TEC Curriculum

Students learn the importance of advanced researchers for promoting innovation to achieve industrial development and basic matters of technology management through the lecture by the former corporate executives, the staffs of Center for advanced education of entrepreneurship and innovation and business entrepreneurs/researchers/managerial educators. Additionally, learn the concept of research in a company and the necessity/importance of technology management, as well as know the ability necessary for the company researchers and learn how to extend the talents.
Lectures in omnibus format are carried out the following subjects:

- Necessity of innovation

- Expectations to researchers in companies

- Entrepreneurship and starting a business

- Corporate strategy and research strategy

- Research development management for commercialization

- Necessary ethics and knowledge for product developers

- Intellectual property and its strategy

Lectures

Japanese

Exercise

Japanese

Learn the basic knowledge of MOT (Management of Technology) necessary for corporate researchers. Through the case studies of scientific technology in US, learn about necessity of innovation, human capital, value creation by e-learning and workshop.

-     What is innovation

-     Human capital

-     Innovation eco system :The Rainforest

-     The value proposition

-     I-Corps style workshop

E-learning & workshop

English

Learn about the concept and process of commercialization and the industrialization for the result of advanced science and technology research, as practical exercises based on some cases. Lectures and seminars by inviting the personnel from consulting companies, under the following subjects:

-  MOT and technical consultant

-  Developed products and functions

-  Ideas for making products to sell

-  Thinking of hearing to customers

-  Challenge to R&D

-  Commercialization of research and development results

-  Thinking about usage and function

-  Concept design of products

-  Combination of design and function

Lectures &

exercise

Japanese

Focus on the novelty and inventive step of patents, acquire "how to make strong patents" by utilizing national patent office databases. Introducing the companies which achieved the competitive advantage of a business.  

• What are strong patents in business world
• Conflict: Novelty and inventive step of patent
• How to make strong patents (cases in US, EU)

Exercise  (making, searching patents)

Lectures &

exercise

Japanese 

Through the several method of design thinking and creative development technique, acquire the way of thinking for new business creation.

-    Design thinking

-    Brainstorming

-     W type model

-     Market research

-     Value proposition

-     Technical method(KJ /Matrix)

-     Business Model Canvas

Lectures &

exercise

Japanese 

Business strategy with appropriate planning based on the data and information is essential to ensure the business and projects proceed smoothly and accurately. Learn practical management and marketing knowledge through exercises and group work.

• Decision Making Analysis by AHP
• Decision Making Analysis by consumer behaviours
• Evaluation by DEA
• Comparison by SWOT
• Business opportunity recognition and domain setting
• Business model

Platform businesses

Lectures &

Groupwork

Japanese

English

Through the Technology Marketing Game “Mark Start” , a marketing simulation software, learn about business strategy and management and get a feedback “how you made the most of the strategies in the markets” through group competition.

-     What is your marketing strategy?

-     Market research

-     Conflict companies

-     Reflection strategy

-     Decision-making

Lectures &

Groupwork

Japanese

English

Study the following necessary basic knowledge for the Venture Business and Entrepreneurship. Recommend to take “TECII-G” after completion of this course.

• What is management – action to achieve result
• Leadership
• Task management
• Business strategy
• Competitors analysis
• Analysis (Account/Break-even)

Capital fund

Lectures*

e-learning

Japanese

English

Learn mainly required knowledge, skill and mind for entrepreneurship and the creation and management of new business in companies. Aim to brush up the business plan.

• What is a venture company - mile stone of growth
• Business planning/innovation
• Competitors analysis and marketing
• Financial statements
• Venture capital
• Corporate value proposition
• Shift changing
• The way to EXIT
• Can Ventures save Japan?
• Ventures in the big companies.
• Group work: Lean LanchPad

Should be done “TECII- F” before starting this course.

Lectures &

exercise

Japanese

English

Learn the way of leadership required to the research leaders for promoting innovation to achieve industrial development through the actual practice, and foster leadership sense. Additionally, learn the management skills promoting the project smoothly.

• Basic Presentation
• Leadership

Project management

Lectures &

exercise

Japanese

English

This course first offers an introductory lecture that explains the importance of fostering advanced researchers for promoting innovation to achieve industrial development, followed by pre-internship lectures on special topics, such as the business and research etiquette required in companies, compliance, and intellectual property strategies. While engaging in research activities as an intern at their host organization, students learn firsthand what industrial R&D is like, as well as the need and importance of the management of technology. Corporate internships also offer participants the opportunity to find a potential career path in a field different from their field of specialization. Internship placements are arranged by Center for advanced education of entrepreneurship and innovation, an inter-university organization that has assisted over 150 doctoral students in finding host companies.

After the lecture that explains the importance of advanced researchers promoting innovation to achieve industrial development, students acquire the abilities required of research leaders through seminars on management-level business skills followed by the lecture of the feature of corporate research and practical training including market research, the drafting of research plan and budget, the organizing of teams, progress management of research, etc., under proposing assignment from companies. The students can develop the abilities required for corporate research leaders.