2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Lectures by Business Leaders II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Shuzo Fujimura / Kunihiko Higa / Kazuyoshi Hidaka / Masaharu Tsujimoto
- Class Format
- Exercise (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 9-12 Wed (Zoom)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.D515
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Following "Lectures by Business Leaders I", students hear the talk about philosophy and method of management from the speaker who has the experience of handling a company as an excellent top manager, after surveying the speaker's personality, profile and achievements as the group work.
Students Learn the attitudes and perspectives of as a manager.
Course description and aims
Understand the thinking way and decision making with responsibility of the excellent leaders when the the organization faced to the significant problems.
Keywords
Top leader, management philosophy, management techniques, decision-making
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lecture is carried out continuously each time two classes
17:00 to 18:00 Group work presentation as a preparation to confirm about the background of the management.
18:00 to 19:00 instructor lecture
19:00 to 20:00 Questions and Answers
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Nothing |
| Class 2 | President and founder of "Kitahara International Hospital" Dr. Shigemi Kitahara | "New National Wealth Theory" ~ What should we think and how should we live in the age of with Covid-19 ~ |
| Class 3 | Director of "Quantum ICT Forum" Dr. Hisao Iizuka | Why is Japan's ICT (DX) lagging behind the rest of the world and what will happen in the future? (Necessity of Japan's revolution and eccentric innovation theory seen in Covid-19) |
| Class 4 | Representative Director, Chairman of "Mitsubishi Gas Chemical" Mr. Toshikiya Kurai | Value that can be shared with the society created by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical |
| Class 5 | President of "Hitachi Consulting Co., Ltd." Mr. Toshihide Yahiro | Thinking about corporate mission-Role of management- |
| Class 6 | Chairman of "ROYAL HOLDINGS Co., Ltd." Mr. Tadao Kikuchi | Management strategy in the Royal Group |
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)
nothing
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Materials will be properly distributed
Evaluation methods and criteria
Reports: 50%
Contribution to the lecture: 50%
Related courses
- TIM.D514 ： Lectures by Business Leaders I
- TIM.D512 ： Practical Lectures on Innovation I
- TIM.D513 ： Practical Lectures on Innovation II
Prerequisites
It is desired that "Lectures by Business Leaders I" have been taken.
Students who have their own research interest and have already started the research.
Person who has politeness