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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College College of Business
Course Code BT204
Theme・Subtitle Critical issues in the fast-changing world: innovations, sustainability, and the future of business.
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Lecture
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Fall semester
DayPeriod・Room Thu.2
ログインして教室を表示する(Log in to view the classrooms.)
Credits 2
Course Number GBU2701
Language English
Class Registration Method Lottery Registration(定員:10人/ Capacity:10)
Assigned Year 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
Course Cancellation 〇(履修中止可/ Eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
Notes

【Course Objectives】

Since the beginning of the millennium, global societies and economic systems have been going through major shifts and modifications in every aspect of life and work values. The processes of change are constantly accelerating since the crisis caused by the Covid pandemic, which led to fast increase in the usage of virtual tools and alternative work and business styles. Through famous case studies, workshops, and theories of social sciences and economy, the course introduces students to new forms of future businesses, key values of startups, and the most crucial problems facing global societies nowadays, such as waste, virtual consumption, and lack of sustainability.

【Course Contents】

The course presents a variety of new business models, various styles of work and employment, and creative opportunities for designing sustainable societies with a healthier lifestyle. As new values appear under the pressure of the virtual economy and the changing weather patterns, the pressure to adapt and offer solutions grows and becomes a survival necessity for the entire world. Through case studies and examples from the real world, the course provides an analysis of the extreme shifts and changes that social values and work styles have experienced over time, and the new forms of business management and ethics that are designed and established. The lessons present core issues that dominate the business world nowadays, such as the impact of advanced technology, changes in the global supply chains, the new geopolitical landscape, conflicts of ethics and sustainability, the changing map of shareholders, and more.
During the course, students will have an opportunity to develop and design their own business and learn specific skills that will be useful and valuable for their job hunting and actual future work.

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Introduction: economy, business and socio-cultural values.
2 The business map (I): balancing diversity, harmony, and profits.
3 The business map (II): new roles and opportunities at the modern workplace.
4 The rise of the ethical consumer: balancing social responsibility and financial stability.
5 Between sustainability and greenwashing: is ethical production possible?
[case studies]
6 Businesses in the age of transparency: ethics and values in the virtual spaces of YouTubers and influencers.
7 Why people buy? behavioral economics, e-commerce, and emotional needs.
8 Business development workshop.
9 What is a "startup" and can we start-up?
10 The business model now and then: recommended adaptations for a better future.
11 We are all sharing: the hidden power of the invisible shareholders.
12 The virtual office: the future of work, employment, and human-machine relationships.
13 Students' final projects (I).
14 Students' final projects (II).

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド(パワーポイント等)の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above

補足事項 (Supplementary Items)
Business workshop/lab for developing independent businesses and preparing for job hunting.

【授業時間外(予習・復習等)の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

Students are required to come ready after having read their weekly assignments and preparing for class. The assignments will be posted on the university's Canvas website at the beginning of the course.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 weekly class work(25%)
最終レポート(Final Report)(30%)
Active class participation (20%)
Midterm case study and presentation (25%)
備考 (Notes)

【テキスト / Textbooks】

その他 (Others)
The book listed below is a recommendation but NOT required to buy. A copy will be available in the library and chapters that are part of the lessons will be posted on the Canvas LMS course page.

【参考文献 / Readings】

No著者名 (Author/Editor)書籍名 (Title)出版社 (Publisher)出版年 (Date)ISBN/ISSN
1 Lawrence, T & J. Weber Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy McGraw-Hill International Edition
その他 (Others)
PAY ATTENTION! a copy of the book will be available in the library but only for internal use. It will be reserved for the course students.

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

【その他 / Others】

During the course, students will learn how to prepare a professional portfolio, how to present a real case scenario in a business environment, and how to analyze real-life situations based on case studies from Japan and from global corporations.

【注意事項 / Notice】