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 II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Kunihiko Higa
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Sat (Zoom)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.B522
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Based on the knowledge gained by taking the Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy I, the role of information and communication technology (ICT) as a strategic business tool will be examined. Case studies are used for discussion, and a group work will be assigned.
Also the use of crowdsourcing that enables organizations to utilize external resources strategically will be discussed.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. understand the role of information and communication technology as a strategic business tool
2. understand the use of crowdsourcing as a strategic external resource
3. solve organizational issues by using crowdsourcing through a groupwork
Keywords
information and knowledge society, crowdsourcing, external resource, organizational issue
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Beside regular lectures, discussion cases 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 (course objective, syllabus, groupwork, grading, etc.) | Understand the course objective, syllabus, groupwork, grading, etc. |
| Class 2 | Use of ICT aligned with organizational strategy | Learn about management resource in the internet age and the role of ICT |
| Class 3 | What is crowdsourcing? | Learn about the fundamental of crowdsourcing |
| Class 4 | Open innovation with crowdsourcing | Understand CS as an enabler for open innovation |
| Class 5 | Strategic use of CS for Japanese organizations | Learn about the strategic use of CS for Japanese organizations |
| Class 6 | Use of CS to solve societal issues in Japan | Learn about the use of CS to solve societal issues in Japan |
| Class 7 | Group presentation and discussion | Be able to research in the strategic use of crowdsourcing and present the result |
| Class 8 | Spare day | Used for a canceled lecture in case |
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.B521 ： Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy I
Prerequisites
TIM.B521 ： Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy I is the prerequisite for this course.
The prerequisite to take this course is that you have acquired the credits of "Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy I".
Without having acquired the credits of the above course, the credits of this course will not be counted as the necessary number of credits for graduation.