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2019　Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy II

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Instructor(s)
Higa Kunihiko 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Sat9-10(田町CIC812)  
Group
-
Course number
TIM.B522
Credits
1
Academic year
2019
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2019/11/15
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

Based on the knowledge gained by taking the Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy I, the role of information and communication technology (ICT) as a strategic business tool will be examined. Case studies are used for discussion, and a group work will be assigned.
Also the use of crowdsourcing that enables organizations to utilize external resources strategically will be discussed.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. understand the role of information and communication technology as a strategic business tool
2. understand the use of crowdsourcing as a strategic external resource
3. solve organizational issues by using crowdsourcing through a groupwork

Keywords

information and knowledge society, crowdsourcing, external resource, organizational issue

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

Beside regular lectures, discussion cases will be presented followed by discussion. Also, a group work and a presentation will be required for students.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Course Introduction (course objective, syllabus, groupwork, grading, etc.) Understand the course objective, syllabus, groupwork, grading, etc.
Class 2 Use of ICT aligned with organizational strategy Learn about management resource in the internet age and the role of ICT
Class 3 What is crowdsourcing? Learn about the fundamental of crowdsourcing
Class 4 Open innovation with crowdsourcing Understand CS as an enabler for open innovation
Class 5 Strategic use of CS for Japanese organizations Learn about the strategic use of CS for Japanese organizations
Class 6 Use of CS to solve societal issues in Japan Learn about the use of CS to solve societal issues in Japan
Class 7 Group presentation and discussion 1 Be able to research in the strategic use of crowdsourcing and present the result
Class 8 Group presentation and discussion 2 Be able to research in the strategic use of crowdsourcing and present the result

Textbook(s)

No textbook

Reference books, course materials, etc.

All materials for the course will be available through OCWi

Assessment criteria and methods

Attendance 20%, Groupwork 30%, Report 30%, Participation in discussion 20%

Related courses

  • TIM.B521 ： Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy I

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

TIM.B521 ： Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy I is the prerequisite for this course.

The prerequisite to take this course is that you have acquired the credits of "Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy I".
Without having acquired the credits of the above course, the credits of this course will not be counted as the necessary number of credits for graduation.

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