Business Administration

This course provides an understanding of the theory and the tools necessary to make good financial decisions. The course covers modern capital market theory and its applications to corporate finance. The course is divided into four parts: role of capital markets and the objectives of financial management; valuation of financial claims; risk and return; and corporate finance decisions including capital budgeting, financing, and divided policy.

This course is designed to explore key issues and current debates in the field of Marketing and International Marketing. The course explains theoretical concepts in the discipline of international marketing and the importance of how to think globally in business. In addition, the impact of political, legal, economic and cultural factors on marketing activities across countries will be discussed. Students will learn to analyze marketing plans and consumer product strategy at the global level.

Engineering Innovation introduces students to the concepts of innovative thinking and innovation practices. Using lectures, case studies, team exercises and guest speakers, the course teaches life skills in innovative thought and action that students can use in careers ranging from starting companies to executing research and development projects in large companies. Students examine the innovator’s mindset and explore the culture of innovation. In a real- work, hands-on way, students learn how to be innovative and understand why innovation is integral to commercial success in the 21st Century’s digital revolution. Innovation strategies and tactics are evaluated from the perspective of ideation; that is, transforming innovative problem-solving ideas into viable solutions that are produced, sold, consumed, and or implemented in society. Students develop an understanding of the importance of innovation – and how innovation is applied. A best practices approach is used to demonstrate how innovators conceive and implement impactful solutions for a variety of problems. Students learn how technology can serve as both a pathway and a roadblock in organizations committed to operating with an innovator’s mandate. Students are taught practical and applicable skills that can be applied in enterprises ranging from startup ventures to Fortune 100 companies.

This course provides theoretical and practical knowledge of the role and impact of global marketing & new product development (NPD) on business activities in Japan.

The main objectives of this course in marketing are:
・ To learn the principles and key concepts of global marketing.
・ To deepen the understanding of the uniqueness and commonality of Japan in a global market.
・ To explore approaches to designing and implementing global marketing strategies for Japan, emphasizing the impact of environmental factors.

On new product development, students are expected:
・ To understand an overview of the new product development (NPD) process and its success principles for the Japanese market.
・ To understand how to turn consumer insights into prototypes and bring viable products into the market in Japan.
・ To develop analytical and intercultural communication skills to share insights for product opportunities in Japan.

Researchers protect their intellectual property in the form of property rights (patents), and capitalize the invention either by licensing out the rights to other enterprises or by starting up a company by themselves. This course covers intellectual property, how researchers’ inventions are protected, and what knowledge and skills are need to start a technology based company.

In the face of a challenging business environment where change is the only constant, it is imperative to understand the intricate interplay of forces and factors that shape the business landscape to remain competitive.

This course seeks to provide a comprehensive view and understanding of the world of Marketing. Marketing is beyond the basics of 4Ps. While this course basically is about Marketing, students will not be learning Marketing à la textbook. Rather, different contemporary issues will be introduced and examined each week. The relevance and implications of the issues for all aspects of business, mainly Marketing will be discussed.
 

Students will develop an understanding of the different macro factors that affect decision-making and strategies through extensive readings, case studies and class discussions, as well as develop the ability to think strategically in analyzing and formulating solutions.

This course provides an introduction to methods of operations research from an executive or managerial viewpoint, emphasizing formulation of business problems in quantitative terms. Topics include industrial applications of linear programming, dynamic programming, game theory, probability theory, queuing theory, and inventory theory. More specifically, this course is about learning how to structure, analyze, and solve business decision problems on Excel Spreadsheet, with emphasis on systematic, logical thinking, and problem solving. The course addresses problems involving data analytics (how to summarize the available data into useful information), optimal resource allocation (how to best utilize the available resources), decision tree (how to make decisions in a sequential manner), and risk analysis (how to incorporate uncertainty in business environment). In each area, specific problems in operations, finance, and marketing are considered and students build models to represent them on spreadsheets to analyze and solve them using the available Excel commands, tools, and add-ins. 

This course introduces the theory of financial economics. The major topics of modern finance will be covered in a rigorous way but with no claim to generality. The course assumes standard knowledge of microeconomics, calculus, and probability theory. 

The first part of the course (Weeks 1-2) is a refresher on the basic economic concepts used throughout the course, such as expected utility, choice under uncertainty, or competitive equilibrium. The second part (Weeks 3-6) covers standard portfolio-choice problems and equilibrium asset-pricing models such as the mean-variance model, CARA-normal model and the CAPM. The third part (Week 7) studies a basic market microstructure model with asymmetric information (Glosten-Milgrom model).

The course introduces the basic concepts from a wide spectrum of topics in finance including financial statement analysis, time value of money, capital budgeting, bond valuation, stock valuation, stock returns and market efficiency, portfolio diversification, CAPM, cost of capital, corporate governance, and behavioural finance. In addition, it also introduces empirical research evidences that synthesise the aforementioned topics. 

This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and topics in organizational behavior (OB) and management. The course focuses on OB at three levels: individual, interpersonal, and collective. At the individual level, the course covers decision-making, motivation, and personality. At the interpersonal level, the course examines power, influence, and negotiations. At the collective level, the course investigates groups and leadership.