Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Value Creation D

Academic unit or major

Entrepreneurship courses

Instructor(s)

Keisuke Yamada / Yuri Matsuzaki / Mayu Watanabe

Class Format

Exercise

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Class

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Course Code

ENT.V204

Number of credits

010

Course offered

2025

Offered quarter

3-4Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 19, 2025

Language

Japanese

※ Courses with parentheses in the course number have different subject codes depending on the student's year of admission.

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

At our university, we define "entrepreneurship" as a behavioral system (mindset and skills) for developing and setting new value into society, and we believe that this can be manifested not only in business fields such as starting a business, but also in all fields including research and development fields in academia.
This course is positioned in the "motivation and awareness-raising stage" and "competency formation stage" of the three stages of entrepreneurship education: the "motivation and awareness-raising stage," the "competency formation stage," and the "social implementation stage".

As a guideline, the multiple foundational elements of entrepreneurship are classified into three categories as shown below, and multiple types of workshops will be offered each semester to train the foundational elements corresponding to each category (see " Workshops as contents of this course " below).
・ INNOVATION: Issue Identification, Idea Generation, Vision Setting, Hypothesis Testing, Visualizing Solutions
・ INITIATIVE: Communication (consensus building), Team Building, Project Management, Practical Application and Reflection
・ MOTIVATION: Self-awareness, Discovering Personal Motivations, Goal Setting, Transforming Knowledge
Students enrolled in this course will be able to deepen their understanding by experiencing and practicing the multiple elements of entrepreneurship by selecting and attending 2 or more workshops, including a workshop from the "INNOVATION" category and earning 13 points or more for attendance.

Furthermore, since these elements can be strengthened by repeated practice, we recommend that students participate in as many workshops as possible. In addition, we would like students to take "Bachelor's Practical Group Work for Value Creation A/B (ENT.V205/ENT.V206)" as an opportunity to comprehensively utilize these elements, demonstrate your "entrepreneurship," and practice "social implementation" by developing and setting new value.

Features:
(1) Students design their own course content:
Students select from the workshops in the table below, taking into consideration their own interests and convenience, and attend after receiving confirmation of their participation. Passing the workshop requires earning a certain number of points for attendance (point system).
(2) Diverse student participation:
Students from a variety of backgrounds and years can participate, regardless of their major or year.
(3) Workshop format:
Instead of the traditional "listening to lectures" format, this workshop format allows students to experience and practice work-interactive methods.
(4) Off campus tutors and specialized lecturers are used as facilitators:
Various training contents and new methodologies are proposed every day for these workshops, and outside practitioners and specialized lecturers are used to keep the content and methodologies up to date.

Workshops as contents of this course:
The list of workshops by categories of "INNOVATION," "INITIATIVE," and "MOTIVATION" is as follows. Please note that workshops may be changed, canceled, added, or altered without prior notice, so please always check the ToTAL website for the latest information.
List of workshops by category(tentative):
・INNOVATION:
1 EGAKU (1 session)
By creating art (abstract paintings) and appreciating the work of others, participants will develop creative communication skills, become aware of unconscious bias, and promote self-awareness.
2 Design Workshop (Theme : YBD) (1 session)
Practicing new idea creation method based on Design Thinking trough proposing new services
3 Design Thinking For Your Creative Practice (2 sessions)
3 tutors from Stanford University/d.school are invited from the US and give us speedy and enjoyable workshop to make students understand/experience concept of "Creative Confidence" and "User Centric".
4 Idea-Thon (1 session)
Creating new business ideas by utilizing Design Thinking methodology
5 Future Foresight (3 sessions)
Using methods such as back casting, horizon scanning, and forced thinking, we design the future society 10-15 years from now.
6 Systemic Design (1 session)
We view complex things and issues as systems, approach them from multiple perspectives, and aim to fundamentally solve problems
・INITIATIVE:
1 Graphic Facilitation (2 sessions)
Acquire facilitation techniques using visualization to promote discussion and collaboration among multiple people
2 International Cooperation Simulation: Trading Game (1 session)
Through the "Trade Game," participants learn strategy formulation, negotiation, communication, and teamwork skills
3 Debate Club (Japanese) (5 sessions)
Practice debate (Japanese) and acquire skills in constructing arguments and persuasion. Beginners to "debate" are also welcome
4 Debate Club (English) (5 sessions)
Practice debate (English) and acquire skills in constructing arguments and persuasion. Beginners to "debate" are also welcome
5 Negotiation Process for Consensus Building (2 sessions)
Practice your negotiation skills through role-playing
6 Project Reflection (6 sessions)
Participants will use their own projects as a topic to solve various issues related to project management and promotion
・MOTIVATION:
1 Book Dialogue (Japanese) (2 sessions)
Participants will share the topic of books (in Japanese) and create summaries to share.
2 Book Dialogue (English) (2 sessions)
Participants will share the topic of books (in English) and create summaries to share.
3 System Thinking & Leadership (1 session)
Analyze the problem as a phenomenon caused by the system
4 Enneagram (English) (1 session)
Know your characteristics from the results of the diagnostic test
5 Interactive Art Appreciation (at Ookayama) (2 sessions
Participants will explain their ideas based on the shared material (artwork)
6 Interactive Art Appreciation (at Suzukake-dai) (2 sessions)
Participants will explain their ideas based on the shared material (artwork)

Course description and aims

1. By participating in multiple workshops, mainly group work, students will experience and understand various mindsets and skills related to "entrepreneurship”, which will contribute to build their own “entrepreneurship”.
2. This will be a step towards demonstrating "entrepreneurship" and leading to the action of "developing and setting new value."

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)

Each element of entrepreneurship is directly relevant to the workplace. In addition, students will be able to practice and understand through their own work in teamwork workshops.

Keywords

Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Followership, Initiative, Motivation, Creativity

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

1. Each workshop has a capacity limit to maximize its effectiveness, and once capacity is reached, selection will be made (if you are not selected, you can choose another workshop). Be sure to attend any workshops you plan to participate in. If you absolutely cannot attend, please consult with the instructor in charge beforehand.
2. Workshops are basically small groups where participants work together while communicating with each other. The theme and goal will be presented at each workshop.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

The assignment may be presented in the class. Group work outside of class may be required.

Textbook(s)

Course materials are provided during classes.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Reference books, lecture materials, etc. will be provided during class from time to time.

Evaluation methods and criteria

1. Attend 2 or more workshops from the list in above “Workshops as contents of this course:”, including a workshop from the category of "INNOVATION", and with 13 or more points of attendance points.
2. Comprehensive evaluation of awareness of one's purpose for participating, understanding and engagement with the workshop, communication with group work members, etc.

Related courses

• ENT.L201 ： Group Work for Leadership Basics A
• ENT.L202 ： Group Work for Leadership Basics B
• ENT.V201 ： Group Work for Value Creation A
• ENT.V202 ： Group Work for Value Creation B
• ENT.V203 ： Group Work for Value Creation C
• ENT.V205 ： Bachelor's Practical Group Work for Value Creation A
• ENT.V206 ： Bachelor's Practical Group Work for Value Creation B

Prerequisites

None

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

Prof. Yamada, Prof. Matsuzaki, Prof. Watanabe (total.tokunin[at]total.titech.ac.jp)

Office hours

Personal meetings can be booked upon request; we also have drop-in virtual office hours on Friday, 13:00-14:00, except for holidays. For detail please submit a request from the form below:
https://forms.gle/kCDtXz2NcwHy8kSC9