2019 Advanced Analytics and Design Methodology for Social Economic Systems Research I

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Innovation Science
Instructor(s)
Academic Supervisor 
Class Format
Exercise     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Intensive ()  
Group
-
Course number
ISC.C610
Credits
1
Academic year
2019
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2019/5/20
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

Students will analyze and get a picture of the current situation of economics and social systems for areas in which science and technology is closely related to society and policy such as energy, biology, medicine, information, and services.
Through this course, students will learn the methodology for analyzing socioeconomic systems, as well as deepen their understanding of specific systems.

Student learning outcomes

In this course, students are expected to:
1) Understand descriptive and analytical methodology on economic and social systems,
2) Describe and analyze a specific economic and social system.

Keywords

Multi-level analysis; Multi-stakeholder analysis; Transition management

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Held under the guidance and direction of several instructors, including the academic supervisor

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Guidance Set the taget system to be analyzed
Class 2 Transition management (1) Understand the concepts of landscape, regime, and niche.
Class 3 Transition management (2) Investigate the current status of factors in each layer of landscape, regime, and niche of the system.
Class 4 Multi-level analysis (1) Describe elements and their hierarchy.
Class 5 Multi-level analysis (2) Describe relationships among elements and systems.
Class 6 Multi-stakeholder analysis (1) Extract actors in the system and understand the interactions among them.
Class 7 Multi-stakeholder analysis (2) Model mutual dependency and influence among actors embedded in the system.
Class 8 Presentation Explain the current status of the economic and social system as a logical and systematic story.

Textbook(s)

Not assigned.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Not assigned.

Assessment criteria and methods

Presentation (100%)

Related courses

  • TIM.C401 : Ecosystem Management I
  • TIM.C402 : Ecosystem Management II
  • ISC.E601 : Innovation Research Methodology

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

No prerequisite.

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