Numbering Code	U-ECON00 30030 SJ43 U-ECON00 40040 SJ43	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type
Target Year		Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Tue.4
Instructor name	MATSUI HIROYUKI (Graduate School of Management Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	The rapid spread and progress of computerization and digitalization represented by the Internet are significantly changing society as a whole, including administrative organizations and private companies. The transformation that corresponds to digitalization is called digital transformation (DX), and it is required to respond not only to administrative organizations and private companies, but also to all fields of society. Moreover, the recent COVID-19 disaster is accelerating such changes. Therefore, in this practicum, based on concrete research and analysis, we will grasp the status and awareness of informatization and digitization in society and the situation leading to this current state. We will also clarify what each person considers the ideal way of administration and companies in the information and digital society. In the 3rd-year practicum, we aim to acquire the knowledge and (research) methodology necessary for each person to work on an identified research theme. Specifically, we aim to set the final research theme, focusing on the acquisition of skills necessary for research, which are methodologies or tools for analysis and thinking such as brainstorming, systems thinking, social research, statistical analysis, programming, and data management.
Course Goals	・Understand the status and awareness of computerization and digitization in society and the situation leading to this status ・Clarify the ideal form of government and corporations in the information and digital society. ・In the three student practicums, the abovementioned and related research themes will be set and the skills required to conduct the research acquired.
Schedule and Contents	To acquire the knowledge and (research) methodology necessary for students to work on their research themes, the course is offered over 15 weeks. One to three lectures and exercises will be given per theme for each research methodology and tool such as idea methods, systems thinking, social surveys, statistical analysis, programming, simulation, and data management. 　For each class, we will introduce topics related to the computerization and digitization of companies, governments, and society, and provide related information to stimulate each class toward identifying their own research themes.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	We will verify your acquisition of the required research methods and tools through your participation in class (statements in the class, exercise reports, self-study presentations on topics) (100%).
Course Requirements	None in particular
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	In principle, materials for lectures are distributed in advance of each class, so participants are required to participate in the exercise after preparing the lecture materials on their own. In addition, we ask for additional learning on periodic reports to verify understanding of the exercises and topics of interest covered in the classes.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Will not be used
References, etc.	Mitsuru Osawa "社会システム工学の考え方" (Ohmsha) ISBN: 4274066754 2007 Japan Society for Mathematical Sociology, etc. "社会を“モデル”でみる―数理社会学への招待" (Keiso Shobo) ISBN: 4326601655 2004 Hiroshi Hamada "その問題、数理モデルが解決します" (Beret Publishing) ISBN: 4860645685 2018 Hiroshi Hamada "その問題、やっぱり数理モデルが解決します" (Beret Publishing) ISBN: 4860646304 2020 Takahiro Esaki "データ分析のための数理モデル入門 本質をとらえた分析のために" (Soshimu) ISBN: 4802612494 2020 Takahiro Esaki "分析者のためのデータ解釈学入門 データの本質をとらえる技術" (Soshimu) ISBN: 4802612907 2020 Scott E. Page / Hiroe Tsubaki, Takahiro Nagao "多モデル思考:データを知恵に変える24の数理モデル" (Morikita Publishing) ISBN: 462785501X 2020 Soichiro Murata, President Business Planning Study Group "Why Digital Matters? ~ “なぜ"デジタルなのか~" (President) ISBN: 4833451301 2018 Other books will be introduced during class as needed.