2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Entrepreneurship courses
Effective Teamwork in Global Companies
- Academic unit or major
- Entrepreneurship courses
- Instructor(s)
- Eri Ota / Rie Murakami / Dung Minh Nguyen
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ENT.L456(LAW.X429)
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
※ Courses with parentheses in the course number have different subject codes depending on the student's year of admission.
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is organized by Tokyo Tech Almni who works for Google Japan. The goal of this course is to develop mindset and skill-set for students to work in multi-cultural global environment. The course includes, but not limited to, lectures, self-evaluation practices, training, case studies, group works and written reports.
※Course title has changed since 2023AY（Previous course title：Multicultural Collaboration and Leadership）
Course description and aims
At the end of the course, students are able to:
- Identify and develop self-strengths, unique values and know how to leverage self-strengths in team work.
- Be aware of unconscious bias and how to counteract those bias in their team
- To understand importance of diversity and how to improve diversity in their team
- To develop communication and collaboration skills in multicultural / multidisciplinary environment.
Keywords
Leadership, Teamwork, Collaboration, Communication, Self-Development
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Before participating the class, students will submit a short report on what are differences working in Japanese traditional companies and global companies. Students should actively participate in discussion, practices, and group works. At the end of the course, students will make a team presentation and submit an individual written report on reflections and learnings from the course.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2/13 (Thu): 10:45-12:25 Strength Development | Participation to Lecture and Discussions, Q&A |
| Class 2 | 2/13 (Thu): 13:45-15:25 Strength Development in Practice | Practices on how to identify and develop self-strength and group work |
| Class 3 | 2/14 (Fri): 10:45-12:25 Managing Unconscious Bias | Participation to Lecture and Discussions, Q&A |
| Class 4 | 2/14 (Fri): 13:45-15:25 Managing Unconscious Bias in multi-cultural global environment | Training and practices |
| Class 5 | 2/17 (Mon): 10:45-12:25 Diversity | Participation to Lecture and Discussions, Q&A |
| Class 6 | 2/17(Mon): 13:45-15:25 Case studies on Diversity | Case studies and group work |
| Class 7 | 2/18(Tue): 10:45-12:25 Communication and collaboration in multi-cultural global environment | Participation to Lecture and Discussions, Q&A |
| Class 8 | 2/18(Tue): 13:45-15:25 Group Work and Final Presentation | Group work and final presentation |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Materials will be provided during the course
Reference books, course materials, etc.
- The Culture Map (INTL ED): Decoding How People Think, Lead, and Get Things Done Across Cultures Paperback – International Edition, January 5, 2016 by Erin Meyer
- Do You Know How to Have a Strengths Conversation?, The Huffington Post, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-mcquaid/do-you-know-how-to-have-a_b_7516138.html
- Developing Employees’ Strengths Boosts Sales, Profit, and Engagement, Harvard Business Review, https://hbr.org/2016/09/developing-employees-strengths-boosts-sales-profit-and-engagement
- How to Play to Your Strengths, Harvard Business Review, https://hbr.org/2005/01/how-to-play-to-your-strengths
- Managing Unconscious Bias at Facebook, https://managingbias.fb.com/
- Unbiasing Guides at Google, https://rework.withgoogle.com/subjects/unbiasing/
- Diversity Matters, McKinsey & Company, 2015, https://assets.mckinsey.com/~/media/857F440109AA4D13A54D9C496D86ED58.ashx
- Cedric Herring, “Does Diversity Pay?: Race, Gender, and the Business Case for Diversity,” American Sociological Review, vol. 74, no. 2 (April 2009)
- Sander Hoogendoorn, Hessel Oosterbeek, and Mirjam van Praag, “The Impact of Gender Diversity on the Performance of Business Teams: Evidence from a Field Experiment,” Social Sciences Research Network, Working Paper Series (April 28, 2011).
Evaluation methods and criteria
Class Participation: 30%
In-Class Engagements: 30%
Final Report: 20%
Team Presentation: 20%
Related courses
- ENT.L457(LAW.X425) ： Global Leadership Practice
Prerequisites
Students who wish to enroll/participate in this course should have English proficiency (TOEIC score 750 or above, TOEFL-iBT score 80 or above), so that he/she will be able to understand the lectures and actively participate in discussions.
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Office hours
By appointment
Other
Students who attended "Global Leadership Practice (LAW.X425)" course in 2Q are highly recommended.