2023 Faculty Courses School of Life Science and Technology Department of Life Science and Technology Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
Industrial design
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Tomohiro Hayashi / Shunichiro Ogura / Motowo Nakajima / Louis Yuge / Shinya Yuki /
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive (B1－3F PEECsラボ)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- HCB.C404
- Number of credits
- 110
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The students take lectures and exercises to acquire skills in team building, industrial design, and business planning necessary for the creation of start-up companies and the creation of new businesses by existing companies. Through this course, students will also learn the current status of various start-up companies, especially in the fields of biotechnology, medicine, and healthcare, as well as the basics of intellectual property strategy necessary for start-up companies. Students will experience the startup process through group work under the guidance of various startup companies and people with experience in commercialization.
Course description and aims
By taking this course, students will acquire the following abilities
1) Entrepreneurial spirit and creativity through learning design thinking, entrepreneurship, and the commercialization process.
2) Active learning and teamwork skills through group commercialization exercises.
3) Skills to maximize team activities of members with different professional and cultural backgrounds.
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 class will include an understanding and discussion of the current status and actual examples of various start-up companies, mainly in the fields of biotechnology, medicine, and healthcare, as well as the basics of intellectual property strategies necessary for start-ups, and group work will be conducted on the content of the class.
Keywords
team building, Entrepreneurship, MOT, intellectual property strategy, commercialization methodology, commercialization exercise
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students will attend lectures by various experts on team building and business creation, and conduct a commercialization simulation in small groups as a commercialization exercise.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Outline of the class | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 2 | Team Building (Basic) | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 3 | Team Building (Advanced) | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 4 | Lectures and exercises by lecturers | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 5 | Lectures and exercises by lecturers | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 6 | Lectures and exercises by lecturers | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 7 | Lectures and exercises by lecturers | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 8 | Teamwork Exercise | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 9 | Lectures and exercises by lecturers | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 10 | Lectures and exercises by lecturers | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 11 | Lectures and exercises by lecturers | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 12 | Lectures and exercises by lecturers | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 13 | Final Presentations | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
| Class 14 | Final Presentations | Assignments will be designated by the instructor. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Textbooks required for the class will be provided in class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Materials required for the class will be provided in class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Report of each lecture: 60%, content and presentation of exercise results: 40%.
Related courses
- HCB.C402 ： Fundamentals of Creative Design
- HCB.C501 ： Practical Creative Design
- HCB.C403 ： Field Works for Creative Design
- TIM.D516 ： Entrepreneurship and Business Development I
- TIM.D517 ： Entrepreneurship and Business Development II
- LAW.X206 ： Introduction to Management of Technology IV
- HCB.C502 ： Management for Business Creation
Prerequisites
If there are many applicants, the number of people may be limited.