2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
Introduction to Management
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
- Instructor(s)
- Yosuke Kimura / Kyoko Nagata / Heru Prasetyo Eko
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Mon / 1-2 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- IEE.D201
- Number of credits
- 110
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on the basics of business administration (management strategy, marketing, accounting), and corporate economics. First, the instructor explains basic knowledge of business management using a textbook. The next part is “accounting literacy,” which includes lectures on CVP analysis and group work. In the final part, the third instructor explains the elements of business development, including the business plan and the application of the business canvas. It is followed by a discussion of the concept of platform-driven business and concludes with a case study.
Course description and aims
Students will develop the critical skills that individual should have in order to work effectively in business organizations and to lead teams and organizations successfully. Also, students will have better understanding of the connection between the courses in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Economics and the reality of corporate management. research.
Keywords
Business Administration, Corporation, Corporate Strategy, Capital Budgeting, Marketing, Accounting, Firm Value
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This class consists of three parts. Inoue teaches the first part with general topics of business management, Nagata teaches the second part: accounting literacy, and Eko teaches the last part which focuses on business development, especially digital platform and a case study about Uber Technology.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Basis of business management | Explaining the concept of business management |
| Class 2 | Theories of firm, strategic management, and organization | Explaining the concepts of theories of firm, strategic management, and organization |
| Class 3 | Theories of process management, organizational structure, and human resource management | Explaining the concepts of theories of process management, organizational structure, and human resource management |
| Class 4 | International management and marketing | Explaining important topics of international management and marketing |
| Class 5 | Group work on the contents of Kimura's class | Presenting some topics relating taught concepts of business management |
| Class 6 | Lecture: Accounting literacy (1)：From funding to profit | Explaining the relationship between revenue and income |
| Class 7 | Lecture: Accounting literacy (2) Break even analysis | Understanding the basics of CVP analysis. |
| Class 8 | Business model analysis | Group discussion |
| Class 9 | Group work presentation (first half) | Presentation and evaluation of business improvement idea |
| Class 10 | Group work presentation (second half) | Presentation and evaluation of business improvement idea |
| Class 11 | Introduction to business plan | リーン・スタートアップ ムダのない起業プロセスでイノベーションを生みだす. エリック リース (著), 井口 耕二 (翻訳). Chapter 1 & 2. |
| Class 12 | Business canvass | ビジネスモデル・ジェネレーション ビジネスモデル設計書 (アレックス・オスターワルダー (著), イヴ・ピニュール (著), 小山龍介 (翻訳). |
| Class 13 | Digital platform and strategies | The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power. Michael A. Cusumano, Annabelle Gawer. Chapter 1. |
| Class 14 | Case Study: Uber Technologies | Students are expected to download and read case material via the WEB system. Case study will be prepared in advance for students to read. |
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)
"Introduction to business management learned from experience (3rd edition)" Yuhikaku PUBLISHING
Takahashi, Tanzawa, Hanaeda, and Miura, "Gendai Keiei Newmon" (text book in Japanese), Yuhikaku Books
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Class materials will be available in advance. at T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Three instructors complete evaluations for their respective sections, calculating the total points weighted for class time to reach the evaluation.
Related courses
- IEE.D202 ： Basic Accounting
- IEE.D203 ： Marketing
- IEE.D302 ： Corporate Finance
- IEE.D301 ： Business Starategy and Organization
- IEE.C301 ： Management Information Systems
Prerequisites
None