2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Innovation Science Graduate major in Innovation Science
Advanced Analytics and Design Methodology for Social Economic Systems Research II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Innovation Science
- Instructor(s)
- Academic Supervisor
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ISC.C611
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Students will analyze the nature of economic and social systems for areas in which science and technology is closely related to society and policy, such as energy, biology, healthcare, information, and services. Students will also design processes for transitioning away from the current circumstances.
Through this course, students will learn the methodology for designing socioeconomic systems, designing future visions of specific systems, and techniques for presenting them convincingly to others.
Course description and aims
In this course, students are expected to:
1) Understand design methodology on economic and social systems,
2) Analyze social and public values and design a desirable economic and social system.
3) Design transition path for future economic and social system and construct narratives for stakeholders.
Keywords
Multi-level analysis; Multi-stakeholder analysis; Transition management
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Held under the guidance and direction of several instructors, including the academic supervisor
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance | Set the taget system to be analyzed |
| Class 2 | Value analysis and design | Understand the logic of value and analyze social and public values. |
| Class 3 | System design | Design desirable system on the epecific target. |
| Class 4 | Multi-level design | Design elements and their hierarchy. |
| Class 5 | Multi-stakeholder analysis | Analyze relationships among actors and their changes in future system. |
| Class 6 | Transition management | Analyze factors for transition management. |
| Class 7 | Narrative | Design a transition path and construct narratives for stakeholders. |
| Class 8 | Presentation | Explain the desirable economic and social system and a transition path as a systematic and persuasive story. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not assigned.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not assigned.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Presentation (100%)
Related courses
- TIM.C401 ： Ecosystem Management I
- TIM.C402 ： Ecosystem Management II
- ISC.E601 ： Innovation Research Methodology
Prerequisites
No prerequisite.