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2016　R&D Activities of Global companies III

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Academic unit or major
Career development courses
Instructor(s)
Furuta Kenji  Negishi Yasushi  Anma Motoya  Fujioka Masanobu  Yoshiyama Noritoshi  Shimatani Katsuyoshi  Ohtsuki Katsutoshi  Ooba Takayuki 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed7-8(H112)  
Group
-
Course number
LAC.P653
Credits
1
Academic year
2016
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2016/12/14
Lecture notes updated
2016/7/27
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

Active managers from foreign companies based overseas belonging to a variety of industries are invited to give lectures on the business interests of each company, as well as initiatives, thinking, and values regarding research and development, and the talent and qualifications expected to contribute to value creation. Regardless of whether students join Japanese or foreign firms, they will certainly be active on the global stage. In addition, competing firms are multinational. By helping students heading for this arena to understand already as a student what these global ventures with an information deficit are like, and what sort of talent they look for, students will be able to make accurate decisions as they think about their future career.

Student learning outcomes

Students will learn through this course to understand the circumstances in all sorts of industries, the activities, ways of thinking, etc. of leading global companies in all sorts of industries. Students also gain a deeper understanding of qualifications, values, and behavioral patterns expected from global talent.

Keywords

Corporate vision, R&D, Global standard, Expected capability and image of a researcher and an engineer

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

Among globally leading companies from all sorts of industries that use highly skilled talent such as Corning, 3M, DuPont, P&G, Pfizer, DSM, Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Schlunmberger, Bosch, Lenovo, GE Health Care, seven give lectures in omnibus format.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Regarding company "A", corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activity, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. The lecturer assigns reports with the student's understanding or assumptions related to the lecture content.
Class 2 Regarding company "B", corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activity, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. The lecturer assigns reports with the student's understanding or assumptions related to the lecture content.
Class 3 Regarding company "C", corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activity, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. The lecturer assigns reports with the student's understanding or assumptions related to the lecture content.
Class 4 Regarding company "D", corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activity, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. The lecturer assigns reports with the student's understanding or assumptions related to the lecture content.
Class 5 Regarding company "E", corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activity, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. The lecturer assigns reports with the student's understanding or assumptions related to the lecture content.
Class 6 Regarding company "F", corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activity, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. The lecturer assigns reports with the student's understanding or assumptions related to the lecture content.
Class 7 Regarding company "G", corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activity, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. The lecturer assigns reports with the student's understanding or assumptions related to the lecture content.

Textbook(s)

No OTC textbook. The lecture materials will be prepared by the lecturer and printed for the student and will be uploaded on the OCW-i.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Assessment criteria and methods

* Participation in lecture (about 70%)
* Assignment reports (about 30%)

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

None

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