2024

Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management(Professional Graduate School: Master’s Course)

Yamaguchi University

Application Guide and Form

For October 2024 Admission

Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management
Yamaguchi University
Admission Policy and Diploma Policy-Educational philosophy and aimsThe management of technology (MOT) refers to “creative and strategic innovation
management by which technology-oriented corporations and organizations can continuously
create business for the next generations and ensure their continued growth.” MOT education
aspires to cultivate critical professional management skills in research and technology
development for the purpose of vitalization and sustainable development of industries.
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 for enabling continual innovations.

-Admission PolicyWe are looking for,
1. Students who would like to initiate innovation and exploit its outcome.
2. Students who aspire to achieve value creation and business problem solving strategicallyby taking advantage of technology as well as are willing to run business on their own orassist top management or take part in management in the future.
3. Students who ambitiously pursue to start their own business or improve theirperformance of business and duty by dint of creating and exploiting intellectual property
and applying and systematizing accumulated work experience.

-Diploma PolicyWe aspire to nurture MOT-ist who is capable of bringing for the creative achievements byaddressing problems from multifaceted perspectives of technology and management. We
grant a “Master of Technology Management (professional) ” diploma to those who fulfill
the academic requirements; (a) completing designated duration of the study, (b) earning
predetermined credits, (c) acquiring the knowledge and skills below and (d) passing the final
examination.

【Comprehensive capability in common】
1. Capability to learn/understand the role of innovation and the methodology to initiateinnovation in a multidisciplinary manner and to apply/exploit the knowledge to practicein a proactive manner.
2. Capability to cultivate the attitude to accomplish business activities by cooperating withothers while having high ethics and to serve society.

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【Specific capability, acquiring at least any one of the followings】
3. Capability to learn the necessary knowledge to execute research and development
and/or business activities in an organized way, to figure out the problems confronting
oneself and to rationally and efficiently address the problems.
4. Capability to learn/understand the principles of economic law and the valuation method
correctly and to lead the achievement of business activities to economic value.
5. Capability to understand the importance of intellectual property, to acquire themechanism and approach to let the intellectual property support business
implementation and to create and secure one’s own idea.
6. Capability to understand diverse society and culture as well as to develop research
hypothesis, to design and implement a research project for enabling oneself to play animportant role in global fields.

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I. Outline of School
Name

Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management

Major

Department of Technology Management

DegreeMaster of Technology Management

Length of Course

Two Years

II. Date of Admission
October 1, 2024
*All classes are taught in English for students enrolled in October.
III. Admission Quota for October 2024 Admission
Department of Technology Management: Several students
IV. Eligibility
Applicants must fall under one of the following categories:(1)

University graduates or those expecting to graduate from a university by September
30, 2024.

(2)

Those who have been awarded a bachelor's degree under the provisions of Paragraph
4, Article 104 of the School Education Act (Japan) or those who are expected toreceive one by September 30, 2024.

(3)

Those who have completed or are expected to complete 16 years of school education
in a foreign country by September 30, 2024

(4)

Those who have completed or are expected to complete, by September 30, 2024, 16
years of school education through correspondence courses provided in Japan by anoverseas educational institution.

(5)

Those who have completed or are expected to complete, by September 30, 2024, an
education course provided by a Japanese educational institution that has beenrecognized by the school education system of a foreign country as the country’s
academic course and designated by MEXT, provided that the persons have received
16 years of the country’s school education.

(6)

Those who have a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree by completing the coursewith the period for completion of more than three years at a foreign university or
foreign school (as evaluated by the foreign government or accreditation organizationof such a foreign country or specified as equivalent to such educational institutions by
MEXT) . (This may include applicants who have completed the course equivalent tothe same course in Japan through a correspondence course provided by a foreign
educational institution or at a foreign educational institution positioned as a facility
that has a university curricula specified as equivalent to an educational institution in
Japan as prescribed in the preceding item.)

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(7)

Those who have completed or are expected to complete, after the date determined
by MEXT, a course separately designated by MEXT at a specialized training college(which graduation requires at least four years, and also meets the other standards
established by MEXT) by September 30, 2024.

(8)

Those who are designated by MEXT (under the Public Notice of the Ministry of
Education No. 5 on February 7, 1953).

(9)

Those who are enrolled in a graduate program of another university under theprovisions of Paragraph 2, Article 102 of the School Education Act (Japan) and are
deemed by the Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management topossess the academic capability required to follow a graduate program at theGraduate School.

(10) Those, 22 years old or above as of September 30 2024, who, following an individual
entrance eligibility screening, are deemed by the Graduate School to possess theacademic capability equivalent to or greater than that of a university graduate.
(11) Those who meet any of the requirements listed below and are deemed by the
Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management to have achieved
outstanding results for the courses designated by the Graduate School in accordancewith the grade slipping system of Yamaguchi University:
1. Those who will have been enrolled in a university for 3 years or more as of September
30, 2024.
2. Those who have completed 15 years of school education in a foreign country by
September 30, 2024.
3. Those who have completed 15 years of school education by taking correspondence
courses provided in Japan by an overseas educational institution.
Note: Those who wish to apply on the basis of Item (9), (10), (11) must go through a priorscreening of eligibility before starting the application process. Please refer to page 11-12 fordetails and contact the Admission Office specified in the section “V. 4. Admission Office” inadvance.
V. Application Process
1. Application Period
Please hand in the application documents to the Admission Officefrom April 22, 2024 (Mon) to May 7 (Tue), 2024, 8:30 – 17:15.
If the application documents are sent by courier service (including EMS), please make surethat they must arrive before May 7, 2024.
2. Application Documents
All documents must be filled out in English and submitted.
- Application for Admission- Fill out the provided forms.

- Photograph card

- Paste a photograph (4cm x 3cm head-and-shoulder shot

- Identification card for Exam

without hat taken within the last three months) in thespecified field on the photograph card.
- Do not separate these three cards on submission.

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Graduation Certificate

Certificate of the highest academic degree obtained or
expected to be obtained.

Academic Transcript

Official transcript from a graduate school; and/or auniversity

Statement of application

Fill out the provided form.

purpose:Form 1- (A) and Form 2 or,Those who have work experience

Form 1- (B) and Form 2- Statement of application purpose 1- (A) with"professional background" in detail- Statement of application purpose 2 with "reason for
applying and plan of dissertation".
(Please refer to page 32 for the plan of dissertation. You
may change your dissertation plan after entering thegraduate school.)Those who do not have work experience-Statement of application purpose 1- (B) with "pastresearch activities (e.g. the content of the graduation
thesis)"- Statement of application purpose 2 with "reason for
applying and plan of dissertation".
(Please refer to page 32 for the plan of dissertation. You
may change your dissertation plan after entering thegraduate school.)*The text can be typed with word processing software andpasted on the provided form.
**Supplemental materials (e.g. patent specification, technicalreport) can be attached if necessary.

Application fee is JPY 30,000- Remittance from within Japan:
Pay at a local post office to the account specified by
Yamaguchi University. In addition to the application fee,
Application fee

the applicant should pay all other remittance fees incurred
during the transfer. Paste the certificate of payment(transfer receipt) on the reverse side of the applicationform.
- Remittance from overseas (telegraphic transfer):(1) The application fee should be paid in Japanese yen.

-5-(2) The applicant should remit the right amount of theapplication fee to the account specified by
Yamaguchi University. In addition to the application
fee, the applicant should also pay the remittancefees as well as any other commissions to theremitting bank to make sure the right amount of thefee will be received by Yamaguchi University.
(3) All remittance fees and any other commissions
including lifting charge or handling fees will be borneby the applicant.
(4) Remittance should reach the specified account by
the end of the application period.
(5) Paste the receipt on the reverse side of theapplication form.
(6) Contact the Admission Office about the informationof the School’s specified bank account.
The application fee, once paid, will not be refunded under
any circumstances.
*Applicants who will pay from within Japan are asked to contact
the Admission Office prior to the payment for further details.
**Foreign students supported by a scholarship from theJapanese Government are exempted from the application fee.

Other documents

Foreign applicants should submit a copy of their passports.

Note: Submitted application documents are strictly used for the admission selection of graduate students.
Except the cases specified in Each item of Article 18, Paragraph 3 and each item of Article 27, Paragraph 1 of
the Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Incorporated Administrative Agency (Japan), any
personal information collected will not be used for any other purpose or handed to a third party without
applicants’ permission.

3. Application Submission(1) During the application period, applicants must hand in all the documents listed above
to the Admission Office specified bellow.
(2) If the documents are posted from within Japan or from overseas, please send by
Registered Express Mail or EMS with "Application for Graduate School of Innovation andTechnology Management" written in red ink on the envelope.

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Engineering Department Admission Office,Faculty of Engineering, Yamaguchi University,
2-16-1, Tokiwadai, Ube, 755-8611, JAPANTEL: +81-836-85-9012

FAX: +81-836-85-9019

E-mail: en304@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
5. Bank Account for Payment of Application Fee(Bank Account designated by Yamaguchi University)
Details of the bank account will be informed upon inquiry for security reason. Please
consult the Admission Office for details before application submission.

VI. Selection of Students
1. Judgment of Acceptance
The judgment of acceptance shall be decided by comprehensive evaluation based on Online
interview, academic transcripts, and other submitted documents.
(1) Online Interview
Each Online interview will be conducted in English using a web conference tool such as“Webex” or “Zoom” for about 30 minutes.
The applicant will give a 10-minute presentation based on the content of their submitted"Statement of application purpose". After the presentation, admission interviewer will ask
questions about the presented content.

2. Date of the interview
June 2(SUN),2024
The interview time will be stated in the admission ticket to the interview sent to theapplicant.

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1. On the interview day, bring the admission ticket with you.
2. Changes of the contents of the submitted documents shall not be allowed after
submission.
3. If any falsification in the application documents is discovered, permission to admission
may be rescinded, even after the applicant has been admitted.
4. Those who enroll the school with the eligibility requirement specified in the item (9) of IV.
Eligibility (grade skipping) shall lose the status as undergraduate students. Please be notedthat those students shall not satisfy the qualification for some examinations (in Japan) which
require the completion of undergraduate study. The applicants who consider to apply with
the item (9) should be responsible for any disadvantage caused.
5. For further inquiry about admission, please consult the Admission Office specified in thesection “V. 4. Admission Office”.

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VIII. Announcement of Selection Results
12:00 (JST) June 11 (Tue), 2024
The notification of the acceptance will be sent to successful candidates. The admission
office will not respond to telephone inquiry.
The results are also announced on the Homepage of the Graduate School of Innovation
and Technology Management. The official website of the school:https://mot.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/
IX. Matriculation Procedure
Successful candidates will receive the documents about the matriculation procedure by mail.
They should present at the Tokiwa Campus or send all the relevant documents by registeredmail or EMS to complete the matriculation procedure during the following period.
1. Matriculation Procedure Period
June 24 (Mon) – June 28(Fri), 2024
2. Matriculation Fee
Matriculation fee:

282,000 yen

The matriculation fee is paid when the applicant is present for the matriculation procedureor by bank transfer using the prescribed form. The matriculation fee is a one-time payment.
Note 1: The matriculation fee, once paid, will not be refunded under any circumstances. “Under any
circumstances” includes “even if the person declines admission.”
Note 2: In the case that Yamaguchi University decides to revise the matriculation fee for the year of 2024
after the release of this Application Guide and Form, the revised fee will be applied.
Note 3: For candidates who plan to pay the fee from overseas, please consult the Admission Office (seesection V.4).

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X. Others
1. Tuition Fee:
October – March Semester: 267,900 yen to be paid by the end of November
April – September Semester:

267,900 yen to be paid by the end of May

The payment of tuition fee shall be made after the matriculation.
Note 1: In the case that Yamaguchi University decides to revise the tuition fee for the year of 2024 after
the release of this document, the revised fee will be applied.
Note 2: If the revision of the tuition fee is made during the student’s academic years, the new tuition fee
will be applied.

2. Other Fees:
Student Health Union Insurance: 5,000yen
Disaster and Accident Insurance for Student Education and Research: 2,430 yen
3. Preliminary consultation with applicants with disabilities and other disabilities
Applicants with disabilities who require special consideration in taking the entrance
examination and in studying should submit a consultation form (Form: page22) describing
the specific accommodations they wish to make in taking the entrance examination and instudying to the Admissions Office by March 22(Fri), 2024, prior to application.

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Regarding the Approval Process for Application Eligibility (9), (10) and (11)
1. Details on Application Eligibility(1) Regarding application eligibility (9) :Those who are enrolled in a graduate program of another university under the provisions ofParagraph 2, Article 102 of the School Education Act and are deemed by the Graduate
School of Innovation and Technology Management to possess the academic capability
required to follow a graduate program at the Graduate School. This category includes
applicants who had studied in a university for three years or more, achieving outstanding
results for specified credits and then enrolled in another graduate school when they had lessthan the specified period of education.
Required documents:- A request form for prior evaluation of eligibility (please use the provided form).
- Records for admission application eligibility evaluation (please use the provided form).
- Statement of application purpose - Form 2 (please use the provided form).
- Certificate of studying period and academic transcript for undergraduate level from themost recent university.
- Certificate of enrollment and academic transcript from the enrolled graduate school.
- A stamped, self-addressed envelope (From within Japan, applicants must prepare an
envelope of No. 3 size with a written return address and a 84-yen stamp on it. Applicants
living outside Japan are asked to contact the Admission Office of the School to ensure thatthey will be able receive their return mail by Express Mail Service (EMS) ).
(2) Regarding application eligibility (10):Those, 22 years old or above, who have gone through an individual entrance eligibility
screening and are deemed by the Graduate School to possess the academic capability
equivalent to or greater than that of a university graduate. This category includes students
from junior colleges, technical colleges of high school, vocational schools; graduates ofother educational institutes; people from companies and other organizations engaged inresearch or practice equivalent to a graduation thesis.
Required documents:- A request form for prior evaluation of eligibility (please use the provided form).
- Records for admission application eligibility evaluation (please use the provided form).
- Statement of application purpose - Form 1- (A) and Form 2 (please use the provided form).
- Certificate of graduation (or completion) from the most recent school.
- Concrete documents or reference materials such as research presentations, technicalreports, patents, utility models etc.

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- A stamped, self-addressed envelope (From within Japan, applicants must prepare an
envelope of No. 3 size with a written return address and a 84-yen stamp on it. Applicants
living outside Japan are asked to contact the Admission Office of the School to ensure thatthey will be able receive their return mail by Express Mail Service (EMS)).
(3) Regarding application eligibility (11):Those who will have been enrolled in a university for 3 years or more as of September 30,
2024 and are deemed by the Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management ina preliminary evaluation to have achieved outstanding results for specified courses. This
category includes those, at the time of application, are enrolled in the third year of theuniversity and will have reached three years of academic years on September 30 or those
who have acquired all fundamental subjects' credits necessary for graduate school study
and have achieved outstanding results for specialized subjects.
Required documents:- A request form for prior evaluation of eligibility (please use the provided form).
- Statement of application purpose - Form 2 (please use the provided form).
- Academic transcripts and documents that can confirm the course subjects that are being
taken. (Copies of registration etc.)- Registration Rules and Subject Syllabus etc. of the enrolled university/faculty.
- A stamped, self-addressed envelope (From within Japan, applicants must prepare an
envelope of No. 3 size with a written return address and a 84-yen stamp on it. Applicants
living outside Japan are asked to contact the Admission Office of the School to ensure thatthey will be able to receive their return mail by Express Mail Service (EMS) ).
2. Application period for Prior Evaluation of Admission Eligibility
From April 1 (Mon) to April 3 (Wed), 2024, applicants must hand in all required documents
for the prior evaluation to the Admission Office specified below.
If the documents are posted, please send by Registered Express Mail or EMS with "Prior
Evaluation of Admission Eligibility Application for Graduate School of Innovation andTechnology Management" written in red ink on the envelope. All posted documents must
arrive not later than April 3 (Wed), 2024.

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3. Admission Office
Engineering Department Admission Office,Faculty of Engineering, Yamaguchi University,
2-16-1, Tokiwadai, Ube, 755-8611, JAPANTEL: +81-836-85-9012

FAX: +81-836-85-9019

E-mail: en304@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
4. Result Notification
The result will be sent to applicants by April 12 (Friday), 2024.
5. Application Procedure
Applicants who have passed the Prior Evaluation of Admission Eligibility will need to continue
to submit all other documents as required by other general applicants. Please follow thesession "V. Application Process".

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山口大学大学院研究科のアドミッション・ポリシー
山口大学は「発見し・はぐくみ・かたちにする 知の広場」を理念に，地域の基幹総合大学及び世界に開かれた教育研究機関として，たゆまぬ研究及び社会活動並びにそれらの成果に立脚した教育を実践し，地域に生き，世界に羽ばたく人材の育成に努めます。
そのために，次のような学生の入学を求めています。
●

求める学生像○高度な理論的・実践的研究に意欲をもつ人○

研究成果を実践の場で応用・展開できる人○

豊かな人間性と高度な倫理性，社会性を備えた人

大学院技術経営研究科のアドミッション・ポリシー及びディプロマ・ポリシー
教育上の理念，目的
技術経営（Management of Technology：MOT）とは，「技術を事業の核とする企業・組織が次世代の事業を継続的に創出し，持続的発展を行うための創造的，かつ戦略的なイノベーションのマネジメント」を意味し，わが国の産業の活性化と持続的発展のために，MOT 教育は，研究開発・技術開発において必要な専門的経営能力向上を目指します。
本研究科は，科学技術および企業経営の普遍的原理ならびに最新の知識を統合し，イノベーション
を持続的に創出するためのマネジメントの研究を行い，もって総合的・学際的な知識・教養・倫理観に立脚し，自身の課題ならびに地域および地球規模での資源の最適利用を考え，判断する能力を持つ人材を養成することを目的とします。
アドミッション・ポリシー（求める学生像）
本研究科では以下のいずれかに該当する者を学生として受け入れます。
企業，組織，地域，国内外などで自らが中核となってイノベーションに携わり，成果の創出や活用を目指した取り組みをしようとする人
企業経営や組織運営において，戦略的な視点から技術を活用した価値創造や経営課題解決に意欲を持つとともに実践に必要な理論や手法を習得して，自ら経営にあたる，経営層を補佐する，
将来に向けての経営の一翼を担おうとする，などの意志を持つ人
知的資産の創出と活用，蓄積した業務経験の活用や体系化などに基づく新規起業や事業・職務の遂行における高度化などに挑戦的に取り組もうとする人
ディプロマ・ポリシー
山口大学大学院技術経営研究科では、技術と経営の二つの視点から問題に取り組み、創造的な成果を生み出していくことのできる＜技術経営＞者を養成することを目的としています。所定の期間在学し、所定の単位を修得し、下記の知識や能力を身に付け、修了審査に合格した学生に「技術経営修士（専門職）」の学位を授与します。

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【共通する総合的な能力】
１．イノベーションの意義や創発するための方法論について学問横断的に学習・理解し、その知識を主体的に実務に活用・応用する能力２．高い倫理観を持って他者と協調して事業活動に取り組む態度を涵養し、社会に貢献する能力【具体的な能力として、以下のいずれかを身に付ける】
３．研究開発や事業活動などを組織的に遂行するために必要な知識を学び、自らの課題を正しく把握し、それらに合理的かつ効率的に対処する能力
４．経済法則の原理と価値の計測方法を正しく学習・理解し、事業活動の成果を経済的価値に結びつける能力
５．知的資産の重要性を理解し、事業遂行に役立てていく仕組みや方法を修得したうえで、自らアイ
ディアを創出し知的資産化する能力
６．グローバルなフィールドで活躍できるように、多様な社会や文化を理解するとともに、自ら仮説を立てて研究方法を構築し、遂行する能力Ⅰ

技術経営研究科の概要
名

称

専

攻

学位名称
修了年限
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山口大学大学院技術経営研究科

Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management
技術経営専攻Department of Technology Management
技術経営修士（専門職）【Master of Technology Management】
２年

入学年月日
2024 年 10 月１日※10 月入学者への授業については，すべて英語で行われます。

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募集人員(2024 年 10 月入学)
技術経営専攻

若干名

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出願資格

（1） 大学を卒業した者及び 2024 年９月までに卒業見込みの者（2） 学校教育法第 104 条４項の規定により大学評価・学位授与機構から学士の学位を授与された者及び 2024 年９月までに授与見込みの者（3） 外国において，学校教育における 16 年の課程を修了した者及び 2024 年９月までに修了見込みの者（4） 外国の学校が行う通信教育における授業科目を我が国において履修することにより当該外国の学校教育における 16 年の課程を修了した者又は，2024 年９月までに修了見込みの者（5） 我が国において，外国の大学の課程(その修了者が当該外国の学校教育における 16 年の課程を修了したとされるものに限る。)を有するものとして当該外国の学校教育制度において位置付けられた教育施設であって，文部科学大臣が別に指定するものの当該課程を修了した者又は，2024 年９月までに修了見込みの者（6） 外国の大学その他の外国の学校(その教育研究活動等の総合的な状況について，当該外国の政府又は関係機関の認証を受けた者による評価を受けたもの又はこれに準ずるものとして文部科学大臣が別に指定するものに限る。)において，修業年限が３年以上である課程を修了すること(当該外国の学校が行う通信教育における授業科目を我が国において履修することにより当該課程を修了すること及び当該外国の学校教育制度において位置付けられた教育施設であって前号の指定を受けたものにおいて課程を修了することを含む。)により，学士の学位に相当する学位を授与された者（7） 専修学校の専門課程（修業年限が４年以上であることその他の文部科学大臣が定める基準を満たすものに限る。）で文部科学大臣が別に指定するものを文部科学大臣が定める日以後に修了した者又は，2024 年９月までに修了見込みの者（8） 文部科学大臣の指定した者（昭和 28 年２月７日文部省告示第５号）（9） 学校教育法第 102 条第 2 項の規定により他の大学院に入学した者であって，研究科において，大学院における教育を受けるにふさわしい学力があると認めたもの（10）本研究科において，個別の入学資格審査により，大学を卒業した者と同等以上の学力があると認めた者で，2024 年９月末までに 22 歳に達するもの（11）2024 年９月末日で大学に３年以上在学し，又は外国において学校教育における 15 年の課程を修了した者又は外国の学校が行う通信教育における授業科目を我が国において履修することにより当該外国の学校教育における 15 年の課程を修了した者であって，本研究科の定める単位を優秀な成績で修得したと認めるもの（注意）出願資格(9)，(10)及び(11)に該当する志願者は，出願に先立ち出願資格の事前審査を行いますので，23～24 ページを参照してください。詳細については，事前に工学部学務課入試係に問い合わせてください。

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Ⅴ

出願手続
１．出願期間2024 年４月 22 日（月）～2024 年５月７日（火）8 時 30 分～17 時 15 分
郵送（ＥＭＳ(国際スピード郵便)を含む）の場合は，2024 年５月７日（火）までに必ず届くよう，郵送期間を十分考慮の上，発送してください。
２．出願書類等
入 学 志 願

票

写

真

票

受

験

票

検定料振替払込受付
証明書

所定の用紙を使用してください。
（本募集要項とじ込み）
所定の用紙を使用してください。
（本募集要項とじ込み）
・写真票は出願前３か月以内に撮影した上半身・無帽・正面向きの写真(4cm×3cm)を，所定欄に貼ってください。
・検定料の振替払込受付証明書を所定欄に貼り付けてください。
・３枚は切り離さず提出してください。

卒業（見込）証明書

出身大学長（学部長）又は出身学校長が作成したもの。

成 績 証 明出身大学長（学部長）が作成し，厳封したもの。

書

所定の用紙を使用してください。
（本募集要項とじ込み）・職歴等を有する者
志望理由書１－（Ａ）に「これまでの職務経験について」，志望理由書
２に「志望動機，特定課題研究の計画について」記入してください。
（特定課題研究については，32 ページを参照してください。なお，入志望理由書１－（Ａ）
又は１－（Ｂ）及び
志 望 理 由 書 ２

学後に特定課題研究の計画を変更しても構いません。
）
・職歴等を有しない者
志望理由書１－（Ｂ）に「これまでの研究活動（卒業論文等の内容）について」，志望理由書２に「志望動機，特定課題研究の計画について」記入してください。
（特定課題研究については，32 ページを参照してください。なお，入学後に特定課題研究の計画を変更しても構いません。
）
志望理由は，ワープロ等で作成し所定欄に貼り付けてもかまいません。
なお，説明をさらに必要とするものは，補足資料を添付してください。

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30,000 円
本学所定の用紙に，必要事項を記入のうえ最寄りの郵便局・ゆうちょ銀行
で山口大学指定の口座に払い込んだ後，郵便局・ゆうちょ銀行から受け取った振替払込受付証明書（お客さま用）を所定欄に貼り付けてください。
ただし，海外から検定料を支払う場合は，以下の点に注意して払い込みを行い，払い込んだ銀行の払込証明書を提出してください。
（1）検定料 30,000 円の支払は，「円建て」で行ってください。
（2）山口大学受取銀行口座への入金額が手数料により過不足がないように送金手続きをしてください。
（3）海外送金を行う際に発生する手数料は，振込を行う銀行窓口で金額検定料等を確認した上で入学志願者本人が負担してください。
（4）出願期間に間に合うように海外送金の手続きを行ってください。
（5）払込証明書（金額，払込日時，払込者がわかるもの）を出願書類に添付してください。
（6）海外からの振込先（山口大学受取銀行口座）は別途お知らせいたしますので，「４．提出先」にお問い合わせください。
*国費外国人留学生（日本政府から奨学金を支給されている者）は，検定料を免除します。
なお，出願書類を受理した後は「５．検定料の返還について」に記載している場合を除き，いかなる理由があっても払込済の検定料は返還しません。
【出願資格（2）による出願者】
・学士の学位を授与された者は，学位授与証明書。
・「学位取得見込み」で志願する者は，在籍する短期大学長又は高等専
門学校長が発行する次の証明書。
①在籍する専攻科の修了見込証明書

そ の 他 証 明 書②学士の学位の授与を申請する予定である旨の証明書（様式任意）【出願資格（7）による出願者】
出身学校長又は在籍する学校の学校長が発行する証明書（本募集要項
とじ込み，出願資格５用）
日本国籍を有しない者は，旅券を持っている場合，写しを提出してください。

＊出願書類等については，この大学院入学者選抜において必要なため提出いただくものであり，これによって得た個人情報を，独立行政法人等の保有する個人情報の保護に関する法律第 18 条第３項各号及び第 27 条第 1 項各号に規定されている場合を除き，出願者本人の同意を得ることなく他の目的で使用又は第三者に提供することはありません。

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３．出願方法(1) 入学志願者は，前記２の出願書類等を取りまとめ，下記４の提出先へ提出してください。
(2) 出願書類等を国内から郵送する場合は，特定記録郵便速達とし，封筒の表に「技術経営研究
科出願書類在中」と朱書きしてください。海外から郵送する場合は，書留航空便を利用して
ください。
４．提出先
山口大学工学部学務課入試係〒755-8611

山口県宇部市常盤台２丁目１６－１

電話(0836)85-9012

５．検定料の返還について
ア）次に該当した場合は納付済の検定料を全額又はその一部を返還します。
① 検定料を納付済であるが山口大学に出願しなかった場合② 検定料を誤って二重に納付した場合又は誤って所定の金額より多く納付した場合③ 出願書類等を提出したが出願が受理されなかった場合
イ）返還請求の方法
上記①又は②に該当した場合は，下記の問い合わせ先に連絡してください。連絡があった後に「検定料払戻請求書」用紙を送付しますので，必要事項を記入のうえ郵送してください。
また，上記③の場合は，出願書類等返却の際に「検定料払戻請求書」用紙を同封しますので，必要事項を記入のうえ，下記の問い合わせ先へ郵送してください。

検定料返還に関する問い合わせ先〒 753-8511 山口県山口市吉田１６７７－１
国立大学法人 山口大学財務部経理課
電話 (083) 933－5098
Ⅵ

入学者選抜方法等
１．選抜方法オンライン面接及び出身大学等の成績証明書などを総合して判定します。
(1) オンライン面接の方法について
オンライン面接は，「Webex」や「Zoom」等の Web 会議ツールを使用して英語で１人 30 分程度行います。
最初に提出された志望理由書に記載された内容に基づき，ＰＣを用いたプレゼンテーションを 10 分程度行っていただきます。プレゼンテーション終了後，内容に係る質疑を行います。
２．選抜期日2024 年６月２日（日）選抜期日当日の集合時間は，「受験票」を送付する際に通知します。

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注意事項
１．受験の際に，受験票を必ず携行してください。
２．提出書類については，出願手続後，内容の変更を認めません。
３．出願書類に虚偽の記載があった場合は，入学後でも入学許可を取り消すことがあります。
４．Ⅳ出願資格(9)の学部３年次生を対象とする（飛び入学）出願資格により本研究科へ入学した者の学部学生としての在籍上身分は，退学となります。従って，各種国家試験等の資格審査で大学の学部卒業を要件とするものについては受験資格が無いことになりますので，十分注意してください。
５．入学試験に関する照会は，次にお願いします。
山口大学工学部学務課入試係〒755-8611 山口県宇部市常盤台２丁目１６－１
電話 (0836)85-9012

Ⅷ

合格発表
2024 年６月 11 日（火） 正午
合格者宛てに合格通知書を郵送します。電話その他による合・否の問い合わせには応じません。
なお，山口大学大学院技術経営研究科のホームページにも合格者の受験番号を掲載します。
ホームページアドレス
https://mot.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/

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入学手続
合格者には入学手続関係書類を郵送しますので，次の期間内に工学部学務課入試係において入学手続を完了してください。
１．入学手続期間
2024 年 6 月 24 日（月）～2024 年６月 28 日（金）２．入学時に要する経費(1) 入学料及び授業料
入学料（入学手続時納付）

282,000 円（予定額）

授業料（入学後納付）

前期分 267,900 円（予定額）
後期分 267,900 円（予定額）

注 1.本募集要項公表後，2024 年度入学者に係る入学料，授業料の改定を本学として決定した場合は，改定後の額となります。また，既に納付されていた場合は，改定額との差額を納付していただくこととなります。
2.在学中の授業料の納付は，入学手続時に郵便局・ゆうちょ銀行へ提出する自動払込利用申込書（入学手続書類とともに郵送します。
）に基づき，前期分は５月末日，後期分は 11 月末日（末日が土・日曜の場合は，その前の平日）にゆうちょ銀行の学生（又は学資負担者）名義の口座から自動的に引き落とし大学に納付することとなります。引落日の前日までに必ず入金しておいて下さい。
3.授業料は，在学中に授業料改定を行った場合，新授業料を適用します。
4.入学手続きを行った者が，入学を辞退したときは，納付済みの入学料は，いかなる理由があっても返還しません。

授業料は，入学後に授業料の納付期間中に納付することとなります。
(2) 諸経費
学 生 健 康 保 険 組 合 費

5,000 円

学生教育研究災害傷害保険料 2,430 円
Ⅹその他
１．障害等のある入学志願者で，受験上及び修学上の配慮を必要とする者は，出願に先立ち，受験上及び修学上希望する具体的対応を記載した相談書（様式任意）を 2024 年３月 22 日（金）までに
工学部学務課入試係へ提出のうえ，相談してください。
２．入学料及び授業料の納付が困難な者に対しては，それぞれ免除する制度があります。この制度により，入学料及び授業料の免除を希望する者は，下記に問い合わせください。
・山口大学学生支援部学生支援課学生サービス係
山口県山口市吉田１６７７－１

電話 (083)933-5611

・山口大学工学部学務課学生係
山口県宇部市常盤台２丁目１６－１ 電話 (0836)85-9011

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（様式）
令和

年

山口大学 副学長（教育学生担当）殿
フリガナ
氏名
性別
住所〒

電話番号
最終出身学校名

事前相談書

山口大学大学院に入学を志願したいので、下記のとおり事前に相談します。
記
１．志望する研究科・専攻（専修、コース等）及び入試種別
２．希望指導教員名（希望があれば記載）
３．障害の種類、程度

４．受験上の配慮を希望する事項

５．修学上の配慮を希望する事項

６．大学等における生活状況等（主として授業関係）

７．その他

８．添付書類□医師の診断書（写し可）または障害者手帳の写し ※配慮の根拠を示す書類として，いずれかを必ず添付してください。日本語または英語の診断書を推奨します。
□その他相談する際に必要と思われる参考資料

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月

日

出願資格(9)，(10)及び(11)に関わる認定について
１．出願資格(1) 出願資格(9)について
学校教育法第 102 条第 2 項の規定により他の大学院に入学した者であって，研究科において，大学院における教育を受けるにふさわしい学力があると認めた者とします。
（大学に３年以上在学し，所定の単位を優れた成績をもって修得したことにより，所定の修業年限未満で大学院に入学した者が，その後に本研究科に入学しようとする場合が該当します。
）
提出書類・入学試験出願資格事前審査申請書（所定の用紙を使用してください。
）
・入学試験出願資格審査調書（所定の用紙を使用してください。
）
・志望理由書２（所定の用紙を使用してください。
）
・在籍した最終大学の在籍期間証明書及び成績証明書
・在籍大学院研究科の在学証明書及び成績証明書
・返信用封筒（長形３号の封筒に 84 円切手を貼り，宛先を書いてください。
）(2) 出願資格(10)について
本研究科において，個別の入学資格審査により，大学を卒業した者と同等以上の学力があると認めた者で，22 歳に達するものとします。
（短期大学，高等専門学校，専修学校，各種学校の卒業者
やその他教育施設の修了者で，企業，各種機関等で卒業論文に相当する研究あるいは実務に従事した者が該当します。）
提出書類・入学試験出願資格事前審査申請書（所定の用紙を使用してください。
）
・入学試験出願資格審査調書（所定の用紙を使用してください。
）
・志望理由書 1－（Ａ）及び志望理由書２（所定の用紙を使用してください。
）
・最終出身学校の卒業（修了）証明書
・研究発表，技術報告，特許及び実用新案など具体的な活動状況を示す資料及びこれらに相当する
参考資料を添付してください。
・返信用封筒（長形３号の封筒に 84 円切手を貼り，宛先を書いてください。
）(3) 出願資格(11)について
2024 年９月末日で大学に３年以上在学し，本研究科の事前審査により，所定の単位を優れた成績
をもって修得したものと認めた者とします。
（出願時において大学の３年次に在学し，当該年度の９月 30 日で在学年数が３年に達する者及び大学院の修学に必要な基礎的な授業科目の単位を全て修得しており，修得した専門科目の成績が特に優秀である者が該当します。
）
提出書類・入学試験出願資格事前審査申請書（所定の用紙を使用してください。
）
・志望理由書２（所定の用紙を使用してください。
）
・成績証明書及び現在履修中の授業科目が確認できる書類（履修届の写し等）
・在籍大学学部・学科の履修規則及び講義要項等
・返信用封筒（長形３号の封筒に 84 円切手を貼り，宛先を書いてください。
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２．事前審査受付期間2024 年４月１日（月）～ ４月３日（水） ＜４月３日（水）必着＞
郵送の場合は特定記録郵便速達とし，封筒表面に「出願資格事前審査申請書在中」と朱書きしてく
ださい。
３．提出先
山口大学工学部学務課入試係〒755-8611

山口県宇部市常盤台２丁目１６－１

電話(0836)85-9012

４．結果の通知2024 年４月 12 日（金）までに本人宛に通知書を送付します。
５．出願手続
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Structure of the Graduate School's Curriculum
The graduate school curriculum is designed for the major field of innovation and technology management.
Its aim is, by taking advantage of technology, to nurture project leaders, managers, or directors who
proactively promote new businesses regionally or globally. The curriculum is systematically organized into
three course groups: Fundamental, Advanced and Applied. Fundamental courses cover six underlying areasof technology management. Advanced courses are structured around Strategy Planning, Strategy
Development, Business Planning, Problem Solving, Group Management, and Intellectual Property. Special
Issue Research - a compulsory course - requires each student to conduct a research on a practical issue.
1. Structure of Courses
Group of Courses

CoursesCategory

Innovation Management
Advanced Course on Operations Management
Fundamental Courses

MOT Business Laws
Finance/Accounting & Business Economics

Compulsory

Technology Marketing
Corporate Strategy Theory
Advanced Course on Open Innovation
Advanced Course on Research & Development
Management
Marketing Research
Advanced Courses

Advanced Course on Business Finance
Advanced Course on Strategic Thinking
Theory of Inventive Problem Solving

Selectively Compulsory(Choose at least
five courses )Management Organization
Leadership Theory
International Intellectual Property Laws
Intellectual Property MOT

Applied Courses

Green MOT

Selectively Compulsory

Life Science MOT(Choose at least
one course)

Monozukuri MOT
Data Science MOT
Special Courses

Research

Special Programs
Internship
Dissertation I

Optional

Compulsory

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2. Lecturers and Course Contents
Course NameINNOVATIONMANAGEMENT

Lecturer
Professor
IshinoAssoc. Prof.
Takahashi
Assoc. Prof.
NguyenADVANCEDCOURSE ON
OPERATIONSMANAGEMENT

Professor
Haruyama

Course Content
The innovation concept is not restricted to R & D activities only. It goesbeyond R&D and should be interpreted as the creation of new value forsociety and customers. This lecture provides essential basic knowledge
about the characteristics of innovation such as the essence of innovation, its
patterns, theories and models related to innovation. It also covers various
aspects of innovation management such as R&D, product architecture,open-close innovation and many others. Furthermore, through this lecture,
students will understand not only "value creation" but also "value capture"that has shown its increasing importance in this era of dramatic changes anduncertainty. Then they will be able to figure out how to adapt to thesechanges and generate valuable innovation. In addition, to get to the bottomof "value capture", through a variety of academic study and practicalresearch, we will discuss in detail about the process of innovationcommercialization, the utilization of data science to gain businessintelligence, the evolution in business model regarding innovation in thehealth care and semiconductor electronics industry. At the end of thelecture, to sum up the course, we will discuss innovation policies in Japanthrough several business cases. This is an omnibus lecture which four
faculty members are responsible for. The lecturers aim to link theoreticalfoundations and practical research so that students can deepen theirunderstanding of innovation from a multifaceted perspective.

This course discusses the overall operation of corporate activities such as
product development, production planning, material procurement, workflow
control from the perspective of project management and logistics
management. In product development, a great deal of time and investment
as well as a development plan (development target) which focuses on future
market trends are vital. In addition, the course will explain thoughts andmethods for SCM (Supply Chain Management) because it is related to
manufacture management for mass production, material procurement,
inventory control, quality control, logistics, securing of profit as well as thecommercialization plan which is based on market trends and road map oftechnology. Lectures will use examples in designing and manufacturing of
automotive parts and other products to deepen the understanding ofstudents through discussions and exercises. Students will also understandthe role and positioning of the project management in production control
and SCM.

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Course Name
MOT BUSINESSLAWS

Lecturer
Professor
TakeuchiProfessor
FINANCE/ACCOUNTING & Matsuura
BUSINESS
Assoc. Prof.
ECONOMICS
NguyenTECHNOLOGYMARKETING

Professor
FukuyoCourse Content
The advancement of technology and globalization of corporate activity has
increased demand for incorporating technology developed outside. Thisrequires the capability to carry out business strategy and intellectual
property strategy.
This course covers legal contents involving corporate business both locallyand internationally, such as international IP laws, WTO TRIPs treaty,
intellectual property laws, unfair competition prevention law, antitrust law,
civil law, related codes of legal procedure and rules of determining
applicable law.
The lectures go beyond mere understanding of law interpretation. This
course aims to help students to obtain necessary practical ability of legal
contract negotiation, contract document preparation, case analysis ofintellectual property right dispute, effective protection of intellectual
property right, transaction of the scope of intellectual property right,
litigation strategy and strategic utilization of the intellectual property.

The course is the combination of business economics andfinance/accounting. Business economics is the analysis of major
management decisions using the tools of economics. Business economics
applies many familiar concepts from economics such as demand and cost,monopoly and competition, the allocation of resources, and economic
tradeoffs to aid companies in making better decisions. Finance/accounting
will focus on the fundamentals of corporate finance/accounting and also
provides the basic knowledge on investment principles. After the course,
students will be able to demonstrate a familiarity with a range offundamentals in economics/finance related to the main topics of businesseconomics: decisions of the firm, market structure, decisions under
uncertainty, and government decisions. They are also able to understandbasic econometrics and obtain the skills to apply the knowledge to analyze
practical problems.
“New product development is more than just making products that work."(T. Curtis)
Firstly, the students in this course learn the following basic knowledge thatengineers and scientists need to know: definition of marketing, finding amarket opportunity by an environmental analysis, segmentation, targeting,and marketing tools such as product, price, place, and promotion policies.
Secondly, the students learn the knowledge and skills related to the processof new product development where the engineers and scientists are deeply
involved in: clarifying a customer's problem, concept design as interim
solution for the customer's problem, project design and detail design basedon the concept design, manufacturing and tests, etc.
In order to understand the process of marketing and new productdevelopment deeply, in parallel with lectures, each student draws up a
product plan based on acquired knowledge and skills, and original ideas.

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Course Name

Lecturer

Course Content

CORPORATESTRATEGY
THEORY

Professor
Inaba

The objective of this course is to study management strategy basics which
provide students background knowledge including technical businessstrategy terms, business analysis techniques and strategic planning
framework for learning management of technology effectively. This course
also refers to a wide range of business functions (e.g. businessadministration, marketing and finance), as implementation measures ofmanagement strategy, which are subordinated to corporate strategy.
Students learn interrelationship and consistency among them so that they
can study other courses efficiently and effectively.

ADVANCEDCOURSE ON
OPEN
INNOVATION

Professor
Matsuura

The objective of this course is to study strategy formation and its
implementation for effective open innovation. Recent weak performances ofmany Japanese manufacturing firms which adhere to traditional closed
innovation apparently raise doubts on the effectiveness of this traditionalinnovation mode in the rapidly changing globalized business field. Firms
should strategically examine how to construct relationship with other entities
in broad business ecosystem and consequently achieve innovation forsustainable growth, as businesses get increasingly open. We study
contemporary open innovation in comparison with traditional innovation
mode as well as organizational structure and capabilities which are suitablefor open business activities. We also investigate national/regional policies
aiming to foster open innovation and their impact on firms’ activities in someof leading countries. We then discuss major topics in terms open innovation
implementation such as R&D outsourcing, open IP and VC utilization.

ADVANCEDTBDCOURSE ON
RESEARCH-ANDDEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENTThe objective of this course is a comprehensive understanding of Researchand Development (R&D) management. R&D activities are to implement atechnology strategy that is part of corporate/business strategy. It is a crucial
functional area of management discipline. Competitive advantage inbusiness is highly dependent on innovation and the development of newtechnologies. R&D activities contribute significantly to organizational
performance and growth. This lecture provides insight into the global R&D
platform. It is intended to help researchers and engineers to understand theroles and contributions of R&D functions, and enable them to plan theircareers in R&D activities. Furthermore, it contributes to building theorganization's competitiveness by promoting technology development,
acquisition, and innovation of new products and processes. Moreover, it
gives an introduction, objective, scope, and different methods of portfolio
management. In addition, it describes the accounts of theoreticalunderstanding and framework of New Product Development (NPD) as wellas organization models to explain the NPD execution. Some business casessuch as the state-of-the-art semiconductor industry are discussed.

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Course Name

Lecturer

Course Content

MARKETINGRESEARCH

Professor
IshinoIn order to understand consumers’ (or customers’) needs and develop an
effective marketing strategy, marketing research is indispensable. An
accurate insight based on information and data becomes a great force forthe problem solution in business strategy, i.e., in finding business
opportunities and making an efficient marketing plan. This course aims tounderstand the importance of marketing research and learn about how toapply it to practical situation. To execute appropriate decision making as aleader or a manager, you learn the entire systematic process of marketing
research: Data Identification, Data Collection, Data Analysis, andInformation Use, where clarifying marketing problems is the most important.
For deeper understanding, this course deals with marketing research fromthe perspectives of both the research process and the research methods. In
particular, research methods mainly consist of statistical methods, andpartially include machine-learning methods. Therefore, we learn about basic
statistics in the early stage of this class. In addition, this class includes some
exercises based on several concrete cases.

ADVANCEDCOURSE ON
BUSINESSFINANCE

Professor
Matsuura

The purpose of this course is to study fundamentals of managerial
finance/accounting which underpin persuasive business planning andefficient investment decision making process in the context of value
maximization. We first examine premise, assumptions and logic for setting
value maximization as the one and only objective in corporate finance withreference to corporate governance. We then study investment decision rulewith emphasis on its critical constituents, namely 1) hurdle rate estimation,2) return metric selection and 3) project definition and cash flow projection.
With regard to 1), we develop it mainly based on CAPM in conjunction with
understanding risk-return relationship and portfolio effect. With regard to 2),
we review calculation procedure and compare advantages/drawbacks ofmost typical metric such as ROI, NPV and IRR. With regard to 3), we
examine side-effects (e.g. opportunity cost and synergy effect) andrelationship with other projects for characterizing a project appropriately.
We also develop sophisticated simulation-based investment analysis
capitalizing on managerial accounting knowledge.

ADVANCEDCOURSE ON
STRATEGIC
THINKING

Assoc. Prof.
NguyenThis course focuses on the strategic thinking about problem solving,decision-making, and related strategic management. In general, tacklingbusiness issues requires a thinking process, that is, to grasp the essence of
the issues and make appropriate decisions. In fact, when we are faced withbusiness issues, subconsciously we tend to solve them with our own
experience. However, relying on experience alone, without the "know-how"of problem solving and decision making, has its limitations. Throughexamining various case studies, the course will systematize lessons from thesuccess and failure of cases as well as summarize theories on strategic
thinking and decision-making. It will also touch on strategy analysis,
strategic management, thoughts about risk and some related game theories.

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Course Name
THEORY OF
INVENTIVE
PROBLEMSOLVING

Lecturer
Professor
Kaminishi
Professor
OhshimaCourse Content
TRIZ (the theory of inventive problem solving) has an inductive theoreticalsystem for inventive problem solving such as technology forecasting basedon patent analysis, trend analysis on advancement, a matrix ofcontradictions, a proposal for solutions and so on. In this lecture, first, youwill learn the theoretical framework of TRIZ, its methodology, and theunderlying concept to improve the ability to identify, analyze and solve
problems, and to develop creative products as well as to enhance inventive
faculty significantly.
Secondly, in order to improve the capacity for business feasibility
assessment of technology and decision on R&D investment, you will gain anunderstanding of the theory and methodology on invention and evaluationof the concept, adding value to patents, strategic and systematic expansionof intellectual property. Then, we will have group discussions on creativity
based on a specific case.
Finally, in order to acquire the capacity to capitalize intellectual property on
your own following the creation of ideas, we will conduct practical problem
solving exercises using advanced software that guide strategic creation of
intellectual property by linking the patent database of major developed
countries with TRIZ.

MANAGEMENT
Assoc. Prof.
ORGANIZATION Takahashi

This course discusses management organization. An organization like abusiness corporation has a hierarchical structure where ranked relationshipexists among the powers, and among members.
Moreover, communication also takes place in the hierarchical organization,for example, the bottom-up process of obtaining authorization from senior
executives for a plan by circulating a draft proposal prepared lower down in
the organization.
An organization equipped with a hierarchical structure is generally called aformal organization that can be divided into three types: functionalorganization, divisional organization, and matrix organization.
There is also an informal organization that co-exists with formalorganization. Informal organization is established by spontaneous individual
connections, for example, between members that join the company at thesame year, or those coming from same hometown. This informalorganization affects the information transmission and communications
throughout the organization. It should be noted that information exchangetakes place within the corporation where both formal and informalorganizations co-exist.
This course provides students the knowledge of organization design,organization structure, as well as features of each organization structurefrom the viewpoints of management and management organization theory.
Through learning these organizational frameworks, students will understandhow an organization should be designed.
The goals of this course are i) to understand the basics of management
organization theories and acquire the way of thinking in this field, and ii) tobe able to reorganize and systematize actual corporate management.

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Course Name

Lecturer

Course Content

LEADERSHIP
THEORY

Professor
Inaba“What is excellent leadership?" has been questioned from a distant past,
long before business administration research had emerged. It has attracted
researchers in various fields of philosophy, ethics, history, religion, politics,
and military affairs, etc. In this course, leadership is defined as “the abilities
to set goal of a team and draw the team member's cooperation andcontribution to achieve the goal effectively.” Leadership researches inbusiness administration are roughly classified into four schools; 1. Trait
Theory, 2. Behavioral Theory, 3. Contingency Theory, 4. Transformational
Leadership. Leaders are expected to fulfill various tasks such as defining andsolving problem; evaluating, and motivating subordinates, and energizingorganization. However, leadership roles vary with times and circumstances.
This course does not rely on one single theory, but encourages students to
exploit the theories effectively depending on situations.

INTERNATIONALINTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
LAWS

Professor
TakeuchiInternational intellectual property (IP) law system has historically promoted
harmonization of national systems in Japan, EU, US and other countries,
admitting different national IP protection systems from each other, such as
WTO TRIPS treaty which includes substantive provisions relating to entire IP
area and other international treaties, although not a few national IP systems
differ from ones of other countries.
This course aims to acquire knowledge and skill which is necessary forinternational IP strategy planning by understanding major treaties andagreements relating to IP, comparison of major country’s IP system such as
Japan, EU, US and other countries. In addition this course shall provide
practical Open IP management techniques such as international joint R&D
agreement, IP license agreement, NDA, IP dispute risk management andTrade Secrets management.

INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY MOTProfessor
Takeuchi

The latest Intellectual property (IP) management is now constituted by notmere Closed protection of IP rights but Open promotion of collaborative IP
development and transaction involving various information such as basic
technology, leading companies in a particular technology field, termination
or failure of technology development, new product development, andothers.
The course's aim is to acquire the skills that are important for building OpenIP strategy by understanding practice of IP transaction, such as joint R&D
arrangement, IP license arrangement, IP dispute risk management andTrade Secrets management, and the features of domestic and international
intellectual property system as well as being able to handle the databaseson IP transaction and disputes.

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Course Name

Lecturer

Course Content

GREEN MOT

Professor
FukuyoThe purpose of this course is to study the development of “green"businesses and technologies, which contribute to establish a clean, energyefficient, and sustainable society.
We first analyze the situation of domestic and international energy andenvironmental policies with reference to official documents such as theAnnual Report on the Environment, World Energy Outlook, etc. because
these policies strongly affect the development of the green businesses andtechnologies. We search promising green businesses and technologies
through this analysis.
Second, we examine the promising businesses and technologies (e.g.
energy-saving technology, new energy resources, and green materials) frommany angles. Each student will examine documents related to a particulargreen business or technology and reports on the actual state, problems, andoutlook of the green business or technology from the viewpoints ofengineering, policy, legal system, market, etc. Through reports anddiscussions, the students share knowledge.

LIFE SCIENCE
MOT

Professor
IshinoThis course focuses on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology-basedindustry. In this kind of industry, companies directly conduct fundamental
research, where their business is inevitably linked to science. Therefore, itbrings high uncertainty to their business, which is called a “high risk, highreturn” business. The existing business models, approaches, and systems
cannot fully handle problems that are specific to such a high-risk-high-return
business. In fact, a new combination of innovations is needed in such asituation. The course aims to explore the favorable relationships between
innovations of technology and innovations of the business style in such anindustry, while being based on the actual company cases. Concretely, you
do the following: (1) learn about the R&D processes of progressive
pharmaceutical companies and the effects of biotechnology in post-genome
era on the companies, (2) understand the important features of businesstied directly to science: i.e., the uncertain, complex, interdisciplinary, andfast-changing, (3) think about the difficulties that pharmaceutical andbiotechnology-based companies should solve, and (4) discuss theappropriate business strategy and business model, while verifying the actual
company cases.

MONOZUKURI
MOT

Professor
Haruyama

With the progressive improvement of ICT, manufacturing business
management has been largely dependent on the ability to utilize digitalengineering (DE). In the light of this, first and foremost, this course will
clarify the issues of the traditional DE by discussing and organizing thefollowing topics from both engineering and management perspectives. 1)
How the various systems supplied to support DE are utilized in not only
product planning, development and manufacturing but also the whole
product lifecycle such as logistics, sales, procurement, maintenance, repair,collection and disposal. 2) How these systems contribute to the
management, and what their limits and challenges are.
Next, you will learn the reasoning behind Analysis-Led Design (ALD) thatfully utilizes QFD, TRIZ and CAE during the early stage of designing such as
in the conceptual design phase. Then, you will deepen your understandingon why ALD is exceptionally efficient in producing innovative products
effectively.
Finally, using a case study of a company which carries out advanced
manufacturing utilizing ALD, we will discuss how human resource
development for the advancement of DE to ALD, technological development,
organizational reform and infrastructure development should be.

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Course Name

Lecturer

Course Content

DATA SCIENCE
MOT

Assoc. Prof.
Takahashi

Data science is to derive meaningful laws and knowledge from a large
amount of data. The methods used in data science vary widely dependingon the knowledge to be derived. Especially related to statistics, mathematics
and computer science. Data science targets not only quantitative
information such as stock price information but also qualitative informationsuch as SNS post data. Furthermore, the technical application scope of data
science is also diverse. The history of the concept of data science itself isshort, and it is also true that new industries are being born one after
another with data science.
Therefore, this course aims to acquire the basic concepts of data science torealize the practical application. 1) Conceptual understanding, 2)
Systematization, 3) Knowledge acquisition of theoretical basis. The goal is toreach these three points while practicing with small-scale data, we will
understand the flow to the knowledge derivation in the step of a) datapreparation b) pattern recognition c) visualization.

INTERNSHIP

This optional course provides the student with an opportunity to gain
practical knowledge and skills from a short-term work experience while
applying the knowledge learnt at the school. Students, who want to takethis course, must consult the supervisors in advance for better matching theinternship opportunity with the student’s interest.

DISSERTATION I

The student chooses a research theme which is assumedly related to his or
her future career path, and advances the research on his or her own
initiative. Academic supervisors, through discussion, will instruct the student
in the methods and contents of the research so that the student can develop
a feasible research design expected to achieve the designated research
objective.

DISSERTATION II

The student implements the research project based on the design developedin Dissertation I. The research outcome shall be evaluated with respect tothe research problem and design. The progress shall be reviewed at theinterim presentation. The dissertation and accompanying presentation shallbe evaluated by the board of faculty members.

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