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Research paper : Graduate education for multi-disciplinary system design and management (N. Kohtake et al.)−133−Synthesiology - English edition Vol.3 No.2 (2010) cultivation using the abandoned schools in the metropolitan area as a method to simultaneously solve the issues of abandoned school buildings due to low birthrate, lack of successors of agriculture, and unimproved unemployment rate of young people. Figure 12 shows part of the proposal created by this team (Roppongi Vege & Fruits). The strengths of this proposal was the construction of a sustainable business model that fulfilled the consumer demands for fresh, safe, and secure foods, as well as the demands of young people who wish to have stable income in the city. To create this proposal, the team conducted market research, questionnaire survey to the stakeholders, and interviews. Then they did a prototyping in a test plant based on the methods and knowledge learned at ALPS, and investigated the possibilities. As a result, the project won the award in the “Student Entrepreneur Championship” of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Small Business Center, and the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director Award in the “Campus Venture Grand Prix” organized by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. Currently, several more students have joined the team, and are considering its business development and are making adjustments with the local government and related companies. This is one example where the students acquired the ability to extract the demand from the real society and to design a system throughout its lifecycle from conceptualization, operation, to disposal, through the education at the Graduate School of SDM.Also, it was confirmed that the concept of the Graduate School of SDM where group learning and group discussions are emphasized was effective in many courses other than ALPS. The students with diverse backgrounds understand each other’s backgrounds, discuss the knowledge obtained in the course, and work together on an issue, and this results in high educational effectiveness.4.2 Education by collaboration of multiple disciplinesThe courses that transcend the framework of disciplines are realized in various forms through the collaborations of the faculty members, and feedbacks from students are obtained. As one example, the faculty members with specialty in technology give courses in “System Simulation Method” to conduct design and verification of system using the simulation method for the “Call TriageTerm 7 Emergency System” handled by the research group consisting of the faculty members with specialty in social sciences. The analysis and investigation for improving this system in terms of technological and sociological aspects are done. For example, it has become possible to carry on a more specific and specialized discussion on the legal limitations that become issues when attempting technologically optimal solution or the limits of what can be solved technologically in the current legal limitations. It can be said that an effective education can be done through collaboration of disciplines that normally rarely come together. In “System Life Theory”, education on system design method learned from the environmental adaptation of organisms is done, and lectures and exercises are given on the design theory considering the unforeseen circumstances that can not be solved with conventional systems engineering. This is one example where SDM science can be applied to social and human system design transcending the systems engineering.4.3 Master’s research and doctoral researchUnique researches on the design and management of various systems including the recommendations for design and policy of management, as well as design of services and products are being done at the master’s and doctorate level. Particularly, Fig. 12 Case study of a proposal at ALPS (Roppongi Vege & Fruits)Roppongi Vege & FruitsObjective: To train successors of agricultureMethod: Abandoned school in the Tokyo Metropolitan area will be re-used as hydroponic plantGym: RestaurantPool: Rice makingSchool building: Hydroponic cultivationSchool ground: Community spaceHuman factorMeasurement of CO2 reduction effect by battery sharing alongside solar power generationCarbon tax design using LCA for the diffusion of clean energy vehicleSystem design for symbiotic city-rural society centering on biomass energy technologyProposal for safety management system in large-scale chemical plantRisk management for software development project with project description languageSystem design of lower limb protection of passengers using semi-active knee bolsterRenewal of global maritime safety policy for the stabilization of international maritime transportation systemSurvey of relationship of corporate performance and corporate customs and cultures in manufacturingSurvey of motivation of employees of local governments ‒ For the construction of lively organizational cultureResearch on the motivation of young engineers ‒ Using the microgravity experiment project conducted jointly by multiple universities as an exampleClarification of values for social relevancy in subjective happinessResearch on the strategy to introduce ultrahigh-speed plastic optical fiber network for homes to ChinaResearch on the future prospect of electronic books and the structural change in the print media industryInvestigation and plan for verification test for the business model for launch space vehicle using the ocean ‒ for realization of Japanese manned spacecraftResearch topicsEvaluation of sustainability of copper supply with consideration for recycling in JapanTable 4 Example of master’s research topics for AY 2009

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