What is Business Administration and Information Science?
Business administration and information science is, just as the name implies, a course of study which combines management studies and information science. The program was established as a single course of study more than 10 years ago in the face of the rapid development of IT.
Computers, once the sole domain of a small number of highly specialized individuals such as system engineers and programmers, have become ever more commonplace as a result of both the advancement of software and hardware and mass production resulting in lower cost, and recent changes in internet environments have helped to introduce computers into nearly every facet of daily life. This continuing computer-driven IT growth and expansion has naturally had a major effect on business management. In Japan this growth and expansion overlapped with the bursting of the economic bubble, making it impossible to determine to what degree the introduction of IT could have improved the efficiency of management. The Japanese economy is again currently on the upswing, however ever more efficient application of IT is indispensable in order for businesses to come out on top amidst ever intensifying competition. It is without doubt that as computers continue to develop, the result of their use will be mostly greatly affected by the ability of the people using them.
As a result, individuals who are able to effectively and creatively apply their computer skills to management will be in increasing demand by businesses worldwide. This is where business administration and information science studies come into play, effectively integrating the essence of both business administration and information science in order to train personnel suited to and required by the ever changing business world.
Our Business Administration and Information Science Studies Program
Our Business Administration and Information Science Studies Program fosters individuals capable of meeting industry demand for qualified personnel by providing students with the skill to put theory into practice.
Integration with the regional community to improve students'
ability to apply their studies to actual work situations.
A unique course of study.
Our school, the only Business Administration and Information Science Studies institution in Kyoto, was established with the aim of fostering capable individuals with a strong background in both theory and actual practice who are highly qualified to function in the information age. There are two major special features of our program that help us to accomplish this. The first is that this program provides its students with a strong foundation in theory and a wide variety of practical skills. The second special feature is a full range of practical lessons using a variety of "experience classrooms," made possible through integration and cooperation with the regional community. This feature of our program gives students experience in a wide variety of fields, from commercial advertising and movie making to the holding of computer classes and providing support for the activities of NPOs in the Rakusai area, where our school is located. In order to make the most of business administration and information science studies, it is important to understand the point of view of both management and labor, which allows students to develop a sense of the perspectives of all parties involved in the business environment. Providing students with opportunity to interact with a wide variety of individuals, including specialists from outside of our school, while also increasing opportunities for students to try out and implement both planning and actual operations on their own is closely connected to our goal of providing students with both stimulus and growth. We hope that through their two years of study at our school, students will develop into individuals who can think in terms of "What decisions would I make and what would I do?" in a variety of situations.
Prof. Kenji Sato