科目名 Course Title

Nitobe College Honors Program: Graduate Curriculum

講義題目 Subtitle

Nitobe College Special Seminar: Entrepreneurship

責任教員 Instructor

MAENAKA Katsumi (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Nitobe College: TANI Hirofumi (Faculty of Engineering)
Nitobe College: LOMAEVA Marina (Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education)
Nitobe College: WHITFIELD Dale Lee (Institute for the Advancement of HigherEducation)

担当教員 Other Instructors
科目種別 Course Type

Nitobe College Special Classes

開講年度 Year2024

期間 Semester

1st (Summer Term)

授業形態 Type of ClassSeminar

単位数 Number of Credits

1

補足事項 Other Information-キーワード Key Words

Entrepreneurship, Startups, Innovation, Pharmaceutical Industry, Healthcare Challenges, Drug Discovery, Design, Lego
授業の目標 Course Objectives

This course is offered as Inter-Graduate School Classes (General Subject): Humanities and Social Sciences, and Hokkaido Summer
Institute “Special Lecture on Drug Discovery Science II (Bio-Healthcare Entrepreneurship Workshop)”. For the students of Nitobe
College Honors Program: Graduate Curriculum, it is also offered as “Nitobe College Special Seminar: Entrepreneurship”. The
students will improve their “3+1 Competencies” (Ability for Sustainable Personal Development; Team Organization & ManagementSkills; Capacity for Knowledge Sharing & Application for Social Benefit; and Professional Ethics) through the teamwork of thecourse.
In the fast-developing world, strong competition exists between companies in different fields. The ability to create new solutions tosolve challenges is an indispensable skill. Also, the ability to communicate and provide high-quality results via teamwork is a skill
required in every company. This course aims to familiarize the participants with an unconventional way to visualize possible
solutions, work in teams and collaborate to solve the world's most impactful challenges, especially in the healthcare industry. Thecourse will also introduce the concept of the business model canvas, allowing the students to visualize future business models to be
used in their future startups or in daily work at any company to launch new products or services.
到達目標 Course Goals

By the end of this course, you will be able to
1. Better understand about the latest trends in the healthcare industry.
2. Understand the business model canvas as a tool to visualize business models and plans.
3. Utilize Lego Serious Play to visualize ideas and solutions.
4. Work with a team from different backgrounds to create different solutions.
5. Create a basic understanding of the pharmaceutical industry business and the process of drug discovery.
6. Enhance your communication skills and present your ideas in various ways.
7. Create a strong network with fellow researchers from different countries around the world.
授業計画 Course ScheduleThis course is a mixture of seminars and practical workshops as follows;
1. Introduction
2. Case study of drug development
3. Case study of medical device development
4. Introduction to entrepreneurship and case study about a startup company
5. Introduction to business model canvas
6. Introduction to Lego Serious Play methodology
7. Ideation workshop by Lego Serious Play method
8. Group Work: developing a business model
9. Group Work: developing idea and presentation
10. Presenting group work
The schedule for AY2024 is August 8 and 9
準備学習（予習・復習）等の内容と分量 Homework

No strict preparation is needed for this course; however, the students are highly recommended to have an idea for the project theywant to work on or a specific challenge they want to collaborate with other students in a team to solve. Also, on the first day, allstudents will introduce themselves in the 1-minute introduction (elevator pitch) to introduce their background and research interest.
Hence, we recommend that students practice such an introduction beforehand.

成績評価の基準と方法 Grading System

Grades will be judged based on attendance records and activity in class and will be distributed according to the university's GPA
grades.
テキスト・教科書 Textbooks

The following textbooks are not required during the class, but we recommend that students read them for their reference:- Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method, Author: Per Kristiansen, Robert Rasmussen.
- Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers, Author: Alexander Osterwalder, YvesPigneur- Value Proposition Design Companion, Author: Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur
講義指定図書 Reading List

The following textbooks are not required during the class, but we recommend that students read them for their reference:- Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method, Author: Per Kristiansen, Robert Rasmussen.
- Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers, Author: Alexander Osterwalder, Yves
Pigneur- Value Proposition Design Companion, Author: Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur
参照ホームページ Websites

https://hokkaidosummerinstitute.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/jp/courses/CourseDetail=G023
https://nitobe-college.academic.hokudai.ac.jp
備考 Additional Information*All the classes and workshops shall be conducted in English.
*This course is offered as Inter-Graduate School Classes (General Subject): Humanities and Social Sciences, and Hokkaido Summer
Institute “Special Lecture on Drug Discovery Science II (Biocamp)”. When the students who enrolled in Nitobe College Honors
Program: Graduate Curriculum have earned credits for this course, they are deemed to have earned 1 credit for “Nitobe CollegeSpecial Seminar: Entrepreneurship”.
*For details, please contact the instructor of Nitobe College (Prof. Tani, tani@eng.hokudai.ac.jp).