2024 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
Management for Business Creation
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Shintaro Sengoku / Masayoshi Tanaka / Satoshi Nasu / Takeshi Hata / Tomohiro Hayashi / Nobuhiro Nakamura / Tohru Yagi / Shunichiro Ogura / Shoichi Hasegawa / Akihiro Ohkubo / Eiichiro Kimura / Tadashi Matsumoto / Tomohiro Anzai / Chikafumi Yokoyama / Koji Tamada
- Class Format
- Lecture/Experiment (Blended)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- HCB.C502
- Number of credits
- 0.600.4
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In modern society, in order to revitalize innovation aimed at creating new industries that will lead the future, there is a strong demand for training human resources to promote the creation of start-up companies based on university seeds and the creation of new business by existing companies. Through this course, we grasp the innovation model outline and understand and consider the position and role as a startup company in innovation. We also grasp the current status and examples of start-up companies in bio, medical care and healthcare industries and learn the intellectual property strategy foundation necessary for start-up. Furthermore, by simulating business creation using actual patent examples, we experience the actualization of commercialization.
Course description and aims
Learn the following abilities by taking this class.
1) Entrepreneurial spirit and creativity by learning entrepreneurship theory and business creation methodology
2) Problem setting ability and problem-solving ability in business by acquiring MOT education and business mind etc.
3) Active learning and teamwork skills by practicing business creation exercises by group
4) Patent planning ability by learning the intellectual property strategy foundation
Keywords
Entrepreneurship, MOT, Intellectual property strategy, business creation methodology, exercise for business creation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students take lectures of various experts on business creation at each round, and carry out simulation for business creation in a small group as exercises.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Group work for business creation 1 | Conduct simulation exercise for business creation using actual patent examples by group learning |
| Class 2 | Group work for business creation 2 | Conduct simulation exercise for business creation using actual patent examples by group learning |
| Class 3 | Innovation and entrepreneurs | Understand the outline of the innovation model and understand the position and role of startup companies in innovation |
| Class 4 | Bio / Healthcare Startup 1 | Understand the current situation of startup companies in bio, medical care and healthcare industries and consider their roles |
| Class 5 | Bio / Healthcare Startup 2 | Listen to and discuss stories from actual entrepreneurs about actual examples of startup companies in bio, medical, and healthcare industries |
| Class 6 | Start-up strategy | Understand the latest ecosystem and consider the role of startup in ecosystem |
| Class 7 | IPR strategy for Bio / healthcare-based start-ups | Understand the basis of strategy of IPR for bio-based start-ups |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Documents necessary for classes are provided in the class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Concise exercise problems 60%; exercise and presentation 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
Prerequisites
It is desirable that you take Fundamentals of Creative Design, Field Works for Creative Design, and Practical Creative Design.