| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
Liberal Arts Education Program |
| Lecture Code |
52015001 |
Subject Classification |
Area Courses |
| Subject Name |
大学と学生［旧パッケージ］ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ダイガクトガクセイ |
Subject Name in
English |
Higher Education and Student |
| Instructor |
YOSHIDA KANA |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ヨシダ カナ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Mon5-8：IAS K310 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| Lectures will be conducted in face-to-face lessons |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
1
:
Undergraduate Introductory
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
07
:
Education |
| Eligible Students |
All |
| Keywords |
university, higher education, educational system, the economic value of higher education, equal opportunity, student financial aid policy, entrance examination, the curriculum of general education |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education | Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category：Law / Political Sciences / Sociology / Economics / Education
*Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”.
If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”. |
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| Expected Outcome | The student can examine the problems over higher education from the different perspectives and describe the concrete improvement plans. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
In this course, we focus on higher education and discuss some topics (history of higher education, higher education system, quality assurance, the economic value of higher education, equal opportunity of higher education, entrance examination system, and curriculum of general education). Through pair work, group work, and classroom discussion, we learn the characteristics and problems of Japanese higher education. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 introduction
lesson2 History of higher education
lesson3 History of Japanese higher education 1
lesson4 History of Japanese higher education 2
lesson5 The economic value of higher education 1
lesson6 The economic value of higher education 2
lesson7 The Problems of access to higher education 1
lesson8 The Problems of access to higher education 2
lesson9 The Problems of affordability in higher education 3
lesson10 The Problems of affordability in higher education 4
lesson11 The Problems of entrance examination system 1
lesson12 The Problems of entrance examination system 2
lesson13 The curriculum of general education 1
lesson14 The curriculum of general education 2
lesson15 discussion
Final exam: report |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Notify in the class |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
handouts, visual materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
To read handouts, to submit the assignments, to attend group work and give your opinion positively. |
| Requirements |
Bring your laptop every time. |
| Grading Method |
comprehensive assessment: comment sheets (20%), assignments(80%) |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
This class will be conducted in Japanese. It is recommended for those who are interested in pedagogy, those who want to become high school teachers in the future, and those who want to think deeply about college education. |
| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |