Made In Japan: Culture & Opportunities
EPS3524 Made in Japan: Culture & Opportunities
4 Elective Abroad Credits
This course is built on two major themes:
1. Cultural excursion
Provide students to have an in-Âdepth look and a chance to experience Japan's culture, in other words, its institutional environment (i.e., formal and informal rules of the game)
-Â Students will have opportunities to examine this through various dimensions that constitute the diversity and complexity of the country's cultural/institutional environment today:
o Metropolitan vs. suburban
o Modern-Âcontemporary vs. old-Âfashioned
o Young-Âemerging vs. mature-Âestablished
o High vs. low tech, etc.
2. Entrepreneurial opportunities
Encourage students to practice Entrepreneurial Thought and Action (ET&A) within the cultural/institutional environment in Japan.
-Â Students will work in teams to conduct observations, identify problems and opportunities, design an entrepreneurial initiative, and assess its impact (including stakeholder analysis) and feasibility - in various contexts/perspectives:
o Location-Âbased
o Industry-Âbased
o Interest/theme-Âbased, etc.
The entire course is designed on the concept of interactive learning through site visits, mini projects, and individual/group research.
- Program: Undergraduate
- Division: Entrepreneurship
- Level: Advanced Elective (UGrad),Advanced Management (UGrad)
- Course Number: EPS3524
- Number of Credits: 4