Mar 23, 2021

FoundX Startup School Course

"FoundX Startup School Course" is an online course that provides fundamental knowledge for startups. It offers “business thinking frameworks” that are useful for startups and building any business. If you enroll in the course individually, you can gain essential knowledge that is important to understand before starting a business. Taking this course together for teams can help establish a foundation for a shared approach to thinking. This course is designed to be completed quickly, so please take this opportunity to enroll.

HASEGAWA Katsuya (Project Professor, Division of University Corporate Relations, The University of Tokyo) UMADA Takaaki (Director, FoundX, The University of Tokyo) KADO Masanori (CEO, Waicrew)

Nov 18, 2015

Welcome to Game Theory

This course provides a brief introduction to game theory. Our main goal is to understand the basic ideas behind the key concepts in game theory, such as equilibrium, rationality, and cooperation. The course uses very little mathematics, and it is ideal for those who are looking for a conceptual introduction to game theory. Business competition, political campaigns, the struggle for existence by animals and plants, and so on, can all be regarded as a kind of “game,” in which individuals try to do their best against others. Game theory provides a general framework to describe and analyze how individuals behave in such “strategic” situations. This course focuses on the key concepts in game theory, and attempts to outline the informal basic ideas that are often hidden behind mathematical definitions. Game theory has been applied to a number of disciplines, including economics, political science, psychology, sociology, biology, and computer science. Therefore, a warm welcome is extended to audiences from all fields who are interested in what game theory is all about.

Aug 19, 2024

Contemporary Garden City Concept from Asia

The course focuses on contemporary urban planning issues, particularly the Garden City concept, addressing the global trend of integrating green spaces into cities to combat environmental challenges. Cities worldwide are striving to introduce green elements regardless of location, driven by concerns such as climate change, natural disasters, and political instability. The course discusses the transition from traditional urban structures to dispersed green matrices, emphasizing the importance of green spaces in enhancing their resilience. It contrasts Western cities' vertical agricultural integration with historical Japanese cities' horizontal integration, advocating for a new approach to urban agriculture. Let's consider the concept of a contemporary Garden City, focusing on the symbiotic relationship between urban and rural land uses. Through a mixture of theoretical discussion and practical examples, this course explores strategies for realizing this urban planning vision. The course is offered in Japanese and English and is available at all times. Anyone can take the course from the Coursera website.

Makoto Yokohari (Professor, The School of Engineering) Akito Murayama (Professor, Ph.D. in Urban Engineering, Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo) Toru Terada (Associate Professor, Department of Natural Environment Studies) Kimihiro Hino (Associate Professor, Department of Urban Engineering) and 4 member(s).

Apr 6, 2021

Interactive Teaching

This course consists of three parts: Knowledge sessions, Skill sessions, and Story sessions. In Knowledge sessions, you can learn how to use pedagogical knowledge to promote students’ interactive learning. In Skill sessions, you can learn techniques for creating an environment for active learning from a theatrical and expressive perspective. In Story sessions, leading researchers and practitioners in their respective fields will share their teaching practices and experiences. This course is intended not only for graduate students and university teachers, but also for primary and secondary teachers and people in human resource development departments of companies. This course provides a meaningful opportunity for all the people engaged in “teaching.” For more information about the course, please see the following video "Course Outline & Learner's Guide". https://www.coursera.org/lecture/interactive-teaching/jiang-zuo-nogai-yao-toshou-jiang-fang-fa-course-outline-learners-guide-eUoJ2

KURITA Kayoko (Professor, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo)