2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Methodology of Corporate Management and Finance II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Shintaro Sengoku
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 9-10 Thu (CIC)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.A402
- Number of credits
- 0.50.50
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Sep 1, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course provides the basic knowledge required for business strategy analysis, accounting analysis, financial analysis and forward-looking analysis of companies. It explains the structure, features and reading of financial statements and develops into the analysis and evaluation of companies using data from financial statements, with case studies and analysis.
The aim of the course is to understand the significance and utility of management strategy analysis methods and management accounting, and to acquire basic knowledge for business analysis and planning of actual companies.
Course description and aims
The objectives of this course are to achieve the following:
(1) To understand the methods of analysing management strategies,
(2) To understand the significance and utility of management accounting,
(3) To acquire basic knowledge for business analysis and planning of actual companies.
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)
The lectures are theory- and practice-oriented, delivered by teachers with experience working in venture capital and in start-ups.
Keywords
Corporate strategies, managerial planning, managerial accounting, KPI, governance
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The fundamentals of management strategy and management accounting are explained and then developed into analysis, with specific examples and discussion.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction |
Lecture outline, the definition and target of managerial accounting, the theory and practice of managerial accounting. |
| Class 2 | Mid/long term-management plan: part 1 |
A flow of management strategy planning, key frameworks and its application. |
| Class 3 | Mid/long term-management plan: part 2 |
A case study |
| Class 4 | Short term-execution plan: part 1 |
A flow of business planning, key framework and its operation. |
| Class 5 | Short term-execution plan: part 2 |
A case study |
| Class 6 | Execution and control: part 1 |
The outline of execution and control, the operation of KPI, cost reduction activity. |
| Class 7 | Execution and control: part 2; Summary and discussion |
The transition of business models, influence and issues in practice, perspectives. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To increase the effectiveness of learning, students should refer to the relevant sections of the textbook and handouts and spend approximately 100 minutes each on preparation and review (including assignments) for the content of each class.
Textbook(s)
Distributed before or after each class
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Brewer, P. C., Garrison, R. H., Noreen, E. W., Liu, H., & Wang, M. (2007). Introduction to managerial accounting. McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 9780073527079.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation is based on participation in the lecture, contribution to the lecture and the grade of the final assignment. Details will be explained in the first lecture.
Related courses
- TIM.A401 ： Methodology of Corporate Management and Finance I
Prerequisites
Taking 'Methodology of Corporate Management and Finance I' (TIM.A401) or acquiring an equivalent level of knowledge is strongly requested.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Prof Dr Shintaro Sengoku
Other
The lecture plans are a model case. The actual course content should be confirmed on the LMS and at the initial guidance for each academic year.