Computer Use Trends in Japanese Higher Educational Institutes
Kazuko Hozumi(khozumi@uiuc.edu)
Motivation & goals
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what and how should we educate in computer uses in higher educational institutes
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To introduce curriculum and details of current Japanese higher educational
institutes
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To collect comments from students
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To compare with the practical uses in the USA and Japan
Computer environments and courses in elementary, junior high school
and high schools
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elementary school
- computers can be used two students per one terminal
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junior high school
- one students per one terminal
- technology and home economics
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high school
- one student per one terminal
- information processing
Information titled department shift in universities
Computer related education in higher educational institutes
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basic computer course :liberal art
- subjects: information processing, information literacy
- hours: 1.5 hours/week for 1 year (30 times)
- what is teaching: word-processing, spreadsheet, e-mail, HTML, Tex.
etc.
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specialized studies
- vary by subjects
ex. accounting information system, law information processing.
Curriculums in higher education
- titled with 'information'
- ex. introduction information technology information ....
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computer use environment
- one student per one terminal(personal computer, workstation, note
book computer)
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network
- 80 % of universities are installed networks to outside universities(JUCE)
Guideline Curriculums in Junior College
- time is limited (2 years)
- different knowledge of students about computers in entering colleges
(computer, OS, software which they learned)
- lack of instructors to teach information related courses
Guideline Goals
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ability to use computers
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ability to express, process, and exchange information using computes
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ability to be explain the practice of information, the way of thought for
information, and attitudes towards information technologies
1.practicable use of information
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to be prepared to use computer environment
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expression of information
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processing of information
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exchanging of information
2.introduction to information
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fundamentals of information
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information and society
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information and ethics
Courses and contents in four courses
Conclusion (for further studies)
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to collect comment from students
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to compare practical use in the Unites States and Japan
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Last updated Dec. 15, 1997