2020 Special graduate degree programs Specially Offered Degree Programs for Graduate Students Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership
Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property
- Academic unit or major
- Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership
- Instructor(s)
- Yutaka Akiyama / / /
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Mon (S611, J234)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TAL.S407
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course provides a comprehensive overview of technology transfer from academy to industry, business incubation, intellectual property, management of technology, accounting, and finance. This course is aiming to show students live instances of social implementation process of academic research achievements transferred to industry sectors.
Course description and aims
By the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain fundamental knowledge on technology transfer from academy to industry, and business incubation,
2) Explain fundamental knowledge on intellectual property, and management of technology, and
3) Explain fundamental knowledge on accounting and finance.
Keywords
Technology transfer, Intellectual property, Accounting, Finance, Business incubation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Each class starts with the explanation of a new topic. In the class occasionally, students are given themes to write a report, about three times in total. Students are asked to submit the report sometimes within the class time.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Technology Transfer from University to Industry (1) | Technology transfer, Business incubation |
| Class 2 | Technology Transfer from University to Industry (2) | Technology transfer, Business incubation |
| Class 3 | Technology Transfer from University to Industry (3) | Technology transfer, Finance, Business incubation, Mini report #1 (planned) |
| Class 4 | Intellectual Property Management (1) | Intellectual property, MOT |
| Class 5 | Intellectual Property Management (2) | Intellectual property, MOT, Mini report #2 (planned) |
| Class 6 | Accounting and Finance (1) | Accounting, Finance |
| Class 7 | Accounting and Finance (2) | Accounting, Finance, Mini report #3 (planned) |
Study advice (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
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Materials are introduced occasionally.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' knowledge and their problem awareness will be assessed with several (about three) mini reports.
Related courses
- TAL.S502 ： Professionals and Value Creation I
- TAL.S503 ： Professionals and Value Creation II
- LAH.S438 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences43:Financial/Economic Activities and Corporate Strategy
Prerequisites
None