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2016　R&D Activities of Global companies II

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Academic unit or major
Career development courses
Instructor(s)
Furuta Kenji  Hoshino Kazuya  Kanno Tadaomi  Okubo Takatoshi  Oku Taisuke  Nakagawa Yoshikatsu  Okuyama Hitoshi  Ikegami Toru 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed7-8(J232)  
Group
E
Course number
LAC.P654
Credits
1
Academic year
2016
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2017/1/11
Lecture notes updated
2017/1/17
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

This course invites current managers from foreign affiliates with overseas headquarters, in a variety of industries, to give lectures on corporate business details, R&D initiatives, ways of thinking, and values. Instructors lecture on the qualities and attributes expected of people to participate in value creation.
Whether the student joins a Japanese or foreign company, they will be active on the global stage. The nationalities of competing companies span the world.
By understanding early the little known circumstances of global activities and the qualities sought for them, students will be able to make more accurate choices about their future careers.

Student learning outcomes

Students gain understandings of the circumstances in all sorts of industries, and global companies playing leading roles in these industries. Students also deepen their understandings of the qualities, values, and behavioral patterns sought for globally active employees.

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

This omnibus-format lectures will be taught by instructors from 7 leading global companies from a variety of industries that employ advanced engineering professionals in Japan such as Corning, 3M, DuPont, P&G, Pfizer, DSM, Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Schlumberger, Bosch, Lenovo, and GE Health Care.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Regarding company "A",corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activities, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. An assignment given by lecturer related to students' knowledge and awareness of items related to the lecture contents
Class 2 Regarding company "B",corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activities, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. An assignment given by lecturer related to students' knowledge and awareness of items related to the lecture contents
Class 3 Regarding company "C",corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activities, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. An assignment given by lecturer related to students' knowledge and awareness of items related to the lecture contents
Class 4 Regarding company "D",corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activities, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. An assignment given by lecturer related to students' knowledge and awareness of items related to the lecture contents
Class 5 Regarding company "E",corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activities, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. An assignment given by lecturer related to students' knowledge and awareness of items related to the lecture contents
Class 6 Regarding company "F",corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activities, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. An assignment given by lecturer related to students' knowledge and awareness of items related to the lecture contents
Class 7 Regarding company "G",corporate vision and policy, Business portfolio, R&D activities, images and expectation to the core researcher and engineer and the policy of the human resource management will be covered. An assignment given by lecturer related to students' knowledge and awareness of items related to the lecture contents

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

・Intelligibility of the lecture(70%)
・Reports(30%)

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

None

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