POINTS
Learning Points
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Groups will work together on activities that generate new ideas, making extensive use of Lego work, improvisation (improvisational theater), and experiential workshops. Through the work, participants will hone their ability to think innovatively.
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In our problem-solving classes, students always work on business design in groups. Students share their visions with peers who have different values, think about what they can do to achieve their goals, and develop the ability to take action.
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Students will deepen their learning by fully utilizing all five senses through fieldwork, market research, interviews, surveys, and other activities targeting familiar people, products, and services. Through problem-solving classes, students will develop the ability to design business, multiple perspectives, and co-creation skills.
TOPICS
Course Topics
While experiencing the joy of learning and creating one from zero,
Develop business innovators.
Marketing Exercises
While learning the basics of marketing, students work in teams to solve problems. Students will strengthen their team building, leadership, and business design skills by gaining experience in actually proposing a plan to a company.
Business Research Seminar
Students will formulate questions from everyday life events and work in teams to conduct business research and business design. Based on the results of their research, they make business proposals to companies and work on regional development projects based on "cross-border career education.
PICK UP CLASSES
Class Introduction
Gaze Design
We will analyze products, commercials, animations, dramas, etc. that have become hits in the world, and analyze the factors behind these hits from multiple perspectives. Students will develop their eyes (gaze) to see the commonplace scenery of daily life through various academic windows (business administration, sociology, psychology, jurisprudence, philosophy, etc.).
Financial Analysis
Students will learn how money turns around and how to raise and manage funds to manage the company's assets. Through practice, students will acquire the skills necessary to manage a company, such as the ability to assess a company's business condition based on numbers.
business research
Students will learn the basics of qualitative and quantitative research while handling actual data. Students will work in groups to conduct research and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct research.
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Sample timetable (2nd semester of 1st year)
MESSAGE
Faculty/Student Messages
MASATAKA IKEDA
Masataka Ikeda
MBA from Rikkyo University,
Completed graduate studies at Aoyama Gakuin University,
human resources consultant
Specialized in career design and development
The strength of the desire to change and make dreams come true is proportional to the realization of those dreams.
There are some things that are important in living in an age where there are no right answers. They are curiosity, passion, and creativity. In this course, you will learn to be sensitive to the commonplace events of everyday life, to understand why something is selling well and why it is attracting attention, and to look at it from every possible angle to unlock the factors that make it a hit. In the "Marketing Exercise," students learn that better products can be created by having more fun, loving products, and being passionate about them than anyone else, while receiving direct business design guidance from active marketers. And through this two-year effort, students will enhance their creativity and co-creation skills to create one from zero. By nature, learning is fun. In this course, you will experience the joy of being able to do and the pleasure of learning, and together we will turn your dreams into shape.
Enriquez Kyla Mari Campo
Enriquez Caira Mari Campo
International Business Career Course 2nd year
Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi Higashi High School
MOL Cruises Offers
TOEIC? 660 points
Two years of continuous challenges. Practical business skills improved.
I enrolled in the school because I was attracted to the environment where students can learn marketing in a class style that involves a lot of group work. In the "Cross-border Career Education" class, in which students had to think about sales promotion measures for local products that Joetsu City in Niigata Prefecture is proud of, they experienced actual sales, and also took on the challenge of a problem-solving class in collaboration with New Balance Japan. With the aim of increasing sales of running products, the students listened to the voices of runners at the Imperial Palace and Yoyogi Park, researched other companies' products, and proposed product development and sales methods that would solve the problems unique to female runners. In the group work, emphasis was placed on being the starting point for discussion by expressing one's own opinions. While enjoying the diversity of viewpoints and opinions, I was also able to grow as a person by helping my peers. In my job search, I was offered a position as a hotel service crew member on a cruise ship, which was my first choice. Since I will be working in the office for the first year and a half after joining the company, I will be able to utilize the marketing skills I developed at Kanda Institute of Languages and the communication skills I developed through group work will be an advantage when building trust with customers and crew members. In English, my listening and speaking skills have improved, and I feel that even simple words can reach my thoughts; I have also begun studying Chinese in my second year, and will continue to improve my language skills so that I can respond to customers from all over the world.
CAREER
Qualifications and Main Career Paths
Aimed Qualifications
TOEIC? 600 or higher, TOEIC? Speaking 120 or higher, Practical English Proficiency Test Level 2 or higher, Nissho Business English Proficiency Test Level 2 or higher, IT Passport, Microsoft Office Specialist, Nissho Bookkeeping Examination Level 3 or higher, Secretarial Skills Test Level 2 or higher, Business Documentation Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 2 or higher, Business Proficiency Test Jobpass Level 2 or higher
Main career paths
finding employment
ANA Narita Airport Service, IACE Travel, JTB Global Marketing & Travel, Asahi Information Service, American Express Japan, Alps Logistics, Kiriboshi Bank, Kintetsu Express, Sanyo Shokai, Skymark, China Eastern Airlines, DHL Japan, Dell Technologies, Nippon Express, New Otani, Hino Motors, Fast Retailing, Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, Volvo Car Japan, Mori Building Hospitality Corporation, Yamato Global Logistics Japan
university (college) transfer
J. F. Oberlin University, Gakushuin Women's College, Kanagawa University, Kanagawa Prefectural University of Health and Welfare, Kansai University, Kanda University of International Studies, Komazawa University, Saitama University, University of Tsukuba, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Toyo University, Nagano University, Nanzan University, Nishogakusha University, Nihon University, Hiroshima University, Fukushima University, Hosei University, University of the Ryukyus
MESSAGE
Messages from Graduates
What he pursued was English language skills and expertise that could be used around the world.
He is also close to obtaining his U.S. CPA license.
I entered Kanda Institute of Languages as a first-year student in the International Business Career Course. While in school, I wanted to acquire "highly specialized and versatile skills," so I studied the basics of finance, including financial accounting and bookkeeping, which can be used in companies around the world. In my English studies, I focused on speaking. In addition to repeated shadowing while watching foreign news with English subtitles, English classes taught by foreign teachers and an after-school exchange program with foreign students helped me to raise my TOEIC? score from the 400s to the 800s in my first year. On the other hand, he also participated in publicity activities for high school students. I was able to hone my interpersonal communication skills through repeated dialogues with students from other departments, high school students, and parents, and broadening my perspective through a wide range of experiences was also a major benefit. After graduation, she enrolled in her first year at Macquarie University in Australia to further enhance her expertise. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in "Applied Finance," I returned to Japan and am currently working for a foreign general consulting firm. I am in charge of the company's management accounting, and I also provide advice to ensure that the company is properly profitable while taking into consideration whether the accounting procedures are in accordance with accounting rules. Due to the international environment, I am exposed to a wide variety of English from all over the world. In addition, I have already completed some requirements to obtain my CPA license in the U.S., and my goal is to pass the exam by the end of 2024. In the future, I would like to challenge myself in financial accounting, auditing, and other work that looks at corporate figures from a different angle than management accounting.
Foreign-affiliated general consulting firm
Kazu Kirimoto
International Business Career Course - March 2015 Graduation
Kawasaki City Tachibana High School
Graduated from Macquarie University, Australia, September 2018
