2024 | Introduction to Management of Technology IV

2024　Introduction to Management of Technology IV

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Academic unit or major: Breadth courses

Instructor(s): Kimura Eiichiro Miyashita Shuto Nakagawa Takuya Takeshige Tatsuo Takano Yasutomo Sengoku Shintaro

Class Format: Lecture / Exercise

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Course number: LAW.X206

Credits: 1

Academic year: 2024

Offered quarter: 4Q

Syllabus updated: 2024/3/14

Lecture notes updated: -

Language used: Japanese

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Syllabus

Course description and aims

This lecture focuses on start-ups and entrepreneurship, which are essential for the social implementation of technology and innovation.
In order for cutting-edge technologies created at universities/public institutions to be turned into products and services, start-ups, which are not existing companies, are often the innovators. This lecture provides basic knowledge of start-ups and a practical group exercise for undergraduate students who aim to initiate a business in the future, or who may be involved in or interested in the world. This lecture mainly deals with case presentations by external innovators/entrepreneurs.

Student learning outcomes

This lecture aims to provide students with the mindset and a basic knowledge required for entrepreneurs and innovators.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

✔ Applicable	How instructors' work experience benefits the course
✔ Applicable	This lecture is practice-oriented given by the faculty members with experience in management consulting firms, venture capitals, think tanks and R&D project management at universities.

Keywords

Innovation management, entrepreneurship, start-ups, university-originated start-ups.

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills

✔ Intercultural skills

✔ Communication skills

Critical thinking skills

✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The staff lecturer gives basic skills at the beginning of the course. Case studies will be conducted based on the lectures given by external lecturers at each session. Finally, group discussion and presentations will be held as the quarter-end examination.

Course schedule/Required learning

	Course schedule	Required learning
Class 1	Introduction Entrepreneurship and innovation	Not assigned.
Class 2	The reality of start-up management	Questionnaire on the lecture content
Class 3	Basics of business planning for start-ups	Questionnaire on the lecture content
Class 4	Basics of IP management for start-ups	Questionnaire on the lecture content
Class 5	Basics of capital management and capital policy for start-ups	Questionnaire on the lecture content
Class 6	Management and business strategies for start-ups: Part 1	Preparation for group discussion and presentations (in-lecture)
Class 7	Management and business strategies for start-ups: Part 2	Group discussion and presentations (in-lecture)

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Lecture materials will be distributed or projected at the class.

Assessment criteria and methods

Active in-class participation 50%
Course-end report 50%

Related courses

TIM.D516 ： Entrepreneurship and Business Development I
TIM.D517 ： Entrepreneurship and Business Development II
HCB.C502 ： Management for Business Creation

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

Not required.

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

Eiichiro Kimura ＜kimura.e.ac(at)m.t
itech.ac.jp＞

Office hours

By appointment via email

Other

The above-mentioned course schedule/required learning is a model case: the contents of each year will be explained in the introduction.

TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY