2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Leading-Edge Technology and Innovation I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Miki Shirai / Mariko Ando / Shintaro Sengoku / Kazutoshi Sasahara / Masaharu Tsujimoto
- Class Format
- Exercise (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 11-12 Mon
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.D510
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This lecture series is designed to provide students with practical training in the methodologies used to turn cutting-edge research and development at Tokyo Tech into innovations.
The fields of research and development are diverse, including condensed matter physics, applied chemistry, mechanical physics, production engineering, robotics, electronic physics, electrical and electronic engineering, biotechnology, nanotechnology, information environment, computational engineering, and natural science, with two cases per quarter. However, this lecture does not presuppose knowledge in any particular field, and will be explained in a basic manner for students who are not specialists.
Course description and aims
To be able to evaluate and understand the value of advanced science and technology from a technology management perspective, and to formulate a business development plan to turn this into innovation.
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 course is supervised by a practitioner-lecturer with work experience for a consulting firm and a venture capital.
Keywords
Advanced science, advanced technology, research and development, innovation.
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
A module consists of three sessions: (1) case studies by a selected researcher, (2) group discussion, and (3) group presentations, which will be held twice in a quarter. The first class will be an introductory session.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Lecture guidance |
| Class 2 | Module 1: Case study | Thorough understanding of a case of research and development |
| Class 3 | Module 1: Group discussion | Business development planning |
| Class 4 | Module 1: Group presentations | Presentation and review of business development plans |
| Class 5 | Module 2: Case study | Thorough understanding of a case of research and development |
| Class 6 | Module 2: Group discussion | Business development planning |
| Class 7 | Module 2: Group presentations | Presentation and review of business development plans |
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)
Deliverables in each lecture.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation on the basis of students' contribution to each class, group presentations and the quarter-end assignment. Details will be given in the first class.
Related courses
- TIM.D511 ： Leading-Edge Technology and Innovation II
- TIM.D518 ： Leading-Edge Technology and Innovation III
- TIM.D519 ： Leading-Edge Technology and Innovation IV
- TIM.D516 ： Entrepreneurship and Business Development I
- TIM.D517 ： Entrepreneurship and Business Development II
Prerequisites
None
Other
The description above is a common model case for each year: see the lecture calendar for details of the present quarter.