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2021　Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences43:Financial/Economic Activities and Corporate Strategy

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Ota Tamami  Kamio Atsushi  Okano Takeshi  Nakamura Masahiro  Imanishi Junya 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed3-4()  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.S438
Credits
1
Academic year
2021
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2021/3/19
Lecture notes updated
2022/1/18
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course is designed for students to understand the outline of economy and society, even without preliminary knowledge. The course contains basic knowledge to be familiar with finance and economy, and viewpoints required to consider corporate activities. The lecturer will explain broad pictures and recent trends of topic in each class, as shown below.

Student learning outcomes

This course aims to develop ability of each student to be more successful in the real world with wide range of knowledge and views regarding economy and society.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

✔ Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
Each lecturer will give a class based on specialized knowledge and/or business experience.

Keywords

Economy, Industry, Finance, Investment, DX, Risk-Management, Social- Responsibility

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

Class1－Class7：Lectures
Study the course materials before each class to enhance the learning outcome.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction, Basics of Corporate Activities Understand the framework of financial statements
Class 2 Corporate Activities and Economy Grasp broad picture of industries and economy
Class 3 Finance and Financial Products Understand the basics of corporate finance and financial products
Class 4 Corporate Analysis and Investment Strategy Obtain viewpoints to analyze corporates and approach for investment
Class 5 Declining population and Working-style reform Review society with declining population and Working-style reform
Class 6 Digital Transformation and innovative changes in business Grasp recent trends of digital transformation and business process improvement
Class 7 Risk Management and Governance Acquire knowledge of corporate risks and corporate governance

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)

None specified.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials will be posted on OCW-i.
There will be no recording of the classes.

Assessment criteria and methods

Short reports 60% (6 reports, 10 points each) and a final report 40%

If you are absent from a class, regardless of the reason, there will be no make-up assignments.
The classes will not be recorded, so read the course materials posted on OCW-i to find out the content of the class you missed.

Details of the requirements of the reports will be explained in the first class.

Related courses

  • LAH.A531 ： Understanding and Analyzing Social Trends

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

Prospective students should have interests in finance and economy.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

[Coordinator] Professor Takehiro Inohara, inostaff[at]shs.ens.titech.ac.jp

When inquiring by emails, include the course title in the subject, and your student ID and name in the body of the email.

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