Practice of Liberal Arts Education at National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Kumamoto College

Abstract

This report describes the outline of the first-year experience of liberal arts education, “Introduction to Liberal Arts” introduced to National Institute of Technology Kumamoto College in 2019, and its verified effects. This course focuses on the combination of knowledge in various fields and the use of it outside classes. Therefore, the learning targets aim for the students to “experience goals” by experiencing the subject itself, as well as for them to “improve goals” in qualities, abilities and attitudes through learning. As a result of the verification conducted at the end of the course, it became apparent that the students had high satisfaction with the subject. Moreover, the students have become conscious of applying the acquired knowledge to other situations.