Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Results forProfessional Graduate Business School

Department of Technology Management, Graduate School ofInnovation and Technology Management,
Yamaguchi University

Basic Information of the Institution
Ownership: National

Location: Yamaguchi, Japan

Accreditation Status
Year of the Review: 2014
Accreditation Status: accredited（Accreditation Period: April.01.2015 – March.31.2020）

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Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Resultsfor the Department of Technology Management,
the Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management,
Yamaguchi University
The Department of Technology Management (hereafter, the Department) in theGraduate School of Innovation and Technology Management sets its mission andpurpose as follows: “we aim to nurture business persons who would address their own
challenges and explore optimal resource utilization both from regional and global
perspectives, based on holistic and interdisciplinary knowledge, literacy and ethics forenabling continual innovations.” In addition, it sets its educational objective as follows:“we foster human resources, referring to as “MOTist,” who have a high ethical standard
and can address the issues from a global perspective yet settling down in the region.”
In order to achieve its mission, purpose, and educational objectives, the Program
operates from three locations. The first, for international students from Asia, is locatedin Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the Chugoku region, and there are two satellite
campuses in the cities of Fukuoka and Hiroshima for working adult students. As
university-wide support and cooperation system has been implemented, and the faculty
act in full cooperation. Under the cooperation of the administrative office of theuniversity, the system carries out flexible and efficient administration based on
self-study.
It is also commendable that the Department has implemented collaborative or
joint activities with outside institutions such as recruitment efforts by local businesses
and the introduction of external research funding. In addition, interdepartmental
cooperation has been promoted within the university. For example, the knowledge ofcutting-edge technology acquired through collaborative research activities with theGraduate School of Science and Engineering, is reflected in the classes of theDepartment. Furthermore, full-time faculty members meet every week to share commonproblems, and constantly implement the measures to solve these problems. Theseactivities support the efficient administration of the Department as mentioned above.
In addition, it is commendable that the Department makes use of the Yamaguchi
University Patent Search System (YUPASS). YUPASS, originally developed by theuniversity, enables the search of patent information as well as statistical analysis ofexisting patents, and has contributed to fostering managers in technology and offering
patent education as a university-wide requirement.
It is commendable that as a distinctive feature of the Department, all full-time
faculty members are required to improve their teaching skills in English, and several
faculty are sent to universities in Laos and Malaysia to improve their English andeducational administration skills. Further, it is commendable that as a distinctive feature
to meet its goal to offer global education focused in East Asia and Southeast Asia,
financial support for studies in Malaysia and Indonesia is available for students, andclasses targeted for international students are taught in English at the Ube campus.
One notable effort has been the Saturday Intensive Class System offered at thesatellite campuses in response to the needs of busy working adult students. By carefully
selecting subjects according to “the Core Curriculum for MOT-Education,” developedby the Department, the Department has attracted many adult applicants and students
report a high level of satisfaction with the contents of education.
Despite these successes, some issues remain. To execute the plan for training
technology business managers at the local Ube campus as well as the western Japanregions where satellite campuses are located, the plan needs to be further solidified
according to the framework of globalization. For that purpose, it is expected that theDepartment will reconsider its policy on degree award.
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academic achievement, preparation of the procedure for inquiries regarding assessment,and standardization of the class syllabi will lead to the improvements and will help theDepartment progress toward becoming more global.
Finally, it is expected that by continuously working on self-study anddeveloping distinctive features and advantages particular to the course of study, theTechnological Management Department will continue to train and produce technology
managing personnel in Japan.