Curricula of the International Graduate Program on Effective Utilization of Technology

◆ Curricula of the International Graduate Program on Effective Utilization of Technology
in the Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology

1. Purpose of the course

This international graduate program focuses on the “Effective Utilization of Technology” and is targeting not only those who graduated from engineering departments but also those who studied managerial subjects, social sciences and humanity in universities. The course is intended to provide students with fundamental and practical knowledge and skills on utilizing various technologies, as well as concepts and approaches to applying them to new objects, issues and technology in order to contribute to sustainable development in the twenty first century.

2. Participating departments

Education programs of the course are designed by the collaboration of the following five departments in the Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology and the Graduate School of Innovation Management:

・Department of Human System Science,

・Department of Value and Decision Science,

・Department of Industrial Engineering and management,

・Department of Social Engineering, and

・Department of Innovation.

3. Rules and requirements for the course

For the master degree, the following requirements must be met:

・10 credits from the Category I: “Technology”;

・14 credits from the Category II: “Utilization of Technology for Business Resources”;

・4 credits from the Category III: “Application Objects of Technology”;

・Credits of Workshop, Seminar, Exercise and Colloquium in each semester; and

・Master thesis.

For the doctoral degree, the following requirements must be met:

・10 credits from the Category I: “Technology”;

・14 credits from the Category II: “Utilization of Technology for Business Resources”;

・4 credits from the Category III: “Application Objects of Technology”;

・Credits of Workshop, Seminar, Exercise and Colloquium in each semester;

・4 credits of the Off-Campus Project (I or II); and

・Doctoral dissertation.

4. List of subjects provided in English

Category I: “Technology”

Those subjects are provided by other International Graduate Programs.

Category II: “Utilization of Technology for Business Resources”

【Management of Technology】

	Classes	Credit	Lecturers	Semester	Remarks	(A)	(C)
36005	Strategic Management of Technology	2-0-0	Prof. Kumiko Miyazaki	Spring		○	○
36006	Strategies and Systems of Innovation	2-0-0	Prof. Kumiko Miyazaki	Autumn
36016	Corporate Management and Intellectual Property Activities	2-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Yoshitoshi Tanaka	Autumn	Even year: in English, Odd year: in Japanese	○

【Utilization of Technology】

	Classes	Credit	Lecturers	Semester	Remarks	(A)	(C)
67032	Business Information Systems Project	2-0-0	Prof. Junichi Iijima and Assoc. Prof. Dai Senoo	Spring	Even year: in English, Odd year: in Japanese	○	○
67062	IT and Management	2-0-0	Prof. Masaaki Hirano	Autumn	Even year: in Japanese, Odd year: in English
36010	Quality Management	2-0-0	Prof. Hiroshi Osada	Autumn	Even year: in English, Odd year: in Japanese	○
36014	Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy	2-0-0	Prof. Kunihiko Higa	Autumn	Even year: in English, Odd year: in Japanese	○	○
67020	Colloquium for Management Strategy	1-0-0	Prof. Hiroshi Yasuda	Autumn		○	○
67020	History of Science in Regional and National Contexts	2-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Masanori Kaji	Spring		○	○
67065	Advanced Course of Mathematical Logic	2-0-0	Prof.Toshiharu Waragai	Spring		○	○
65060	Presentations Skills	1-1-0	Prof. Shinichi Mayekawa, et al.	Spring		○	○
67060	Transdisciplinary Collaboration Practice	0-0-2	Prof. Junichi Iijima and Assoc. Prof. Dai Senoo	Autumn		○	○
67006	Ergonomics for Organization and Systems Design Design	2-0-0	Prof. Kenji Itoh	Autumn		○	○
67071	Distribution Channels	2-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Sulin Chung	Spring		○	○
	Strategic Debating Skills	0-1-0	Prof. Kumiko Miyazaki	Autumn	Even year: in Japanese, Odd year: in English	○
	Advance Course on History and Engineering in AmericaⅡ	2-0-0	Lecturer, Jonathan Coopersmith	Spring		○	○
	Business Models in the Net-Society	2-0-0	Prof. Kunihiko Higa	Spring	Even year: in Japanese, Odd year: in English	○
	Special Course on the History of Technology	2-0-0	Lecturer, Jonathan Coopersmith	Spring		○	○
	International Seminar on Decision Science and Technology	2-0-0	Lecturer, Mitsuyo Toyoda	Autumn		○	○
68008	Organizational Design for Planning	2-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Tatsuro Sakano	Autumn	Even year	○	○
68043	Public Policy and Project Valuation	2-0-0	Prof. Noboru Hidano Hidano	Spring		○	○
	Surveys and Experiments in Environmental Economics	1-0-0	Adjunct Professors (TBA) and Noboru Hidano	Autumn		○
	Introduction to Bayesian Statistics	1-0-0	Prof. Shinichi Mayekawa	Spring		○	○

Category III: “Application Objects of Technology”

	Classes	Credit	Lectures	Semester	Remarks	(A)	(C)
67038	Product Design and Human	2-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki Umemuro	Spring		○	○
67037	Business in the Net-Society	2-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Dai Senoo	Autumn	Even year: in Japanese, Odd year: in English	○	○
	Global Environmental Governance	2-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Norichika Kanie	Cancelled (Spring)	On sabbatical leave from 2009 Autumn to 2010 Spring semester.	○	○
66046	A Comparative Study of Modern Japanese Culture	2-0-0	Prof. Leith Morton	Autumn		○	○○
68003	Advanced Theories and Practices of Urban Land Use Planning	2-0-0	Prof. Norihiko Nakai	Autumn		○	○○
	Embodied Economics and Language	1-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki Akama et.al.	Autumn		○	○
	Embodied Economics and Cognition	1-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Kimihiko Yamagishi et. al	Autumn		○	○
	Embodied Economics and Brain	1-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki Akama et.al.	Autumn	Offered either in spring or autumn	○	○
	Modeling of Global Environmental and Economic Growth	1-1-0	Assoc. Prof. Toshihiko Masui	Spring	On demand	○	○
	Advanced Theory of Socio-Space	2-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Masato Dohi	Autumn	On demand, Odd year	○	○
	Human Economic Science by Matlab	0-2-0	Adjunct Professors(TBA), Ken Wakita and Hiroyuki Akama	Spring		○	○
	Human Economic Science by Mathematica	0-2-0	Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki Akama	Spring		○	○
	Human Economic Science by Grid MPI	0-1-0	Assoc. Prof. Masahiro Mochizuki	Autumn		○	○
	Introductory Cognitive Psychology	2-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Kimihiko Yamagishi	Spring		○	○
	Learning Information Network	1-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Masao Murota	Autumn	Even year; in Japanese, Odd year; in English	○	○
	Learning Information System	1-0-0	Assoc. Prof. Masao Murota	Autumn	Even year; in Japanese, Odd year; in English	○	○
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Category IV: Obligatory Subjects

1) Workshop

	Classes	Credit	Lectures	Semester	Remarks	(A)	(C)
66715	Decision Science and Technology International Workshop I	2 credits	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66716	Decision Science and Technology International Workshop II	2 credits	Supervisor	Spring		○	○
66717	Decision Science and Technology International Workshop III	2 credits	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66718	Decision Science and Technology International Workshop IV	2 Credits	Supervisor	Spring		○	○
66861	Decision Science and Technology International Workshop V	2 credits	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66862	Decision Science and Technology International Workshop VI	2 credits	Supervisor	Spring		○	○
66863	Decision Science and Technology International Workshop VII	2 credits	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66864	Decision Science and Technology International Workshop VIII	2 credits	Supervisor	Spring		○	○
66865	Decision Science and Technology International Workshop IX	2 credits	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66866	Decision Science and Technology International Workshop X	2 credits	Supervisor	Spring		○	○

2) Seminar, Practical Exercise and Colloquium

	Class	Credit	Lectures	Semester	Remarks	(A)	(C)
66709	International Seminar in Decision Science and Technology I	0-1-0	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66710	International Seminar in Decision Science and Technology II	0-1-0	Supervisor	Spring		○	○
66719	International Practical Exercise in Decision Science and Technology I	0-0-1	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66720	International Practical Exercise in Decision Science and Technology II	0-0-1	Supervisor	Spring		○	○
66705	International Colloquium in Decision Science and Technology I	1 credit	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66706	International Colloquium in Decision Science and Technology II	1 credit	Supervisor	Spring		○	○
66707	International Colloquium in Decision Science and Technology III	1 credit	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66708	International Colloquium in Decision Science and Technology IV	1 credit	Supervisor	Spring		○	○
66851	International Colloquium in Decision Science and Technology V	2 credits	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66852	International Colloquium in Decision Science and Technology VI	2 credits	Supervisor	Spring		○	○
66853	International Colloquium in Decision Science and Technology VII	2 credits	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66854	International Colloquium in Decision Science and Technology VIII	2 credits	Supervisor	Spring		○	○
66855	International Colloquium in Decision Science and Technology IX	2 credits	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
66856	International Colloquium in Decision Science and Technology X	2 credits	Supervisor	Spring		○	○

3) Off-Campus Project

	Class	Credit	Lectures	Semester	Remarks	(A)	(C)
67505	Decision Science and Technology International Off-Campus Project I	4 credits	Supervisor	Autumn		○	○
67506	Decision Science and Technology International Off-Campus Project II	4 credits	Supervisor	Spring		○	○

In addition to the above-listed subjects, students are recommended to take classes of relevant subjects given in Japanese. Some of these classes may be admitted to include credits as either Category I, II or III. In this case, a student should be consulted by his/her supervisor or department head.

5. Descriptions of subjects

36005 ■ Strategic Management of Technology

Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Kumiko MIYAZAKI

Objective

This course aims to teach the basic concepts, tools and theories needed for strategic management of technology. The topics covered include, innovation models, sectoral models of innovation, technological competence building, technological diversification strategy, technology portfolio management, strategic alliances and management of research and development.

Course Outline

01. Introduction

02. Models of Innovation

03. Success and Failures in Innovation

04. Sectorial Patterns of Innovation

05. Strategic Planning Process

06. Technological Competence Building Strategy

07. Management of R & D

08. Product Platform Strategy

09. IT Based Strategy, Knowledge Management

10. Technology Diffusion and Diffusion of High Tech Products

11. Technology Management of Complex Products and Systems

12. Learning from Technological Alliances

13. Group Presentations

Evaluation

Students are assesses by class participation, individual presentations, group work, debate and the end of term report.

Textbook/Reference

Managing Innovation (Integrating Technological Market and Organizational Change) J. Tidd, J. Bessant and K. Pavitt, John Wiley, 1997

Note : No special prior knowledge of management is required. Active class participation is welcome.

36006 ■ Strategies and Systems of Innovation

Autumn Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Kumiko MIYAZAKI

Objective

This course relates to the various agenda concerning technology strategy at the level of the firm, sector and national systems of innovation. Based on empirical research findings, technology strategies in sectors such as information and communications, consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals, telecom services and robotics will be analyzed. Strategies towards globalization and national systems of innovation in different countries will also be examined. Students are assessed by class participation, case studies, presentations, and end term report.

Purpose

The ability to generate and manage technological change is a major feature of competitiveness of firms. The course aims to teach basic concepts related to technology strategy. Technological opportunities and strategies are heavily influenced by the characteristics of technology paradigms and the direction of technological change, which influence corporate strategies as well as Sectoral Systems of Innovation; the course will identify and analyze major tasks facing firms in the generation and exploitation of technology. We will use some studies to illustrate the concepts.

Course Outline

01. Introduction to the course

02. Innovation Models and Sectoral Patterns of Innovation

03. Technological Competence Building – the case of Optoelectronics

04. Technology Diffusion - (Mobile Telecom)

05. Technology Diffusion - (Robotics)

06. Innovation Infrastructures (case 1)

07. SSI (Sectoral System of Innovation) (Nanotechnology)

08. Innovation related Techno-economic Networks

09. Managing Strategic Alliances (case of high tech industries)

10. Strategies for Complex Product and Systems

11. Case of Renewable Energy (wind power, solar power)

12. National Systems of Innovation (US Model)

13. Ethics and Environment Technologies in the UK

14. Group Presentations

Evaluation

Class participation (20%), 2 Case Studies (40%), Group Presentation (40%)

Textbook / Reference : Reading material will be provided.

Note : Prior knowledge of economics or management is not needed. Active participation is encouraged.

36016 ■Corporate Management and Intellectual Property Activities

Autumn Semester (2-0-0) Even year: in English; Odd year: in Japanese

Assoc. Prof. Yoshitoshi TANAKA

I. Objective

The role of intellectual property is to protect our own technologies with exclusive rights against competitors not to participate in our business area, strengthening our business competence. However, the intellectual property activities shall not only be limited to obtain such exclusive rights but also be expanded into all IP related activities, as they are contribute to our business growth. Therefore, IP activities shall be positioned close to corporate management strategy, and linked to the achievement of corporate objectives. In this class, first we share the minimum knowledge on business management, and also we understand what the IP activities are. As a group discussion, we will proceed with a specific business case in order to link the IP activities with corporate objectives. In addition, we learn what kind of IP related activities shall be done in other functional department, such as Marketing, R&D, Production, HR, Financing, etc.

II. Contents

・Introduction, Intellectual Property

・Business management basic

・Intellectual property Activities from the views of the business management

・Break down the objectives of IP department from corporate objectives

・Case study to link IP activities with corporate objectives

・Group discussion on the case study

・Summing up of Corporate Management & Intellectual Property Activities

III. Reference

・Andy Gibbs and Bob DeMatteis, “ESSENTIALS of Patents”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

・Alexander I. Poltorak and Paul J. Lerner, “ESSENTIALS of Intellectual Property”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

67032 ■Business Information Systems Project

Spring Semester (2-0-0) Even year: in English, Odd year: in Japanese

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

・Fieldwork experience

・KJ method

・Brain storming method

・Concept creation -Metaphor, Analogy, Model

・Presentation skills

・Project management

・Soft Systems methodology

・RAD

・IDEF

・ARIS

・ Ericksson-Penker

67062 ■Information Technology and Management

Autumn Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Masaaki HIRANO Even year ; in Japanese, Odd year; in English

I. Course Objective

Information technology (IT) has been radically changing the rules of competition and the way organizations, be it business, governmental or non-profit, serve their customers/constituents. The objective of the course is to familiarize you to the recent developments of IT and its use in various facets of management. Specifically, the course aims to help you in not overestimating nor underestimating the potentials and implications of IT to the management of organizations, when making management judgment in strategic and/or functional issues.

Course prerequisites: As this is a foundation course in MIS (management information systems) and e-business, there are no prerequisites, other than your enthusiasm.

II. Course Materials

The course textbook is:

K.C. Laudon and J.P. Laudon (2006), Management Information Systems (9th ed), Prentice-Hall.

III. Course Outline

Part One: Organizations, Management and the Networked Enterprise

1. Chapter 1: Managing the Digital Firm

2. Chapter 2: Information Systems in the Enterprise

3. Chapter 3: Information Systems, Organizations, Management and Strategy

4. Chapter 4: The Digital Firm: Electronic Business and Electronic Commerce

5. Chapter 5: Ethical and Social Issues in the Digital Firm

Part Two: Information Technology Infrastructure

6. Chapter 6: IT Infrastructure and Platforms

7. Chapter 7: Managing Data Resources

8. Chapter 10: Security and Control

Part Three: Organizational and Management Support Systems for the Digital Firm

9. Chapter 11: Enterprise Applications and Business Process Integration

10. Group exercise

11. Chapter 12: Managing Knowledge in the Digital Firm

12. Chapter 13: Enhancing Decision Making for the Digital Firm

Part Four: Building and Managing Information Systems

13. Chapter 14: Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems

14. Chapter 15: Understanding the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change

Part Five: Conclusion

15. Presentations

36010 ■Quality Management

Autumn Semester (2-0-0) Even year in English; Odd year in Japanese

Prof. Hiroshi OSADA

I. Objective

Quality Management (QM) as management method to increase quality of product and “service is explained about its concept, methods and application.” “In addition, leading edge methods in QM for improving management quality such as” assessment method on management quality and strategic management by policy etc. are introduced and discussed through case studies.

II. Contents

1. Quality Management(QM) in corporate management

2. Concept of QM and History of QM

3. Quality Management System

4. Strategic Planning and QM(Strategic Management by Policy)

5. Quality innovation and creation of best practice

6. Case study(1): Quality innovation in Komatsu

7. Management Quality

8. Assessment method on Management Quality

9. Competitive advantage through QM

10. Case study(2): Quality management in Toyota

11. Case study(3): Business excellence through TQM at foreign Deming prize winner(India)

12. New Topics in QM

III. Evaluation

Two reports and group discussions are evaluated.

【Note】

This subject is held every two years at Tamachi campus and will start in 2008 (Autumn).

36014 ■Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy

Autumn Semester (2-0-0) Even year in English; Odd year in Japanese

Prof. Kunihiko HIGA

I. Objective

As the society shifting from the industrial society to the knowledge society, many organizations are facing the existing high-cost structure and inflexibility to respond to the drastic changes in their corresponding markets. In this class, a new organizational structure with high cost-performance and flexibility will be discussed. Particularly the use of information technology for organizational innovation and organizational restructuring will be studied. Also the role of information technology as a strategic business tool will be examined.

II. Contents

・Case study

・Organizational innovation

・Organizational restructure

・Strategic Information Systems

・Presentation skills

・Group work

・Brain storming

67061 ■Colloquium for Management Strategy

Autumn Semester (1-0-0)

Lecturer Hiroshi YASUDA

I. Objective

This course focuses on issues related to strategic alliances and M&A, which attract attention from strategic management perspectives in today’s business world. The goal of the course is to capture their overall pictures, through the understanding of their background, trend, theoretical basis, process, procedures, instructions, etc.

II. Contents

・Strategic alliances: background and trend

・Typical forms of strategic alliances and their theoretical basis

・Analytical framework of strategic alliances and case studies

・Process and procedures of strategic alliances

・Instructions for performing strategic alliances

・Planning and execution of M&A

・Practical techniques of M&A

67020 ■History of Science in Regional and National Contexts

Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Assoc. Prof. Masanori KAJI

I. Objective

This course intends to offer a survey of major environmental problems in the 20th century, while tracing the growth of environmental awareness and environmentalism in regional and national as well as global contexts.

This seminar course intends to offer a survey of major environmental problems in the 20th century, while tracing the growth of environmental awareness and environmentalism worldwide. The course hopes to raise student’s awareness of growing environmental problems

associated with science and technology, and give them an opportunity to explore and asses these problems critically and from multiple angles. It also aims to help them improve their conversational and writing skills.

II. Contents

A survey of major environmental issues since the mid-20th century, focusing on the debates surrounding the Minamata disaster, Itai-itai disease, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962), the topical subjects of global warming and nuclear energy.

67065 ■Advanced Course of Mathematical Logic

Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Toshiharu WARAGAI

I. Objective

The standard system of predicate calculus will be discussed.

II. Contents

・Introduction to mathematical logic

・Propositional Logic: An Overview

・Semantic Consequence

・Some theorems of propositional logic (I)

・Some theorems of propositional logic (II)

・Predicate Logic: An Overview

・Structure and Validity

・Some theorems of Predicate Logic (I)

・Some theorems of Predicate Logic (II)

・Identity and Description (I)

・Identity and Description (II)

・Calculus of Names and Set Theory (I)

・Calculus of Names and Set Theory (II)

・Calculus of Names and Set Theory (III)

・Calculus of Names and Set Theory (IV)

Textbook: Delivered during the lectures.

Pre-requisite : Average knowledge of mathematical thinking.

67060 ■Transdisciplinary Collaboration Practice

Autumn Semester (0-0-2)

Prof. Junichi IIJIMA and Assoc. Prof. Dai SENOO

I. Objectives

The objectives of this course are to connect the theories and knowledge that students have obtained at the School to real business practices. Each project team is assigned an actual issue faced by actual companies. Through group work, students will formulate the problems and recommend original solutions. After the final presentation, students will review the whole research process based on the feedback provided by the companies, and design further personal growth strategies.

II. Contents

・Orientation

・Teaming

・Research theme assignment

・Group work

・Interim Presentation

・Group work, second phase

・Final Presentation at the company

・Feedback

67006 ■Ergonomics for Organization and Systems Design

Autumn Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Kenji ITOH

I. Objectives

This class aims at obtaining knowledge and skills about basics of ergonomics/human factors approaches and their applications to actual design of human-machine systems, work and organizations. Among various types of human functions with which people are working, we focus cognitive and mental processing rather than motor and muscular-skeletal functions. Contents covered in this class are largely divided into five categories: (1) Introduction to ergonomics (2) Human-machine interaction and usability, (3) Human errors and risk management, and (4) Case studies applying ergonomic approaches.

Group discussions on some specific themes are also performed in the class.

II. Contents

・Introduction to ergonomics

・Methods in ergonomics

・Steps applying ergonomic approaches

・Human perception and cognition

・Human-machine systems and interfaces

・Usability engineering

・Cognitive work analysis

・Human error

・Human reliability analysis and risk management

・Safety culture/climate

・Case study: Risk management in healthcare

・Case study: Interface design of train cockpit

67071 ■Distribution Channels

Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Assoc. Prof. Sulin CHUNG

I. Objectives

This course shows students how to design, develop, maintain and manage effective relationships among worldwide marketing channels in order to achieve sustainable competitive advantages by using strategic and managerial frames of reference. Our analysis of case studies focuses on distribution in Japan and strategic issues of international retailers.

II. Contents

･　Introduction to Marketing Channels

･　Segmentation for Marketing Channel

･　Channel Flows

･　Design Channel Power

･　Managing Conflict to Increase Channel Coordination

･　Strategic Alliances in Distribution

･　Vertical Integration in Distribution

･　Retailing/ Wholesaling

･　Franchising /Logistics and Supply Chain Management

･　Case Studies

■ Strategic Debating Skills

Autumn Semester (0-1-0) Even year; in Japanese, Odd year; in English

Prof. Kumiko MIYAZAKI

Objective

Based on a formal, well structured methodology, this 7 week course aims to teach strategic debating skills.

In every class a debate will take place between 2 teams. Those who are observers are asked to make comments on the debate afterwards.

Maximum class size is 25.

Course Outline re

01. Introduction. Importance of debating skills will be discussed. A trial debate.

02. Debate 1. Listening Skills

03. Debate 2. Exercise to develop one’s argument

04. Debate 3. Exercise to make counter arguments

05. Debate 4. Improving one’s debating style

06. Debate 5 Think strategically and logically

07. Debate 6. Integrating the skills learned

Evaluation

Participation (20%), Debate Performance (60%), Learning Efforts (20%)

Textbook / Reference : Reading material will be provided

Suggestions for topics are welcome. Every week, the topic for the next debate will be announced so the students are requested to make preparations in advance. I hope students will make bold challenges, not being concerned about their performance.

This course began in 2007. The title of the course used to be “British Style Debating Skills”, so if one has already taken that course, one can not take this course.

■Business Models in The Net-Society

Spring Semester (2-0-0) Even year; in Japanese, Odd year; in English

Prof. Kunihiko HIGA

Ⅰ. Objective

The worldwide diffusion of the internet made the direct link between producers and consumers possible and access to various markets easy. As a result, many business models fit to this new net-society have been emerging. In this class, these new models will be examined, compared, and discussed. Also how to apply these new models to the existing business will be studied.

Ⅱ. Contents

・Case study

・E-commerce

・E-business

・Industry restructure

・Presentation skills

・Group work

・Brain storming

68008 ■Organizational Design for Planning　

Autumn semester (2-0-0) Lecture Open in Even Year

Associate Professor, Tatsuro SAKANO

Ⅰ. Purpose:

The purpose of this course is to give students an insight to evaluate critically the validity and relevance of organized decision making and collective action called planning. By doing so, the course also aims at developing student’s capability to design and manage constructively the planning process and the organization in public domain.

II. Course Description:

The limitation of objectivism and instrumental rationality in solving value conflicts and in overcoming limited rationality casts doubts on the efficiency and the legitimacy of modernistic style of planning and organization. The development of planning theory and organizational design for the last half century is a result of exploration of the alternative mode of rationality. It is also a search process to formulate a new conception of public governance and to design a new institution which facilitates solving collective action dilemmas. The course starts with the comparison of different procedural styles of planning and the corresponding modes of rationality. Then discussion expands to the issue of public governance and collective action dilemma, which leads to debates on their political and ethical implications.

Second half will focus on organization theory.

Ⅲ. Course Outline

● First half on Planning Theory　

Week1: Introduction: Overview of Planning and Organization Theory

Week2: Advocacy versus Positive Science

Week3: Incrementalism versus Rational Decision Making

Week4: Political Thought and Mode of Planning

Week5: Collective Action Problem and Planning

Week6: Social Capital and Institutional Performance of Democratic Reform

Week7: Discursive Design of Planning and Redesigning Democratic Institution

● Second Half on Organization Theory

Week8: Bureaucracy and Taylorism

Week9: Socio-Psychological Consequences of Taylorism

Week10: Intrinsic Motivation and Team Management

Week11: Decentralized Structure and Diversification Strategy

Week12: Contingency Theory of Organization 　　

Week13: Beyond Paradox of Hierarchy

Week14: New Public Management and Beyond

68043 ■Public Policy and Project Valuation

Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Noboru HIDANO

I. Objective

I intend to offer you the essence of cost benefit analysis and valuation methods for public policy and projects including revealed preference techniques for non-market goods, ordinal estimations for market goods and stated preference methods, such as contingent valuation, in environmental and ecological economics.

II. Schedule

Introduction

Cost benefit analysis

Expenditure functions and several measures

Benefit estimation methods

Contingent valuation methods and incentive compatibility

Problems of travel cost approach

Hedonic analysis and capitalization theorem

Hedonic econometric estimations

Several examples

Text: Hidano, N. (2002). The Economic Valuation of the Environment and Public Policy: A Hedonic Approach, Edward Elgar

Note: it is important for students who take this lecture to have basic knowledge in undergraduate micro-economics.

Office: W9-628

Office hours: about 30 minutes after each lecture

■Surveys and Experiments in Environmental Economics

Autumn Semester (1-0-0)

Adjunct Professors (TAB) and Noboru HIDANO

We will talk about the basic issues in surveys and experiments related to environmental economics. Topics cover econometrics, incentive compatibility, reciprocity, anchoring among others.

1)　Surveys and experiments in environmental economics

2)　Incentive compatibility and consequentiality

3) Reciprocity

4) Anchoring effects

5) Surveys and design of experiments

6) Analytical techniques including econometrics

67038 ■Product Design and Human

Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki UMEMURO

I. Objective

Some products or services may give us affective experiences, either in positive or negative way.

We call such products or services "affective", or having affective quality.

In this class, we explore the essences of such "affectiveness", learn its characteristics, and seek for the ways to design such products or services.

II. Contents

- Lecture

-- Affective quality

-- Usability

-- Funology

-- Aesthetics and Technology

- Design Workshop

-- Field study: know your users

-- Design sketch

-- Prototyping

-- User testing

-- Design proposal and presentations

67037 ■Business in the Net-Society

Autumn Semester (2-0-0) Even year: in Japanese, Odd year: in English

Assoc. Prof. Dai SENOO

I. Objective

Technology plays a critical role for organizations to adapt themselves to the net society where the speed and scale of organizational competition have significantly increased. In this class, organizations’ various ways to cope with the net society will be discussed.

II. Contents

・Business creation by using IT

・Organizational restructuring by using IT

・Virtual organization and virtual team

・Basic concept of E-commerce (real vs. virtual commerce)

・Success factors of E-commerce (existing factors and problems)

・Analysis of success and failure (case study)

■Public Policy and Project Valuation

66046 ■A Comparative Study of Modern Japanese Culture

Autumn Semester (2-0-0)

Professor Leith Morton

The chief objective of the course is to introduce students to texts fundamental to the construction of modern Japanese culture, and by reading, examining and discussing these texts in class in English provide students with a introduction to modern Japanese culture and the modern Japanese sensibility. Another objective is to enhance students’ ability to express their understanding of these texts through compulsory essays in English.

Class 1 will provide a general introduction to the course. All texts will be read in English translation.
Classes 2 and 3 will examine Yanagita Kunio’s Tono Monogatari (The Legends of Tono, 1910).
Classes 4 and 5 will examine Natsume Soseki’s Michikusa (Grass By the Wayside, 1915).
Classes 6 and 7 will examine Kuki Shuzo’s Iki no Kozo (The Structure of Iki, 1930).
Classes 8 and 9 will examine Tanikawa Shuntaro’s Tabi (Journeys, 1968).
Classes 10 and 11 will examine Murakami Haruki’s Umibe no Kafka (Kafka on the shore 2002).
Classes 12 and 13 will focus on general discussion.
Class 14-15 will summarize the course.

68003 ■Advanced Theories and Practices of Urban Land Use Planning

Autumn Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Norihiro NAKAI

I. Objective

The objective of the lecture is to give basic information on urban land use planning and development in Japan for those students who are not familiar with them. Students are asked to contribute to the lecture by presenting comparative view of planning issues.

II. Schedule

Introduction

Modern history of Japanese urban planning

Japanese planning system and current issues

Urban development in Japan

Urban design in Japan

Please note that this lecture will be provided in an intensive form in January or February. The precise timing of the lecture will be determined in November. Those students who would like to participate the lecture are asked to contact Prof Nakai through e-mail right after the semester begins.

Text: Relevant materials will be provided in each lecture.

Office: W9-507

Office hours: about 30 minutes after each lecture

■Embodied Economics and Language

Autumn semester, intensive course, (1-0-0), every year in English

Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki Akama, and others

I. Objectives

Embodiment theory, which now plays an important role within cognitive linguistics, leads us to situate language capacity within a more general theory of body and mind, action and perception, movement and imagery. The body-based approach within linguistics is founded on biological substrates that seek to understand the language capacity within the total range of human behavior, just as the branches of economics--behavioral economics, cognitive economics and neural economics--are increasingly being oriented in that direction. This course seeks to position and schematize cognitive and neural linguistics within a new research field called "embodied economics" with the perspective of synergizing different domains within the human system sciences.

II. Contents

1. Basic concepts of cognitive linguistics

3. Cognitive aspects of the lexicon

6. Evolving fields of embodiment theory

III. Comments

This short intensive course is part of the lecture series for Embodied Economics with Embodied Economics and Cognition, Embodied Economics and Brain.

Credit from this course can be counted towards completing the International Human Economic Science Special Course.

For the more detailed information about the course, please refer to

http://www.ihes.hum.titech.ac.jp

Also, feel free to contact Prof. Akama (akama@dp.hum.titech.ac.jp)

■Embodied Economics and Cognition

Autumn Semester (1-0-0)

Assoc. Prof. Kimihiko YAMAGISHI, guest lecturer (TBA)

I. Objective

This course is offered as a part of the International Program on "Effective Utilization of Technology" at the Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology. The lectures aim at teaching the cutting-edge endeavors of new scientific approaches to economic phenomena. The classical economics has built itself upon the foundation of "homo economics" with perfect rationality and unlimited computational might. In contrast, the 21st century's approach views economic activities as performed by homo sapiens -- ordinary humans like the readers. Therefore, limitations of human cognitive capability do constrain economic behavior. Sciences embracing such assumptions are "embodied" in this sense. Currently, related branches include Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Finance, Cognitive Economics, and Neural Economics. This course offers a broad perspective of cognitive approaches to understanding preferential choice and judgment.

II. Contents

・Introduction: Foundations of Cognitive Psychology

・Business applications

・Anomalies -- when classical economics have difficulties with explaining behavioral data.

・"Embodied" interpretations of the anomalies

・Hands-on exercise of psychological analyses.

・Summing up

III. Reference

None -- familiarity with cognitive psychology at the introductory level would greatly help understanding the content.

■Embodied Economics and Brain

Spring or Autumn semester, intensive course, (1-0-0), every year in English

Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki Akama, and others.

I. Objectives

The aim of this course is to acquire some knowledge about brain sciences, from basics to cutting-edge studies, in order to have an understanding of neural and physiological processes. The course provides an omnibus lecture series pertaining to the mind and brain in a new research field called "embodied economics" with the perspective of synergizing different domains within the human system sciences.

II. Contents

1. Basic concepts of brain science

3. Neurological techniques for brain science (TBA)

6. Advanced themes (TBA)

III. Comments

Attention: This course is subject to further revisions.

This short intensive course is part of the lecture series for Embodied Economics with Embodied Economics and Cognition, Embodied Economics and Brain.

Credit from this course can be counted towards completing the International Human Economic Science Special Course.

For the more detailed information about the course, please refer to

http://www.ihes.hum.titech.ac.jp

Also, feel free to contact Prof. Akama (akama@dp.hum.titech.ac.jp)

■Human Economic Science with Matlab (SPM)

Spring semester, (0-2-0), every year in English

Assoc. Prof. Ken Wakita, Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki Akama, and others

I. Objectives

This course provides trainings for “Matlab” and “SPM”, using the GSIC Educational System and the Tsubame Grid Cluster, in order to develop essential knowledge for analyzing brain images obtained from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). SPM (statistical parametric mapping) is a software package that analyzes human brain activity and is employed in many fMRI studies. In this lecture, students will study the theoretical background to SPM and its practical usage, as well as learning how to use Matlab, which is required to run SPM.

II. Contents

1. Computer literacy and Matlab

(1) Procedures for obtaining a Tsubame account and introduction to Tsubame literacy

(2) File manipulation techniques

(3) Basic operations with Matlab

(4) Computation of data matrices with Matlab

2. SPM (Statistical Parametric Mapping): Theory and practice

(1) Installation of SPM and basic usage

(2) Preprocessing of brain images with SPM

(3) Data and model specification with SPM

(4) Practice: Preprocessing, statistical analysis and group analysis

(5) More advanced topics (TBA)

III. Comments

Attention: This course is subject to further revisions.

Lecture materials, as used in 2009, can be downloaded from the following URL (only within the campus).

http://www.b.cc.titech.ac.jp/~kwakita/Matlab/

This lecture course will be held in one of the Practical Rooms in the Global Scientific Information and Computing Center (GSIC) (3rd floor). The access information can be found at the following URLs.

http://www.gsic.titech.ac.jp/contents/campusmap.html.ja

http://www.gsic.titech.ac.jp/contents/campusmap.html.en

No special knowledge about Matlab is required.

Please feel free to contact Prof. Wakita (wakita@is.titech.ac.jp)

Credit from this course can be counted towards completing the International Human Economic Science Special Course.

For the more detailed information about the course, please refer to

http://www.ihes.hum.titech.ac.jp

■Human Economic Science with Mathematica

Spring semester, (0-2-0), every year in English

Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki Akama

I. Objectives

Mathematica is a particularly ingenious, highly precise, and yet very user-friendly, programming language. From the perspective of human economic science, it is most suitable for 1) complicated symbolic computations that include vast amounts of terms, 2) analytical and numerical solutions to equations, differential equations and minimization calculations, 3) and accurate and aesthetic visualizations of graphs and figures. This class provides practice exercises using the GSIC Educational System and the Tsubame Grid Cluster to teach how to utilize Mathematica for economics and cognitive psychology calculations, such as equation solutions, linear algebra (list, vector and matrix manipulations), statistics (descriptive statistics, regressions, ANOVAs), graphs and complex networks, and simulations of complex systems.

II. Contents

1. Procedures for obtaining an Tsubame account and introduction to Tsubame literacy

2. Mathematica: Its features and interfaces--Symbolic programming, use of notebook and math commands for Tsubame computation

3. Basic built-in functions of Mathematica: Numerical calculations and algebraic calculations

4. Basic built-in functions of Mathematica: Linear algebra--List, vector and matrix manipulation

5. Basic built-in functions of Mathematica: Uploading and downloading data; 2-D and 3-D graphics

6. Functional programming, operators and their syntax

7. Functions, packages and batch processing

8. Pattern matching, logical operations and flow controls

9. Application to human economic science: Statistical analyses

10. Application to human economic science: Solving equations

11. Application to human economic science: Differential and integral calculus

12. Application to human economic science : Combinatorica and network computations

13.

14. Practice in more advanced programming

15.

III. Comments

Lecture materials, as used in 2009, can be downloaded from the following URL (only within the campus). However, a total update of the materials is planned for 2010.

http://www.b.cc.titech.ac.jp/~39499864/Mathematica/

This lecture course will be held in one of the Practical Rooms in the Global Scientific Information and Computing Center (GSIC) (3rd floor). The access information can be found at the following URLs.

http://www.gsic.titech.ac.jp/contents/campusmap.html.ja

http://www.gsic.titech.ac.jp/contents/campusmap.html.en

No special knowledge about Mathematica is required.

For the more detailed information about the course, please refer to

http://www.ihes.hum.titech.ac.jp

Please feel free to contact Prof. Akama (akama@dp.hum.titech.ac.jp)

Credit from this course can be counted towards completing the International Human Economic Science Special Course.

■Human Economic Science by Grid MPI

Autumn Semester (0-1-0)

Assoc. Prof. Masahiro MOCHIZUKI

I. Objective

This course aims to introduce the basics of parallel programming with MPI (Message Passing Interface) on a Supercomputing Grid Cluster named TSUBAME, as well as focusing on the design of parallel algorithms for solving problems in the area of human economic science.

II. Contents

･　Introduction

･　MPI Programming (1)

･　MPI Programming (2)

･　MPI Programming (3)

･　Parallel Algorithm (1)

･　Parallel Algorithm (2)

･　Parallel Algorithm (3)