a proper notice is not allowed. Students are allowed to miss up to two sessions with notice to the supervising professor.
VIII. For plant tours, the course supervising professor is responsible for arranging the event and the insurance and taking lead during the tour. If the plant tour exceeds three hours, the tour is counted as two tours.
IX. The guidelines stated in this document is approved and announced through the department meetings.