2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Graduate Lecture on Decision Science and Technology
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Takehiro Inohara / Hilofumi Yamamoto
- Class Format
- Lecture (HyFlex)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - at Tsinghua Univ.
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- SHS.M447
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
We will provide this course for the students enrolled in the Tokyo Tech-Tsinghua University joint graduate program at Tsinghua University. This course deals with the disciplines of the fields related to Decision Science and Technology and issues in Decision Science and Technology.
This course aims to give theories and applications of public management based on practical cases in China and Japan.
Course description and aims
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1) Explain the disciplines of the fields related to Decision Science and Technology;
2) Discuss issues in Decision Science and Technology; and
3) Explain the theories and applications of Decision Science and Technology based on practical cases in China and Japan.
Keywords
Decision Science and Technology, China, Japan
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The instructors from Tokyo Tech and Tsinghua University jointly provide classes at Tsinghua University.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1) Human, the public in human societies, and Decision Science and Technology 2) Theories of Decision Science and Technology 3) Latest topics and methodologies in Decision Science and Technology research 4) Meaning of governmental and non-governmental organizations in Decision Science and Technology 5) Theories, applications, and issues in Decision Science and Technology in Japan 6) Management of universities and administration of governments 7) Issues in public management within universities 8) Academic administration and management issues in research in universities 9) Management issues in research organizations of university professors 10) International non-governmental organization and public policy and public management | Discuss public management issues given in each class. |
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)
Not required
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not required
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assessment will be based on participation in the classes (50% in total) and the final examination (50%).
Related courses
- SHS.Z491 ： Colloquium in Social and Human Sciences S1
- SHS.Z492 ： Colloquium in Social and Human Sciences F1
- SHS.Z591 ： Colloquium in Social and Human Sciences S2
- SHS.Z592 ： Colloquium in Social and Human Sciences F2
Prerequisites
Not required
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Prof. Takehiro Inohara, inostaff[at]shs.ens.isct.ac.jp
When inquiring by emails, include the course title in the subject, and your student ID and name in the body of the email.
Office hours
Make an appointment by email.