Understanding and practicing the management knowledge required for PPP business

・In order to practice PPP business, management knowledge from a business administration perspective and endeavors using such knowledge are indispensable.
・The first half of the course schedule will further students’ understanding of the nature of PPP business from a business administration approach by comparing theory and practice based on the lecturer’s experience.
・The second half of the course schedule furthers students’ understanding of the knowledge from the first half of the course through lectures on the current state of affairs and issues that directly face PPP business provided by outside lecturers that are managers and supervisors of PPP business.

・Students will acquire basic knowledge for management to practice business while capturing PPP from a business administration perspective.
Students will understand the current state of affairs and issues which PPP business faces in relation to local governments and residents.
・Students will obtain skills to be able to manage by themselves based on the theory and practice of business administration when they are in charge of PPP.

The plans for outside lecturers may also change as well.
1. Class orientation, management strategy and PPP
　　　　　・The significance of management strategies
　　　　　・Strategies of the whole company
　　　　　・Business strategies　　
2. Marketing and PPP
　　　　　・General explanation of marketing
　　　　　・Marketing strategies and analysis frameworks
　　　　　・Consideration of SWOT analysis
3. Accounting and PPP
　　　　　・Corporate management and accounting
　　　　　・Basics of accounting
　　　　　・Financial ratio analysis
　　　　　・Points of note in analyzing financial statements
4.Practical workshop for SWOT analysis
　　・Detailed explanation for SWOT analysis practice
　　・Business strategy making based on SWOT analysis
5. Finance and PPP
　　　　　・Corporate management and corporate finance
　　　　　・General explanation of finance
　　　　　・The basic concepts of finance
　　　　　・Decision-making for investments
　　　　　・Decision-making in financial institutions
　　　　　・Raising funds and capitalization strategies
6. Leadership and PPP
　　　　　・Leadership and management
　　　　　・Theories of leadership
　　　　　・Development of leadership
　　　　　・Followership
7. People and organizations management, and PPP
　　　　　・Corporate management and, people and organizations management
　　　　　・Behavior of individuals and groups
　　　　　・Conflict management
　　　　　・Organization design and human resource systems
8. - 14. The plan is indicated below for outside lecturers.
15. Course summary (Complementary Topics)

・In the first half of the course, lectures will be held mainly with the materials prepared by the lecturer.
　(An assignment is required for 4. Workshop.)
・In the second half of the course, students will listen to the lectures of outside lecturers and will be asked to submit a report regarding their opinion every time.

・To prepare for class, it is desired that students look for questions and issues about the scheduled theme, obtained in their business and activities.
・As post-class review, it is desired that students consider influence and effects to their business and activities, obtained from the results of discussions.
・Preparation before class and post-class review are expected to take 30-60 minutes each. It is recommended that graduate students in the workforce take advantage of time during their own businesses and activities to observe.

1. Attendance to lecture (including submission of an assignment for class 4 and opinion reports of the classes from outside lecturers) 60 points
2. Level of participation for questions and exchange of opinions during course 15 points
3. Final paper (evaluate PPP project which you have participated (participate, will participate) in or have studied (study, will study), using what you learned in this course) 25 points
【note: PPP means not only PFI, designated management, and etc., but all projects that require partnership between public sectors and private sectors with several types.】
Totally, Grade S would be more than 90 points, A be 80-89 points, B be 70-79 points, C be 60-69 points, and Fail be less than 59 points.

Toyo University Graduate School, Graduate School of Economics, Course of Public/Private Partnership

Materials for this course will be distributed via ToyoNet-ACE. Before each lesson, students are expected to print
out that lesson’s materials and handouts and bring them to class.

The books indicated below are recommended as a reference, depending on the experience to study business administration by students.
For the first learners, Ihara. Hisamitsu 2008. The textbook of business administration 3rd edition. Minerva Publishing, Inc. 3,520 yen (including tax)
For the practitioners, Nagai. Takahisa 2019. A book of 50 must-read books in MBA. KADOKAWA 1,848 yen (including tax)
For the already-learners, Iriyama. Akie 2019. Business administration theories of the global standards. Diamond, Inc. 3,190 yen （including tax）

The plans for outside lecturers and themes may change.

1. Metropolitan area development (Tokyo Olympics)
Action plan to revive Tokyo after the Olympics
・H. Mori (Mori Building Company, Director and Vice President)
2. Regional revitalization
Possibilities of local economy expansion with forest woods business
・M. Miyashita (Takenaka Corporation, Special Counsel)
3. Transportation
Function maintenance of regional transportation in decrease of population
・O. Shimada (Hokkaido Railway Company, President)
4. Airline
New business to expand the local product selling and visitors to the locals based on domestic and global networks
・S. Honda （Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., Regional Vitalization Division, Executive Officer）
5. Sightseeing (Resort)
Regeneration of sightseeing resort with designated management
T. Kato (Kato Pleasure Group Co., Ltc., President and CEO)
6. Town (Community) development
Increasement of visitors and development of regional symbiotic society
・Y. Yamashita (Architecture, Amami Innovation, President)
7. IT
Potentiality of IT to design the new society
・E. Saisyu (Groovenauts, Inc., President)