Advanced Study of the Metal Business

Numbering Code G-GAIS00 52021 LJ75 Year/Term 2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Lecture
Target Year From 1st to 3rd year students Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Mon.4・5
Instructor name HASHIMOTO MICHIO (Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability Program-Specific Professor)
SHIMIZU MIKA (Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability Program-Specific Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course This course aims at learning basic business model of Metal Business and its changing situation. The course also provides students an opportunity to work with businesspersons in developing solutions to real business challenges.
Course Goals 1) To acquire basic knowledge about Metal Mining Business
2) To develop skills to address with real business challenges towards achieving SDGs goals.
Schedule and Contents 1. Introduction
2. Metal business(1) - Upstream
3. Metal business(2) - Midstream
4. Metal business(3) - Downstream
5. Identifying Business Challenges
6. Site Tour (1)- JXMMC site (Ibaraki or Oita)
7. Site Tour (2)- JXMMC site (Oita or Ibaraki)
8. Site Tour (3)- JXMMC Headquarters (Tokyo)
9. Workshop(1) – Team Building
10. Workshop(2) – Summary of Class Lectures and Discussion
11. Workshop(3) – Survey and Analysis
12. Workshop(4) – Discussion for business solutions
13. Workshop(5) - Making Proposals
14-15. Final Presentations
Evaluation Methods and Policy Evaluated by class participation and final presentations.
Course Requirements None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) The Class is scheduled at 4th and 5th periods of Monday on biweekly basis. It starts on 11 Apriland takes place every two weeks afterwards (4/11, 4/25, 5/9, 5/23, 6/6, 6/20, 7/4, 7/25).

Class 1-5 and Class 9-11 will be held in 201 Room in Higashi Ichijokan.

Class 6-8 and Class 12-15 will be held in JXMMC sites that requires overnight travel to the sites. (6/6, 6/20, 7/4, 7/25)
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