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 II
- 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.C511
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- 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
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.
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, case discussions, and class discussion. Through weekly lectures, students will examine science, technology, and innovation policy from multiple perspectives and develop an understanding of policy analysis, and selected sessions will include exercises on analytical methods.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction |
To learn about recent academic trends in science, technology, and innovation policy analysis. |
| Class 2 | Structural Analysis of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy |
To understand the structure of science, technology, and innovation policy using analytical frameworks for policy analysis. |
| Class 3 | Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy and Systems Thinking |
To conduct exercises analyzing the relationship between society and science, technology, and innovation policy using systems thinking. |
| Class 4 | Knowledge Transfer Between Academia and Industry |
To learn about technology transfer from academia to industry, related policies, and key issues. |
| Class 5 | Policies for University-Based Startup Ecosystems |
To learn about concepts related to regional industrial systems that promote entrepreneurship, science and technology policies for autonomous systems, and policy measures that support entrepreneurship and incubation. |
| Class 6 | Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy from a Historical Perspective |
To learn about the relationship between science, technology, and innovation and society from the perspectives of Western economic history and business history. |
| Class 7 | Industrial Architecture and Agile Governance |
To examine the development of Society 5.0 and the transformation of industrial architecture and governance. |
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).
・Meadows, Donella H. Thinking in Systems: A Primer. Chelsea Green Publishing.
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.C510 ： Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Analysis I
- TIM.A540 ： Science and Technology Policies &Social IssuesⅠ
- TIM.A541 ： Science and Technology Policies &Social IssuesⅡ
- TIM.C410 ： Innovation Policy I
- TIM.C411 ： Innovation Policy II
Prerequisites
None