2023 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences6:Business System Design
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Chikashi Shimura
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Wed (J2-203(J221))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.S406
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
We describe the company as a system of value creation ,consisting of corporate governance and business process management , business intelligence ,management of human resources and organization . Then,we will understand management strategy and process of organization change .
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1)recognize the companies and management as a system
2)understand the expectations of companies for engineers
3)learn the advanced knowledge of business administration
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)
As a senior consultant at Nomura Research Institute, I have been conducting research work including management strategy, IT strategy, and organizational development in companies and government agencies. From an interdisciplinary perspective based on these practical experiences, we aim to understand the company as a system and acquire practical knowledge.
Keywords
value creation,management system,management resources,management strategy,IT strategy,business solutions,organizational development
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lecture and mini exercises
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Company and management as a system of value creation | Consider company and management as a system of value creation. |
| Class 2 | Management system ① Mechanism of corporate governance and business process management | Understand mechanism of corporate governance and business process. management. |
| Class 3 | Management system ② Interaction with the business environment | Understand interaction with the business environment. |
| Class 4 | Data as asset and information systems | Understand the value of data as business assets and understand corporate information systems |
| Class 5 | Management strategy for changing business environment | Understand business strategies as scenarios for resource utilization in response to environmental changes |
| Class 6 | Process of value creation① Identify the essence of the issue | Identify the composition of the problem in the process of value creation in companies. |
| Class 7 | Process of value creation② Making business solutions and organizational development | Understand theory of business solutions and organizational development. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 30 minutes preparing for class and another 30 minutes reviewing class content afterwards for each class.
Textbook(s)
n.a.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
n.a.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Attitude to participate in class（50%)、final report（50%）
Related courses
- n.a.
Prerequisites
n.a.