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- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
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- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Izumi Akira
- Class Format
- Lecture
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- Course number
- TIM.B533
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2024/3/14
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
The standardization strategy is a strategy to create new global rules 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.
This course is classified as a "livestream" with direct teaching by Zoom. Therefore, students are required to attend every lecture in real time. If you are unable to attend regularly due to other activities such as laboratory seminars or other lectures, do not take this course.
Prior to taking the course, please make sure that you have downloaded the latest version of the Zoom application. (Avoid connecting with browsers such as Chrome as it may be unstable or have limited functionality.) To maintain your concentration, the connected device is preferable to be the one with a larger display, such as a PC, and tablet.
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 Open-Closed Strategies 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 a specially appointed professor 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.
Content and order of classes is subject to change.
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 strategy for the steel industry | Understand the standardization strategy as industries. Understand the offensive and defensive standardization. |
| Class 3 | International standardization of the "antibacterial" concept | Understand practical process of standardization. |
| Class 4 | Standardization as business strategies | Understand business strategies with standardization. |
| Class 5 | Negotiation and fighting techniques for standardization | Understand the importance of negotiation and fighting skills for international negotiation. |
| Class 6 | Monetizing strategy with standardization and intellectual property rights | Understand systematically how to monetize through standardization. |
| Class 7 | Standardization strategies to strengthen business competitiveness | Understand how to leverage standardization as a means to enhance business competitiveness |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to prepare for each lecture using lecture materials in advance and to review class content afterwards (including making lecture reports) for each lecture.
Textbook(s)
No textbook
Reference books, course materials, etc.
All materials used in class can be found on T2SCHOLA.
Assessment criteria and methods
Class reports for each lecture (However, the evaluation will be multiplied by 0.5 for a report on each class with less than 80% attendance.) 70% total
Assignment report 30%
Related courses
- TIM.B534 ： Standardization Strategy Ⅱ
- TIM.B517 ： Management of Intellectual Property I
- TIM.B518 ： Management of Intellectual Property 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!
