2021 University Catalogue
Graduate School ofTokyo Denki University
Doctoral Program

Graduate School of
Advanced Science andTechnology

Contents
TDU Graduate School

Curriculum Policy, Diploma Policy ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1
TDU Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
Purposes for Human Resource Development and for Educational andResearch Achievement ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2
Curriculum Policy, Diploma Policy

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Course Registration Manual
List of Important Words for Course Registration in Japanese・・・・・・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3

1. Course Registration ・・・・・・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4
2. List of Registerable Courses ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4
3. Class Information・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5
4. Changes of Course Registration Conditions due to Curriculum Changes during
the Enrollment Period ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・5
5. Examination and Evaluation・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6
6. Requirements to Complete the Doctoral Program・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6
7. Academic Degree・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・10
How to Browse Web-based Notification to Students and Syllabus (Important 1) ・・・・・・・・・・・11

2021 Academic Year Schedule of Doctoral Degree Application and
Dissertation Defense(Important 2) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・12Open Website of Procedural Essentials andFormats for Doctoral Dissertation Defense (Important 3)・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・13
e-mail address ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 14
The Procedural Essentials for Doctoral Dissertation Defense
on Course Completion at TDU Graduate School of Advanced Science andTechnology(abr) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 15

Graduate School of Tokyo Denki University
Curriculum Policy
The Doctoral Program has arranged the following course works in a systematic mannerbased on the educational policy of the TDU graduate schools and their majors.
(1) The coursework that helps students acquire highly and extensively advanced
knowledge and empowers their insight into current social problems.
(2) The coursework that improves communication skills for presentation anddiscussion in international settings.
(3) The researchwork that nurtures abilities to independently find solutions toexpertise-demanding problems.
(4) The researchwork that fosters competency to complete a doctoral dissertation
through the implementation of research.

Diploma Policy
Doctoral degree will be conferred upon on those who have acquired the necessary
credits and completed the following academic achievements during the required periodof enrollment.*(1) Acquisition of highly and extensively advanced knowledge.
(2) Possession of abilities to independently find solutions to expertise-demanding
problems and to perform presentations and join discussions in internationalsettings.
(3) Success in the doctoral dissertation defense through the completion of researchachievements.
* The standard periods of enrollment are 2 years in the master course and 3 years in
the doctoral course respectively.

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Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
Purposes for Human Resource Development and for Educational andResearch Achievement
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, based on the specialized
knowledge and research ability regarding science and technology acquired during themaster course, aims at nurturing students with wider-perspective and global mind andmore advanced research abilities to pursue research activities.
In other words, Graduate Schools of Tokyo Denki University nurtures researchers who
have creative and developing abilities for research and can work chiefly in various fields
of society and university faculty members who have certified abilities both foreducational and research activities.

Curriculum Policy
The Doctoral Program of Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology has
arranged and conducts curriculum according to the following policies in order toenable the students to necessary knowledge and abilities as doctor.
(1) The coursework that enables research on documents published in Japan andabroad to broaden the knowledge of other related fields, including proficiency of
foreign languages necessary for researchers.
(2) The coursework that focuses on research guidance provided by researchsupervisors to deepen expertise of science and technology learned in the master’s
program, to nurture abilities excellent enough to independently pursue research
activities and make presentations.

Diploma Policy
The Doctoral Program of Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology confers adoctoral degree on all the students who are enrolled in Graduate School of Advanced
Science and Technology for a certain period of time* and fulfill all the following
requirements. Doctor of science, doctor of engineering, or doctor of informatics isconferred.
(1) Acquisition of 14 credits and over of required courses(2) Success in the doctoral thesis defense and final examination through the necessary
research guidance.
(3) Acquisition of global mind with wider perspective and research abilities excellent
enough to independently pursue research activities.
*The standard period of enrollment is 3 years.
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Course Registration Manual

1. Course Registration
2. List of Registerable Courses
3. Class Information
4. Changes of course registration conditions due to curriculum changes during
the enrollment period
5. Examination and Evaluation
6. Requirements to complete the doctoral program
7. Academic Degree

List of Japanese terminology to know for graduate school enrollment and completion
履修（ri-shu）: registration of courses
必修科目（hisshu kamoku）: compulsory courses
選択科目 (sen-taku kamoku) : elective courses
課程博士 (katei hakase) :doctor based on course completion

満期退学 (manki taigaku) : leaving graduate school after necessary coursework completed
without degree
論文博士 (ronbun hakase) : doctor based on dissertation
UNIPA (yu-ni-pa) : TDU web-based course registration system. It is used as a communication tool
between students and TDU academic and office staff. It has no English version.

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1. Course registrations are necessary to attend the courses. Unregistered attendance does notprovide you with the credits of courses.
2. Course registrations shall be completed according to designated procedures based on the
yearly course table with permission of the research supervisor. Details for registration
including when and how will be notified by the campus office after the entrance.
3. Registration for listed courses in the other majors, if they are necessary to extend learning, canbe accepted with permission of your research supervisor. The maximum number ofregisterable courses is not fixed, but 10 credits is the maximum number of credits to be
reckoned into the required number of credits for the certified completion.
4. Course registration shall be reconfirmed individually on the timetable section of UNIPA.
Addition or modification of the submitted course registration can be arranged during thedesignated registration period.
5. Permission from the dean of the graduate school is required when research supervision isconducted at another graduate school or research institute.

2. Registerable Courses
The following courses can be registered based on the course registration. It is important to noticethe courses which are included in certification of completion and those which are not. The details
are mentioned on p6.
1. Course in your own major
They are the courses stipulated in the yearly list of courses of the major to which you belong.
2. Courses in Other Majors
Registration for listed courses, both compulsory and elective, in the other majors of Graduate
School of Advanced Science and Technology, if disciplinarily necessary, can be accepted withpermission of your research supervisor.
3. Courses in Master’s Degree Programs
Registration for listed courses in Graduate School of Science and Technology for Future Life,
Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, or Graduate
School of Information Environment, if disciplinarily necessary, can be accepted withpermission of your research supervisor.
4. Courses in Undergraduate Schools
Registration for listed courses in School of Science and Technology for Future Life, School ofEngineering, School of Science and Engineering, School of Information Environment, or Schoolof School of System Design and Technology, if disciplinarily necessary, can be accepted withpermission of your research supervisor.
5. Courses in Other Graduate Schools
Registration for listed courses in the other graduate schools under the credit-transfer
agreement, if disciplinarily necessary, can be accepted with permission of your researchsupervisor.
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1. Courses and Credits
The registerable courses and credits in each major are listed in the yearly course table. The
syllabus can be referred to in “Syllabus Reference” on page 11.
2. Semesters
First: From April 1 to around September 4
Second: From around September 5 to March 31, next year
3. Class Timetable

Weekdays

SaturdayGraduate Schools

Undergraduate Schools*

School of Engineering

All the Schools*

100-minute Classes

100-minute Classes

Evening Division

90-minute Classes

90-minute Classes
PeriodTime

PeriodTime

1st

09:20-11:00

1st

2nd

11:10-12:50

3rd
4th

PeriodTime

PeriodTime

09:20-11:00

N1st

09:00-10:30

2nd

11:10-12:50

N2nd

10:40-12:10

13:40-15:20

3rd

13:40-15:20

N3rd

13:10-14:40

15:30-17:10

4th

15:30-17:10

N4th

14:50-16:20

5th

17:20-19:00

N5th

16:30-18:00

N5th

16:30-18:00

D5th

18:00-19:40

N6th

18:10-19:40

N6th

18:10-19:40

D6th

19:50-21:30

N7th

19:50-21:20

N7th

19:50-21:20* School of Information Environment is not included.

4. Changes of course registration conditions due to curriculum changes during
the enrollment period
1. Changes of Course Schedule, Compulsory or Elective Conditions
As a general rule, the conditions stipulated in the yearly course table are applied, but
exceptional changes could take place.
Reconfirmation of the updated version at the beginning of an academic year is necessary.
2. Changes of Courses and/or Credits
Courses and credits in the academic year when their credits are earned are applied.

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1. As a general rule, written examinations are conducted at the end of semester when they arearranged. Instead, the assessment of classroom participation, submission of reports, orinterviews sometimes replaces the written examinations. It is not allowed to take theexaminations of unregistered courses except for the compulsory courses.
2. Evaluation
The academic grade is marked by A, B, C, or D, corresponding to the numerical evaluations asfollows:
A: 80 and over
B: 70-79
C: 60-69

Passed (credit earned)

R: credits acquired prior to enrollment
D: 59 and under―: registered but abandoned
D is not recorded in the academic transcript.
6. Requirements for Completion in Doctoral Program

To complete the doctorate program the following requirements shall be fulfilled: being enrolledduring 3 years and longer in the doctoral program, earning 14 credits and more of the required
courses, receiving necessary research supervision, and passing the doctoral dissertation defense
and final examinations.
The required duration of attendance period can be shortened to minimum 1 year for a student
whose excellent achievement is remarkably excellent during the enrollment.
A doctoral degree shall be conferred on a student who has fulfills the above mentioned
requirements based on the approval of doctoral program completion.
1) Credits included in the Requirements for Completion
The following credits will be reckoned in 14 credits necessary for doctoral program completion.
① credits of courses (compulsory and elective) listed in the major which students belong to.
② credits of courses listed in the other majors of the doctoral program③ The following academic achievements are handled in the same way as registered at TDU
according to the articles of 16, 17, and 18 stipulated in the TDU Graduate School Regulations on
the condition that they meet required conditions. Consulting with the research supervisor isrecommended.
・ Credits of courses earned at another graduate school in Japan or abroad (article16)・ Credits of courses earned before the enrollment in the TDU doctoral program (article 17)-6-

・ Research supervision received at another graduate school, a research institute, or a similarorganization (article18)
2) Credits excluded from the Requirements for Completion
Credits of undergraduate courses earned after the enrollment in the TDU doctoral program are
not approved as required credits for completion even though they are recorded in the academic
notification and transcript of the doctoral program.
Research Supervision System
The TDU graduate school provides the following research supervision system.
・ A chief research supervisor and a sub research supervisor are decided at the time of a
student’s enrollment.
・ The chief research supervisor with the sub supervisor interviews the student at the time of hisor her enrollment and discuss a research plan including theme, method, and schedule to makea 3-year research supervision plan.
・ After the research activities start, the chief research supervisor with the sub supervisor meetthe student to confirm research progress, and they modify or rectify the research plan if
necessary. They also record the result of their research supervision in the research supervision
plan.
・ They oblige the student make a presentation of an academic paper at a related academic
conference or on a similar occasion as part of the research supervision.
・ They go through the necessary procedures for the student to earn the doctoral degreeaccording to the Procedural Essentials for Doctoral Dissertation Defense at TDU Graduate
School of Advanced Science and Technology. (Student’s 3rd year)
Students enrolled in April
Year

Month

Procedures

1st

April

Providing course registration guidance and making research supervision
plan through research supervisors’ interview of the student

2nd

April

Confirming research progress, and modifying or rectifying the research planif necessary, through research supervisors’ interview with the student

3rd

April

Confirming research progress, and modifying or rectifying the research planif necessary, through research supervisors’ interview with the student

NovemberSubmitting the doctoral dissertation for defense and procedure documents

DecemberPreliminary review

January or
February

Doctoral dissertation defense

February

Judgment of doctoral dissertation defense

March

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Students enrolled in September
Year
Month
Procedures
1st September Providing course registration guidance and making researchsupervision plan through research supervisors’ interview of thestudent
2nd September Confirming research progress, and modifying or rectifying the
research plan if necessary, through research supervisors’interview with the student
3rd September Confirming research progress, and modifying or rectifying the
research plan if necessary, through research supervisors’interview with the student
April
Submitting the doctoral dissertation for defense and procedure
documents
May
Preliminary review
June
Doctoral dissertation defense
July
Judgment of doctoral dissertation defense
September Completion Ceremony
3. Procedures for Submission of Doctoral Dissertation
Procedures for submission and doctoral dissertation defense are stipulated in the Rules on
Academic Degrees at Tokyo Denki University (hereafter, the Rules on Academic Degrees) andinstructions by the research supervisor based on the rules shall be observed. (Details of
documents to be submitted such as types, number of copies and deadline are informed on a
notice board and should be handled as instructed.)
4. Criteria for Doctoral Dissertation Defense
The doctoral dissertation is examined and judged according to the following criteria: focusing
on acquisition of certified knowledge in the specific field, original and creative research ability,and practicalability to find solutions based on “Purposes for Human Resource Development

and for Educational and Research Achievement” of Graduate School of Advanced Science andTechnology.
1) Has the student acquired excellent abilities to conduct highly professional researches?
2) Has the student chosen an adequate theme as a doctor and had a clear awareness of issues
in conducting the research and writing the dissertation?
3) Has the student acquired practical abilities to solve problems in terms of putting adequateorganization, identification, judgement, and solution of problems in order?
4) Regarding to the research on the proposed theme:①Is it possible to confirm one of these remarkable aspects; original value, novelty,
practicability, reliability, or advancement in the research field?
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appropriate?
③Are the studies of documents and research trend sufficient?
④Does the student understand relation, similarity, and difference between his or her own
research and that of other researchers?
⑤Does the dissertation have appropriate logical development and propose new knowledge
through experiments and analyses?
5) Is the dissertation format such as description (body, charts and tables, references, andquotations) adequate and logically and consistently structured with introduction, body andconclusion?
Refer to the details of dissertation defense and its procedures on page13.
5. Certificate of Expected Completion
Certificate of expected completion can be issued when the research supervisor judges that thestudent will certainly earn 14 and more credits of the required courses for completion during
the academic year and pass the dissertation defense, considering the satisfactory progress ofregistered course studies and research. Also important is the additional requirement thatdemands one academic paper and more stipulated in “the Procedural Essentials for Doctoral
Dissertation Defense at TDU Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology”. As to theenrollment period, the research supervisor judges its validity according to Article 5 of theRegulations of School of Advanced Science and Technology.
Contact the campus office for further procedural information.
6. Coursework Completed without Degree
When students are enrolled in the doctoral program for 3 years and longer and have earned 14
credits and more of the required courses for completion without passing the dissertation defense,
they shall leave the Graduate School. The status is so-called “Coursework Completed without
Degree” in Japan.
After such students leave the Graduate School, they are guaranteed for their continued researchfor doctoral degree as follows:
Submission of a doctoral dissertation for defense after leaving the Graduate School under theabove-mentioned conditions shall be handled as a dissertation defense independent of thedoctoral coursework completion. In this case examinations to confirm qualifications shall be
exempted, but English proficiency shall be confirmed. (Refer to Clause 4 of Article 9 of “theProcedural Essentials for Doctoral Thesis Defense based without the coursework completion at
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7. Academic Degree
1. Doctoral Degrees conferred by Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
A doctoral degree shall be conferred on the student who has completed the Graduate School
according to Regulations of TDU graduate schools and the Rules on Academic Degrees.
The majors of the graduate school and the degrees that it confers are listed below:
Mathematical Sciences (Doctor of Science)
Electrical and Electronic System Engineering (Doctor of Engineering)
Information, Communication, and Media Design Engineering (Doctor of Engineering)
Mechanical System Engineering (Doctor of Engineering)Architecture, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
Materials and Life Sciences(Doctor of Engineering)(Doctor of Engineering or Doctor of Science)

Advanced Multidisciplinary Engineering (Doctor of Engineering or Doctor of Science)
Informatics(Doctor of Information Science)

2. Doctoral Degree
The doctoral dissertation defense shall be processed mainly through the research supervisor
based on the student’s application.
At the end of the enrollment of the doctoral program a doctoral degree shall be conferred basedon the completion of the following conditions: earing the required number of credits, success inthe dissertation defense, and passing the final examinations. This type of doctoral degree isnamed as “Doctor based on Necessary Coursework Completion” (Refer to Clause 1 of Article 24,
Regulations of TDU Graduate Schools and Article 4, the Rules on Academic Degrees)
It is possible to obtain a doctoral degree without completing the necessary doctoral program. A
doctoral degree can be conferred on the condition that the applicant passes the dissertation
defense and the final examinations. This type of doctor is names as “Doctor based on
Dissertation. (Refer to Clause 2 of Article 24, Regulations of TDU Graduate Schools and Article 5,
the Rules on Academic Degrees)-10-Important 1

How to Browse Web-based Notification to Students and Syllabus
１．Log in to DENDAI-UNIPA: https://portal.sa.dendai.ac.jp※Input Student Number and Password, and then click ログイン .
※Alphabets in Student Number should be lower-case letters. (for example: 20tdu999).
2．Notification to Students will be automatically displayed on the monitor after the log-in.
Syllabus can be accessed by clicking

授業 in the top horizontal menu⇒ シラバス照会 in its pulldown

menu.

３．When Syllabus page appears , choose 「全キャンパス（先端研）」from 「開講キャンパス the campus where thecourse is conducted」, and input the academic year when the course is conducted, e.g. 2021 and insert
the part or the whole of the course name, and then click 検索 . Clicking the course will show its
syllabus.

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Important 22021 Academic Year Schedule of Doctoral Degree Application and Dissertation Defense

July (2021)

Monday, April 19

Saturday, May 8～
Saturday, May 15
Saturday, June 5～
Saturday June 19

Saturday, July 10

February (2021)
Monday,Submission Deadline of Dissertation and Documents

November 8

for Doctoral Degree Application

Saturday,December4 ～Thursday,Preliminary Review

January 6
Saturday,January

22

Saturday,～Doctoral Dissertation Defense, Presentation and
Final Examination (Related Courses and English)

February 5
Thursday,February 17

Final Judgement of Doctoral Dissertation Defense※ If the above-mentioned schedule is changed, an e-mail with modified information will reach yourTDU Student e-mail address: TDU student number @ms.dendai.ac.jp, which should be checkedon a regular basis.

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Important 3Open Website of Procedural Essentials andFormats for Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Information on the Procedural Essentials for Doctoral Dissertation Defense on Course
Completion at TDU Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology is posted on thefollowing URL.
The necessary information is described and accessible in the dot-lined boxes below
It is required to confirm these procedural essentials to apply for a dissertation defense. As they
include necessary information regarding the initial step toward research such as “Minimum
Requirements of Application for Dissertation Defense”, it is advisable to understand the contents
in advance as well as before preparation for the examination. Also noticeable is final
reconfirmation of the latest procedures applicable in the academic year when the application is
submitted because the procedures and formats could be updated.
先端科学技術研究科> 博士論文審査手続方法

https://www.dendai.ac.jp/about/graduate/sentan_kagaku_gijyutu/sinsa/

TDU 東京電機大学
トップ> 東京電機大学について> 大学院> 先端科学技術研究科> 博士論文審査手続方法
大学院

博士論文審査手続方法
通学キャンパス | 東京千住キャンパス／埼玉鳩山キャンパス概要

本学博士課程に籍のない方（論文博士）
本学学位規則により、本学に学位論文を提出してその審査及び学力の確認に合格し、かつ、人物学力
とも本学大学院の博士課程（後期）に所定期間在学し所定の専攻科目について所定単位以上を修得した者と同等以上と認められた者に学位（論文博士）を授与することができます。

博士論文審査手続要領・様式
博士論文手続要領

Procedural Essentials for Doctoral Dissertation Defense

様式 1-1 学位論文受付票

Receipt of Dissertation for Doctoral Degree Application

様式 1-2 内容の要旨 Outline of Dissertation for Doctoral Degree Application
様式 2-1 検定審査申請書
様式 2-2 学位請求書
様式 3-1 博士論文のインターネット公開承諾書
Letter of Permission for Open Internet Posting of Doctoral Dissertation-13-

Important 4e­mail address
Every student is provided with an e­mail address. The e­mail address consists of student
number (lower case alphabets )@ms.dendai.ac.jp(for example: 20udr30@ms.dendai.ac.jp)
Browser-based Webmail System is also available. It is accessible from home or anyplace
where a browser such as Internet Explorer works properly, enabling students to send andreceive e-mails.
Notifications from the campus office will be sent to the e­mail address provided by TDU, andthey should be checked on a regular basis.
Another function related to Webmail system is transfer of e­mails from TDU to another e­mail address or a smartphone. For further information to use this function contact Media
Center Library

How to set up e-mail address
Access TDU Media Center at https://www.mrcl.dendai.ac.jp and choose 「web メール,webmail」in the pulldown from 「IT サービス, IT Service」and click the following URL
https://portal.office.com/
Setting time zone is necessary for the initial log-in.
Choose Japan time and save it. 【日本語（日本）(UTC+09.00) 大阪、札幌、東京】
When you need information in English regarding the initial setup, please contact TDU
International Center.

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This English translation is intended for reference purposes only for international students.
The Japanese version is authoritative.

The Procedural Essentials for Doctoral Dissertation Defense on Course Completionat TDU Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology(abr)(Ｒ4-No.62)
Article 1

These essentials are stipulated based on “the Rules on Academic Degrees at Tokyo
Denki University”

Chapter 1 Submission(Submission of Documents)
Article 2

A student who is ready to submit his or her dissertation shall submit the following

documents to Dean of the Graduate School (hereinafter Dean) via the research supervisor in anecessary number of copies for the dissertation defense and an extra copy for the Graduate
School Office.
(1) Receipt of dissertation for doctoral degree application(2) Dissertation for doctoral degree application(3) List of research achievements(4) Offprints of research publications or their photocopies(5) Outline of dissertation for doctoral degree application (complete version and separate copies
of each chapter)(6) Abstract of dissertation for doctoral degree application(7) Research record(8) Resume
Chapter 2

Preliminary Review(Preliminary Review Committee)
Article 3

Responding to the submission of the dissertation for doctoral degree application oncourse completion, Dean shall request Director of the major (hereinafter Director) to which thedoctoral applicant belongs to arrange a Preliminary Review Committee to conduct a screening
in which the applicant shall explain the outline of his or her dissertation.
2.

Director shall assign 4 faculty members or more, including one chief, from among thegraduate school faculty meeting members qualified for research supervision as preliminary
screening members.
3.

The Preliminary Review Committee can assign the student’s research supervisor as chief.

The Preliminary Review Committee can also invite cooperation from other faculty members ofother graduate schools or research institutes in addition to the selected 4 members including
the chief, when necessary.
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(Review of Documents)
Article 4

The Preliminary Screening Committee shall examine the submitted documents

stipulated in the article 2, confirm the minimum requirement to accept the dissertation, andjudge whether the dissertation is acceptable or not.
2.

The minimum requirement the preceding clause is as follows:

The applicant has already had one academic paper and more including the contents of thedissertation of his or her own writing, submitted to be printed, processed to be printed orprinted in an academic journal or a similar prestigious academics magazine. The other option
is that the applicant has already had one academic paper or more coauthored with theresearch supervisor and others under the above-mentioned condition.
(Procedural Copies)
Article 5“Copies of Doctoral Dissertation Defense Procedures on Course Completion” aremade by the campus office.
(Judgement of Dissertation Acceptance)
Article 6

Preliminary Screening Committee shall make a report to the applicant’s major, inwhich it shall conduct preliminary screening of the validity of the acceptance of the dissertation.
Responding to the preliminary screening Director shall report the contents of dissertation andthe student’s resume, research record and the result of screening of the submitted documents
to the Graduate School management meeting and recommend 4 candidates and more as
members of the dissertation defense committee.

The management meeting shall judge thevalidity of acceptance of the dissertation based on the preliminary screening of the Preliminary
Screening Committee.
2.

The management meeting, after approving the acceptance of the dissertation, shall arrange

a Dissertation Defense Committee by assigning 4 faculty members or more, including one chief,from among the research supervisors qualified for doctoral dissertation guidance as
dissertation defense members. The management meeting can also invite cooperation fromother faculty members from other graduate schools or research institutes in addition to the 4
selected members including the chief, when necessary. The preliminary committee members
can continue to works as dissertation defense members.
Chapter 3 Dissertation Defense(Dissertation Submission)
Article 7

The applicant shall submit the accepted dissertation and necessary documents forthe dissertation defense.
(Presentation for Dissertation Defense)
Article 8

Prior to the dissertation defense the applicant shall make a presentation of his or her-16-dissertation in an open meeting (including a TDU Graduate School faculty meeting).
2.

If the dissertation of the applicant stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 4 is being submitted, it

shall have been accepted to be printed by the time of the presentation for dissertation defense.
(Dissertation Defense)
Article 9

The dissertation defense shall conduct final examinations of the dissertation-related

courses and English at the meeting of Dissertation Defense Committee during the dissertation
defense period.
Dissertation-related courses:

oral presentation of the dissertation contents and questions
and answers regarding the courses of the specialized field

English proficiency:

The dissertation written in English can render the English examination
unnecessary.

2. The dissertation defense shall be completed within 12 months from the day when thedissertation acceptance is approved.
3. If the dissertation defense is not finished during the above-mentioned period due to an
unavoidable reason, the dissertation defense period can be extended for additional 6 months
based on the approval of a Graduate School faculty meeting.
(Dissertation Defense Report)
Article 10

The chief research supervisor, based on the agreement of the Dissertation Defense

Committee, shall report the result of the final examinations of related courses and English andthat ofdissertation defense to the major to which the applicant belongs. Director of the major

shall report the judgement to Dean.
Chapter 4 Judgement of Course Completion(Course Completion Judgement)
Article 11 Dean shall convene a faculty meeting consisting of only research supervisors tojudge the course completion based on the report from the chief supervisor regarding the resultof the final examinations of related courses and English and that of the dissertation defense.
2. The Graduate School faculty meeting shall judge the validity of course completion by open
voting. The open voting can be conducted electronically by using an electronically recordable
voting device. The resolution of course completion is stipulated separately in “the Rules on
Academic Degrees at Tokyo Denki University”. The handling of dissertation, in case its validity
is not approved, shall be reconsidered in the Graduate School faculty meeting.
3. The applicant who has passed the dissertation defense shall submit the digital data of thecomplete dissertation and the abstract of the dissertation.
4. The procedures for digital data submission are stipulated separately.

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Chapter 5 Conferring of Degree(Report to President)
Article 12 Dean shall report the judgment in the proceeding article to President of theuniversity.
(Conferring of Degree)
Article 13 President shall confer the degree according to the report in the proceeding article.
(Publication and Others)
Article 14

The campus office shall complete clerical works such as submitting a report to the

Ministry in charge and publicizing the dissertation.
Supplemental Provisions (omitted)-18-

Dateː Day

Month

Year

Receipt of Dissertation for Doctoral Degree Application
Fill in ① Format yourself and ask your research supervisor or your application
adviser to fill in ② and ask Dean of your major for the seal on ③.
①
Type of Doctor
Name□1. Course Completion
Print:□ 2.Dissertation only
Signature:
Student Status in your Major for Type 1

Accessible Contact Information
Phone:
e-mail:Final Academic Record for Type 2 Applicant

Major:
Student Number:Year:
Date of Expected Completion or Completionof Coursework without Degree:
Month
Year

University:
Undergraduate School, Graduate School:
Department, Major:
Date of Graduation, Completion, Completionof Coursework without Degree:
Month
Year

Title of Doctoral Dissertation

Without or With Conditions for Public Access□ Without□ WithSpecific Reason:※If you have a reason or reasons which require secrecy, you shall arrange paperwork to
resolve them for the presentation of your doctoral dissertation at TDU.
Any change in the above-mentioned contents shall be informed to the campus office.
Information in the above-mentioned contents shall be used only for clerical work regarding todoctoral dissertation.

②＜研究指導教員・受入教員記入欄＞
専攻

③専攻主任

氏名

印
印
承認の場合押印下さい

事務部処理欄（各キャンパス）
受領日

管理簿

担当者

入力

/

/

備考

②資格確認

/

公表論文等

課 長

要件確認

次 長

/

/

部 長

/

専攻主任連絡
予備審査委員会編成/

Graduate School of Tokyo Denki University
Summarized Contents of Doctoral Dissertation
Keep Report Number blank intact.
Report Number

先端科学技術（）号`Name

Title of Dissertation

Please do not change the format, but adjusting space between words and lines
and the size of letters is acceptable.

The doctoral Dissertation has 〇 parts, consisting of □ chapters.
The introduction…..

The first chapter…..

The second chapter….

The fourth chapter…..

The fifth chapter….

up to 2 pages

Date:
Letter of Consent for Putting My Doctoral Dissertation on the Internet
Dear President of Tokyo Denki University,
I hereby give my consent for Tokyo Denki University to register the complete version of my
doctoral dissertation in the TDU Academic Repository for public access on the Internet,
unconditionally or conditionally, according to the following information. I also permit that it will
be copied within the necessary range of the registration process.
Type of Doctor
Name
Accessible Contact Information□Course Completion Print:
Phone:□Dissertation only
Signature:e-mail:Title of Doctoral Dissertation

Conditions for Public Access on the Internet□ None: I consent to putting the complete version of my doctoral dissertation on the Internet.
□ Conditionally I consent to public access to the summary of doctoral dissertation on theInternet until the following reasons cease to exist.
□ The dissertation includes contents such as three-dimensional objects, which cannot beproperly expressed on the Internet.
□ The dissertation includes contents to be handled according to the copyright protection ofprivate information protection, which prohibits public access on the Internet beyond one
year after the acquisition of doctoral degree.
□ Posting the doctoral dissertation on the Internet will cause unavoidable detriment one year
after the acquisition of doctoral degree because the doctoral dissertation is published, it isprinted in an academic journal whose policy prohibits parallel publication, or it is used forpatent application.
□ Other reason:
When the following length of time passes, I hereby give my consent for Tokyo Denki University
to register the complete version of my doctoral dissertation in the TDU Academic Repository for
public access on the Internet on the condition that other reasons do not exist. .
The date of public access: Day
Month
Year
5 years as maximal length after the acquisition of doctoral degree
Any change in the above-mentioned contents shall be informed to the campus office.
Information in the above-mentioned contents shall be used only for clerical work regarding todoctoral dissertation.

②＜研究指導教員・受入教員記入欄＞ → Research Supervisor& Director of Major
専攻

③専攻主任

氏名

印

印
承認の場合押印下さい

事務部処理欄（各キャンパス）
受領日

データ確認

課 長

担当者

事由確認

次 長

/

/

/

部 長

/

研究科委員長

事務部

総合メディア※「有」の場合のみ

CD-R/DVD-R 保管センター提出

副

正

/

/

公開日

/

Tokyo Denki University
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology

Certification by Coauthors（doctor based on course completion）
Name of Applicant for Doctoral Dissertation Defense:
Major of Applicant:Dendai Taro

Mathematical Sciences

Title of Academic Research Paper: Research on Wireless Network
Details of Publication of Above-mentioned Paper
Title of Magazine or Journal:
Year:

No.:

Volume:Pages:～All Coauthors:

Based on our understanding that this certification is one of the necessary
documents for Dendai Taro to apply for the doctoral dissertation defense at Tokyo
Denki University, we hereby certify that the above-mentioned coauthored academic
research paper was mainly contributed by Dendai Taro, majoring in
Mathematical Sciences at Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology,
Tokyo Denki University, and that Dendai Taro is the first author of the paper.
Name of Coauthor in Print

Current Institution

Signature

Tokyo Denki University
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology

Certification by Coauthors（doctor based on dissertation）
Name of Applicant for Doctoral Dissertation Defense:

Dendai Taro

Title of Academic Research Paper: Research on Wireless Network
Details of Publication of Above-mentioned Paper
Title of Magazine or Journal:
Year:

No.:

Volume:Pages:～All Coauthors:

Based on our understanding that this certification is one of the necessary
documents for Dendai Taro to apply for the doctoral dissertation defense at Tokyo
Denki University, we hereby certify that the above-mentioned coauthored academic
research paper was mainly contributed by Dendai Taro, and that Dendai Taro is
the first author of the paper.
Name of Coauthor in Print

Current Institution

Signature