◆ Mechanical Systems Course
2003 Autumn Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)
Prof. Yoshihiro MOCHIMARU,
Prof. Toshio MIYAUCHI, Prof. Takashi YABE, Assoc. Prof. Kiyosi
HORIUTI
Special Topics in Fluid
Dynamics
Special Topics in Fluids Engineering
Special Topics in
Computational Fluid Dynamics
2. Advanced Thermal Engineering I
2005 Autumn Semester (2-0-0)
(Odd Years)
Prof. Takayoshi INOUE and
other professors
Special and current topics in
various aspects of thermal engineering including heat transfer in
manufacturing, solidification
and melting, microscopic thermal problems, environmental protection,
etc...
3. Advanced Course of Mechanical Vibration
2004 Autumn Semester (2-0-0)
(Even Years)
Prof. Koji KIMURA and other
professors
Special and Current Topics on
Mechanical Vibrations
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Analysis of Sound radiated from Vibrating Bodies by BEM
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Reduction of Sound and Vibration
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Liquid Sloshing
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Optimal Control and its Application to Motion and Vibration
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Structural Optimization and Control on Vibration Problem
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Stochastic Dynamics
4. Advanced Course of Fracture and Strength of
Materials
2004 Autumn Semester (2-0-0)
(Even Years)
Prof. Kikuo KISHIMOTO, Prof.
Haruo NAKANIURA, Assoc. Prof. Tadaharu ADACHI, Assoc.
Prof. Akira TODOROKI, Assoc.
Prof. Hirotsugu INOUE
I. Objective
This lecture aims to teach
basic concepts of the fracture and strength of materials including the
strength of materials, the
elasto-plastic theory and the fracture mechanics.
II. Contents
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Numerical and experimental analysis in solid mechanics
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Simulation method in strength of materials
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Introduction to fracture mechanics
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Assessment of structural integrity
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Application to composite materials
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Application to smart materials
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Dynamic problems
5. Technology Policy Systems
2003 Autumn Semester (2-0-0)
Prof. Chihiro WATANABE
I. Objective
This course aims to
investigate theoretical framework and empirical observation on the
dynamism of government policy
and firm's strategy to induce industry/firm's technological
innovation.
II. Contents
1) Turning Point
(1) Japan's economic development trajectory after the 2nd world
war
(2) Turning points of Japan's industrial technology (1966,
1978-80, 1992)
(3) Inducing mechanism of the Government policy (Hitting the
turning point)
(4) Role and the significance of Visions
2) Trade-off
(1) Trade-off between R&D investment and manufacturing
investment
(2) Rate of return to R&D investment : Bases of firm's
optimal investment decision
(3) Measurement of Internal Rate of Return to R&D Investment
(IRR)
(4) Factors governing IRR
3) Timing
(1) Optimal timing of R&D investment
(2) Evaluation of the timing for undertaking R&D project
(3) Evaluation of the return of R&D project
4) Target
(1) Role of national R&D program
(2) Systems option for sustainable development
(3) Target identification
(4) Consensus gaining towards the identified target
(5) National industrial technology strategy
(6) Basic strategy for IT
5) Tie-ups
(1) Rationale of the tie-ups
(2) Root of the tie-ups: Engineering Research Association (ERA)
(3) Background of the enactment of the Law for ERA
(4) Consortia and its variation
(5) Organization of the tie-ups
(6) Evaluation of the tie-ups
6) Trajectory
(1) Japan's national industrial technology strategy : Review and
trajectory
(2) Optimal investment trajectory
(3) Optimal R&D investment control model
(4) Optimal R&D investment trajectory in Japan's
manufacturing industry
6. National Systems of
Innovation
2003
Autumn Semester (2-0-0)(Odd Years)
Prof.
Kumiko Miyazaki
I. Objective
The course aims to teach basic concepts related to technology management,
globalization and National Systems of Innovation. Innovation and strategic
management of technology are crucial factors for economic success in firms as well as
nations. On the one hand, firms, industries are subject to globalization, on the other,
they are still heavily influenced by National Systems of Innovation. Analyses are given
at different levels of firms, industries and national systems.
II. Contents
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Introduction to the course
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State of the World in the 21st Century
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Technological Change and Basic Concepts in Science and Technology Policy
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Strategic Management of Technology within a Firm
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Internationalization and Globalization
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Negative Side Effects of Globalization
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Technology Diffusion and a Case Study
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Innovation-related Techno-Economic Networks
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Concepts of National Systems of Innovation
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Case study of NSI (Japanese case, EU case)
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Case study of NSI (the US model)
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Collaboration between Academia and Industry
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The Role of National Labs and Government Policies
III Assessment
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Class participation, Quiz, Group presentation, End of term report
Note: Prior knowledge of economics or
management is not needed.
The course is open to students
of all disciplines. The class will be held in a room
which has an optical link to
Nagatsuda campus making it possible for students
from Nagatsuda to participate
(Graduate Wing Nov. 3, IF, TV Auditorium) as
well. The course is offered in
odd years.
7. Business Information Systems
Project I
2003
Autumn Semester (2-0-0)
Prof.
Junichi IIJIMA and Assoc. Prof. Dai SENOO
I. Objective
The overall objectives of this course are
to investigate the nature and techniques of business
information systems
development project. Through a semester-long project, students will
learn how to set and formulate
a problem and a goal of the target system.
II. Contents
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Fieldwork experience
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KJ method
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Brain storming method
･ Concept creation-Metaphor,
Analogy, Model
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Presentation skills
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Project management
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Soft Systems methodology
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RAD
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IDEF
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ARIS
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Ericksson-Penker
Course
Grading:
Attendance
and participation 20%, Group performance 40%, Peer evaluation 40%
8. Business Information Systems
Project II
2004
Spring Semester (2-0-0)
Professor
Junichi IIJIMA and Professor Kunihiko HIGA
Students will learn how to analyze and
design an information system using UML
and other tools, and then implement a prototype
of the designed system.
* Analysis and design of
information systems using UML
* Database design
* Design of maintainable and
re-usable software
* Presentations by students on
their prototype systems
Course
Grading
Attendance
and participation 20%, Group performance 40%, Peer evaluation 40%
Textbook:
Required:
TBA
Referenced:
"Modern Structured Analysis" by Edward Yourdon, Yourdon Press.
"The Practical Guide to
Structured Systems Design" by Meilir Page-Jones,
Prentice-Hall
9. Product Design and Human
2004 Spring Semester (2-0-0)
Lecturer Hiroyuki UMEMURO
The
goal of this course is to understand the concept and process of designing
products
usable
by people with various characteristics and needs.
II. Contents
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Introduction: User-centered design, universal design, user-sensitive inclusive
design, personal fit, design for dynamic diversity
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Know the users' characteristics
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Know the users' needs
- Design:
Concepts, functionalities, esthetics, implementations
- Evaluation:
Usability
Course Grading:
Presentation in class: 40%,
Project work: 40% Discussion: 20%
Note:
Active participation in class
discussion will be highly evaluated.
10. Business in The Net-Society
Spring Semester (2-0-0)
Professor Kunihiko HIGA and
Associate Professor SENOO Dai
I. Objective
The
speed and scale of organizational competition have significantly
increased
in the net-society. In this class, organizations' various
ways
to cope with the net-society will be discussed.
II. Contents
*
Lectures on organizational issues in the net-society
*
Presentations by students on the organizational issues
*
Lectures on business processing in the net-society
*
Presentations by students on the business processing
Course Grading
Attendance and participation
20%, presentations 50%,
critique of presentation 30%
Textbook :
No textbook. Lecture note and material
will be provided.