Course Description
In this seminar, an individual who has been working on connections between high schools and universities for about six years (since AY2016) will offer guidance based on this experience. Specifically, the course will provide an overview of work related to the connection between high school and university, such as researching and analyzing university entrance exams, publicity on university entrance exams, pre-university education and first-year education, and follow-up research. We will discuss these topics in groups to deepen our understanding of the roles of admissions personnel. In the second half of the seminar, students will use data provided by the instructor on publicity activities related to university entrance exams in an exercise to communicate the appeal of Shinshu University.
Keywords
high school–university connection, data science, group work, problem discovery, problem-solving, practical experience
Course Plan
Sessions 1–8: Common to all classes offered in the first and second semesters
• Session 1: Orientation (explanation of class procedures and admissions personnel)
• Session 2: Introduction to research on university admissions; survey of preferences for lecture content
• Sessions 3–8: Theory (in no particular order, based on survey of requested lecture content)
– Management of university entrance exams
– Publicity on university entrance exams
– Education before and immediately after university admission
– Analyzing entrance exam results
– Tracing surveys
– Other topics as requested by participants
From Session 9 onward: Limited to classes offered in the second semester
In an exercise to communicate the appeal of Shinshu University, students will produce videos and posters summarizing the university’s attractiveness. (The items produced will be used at university information sessions, high school visits, etc.)
• Sessions 9–10: Grouping; preparation for video and poster production (including analysis of provided data)
• Sessions 11–14: Video and poster production
• Session 15: Video and poster presentation; class questionnaire
* The dates for Session 13 and subsequent sessions will be determined in consultation with students, taking into account the status of the video and poster production, etc.
