2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Standardization Strategy II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Koji Tanabe / Akira Izumi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 11-12 Tue (Zoom)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.B534
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The standardization strategy is a strategy to create new global rules or systems which are necessary for innovations.
This course gives an overview of the relation between global business and standardization. The standardization and conformity assessment are important activities for global business. This course provides students for basic concepts of conformity assessment, standardization as rule making in the international community, standardization and infrastructure development, standardization as a tool for social innovation, and negotiation technique for standardization.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand important tools of standardization and conformity assessment for global business.
2) Use strategically standardization and conformity assessment for rule making in the international community, infrastructure development and social innovation.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
All lectures are conducted by adjunct professors and guest lecturers who have abundant practical experience in the field of standardization.
Keywords
International standardization, Conformity assessment, Global business, Rule making, Social innovation, Negotiation technique
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Course documents will be delivered 3 days before the class. Every lesson contains not only a lecture but also a 15- to 30- minute Q&A and discussion.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Significance of conformity assessment | Understand basic concepts of conformity assessment. Explain the Significance of conformity assessment. |
| Class 2 | Risk management authentication | Understand authentication as rules for risk assessment. |
| Class 3 | Global economy and conformity assessment | Understand conformity assessment as international rules . |
| Class 4 | International standardization in the railway business | Understand the importance of standardization for railway business. |
| Class 5 | Railway business and conformity assessment | Understand the importance of conformity assessment for infrastructure business. |
| Class 6 | International standardization of IoT | understand movements of International standardization of IoT. |
| Class 7 | Negotiation and fighting techniques for standardization, Standardization as a tool for social innovation | Acquire Negotiation and fighting techniques for international negotiation. Understand the importance of standardization as a tool for social innovation. |
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 used in class can be found on OCW-i.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Activities in class: 70% Report: 30%
Related courses
- TIM.B533 ： Standardization Strategy Ⅰ
- TIM.B518 ： Management of Intellectual Property and Standardization II
Prerequisites
None required. Before taking this course, completing the course TIM.B533 (Standardization Strategy Ⅰ) is desirable.
Other
Innovation usually requires standardization to build new rules and systems globally.
Join our class to get practical methods for business strategy!