授業科目名 年度 学期 開講曜日・時限 学部・研究科 全担当教員 単位数
50553:Foundation Course to Policy Science Ⅵ(P) 2025 秋セメスター 月3 政策科学部 服部 利幸 2

キャンパス

OIC

授業施設

AS469セミナールーム

授業で利用する言語

英語

授業の概要と方法

This course covers business culture and ethics in Japan through research conducted on a manuscript entitled Some Observations on Merchants, A Translation of Chōnin Kōken Roku, which was written and compiled by Mitsui Takafusa around 300 years ago in Japan and, until around 100 years ago, was kept secret. It consists of over 50 failure cases and instructions for merchants of those times. From this work, the Mitsui family's successors and employees learned not only how to deal with their business but also how to behave more appropriately as great merchants. The course dissects the research material to help deepen students' understanding of the importance of business ethics and the causality regarding the processes which bring about failure. The course provides causal relationship thinking from business administration studies. Finally, students would formulate the hypotheses of their own business ethics theories.

受講生の到達目標

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- understand the historical backdrop of Japanese business culture and ethics;
- deepen their understanding of intercultural exchange;
- improve their analytical skills in a business case study; and
- develop critical thinking and academic discussion skills.

事前に履修しておくことが望まれる科目

授業スケジュール

授業回数/
担当教員（複数担当の場合） 		テーマ
キーワード・文献・補足事項等
1

Introduction to "Some Observations on Merchants"
How to study this course

Family precepts, family mottos, and sayings.

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2-4

Case study 1: Why can Ichiwa, a millennium cafe in Kyoto, Japan, continue its business for over 1000 years?

Inside or outside
Café or market
ability and Know-how, and location
Pilgrims or tourists
The past and present, the different eras

5-6

Introduction to Some Observations on Merchants
Historical backdrop about Some Observations on Merchants

Distribution of main material
Merchant culture, politics, and economics in the Edo period in Japan

7

Introduction of how to create causality map

How to make flowcharts of your idea and map logically

8-10

Case study 2

•Lecture regarding the failure cases of Some Observations on Merchants
•Group discussion about the question the lecturer gives
•Making a causality map and essay on the case
•Brief presentations of the report or causality map

11-13

Case study 3

•Lecture regarding family precepts, motto, or instructions
•Group discussion about the question the lecturer gives
•Making a causality map and essay on the case
•Brief presentations of the report or causality map

14

Overall review and exchange of opinions

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Supplementary information

Guest speaker

A guest speaker from a long-established family business may replace the case study.

授業実施形態

Thirteen classes on a face-to-face basis, and one class on a Media basis (either live-streamed classes or on-demand classes).

授業外学習の指示

Generally, the students need to:
- prepare for the next class;
- read assignments; and
- prepare for group discussion and presentation.

成績評価方法

種別 割合(%) 評価基準等
定期試験（筆記）

レポート試験
（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）

上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価
（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）		 100

The instructor will show the grading criteria for this course during the first week of class.
It will consist of:
- class attendance;
- class participation;
- short essays;
- causality maps; and
- classroom presentations.

成績評価方法(備考)

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

教科書

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

The instructor will provide students with Some Observations on Merchants as material for this course.

参考書

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考になるwwwページ

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

manaba+R,学生との直接対話,その他(教員より別途指示）

備考

【科目ナンバリング・カリキュラムマップはこちらから/Click here to see the Curriculum-Map and Course-Numbering】
URL:https://secure.ritsumei.ac.jp/students/pathways-future/course/curriculum.html/