2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Infrastructure and Social SystemⅡ
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Shintaro Ikeda
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 11-12 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.C519
- Number of credits
- 0.50.50
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Infrastructure is a term that refers to the essential social infrastructure for daily life and economic activities, and is an aggregate of a wide range of industries. Infrastructure is recognized as something deeply related to traditional civil engineering and construction, such as roads, railroads, dams, and ports, but in recent years, digital technology has begun to be introduced to such legacy industries, and new technologies and businesses have been born both in Japan and overseas. However, in recent years, digital technologies have begun to be introduced to such legacy industries, and new technologies and businesses are emerging both in Japan and overseas. Furthermore, the information and communication industry and the space industry are now recognized as important components of infrastructure.
In this lecture, we will focus on each infrastructure-related industry, and organize domestic and international policies, technology development trends, and corporate activities, with the aim of gaining a broad understanding of the use of advanced technologies.
Course description and aims
By taking this course, students will understand the following
(1) Understand the domestic and international policies and business activities related to infrastructure
(2) To understand the future prospects of advanced technologies and technological developments related to infrastructure
(3) To understand the characteristics of corporate activities and technological development in public projects
Keywords
Infrastructure, technology development, corporate real estate strategy, REITs, network infrastructure, space industry
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The first half of the class will consist mainly of lectures. Since the industries covered in the class are diverse, the content of the lecture is designed to provide a bird's-eye view of the entire infrastructure-related industries in consideration of beginners. In the second half of the class, students will work in groups to develop business plans or industrial promotion measures focusing on specific industries based on the knowledge covered in the class, and make presentations.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance, Corporate Real Estate Strategy | To understand the purpose of this lecture. To understand the concept of corporate real estate strategy and corporate reporting finance methods for real estate using REITs, etc. |
| Class 2 | Green buildings and smart workplace | Understand the fundamentals of green buildings, including zero-energy buildings, recent trends, and smart workplaces that improve employee comfort and productivity. |
| Class 3 | Network infrastructure 1 | Understand policy issues and business trends through case studies of information and telecommunications administrations and companies. |
| Class 4 | Network infrastructure 2 and space industry | Organize the components of the space industry and understand the domestic and international space policies. |
| Class 5 | Space Industry 2 | Understand the characteristics of the space industry and technological development through examples of development projects. |
| Class 6 | Group work 1 | Discussion and consideration for group presentation |
| Class 7 | Group work 2 | Group presentation |
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)
Nothing
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Related materials will be distributed during the lecture.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation will be based on participation in lectures (40%) and submission of reports (60%).
Related courses
- TIM.C518 ： Social Infrastructure and Social SystemⅠ
Prerequisites
Nothing