2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Fundamentals and applications of productivity analysis
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Mika Goto
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (HyFlex)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Sat
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.A417
- Number of credits
- 0.50.50
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 31, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course, students will learn the basic knowledge and applied case studies necessary for productivity analysis of countries, regions, and companies. Students will understand the methods and characteristics of productivity analysis, how to handle data and how to read the results, and develop their understanding based on case studies.
The aim of this course is to understand the methods of productivity analysis using data from countries, regions, companies, etc., and the framework for evaluation, and to acquire basic knowledge and applied skills that can be used in actual analysis.
Course description and aims
The objectives of this course are as follows
(1) To understand the basics of productivity analysis.
(2) To understand the framework for productivity analysis using data of companies.
(3) To acquire basic knowledge for conducting productivity analysis using data of companies.
Keywords
Productivity analysis, data analysis, model analysis
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The course combines learning through lectures and practice through group work.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance | Understand the overall outline of this lecture |
| Class 2 | Basics of Productivity AnalysisⅠ | Learn the basics of productivity analysis |
| Class 3 | Basics of Productivity AnalysisⅡ | Learn the basics of productivity analysis |
| Class 4 | Application of Productivity AnalysisⅠ | Learn to apply productivity analysis |
| Class 5 | Application of Productivity AnalysisⅡ | Learn to apply productivity analysis |
| Class 6 | Group Presentation | Make a group presentation |
| Class 7 | Group Presentation | Make a 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 reference books and other course materials.
Textbook(s)
None. Reference books and lecture materials will be used.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Kaoru Tone, editor, “Fundamentals of Measuring Management Efficiency,” Nippon Hyoronsha, Inc.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation will be based on participation in lectures and final term papers.
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites
None