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-depth look and a chance to experience Japan’s culture, in other words, its institutional environment (i.e., formal and informal rules of the game)
- 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-contemporary vs. old-fashioned
o Young-emerging vs. mature-established
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.
- 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-based
o Industry-based
o Interest/theme-based, etc.
The entire course is designed on the concept of interactive learning through site visits, mini projects, and individual/group research.