Keio University

This course covers supply chain strategy and concepts by focusing on a few Japanese cases, providing the class with a solid understanding of the tools and techniques necessary to solve supply chain problems. The course covers key drivers of supply chain performance such as forecasting demand, logistics and transportation, decision-making tools, information, and sourcing. 

This workshop focuses on marketing and leadership. The objectives of this workshop are to:
1. Explore marketing strategies and executions;
2. Put theories into practice to become an effective marketer; and
3. Exchange ideas on cross-cultural leadership, and how leaders may contribute to society.

Through various readings, in-class discussions, and group work, students will engage in both the theoretical exploration of marketing and leadership as well as practical marketing projects with realistic assignments.

Furthermore, there will be a philosophical component to this workshop in which students will be challenged to apply critical thinking and question conventional assumptions about business and success. There are no right or wrong answers - the crucial point is for the class to actively participate and learn from each other.

This introductory course aims to cultivate a broad understanding of the liberal arts, which forms the foundation of studies at Keio University. Conducted in a seminar style, students will deepen their learning through oral presentations, class discussions and debates, and practical work.

This course explores the relationship between the literary genre of “weird fiction” and conceptions of race and racism. How has weird fiction engaged with, promoted, and challenged racist ideas in an English language context? How might weird fiction be reworked to function as a positive force for change in an anti-racist way? More generally, why is it important that we, as 21st-century readers studying at a university in Japan, think seriously about these issues?

The class will read two stories by two different authors closely over the course of the semester. The goal of each class meeting will be to analyze the week’s assigned story section together in as much detail as possible, leading into broader thematic discussions of ideologies of race and racism in the genre of weird fiction.

Aging is not all about old age; it is, more broadly, to do with one’s being in time and in relation to others. For example, aging invites one to think about care, something that many experience during their lifetime, and about their relationship to the environment. Thinking about aging, therefore, raises many important questions that are central to life.
 

The aim of this course is to address some of these questions, while introducing students to literary (and cultural) studies of aging. In particular, the course will think about aging from the feminist perspective by reading contemporary (post 1980s) narratives – short stories, novels and films – that explore aging for women and are produced or set in the UK. Although the texts are primarily concerned with women’s experiences of aging in the UK/Western context, one hope for the course is to encourage students to think about aging in broader contexts and one’s temporal being.

Although there will be brief lectures, the course will be run in a seminar style, focusing on class/group discussion. Students will be required to read and/or watch the texts outside class hours; ponder questions on worksheets provided in advance, and actively participate in discussion. 

 

This course introduces production management and presents tools and techniques mostly used by Japanese companies to manage and control their production systems. It provides the necessary concepts, tools, and methods to understand production management systems and the logic behind the various planning, scheduling, control, and decision techniques. The course covers essential Japanese production management concepts such as Toyota’s production systems, just-in-time, Kanban, and Kaizen. It also deals with traditional and modern Japanese production systems and those control systems being practiced in Toyota.

This course is designed for students learning Japanese for the first time. The course aims to enhance basic listening and speaking skills as well as communicate with basic vocabulary and sentence structure. The course design is based on sentence structures and grammatical patterns learned in the class “Essential Japanese 1M-1 & 1M-2." It is recommended to take “Essential Japanese 1M-1 & 1M-2” together with this course.

This class introduces the history of jazz and increases one's understanding of and appreciation for jazz music. Jazz music has stylistically changed over the last 100 years; this course covers the history of jazz from the beginning of jazz to the present styles.

Those who are interested in jazz music and those learning how to play jazz will benefit from taking this course. 

This course introduces a number of education policies and projects which have enacted real societal and global change in Asia and the rest of the world. Opportunities to analyze these policies and evaluate these projects will be provided. Subsequently, the class will plan and implement their own education projects to effect social change in the communities and countries in Asia. 

This course explores the process and mechanism of the economic development of modern East Asia from the 19th century to the present. East Asia, which includes Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Korean Peninsula, is a rarity in that it has succeeded in economic catch-up with Western European and North American developed countries in the 20th and 21st centuries. This course highlights the relationships and interactions between the countries in the region. 

Although the content of this course may be labeled as "modern" art theory, it mainly deals with the first half of the 20th century.  This course examines how art has come to be established in modern times, in relation to the broader cultural and ideological context. The goal of the course is for participants to be able to view not only so-called works of art, but also objects that participants engage with that is inseparable from art.