updated date : 8, April 2025

Course title:

Genetics Progress VA

Credit:

2 Credits

Course description:

NIG Colloquium, Closed progress committee meeting

At the NIG colloquium held every Friday afternoon, students give an open oral seminar about their research and exchange questions and answers with the audience. After that, the students have a closed meeting with their four progress committee members and discuss the progress of their research and future plans in more detail. Therefore, the students and committee members should discuss contents of the upcoming doctoral dissertation and confirm that the research goals satisfy the degree criteria.

Course contents:

1. Abstract submission for the NIG colloquium
An abstract should be submitted upon request from the NIG seminar committee.
2. NIG colloquium
Students present their research at the NIG colloquium. They explain their results and future perspectives to a broad audience at NIG in either English or Japanese for about 30 minutes. They then take questions and comments and respond to them appropriately.
3. Closed progress committee meeting
After the colloquium, students have a closed meeting with their four progress committee members. The committee members make questions and suggestions about the research contents and future plans. Specifically, they discuss potential improvements and additional data that are required to ensure quality befitting a doctoral degree and form a basic consensus about the research goal.

Expected learning outcome and objectives:

The progress committee evaluates the research achievements so far and makes appropriate suggestions regarding the following specific points to the students.
1. Whether the project goes in the right direction toward completion of the doctoral degree.
2. What improvements or additional data are required to satisfy the doctoral degree criteria.
Also please refer to the criteria for the doctoral degree at the Genetics Program.
https://www.nig.ac.jp/nig/phd-program/courses-top/degree-criteria
Having a clear goal to complete their doctoral studies, students can be more efficiently concentrated on specific issues in their research projects.

Grading policy and criteria:

Based on performances in the presentation and the research project, students will be evaluated with one of four grades (A, B, C, D). When the committee finds it necessary, detailed suggestions and feedback will be provided to students, their supervisors, and the Academic Services Division in the form of a written report.

Schedule:

NIG colloquium presentations and closed progress committee meetings will be held for students admitted in April during June or late August (excluding July due to degree examinations) and for students admitted in October during December or late February (excluding January due to degree examinations). The specific dates and details will be determined through discussions between the progress committee and the students.

Related course, pre-requisites:

All D5 students must take this course. Before taking this course, students must have completed Progress IVA and IVB.

The same four members (including the chair) as the progress IV committee are usually assigned as the progress V committee. Changes to the selected Progress VA Committee members shall not be permitted except in the case of a vacancy.

Responsible Faculty:

Progress committee chair