2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Kunihiko Higa
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Sat
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.B521
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
As the society shifting from the industrial society to the knowledge society, many organizations are facing the existing high-cost structure and inflexibility to respond to the drastic changes in their corresponding markets. In this class, a new organizational structure with high cost-performance and flexibility will be discussed.
Particularly the use of information and communication technology for organizational innovation and organizational restructuring will be studied.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. understand a new organizational structure with high cost-performance and flexibility o respond to the drastic changes in their corresponding markets
2. understand how to use information and communication technology for organizational innovation and organizational restructuring
Keywords
information and communication technology, organizational strategy, organizational innovation, organizational structure
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Beside regular lectures, two case studies will be presented followed by discussion. Also, a group work and a presentation will be required for students.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Course Introduction | Understand course objective, syllabus, groupwork, grading, etc. |
| Class 2 | The historical background and the positioning of ICT | Understand the historical background and the positioning of ICT in business |
| Class 3 | The fundamental of strategic use of ICT | Understand the meaning of strategic use of ICT for an organization |
| Class 4 | Case 1: A case study in the Courier Industry (the use of ICT for improving the operational efficiency) | Understand the use of ICT for improving the operational efficiency through a case study in the Courier Industry |
| Class 5 | Case 2: A case study in the courier industry (the use of ICT for differentiating its service from competing companies’) | Understand the use of ICT for differentiating its service from competing companies' through a case study in the Courier Industry |
| Class 6 | The use of ICT to create additional values for customers | Understand how to create additional values for customers by using ICT |
| Class 7 | Group presentation and discussion | Be able to research in the strategic use of ICT and present the result |
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)
No textbook
Reference books, course materials, etc.
All materials for the course will be available through OCWi
Evaluation methods and criteria
Groupwork 30%, Report 30%, Participation in discussion 40%
Related courses
- TIM.B522 ： Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy II
Prerequisites
None
This is the prerequisite course to take "Innovation System II".