Analysis of the Effectiveness of a General Education Course in Personality Education Centered on Ethics of Life Practice －Case Study in S University

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a general education course in personality education centered on ethics of life practice within personality education at universities. The subject of the S Honor Code course attempted to cultivate global citizens with a good personality to adapt well to the future society by examining ethical norms to be observed in college life and daily life and practicing them in real life. The subject areas covered in this course are distinguished from other universities' personality education in the areas of life, such as cyber ethics, study ethics, human rights ethics, family ethics (parent-child relations, marital relations), interpersonal ethics (dating relationships, communication), and Christian ethics. The ethics in life were practiced in the students’real life.</br>The effect of improving personality and core competency was confirmed based on the response data of 86 students taking the S Honorary Code course and 29 students taking the elective course. This study confirmed that the S Honor Code course, centered on ethics of life practice, had a positive effect on the students' personality development in all areas of cognition, emotion, and behavior. It also contributed to the improvement of core competencies in critical thinking/problem solving, creative thinking, communication, cooperation, and learning capabilities.</br>Personality education centered on life ethics not only fosters knowledge of personality virtues but also provides opportunities to practice ethics in school, at home, and in society. Thus, it can be applied as a new form of personality education and provide implications for how personality education develops in the future.