2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Standardization Strategy II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Akira Izumi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 9-10 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.B534
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The standardization strategy is a strategy to create new global rules or systems which are necessary for innovations.
This course gives an overview of the relation between global business and standardization. The standardization and conformity assessment including certification are important activities for global business. This course provides students for basic concepts of conformity assessment and standardization as rule making in the international community, as well as standardization and infrastructure development, standardization as a tool for social innovation.
This course is classified as a "livestream" with direct teaching by Zoom. Therefore, students are required to attend every lecture in real time. If you are unable to attend regularly due to other activities such as laboratory seminars or other lectures, do not take this course.
Prior to taking the course, please make sure that you have downloaded the latest version of the Zoom application. (Avoid connecting with browsers such as Chrome as it may be unstable or have limited functionality.) To maintain your concentration, the connected device is preferable to be the one with a larger display, such as a PC, and tablet.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand importance of standardization and conformity assessment for global business.
2) Use strategically standardization and conformity assessment for rule making in the international community, infrastructure development and social 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)
All lectures are conducted by a specially appointed professor and guest lecturers who have abundant practical experience in the field of standardization.
Keywords
International standardization, Conformity assessment, Global business, Rule making, Social innovation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Course documents will be delivered 3 days before the class. Every lesson contains not only a lecture but also a 15- to 30- minute Q&A and discussion.
Content and order of classes is subject to change.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Significance of conformity assessment including certification | Understand basic concepts of conformity assessment. Explain the significance of conformity assessment. |
| Class 2 | Global economy and conformity assessment | Understand conformity assessment as international rules. |
| Class 3 | International standardization of IoT | Understand the trends and required actions for international standardization related to IoT. |
| Class 4 | International standardization in the railway business | Understand the importance of standardization for railway business. |
| Class 5 | Risk management and certification | Understand certification as tools for risk assessment. |
| Class 6 | Railway business and conformity assessment | Understand the importance of conformity assessment for infrastructure business. |
| Class 7 | Business applications of standardization and certification and wrap-up of lectures | Systematically understand the business applications of standardization and certification based on previous lectures |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to prepare for each lecture using lecture materials in advance and to review class content afterwards (including making lecture reports) for each lecture.
Textbook(s)
No textbook
Reference books, course materials, etc.
All materials used in class can be found on T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Class reports for each lecture (However, the evaluation will be multiplied by 0.5 for a report on a class with less than 80% attendance time.) 70% total
Assignment report 30%
Related courses
- TIM.B533 ： Standardization Strategy Ⅰ
- TIM.B518 ： Management of Intellectual Property II
Prerequisites
None required. For a deeper understanding of the course content, it is recommended that students take the course TIM.B533 (Standardization Strategy Ⅰ).
Other
Innovation usually requires standardization to build new rules and systems globally.
Join our class to get practical methods for business strategy!