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Faculty of Economic at The University of Tokyo

4523: Topics on Japanese Industry (Beer and other Alcoholic Beverages Industry)
Winter Maruyama
In this series of lectures, we will describe a variety of the beer and other alcoholic beverages industry, including its history, business structures and latest developments. Major items are as outlined below:Brief Overview of Alcoholic Beverages Industry and Features of Its Markets; History of Beer; Manufacturing; R&D; Marketing; Distribution; Sales Promotion Activities; Consumer Trends; Human Resources Development; CSR; Challenges and Future Perspectives of the Alcoholic Beverages Industry; etc.

Faculty of Economic at The University of Tokyo

4522: Topics on Japanese Industry (Current Status and Future Trends of Telecommunications Indsutry) Winter Masaki ITO
The course surveys and analyzes the current status and future trends of the telecommunications industry. Topics to discuss include the position of telecommunications in the IT market, the impact of the internet and mobile communication and their related technologies, and the current trends of the telecommunications network services.

ICS , Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy

[Term 2] Strategy Simulation Week (2008/Term 1&2 (Fall&Winter))

To wrap up the first year, you will be working as part of top management team running a company in StratSim, a web-based, interactive simulation program that extends across multiple business functions, ranging from strategy, to marketing, to operations and human resources, and to accounting and finance. Your team will be competing against other teams in the rapidly changing automobile industry, where customer needs evolve, new products are introduced, and economic environment changes. Teams compete directly against each other, with the results being impacted by how the competitors interact, what new products are introduced, and how the strategic investments are financed.

In this six-day intensive program, you will work as one of the board members of a 3-4 person firm and make a total of 10 rounds of decisions, which is equivalent to 10 simulated years worth of managing your own company. You will also be asked to make two presentations – half-time and final presentations – to reflect on and share your learning with other teams. The tentative schedule is as follows:

Monday
Feb 23
9:00 Introduction
13:00 Decision #1
18:00 Decision #2

Tuesday
Feb 24
9:00 Decision #3
13:00 Decision #4
18:00 Decision #5

Wednesday
Feb 25
13:00-16:00 Half-Time Presentation

Thursday
Feb 26
13:00 Decision #6
18:00 Decision #7

Friday
Feb 27
9:00 Decision #8
13:00 Decision #9
18:00 Decision #10

Saturday
Feb 28
13:00-16:00 Final Presentation

The program has been consistently voted by students in the past years as one of the “most memorable” learning experiences at ICS. Offered at the very end of the first year, it provides you with an opportunity to integrate everything you have learned throughout the year and also the very last chance to learn from each other by collaborating and competing with your classmates.

The registration costs $39.95 per student for software licensing and a copy of the StratSim manual. Further specifics will be explained in the information session in Term 2. (You are also encouraged to visit.)

Risk Management And Insurance (EKM 3206)

This course provides an introduction to the nature of risk, risk management concepts, and theories and practices of insurance. Other discussed topics are major insurance policies used by individuals and families, employee benefits and practices, insurance planning tools, and insurance as an institution (various operational aspects and the workings of the insurance industry). The topic or insurance policy includes life insurance, health insurance, personal automobile, and homeowner’s broad form policy. The course objectives are to develop an understanding of the insurance mechanism, legal principles, and the structure of insurance contract, to develop the ability to read, understand, and analyze insurance contracts, and to develop the ability to analyze insurance companies, their product qualities, financial performances, and policy holder services.

Industry Analysis (EKM 3410)

This course is designed to sharpen students’ capability to analysis the industry as a basis of strategy formulation. The aim of the course is to enhance students’ understanding of the industry structure and characteristics, the key success factors and driving forces in the evolution of the industry, and the analysis of their impacts on strategy formulation and implementation.

Financial Statement Analysis (EKM 3204)

This course provides an overview of estimating the value of publicly traded company, using information extracted from financial accounting. Students are exposed to the valuation process which consists of analyzing the industry and the economic environment of the company, analyzing the accounting methods the company uses, analyzing historical performance (including recent financial performance) relative to some benchmarks (such as industry numbers), projecting future financial performance, and estimating the value of the company. The course objectives are (1) to develop an understanding of the importance of relevant information in analyzing the prospect of a company, and (2) to develop necessary skills to analyze and judge the prospect of the company using financial statements and other relevant information.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

In 1998 two of the world’s leading universities united with a common goal: to foster a new network of leaders with global insights and local sensitivities.

The Kellogg–HKUST Executive MBA program is the result of this joint venture.

From the beginning, strict parameters were established to assure the success of the program. Students are required to be mature senior executives able to demonstrate academic and real world business achievement.

Faculty is handpicked for their ability to constantly stimulate, inspire and challenge their sophisticated students.

The program was designed to take the students out of their comfort zones and into new areas of thinking that spanned both industry and vocation.

In the intervening years, more than 500 executives have graduated from the program.

Individually they are blazing new trails in world trade, taking multinational companies to new heights and creating wealth for the benefit of us all.

Collectively they represent the best and brightest of Asia’s managerial and entrepreneurial talent.

We call them The World Class.