2021 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Energy Technology and Social System II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Mika Goto
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 11-12 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.C513
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Energy and environment problems recently increase importance under the circumstance with globalized economy. As an extension of this course at I, this course sheds light on the energy and environment issues in Japan and the other nations in the world using various data, documents, and academic papers, particularly from a perspective of application and adaptation of technology to the society. This course provides students with a basic knowledge and analytical method and framework through examining concrete policies and analytical examples, by which each student can examine energy and environment problems in the context of technology, economy, and social systems.
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of social issues related to energy, resource, and environment, and establish a basic knowledge of students through which they can consider practical solutions for the issues based on some analytical methods in economics. In addition, this course provides students with an opportunity to cultivate knowledge on energy policy and sustainable society.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will:
(1) Understand current issues of energy and environment from reading articles
(2) Understand how energy and environment problems are related to technology, economy, and social systems
(3) Have in-depth understanding with respect to solutions for energy and environment issues from perspectives of energy policy and sustainable society
Keywords
Energy issues, environment issues, economics, energy technology, social systems
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students obtain basic knowledge and ability to understand energy and environment issues from lectures. Group discussions on selected topics are combined with lectures.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Understand entire structure of this course |
| Class 2 | Energy and R&D | Understand energy related R&D |
| Class 3 | Energy and smart city | Understand trend and current status of smart city over the globe |
| Class 4 | Group work | Working with team members to prepare for group presentation |
| Class 5 | Energy M&A | Understand energy companies' M&A trend |
| Class 6 | Group presentation and discussions | Each group reads and presents summary of papers to promote knowledge on energy and environment through discussions |
| Class 7 | Group presentation and discussions | Each group reads and presents summary of papers to promote knowledge on energy and environment through discussions |
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 specified
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Specified in the class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Achievement is assessed by attitude of participation and final report.
Related courses
- TIM.C512 ： Energy Technology and Social System I
Prerequisites
None