2021 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Breadth courses
Technical Management for Sustainable Engineering
- Academic unit or major
- Breadth courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yoshinao Kobayashi / Shinya Hanaoka / Kenji Nagahama / Hiroshi Sato / Toshiyuki Hatta / Wesp Peter
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAW.X414
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
To train advanced engineers who can handle management in industries that form the social infrastructure, this course covers everything from basic courses on accounting, management of technology, and decision-making theory to corporate finance, intellectual property management, project management, etc., including examples.
Students will learn how advanced technology from each specialty is leveraged in the foundations of management and economics, and learn management useful for international strategy that leverages different technologies.
Course description and aims
Students in this course will learn basic knowledge in different fields such as accounting, patents, management of technology theory, and international project management. They will also learn the role of these fields in industrial society, and the know-how necessary for engaging in social activities that utilize science and technology. Students will also learn the nature of social organizations that form the basis of these activities, the nature of decision making, and skills to guide forward specific strategies for each case study and possible issues, how to comprehensively utilize these skills, and hone the logic skills for better leveraging one's own expertise in the real world.
Keywords
accounting, patent right, management of technology, international project management, decision-making theory, corporate finance, intellectual property, international strategy, sustainability, industrial society
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
We invite instructors from the front line of industry and academia, holding this intensive lecture worth 3 to 4 credits for each instructor. Lectures are held with handout materials and slides.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Fundamentals of Accounting |
Short quiz for comprehension check. |
| Class 2 | Accounting for Business Enterprise |
Short quiz for comprehension check. |
| Class 3 | Strategic Use of Accounting |
Short quiz for comprehension check. |
| Class 4 | Outline of Intellectual Property System |
Assignment for comprehension check. |
| Class 5 | Legal Operation of Intellectual Property |
Assignment for comprehension check. |
| Class 6 | How to Obtain Strong Patents & Inventions by Employees |
Assignment for comprehension check. |
| Class 7 | Decision-Making Theory |
Short quiz for comprehension check. |
| Class 8 | Introduction to Microeconomics |
Short quiz for comprehension check. |
| Class 9 | Introduction to Macroeconomics |
Short quiz for comprehension check. |
| Class 10 | Management of Technology |
Short quiz for comprehension check. |
| Class 11 | Introduction to Project Management |
Assingment quiz for comprehension check. |
| Class 12 | Risk Management of International Project |
Assingment for comprehension check. |
| Class 13 | Project Time Management |
Assingment for comprehension check. |
| Class 14 | Final Examination |
None specified. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Not particularly
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handouts will be distributed.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation will be made on the basis of scores for assignments.
Related courses
- Sustainable Engineering Technology
- HighTech Japan
Prerequisites
Not particularly
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Yoshinao KOBAYASHI
ykobayashi[at]nr.titech.ac.jp
03-5734-3075