山口大学技術経営研究科
Yamaguchi University

Mission, Vision & Policy

Mission

This graduate school trains <technical managers> who have high ethical standards and work on problem solving from a global perspective while rooting in the region.

Vision

This graduate school aims to be the "top priority aspiration" of those who aim to be <technology manager> and those who educate and research technology management.

Diploma Policy (DP)

We aspire to nurture MOT-ist who is capable of bringing for the creative achievements by addressing 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 initiate innovation in a multidisciplinary manner and to apply/exploit the knowledge to practice in a proactive manner.

2. Capability to cultivate the attitude to accomplish business activities by cooperating with others while having high ethics and to serve society.

【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 the mechanism 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 an important role in global fields.

Curriculum Policy (CP)

We arranges curriculum in organized and stepwise manner reflecting diverse background and need of the students and stipulates the policies for education contents, education methods and grading as follows, so that We nurture the human resources outlined in the diploma policy.

1. Curriculum and education content

(1) Fundamental Courses (mandatory) provide the students of fundamental theories and analytical methods in technology and management fields which students should learn to meet the minimal knowledge standard as a MOT-ist. (DP1, 2, 3, 4)

(2) Advanced Courses (elective mandatory) help the students enhance their understanding of the theories and methods that they acquired in fundamental courses in a systematic manner according to their background. (DP1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

(3) Applied courses (elective mandatory) enables the students to apply the theories and methods learnt in the fundamental and advanced courses to contemporary topics so that the students enhance their applied and practical skills. (DP1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

(4) Special Issue Research serves the students to apply knowledge that they acquired through the coursework to the problems they specify, and to nurture the capability to address the various issues in societies, companies and organizations from integrated perspectives of technology and management. (DP1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

(5) Special Courses offer the students opportunities to improve essential communication skill in foreign language and to learn management of technology in other countries which are requisites for MOT-ist working in global fields. (DP1, 2, 6)

2. Education method

YUMOT extensively adopts exercise-centric approach using concrete cases in addition to classroom lecture for the bridging fundamental "theory" of MOT and "practice" in real business. This feature enables the students to learn extensive knowledge pertaining to technology, MOT theories and skills and to nurture strategic thinking ability. YUMOT also offers practical education emphasizing problem-seeking and -solving studies by employing active learning and discussion based group work for promoting proactive learning by the students.

3. Grading

(1) YUMOT evaluates learning outcomes with reference to learning goals based on examinations and reports in a rigorous manner.

(2) YUMOT evaluates the academic achievements of two-year study on the basis of the credits earned of the fundamental courses (mandatory), the advanced courses (elective mandatory) and the applied courses (elective mandatory) as well as the achievements of the special issue research.

Admission policy

We 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 strategically by taking advantage of technology as well as are willing to run business on their own or assist top management or take part in management in the future.

3. Students who ambitiously pursue to start their own business or improve their performance of business and duty by dint of creating and exploiting intellectual property and applying and systematizing accumulated work experience.