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2022　Digital Innovation in Financial Institutions

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Suzuki Kotaro 
Class Format
Lecture    (On-demand)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
On-demand()  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.A401
Credits
1
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2022/5/29
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course is offered by lecturers from Mizuho Financial Group.

The course is designed for students to understand the outline of the current state of finance, financial business, and innovation in financial institutions, even without preliminary knowledge. As shown in the course schedule, the lecturer will explain the broad pictures and recent trends of each topic in each class.

Student learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to understand broad pictures and recent trends of topics in each class, as shown below.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

✔ Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
The classes are based on business experience and specialized knowledge of the lecturers.

Keywords

economy, finance, Fintech, data management, IPO

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

This course assumes the classes are offered on Wednesdays, 3-4 period. (First class: June 15)

Class 1 - Class 7：Lectures
- Each week, students are required to watch the videos newly recorded this year for the "on-demand type" class. The new videos will be available on T2SCHOLA on Tuesday by noon each week. Then students create a "summary report" based on the content of the class, and submit the report through T2SCHOLA. The deadline for submitting "summary reports" is 5:00 pm on Thursday (the day after each class.)
(One recording is separated according to units.)
- Students can write questions at the end of "summary reports." Answers to the questions will be uploaded to T2SCHOLA by the end of the following week and will be open to all students.
- Questions other than the content of the class will be accepted by e-mails by the course coordinator (See "Contact information" in the syllabus.)
- Students have to submit an "final report" through T2SCHOLA at the end of the course. Details of the requirements of the "final report" will be explained in the first class. The deadline for submitting the "final report" is 5:00 pm, one week from the last class.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 The current state of finance Understand the current state of finance.
Class 2 Theories underpinning the banking business Grasp broad picture of banking business.
Class 3 Payment services using technology Acquire knowledge of payment services using technology.
Class 4 Asset management using technology Acquire knowledge of asset management using technology.
Class 5 Data analytics in financial institutions Acquire knowledge of data analytics.
Class 6 How to foster venture companies Understand how to foster venture companies.
Class 7 Human resources required for financial services group Grasp the picture of human resources needed for financial industry.

Textbook(s)

None required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Lecture materials will be posted on T2SCHOLA by noon of the day before each class (Tuesday.)

Assessment criteria and methods

Assessment will be based on summary reports (50% in total) and a paper at the end of the course (50%).

Related courses

  • N/A

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

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