2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Analysis I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Masako Toriya
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.C510
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course aims to provide a systematic understanding of the objectives, institutions, and major policy measures of science, technology, and innovation policy, and to develop fundamental perspectives for analyzing the assumptions, structures, and effects of policy from multiple viewpoints.
Course description and aims
To understand the objectives, institutional arrangements, major policy measures, and policy formation context of science, technology, and innovation policy, and to examine policy assumptions, structures, and effects from multiple perspectives in a logical manner.
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 course is taught by an instructor with practical experience in research project management in academic settings. Practitioners engaged in policy analysis will be invited as external speakers.
Keywords
Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy; Policy Analysis; Innovation Systems
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This course is primarily lecture-based, supplemented as appropriate by special lectures from external speakers and class discussion. Through weekly lectures, students will examine science, technology, and innovation policy from multiple perspectives and develop an understanding of policy analysis.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction |
To learn about the current state of science, technology, and innovation in Japan and an overview of its policy system. |
| Class 2 | Science and Technology Policy Framework and Major Policy Measures |
To understand the policy framework, major policy measures, Japan’s position in the global context, and the relationship between government and academia. |
| Class 3 | Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Research |
To learn about the historical development of science, technology, and innovation policy research. |
| Class 4 | BPM（Evidence Based Policy Making） |
To learn about the use of evidence in the formulation and evaluation of science, technology, and innovation policy (evidence-based policymaking). |
| Class 5 | Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy and Economic Security |
To learn core concepts in economic security, such as technological sovereignty, as well as analytical perspectives and methods for examining supply chains and technological competitiveness. |
| Class 6 | Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy and Energy Market Reform |
To understand policy formation processes and analytical approaches in energy policy at the intersection of technology, markets, and regulation. |
| Class 7 | International Trends in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy |
To learn about recent trends in science, technology, and innovation policy in other countries, and to compare and discuss them with Japan’s policies. |
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)
None. Lecture materials will be provided before and after each class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
・SciREX Core Contents，https://scirex-core.grips.ac.jp/en/
・Lane, Julia; Fealing, Kaye; Marburger, III, John; Shipp, Stephanie. The Science of Science Policy: A Handbook (Innovation and Technology in the World E).
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation will be based on class attendance and assignment performance. Detailed criteria will be explained in the first class.
Related courses
- TIM.A540 ： Science and Technology Policies &Social IssuesⅠ
- TIM.A541 ： Science and Technology Policies &Social IssuesⅡ
- TIM.C511 ： Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Analysis II
- TIM.C410 ： Innovation Policy I
- TIM.C411 ： Innovation Policy II
Prerequisites
None
Other
The class is given online via Zoom.