2021 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Digital Innovation in Financial Institutions
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Kotaro Suzuki
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Wed
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.A401
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is offered by lecturers from Mizuho Financial Group.
The course is designed for students to understand the outline of the current state of finance, financial business, and innovation in financial institutions, even without preliminary knowledge. As shown in the course schedule, the lecturer will explain the broad pictures and recent trends of each topic in each class.
Course description and aims
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to understand broad pictures and recent trends of topics in each class, as shown below.
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)
The classes are based on business experience and specialized knowledge of the lecturers.
Keywords
economy, finance, Fintech, data management, IPO
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Class 1 - Class 7：Lectures
- Each week, students are required to watch the recording of the class, create a "summary report" based on the content of the class, and submit the report through OCW-i. The deadline for submitting "summary reports" is 5:00 pm the day after each class.
(One recording is separated according to units.)
- Students can write questions at the end of "summary reports." Answers to the questions will be uploaded to OCW-i by the end of the following week and will be open to all students.
- Questions other than the content of the class will be accepted by e-mails by the course coordinator (See "Contact information" in the syllabus.)
- Students have to submit an "final report" through OCW-i at the end of the course. Details of the requirements of the "final report" will be explained in the first class. The deadline for submitting the "final report" is 5:00 pm, one week from the last class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | The current state of finance | Understand the current state of finance. |
| Class 2 | Theories underpinning the banking business | Grasp broad picture of banking business. |
| Class 3 | Payment services using technology | Acquire knowledge of payment services using technology. |
| Class 4 | Asset management using technology | Acquire knowledge of asset management using technology. |
| Class 5 | Data analytics in financial institutions | Acquire knowledge of data analytics. |
| Class 6 | How to foster venture companies | Understand how to foster venture companies. |
| Class 7 | Human resources required for financial services group | Grasp the picture of human resources needed for financial industry. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to find out the meaning of terms in the lecture materials as a preparation and review for each class.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Lecture materials will be posted on OCW-i the day before each class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assessment will be based on summary reports (50%) and a paper at the end of the course (50%).
Related courses
- N/A
Prerequisites
Prospective students should have interests in finance and economy.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
[Coordinator] Professor Takehiro Inohara, inostaff[at]shs.ens.titech.ac.jp