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2020　Standardization Strategy I

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Instructor(s)
Tanabe Koji  Izumi Akira 
Class Format
Lecture    (ZOOM)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue11-12(Zoom)  
Group
-
Course number
TIM.B533
Credits
1
Academic year
2020
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2020/9/18
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

The standardization strategy is a strategy to create new global rules or systems which are necessary for innovations.
This course gives an overview of standardization strategies as a business strategy. The standardization is an important strategic tool for market development and competitiveness enlargement. This course provides students for basic concepts of standardization strategy, business strategies with standardization and practices of innovation with standardization.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand basic concepts of standardization and the importance of standardization as a business strategy.
2) Use strategically standardization for market development, competitiveness enlargement and innovation.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

✔ Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
All lecturers are conducted by adjunct professors and guest lecturers who have abundant practical experience in the field of standardization.

Keywords

Standardization, Corporate strategy, Business strategy, Cooperation with technology

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

Course documents will be delivered 3 days before the class. Every lesson contains not only a lecture but also a 15- to 30- minute Q&A and discussion.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Importance of standardization Understand the significance of standardization. Explain basic concepts of standardization.
Class 2 Standardization as a business strategy Understand business strategy with standardization.
Class 3 Steel industry and its standardization strategy Understand the standardization strategy by industry. Understand the offensive and defensive standardization.
Class 4 Business strategies with standardization Understand business strategy with standardization.
Class 5 Cross strategy between standardization and intellectual property rights Understand the relation and cross strategy between standardization and intellectual property rights.
Class 6 International standardization of antibacterial Understand practical process of standardization.
Class 7 Standardization for enhancing competitiveness Understand the cooperation strategy with technology and the standardization strategy systematically.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

No textbook

Reference books, course materials, etc.

All materials used in class can be found on OCW-i.

Assessment criteria and methods

Activities in class: 70%　Report: 30%

Related courses

  • TIM.B534 ： Standardization Strategy Ⅱ
  • TIM.B517 ： Management of Intellectual Property and Standardization I
  • TIM.B518 ： Management of Intellectual Property and Standardization II

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

None required.

Other

Innovation usually requires standardization to build new rules and systems globally.
Join our class to get practical methods for business strategy!

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