Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/33025

JaLCDOI : 10.14943/J.HighEdu.15.133

The year 2005 was 5 years after the change of the freshman curriculum named the core curriculum in Hokkaido University. The objects of this new curriculum are to (1) improve communication skills, (2) understand diversity in culture and society, (3) develop creative and critical thinking abilities, and (4) acquire awareness of ethical issues and social responsibility. To make the curriculum better, a questionnaire about educational effects was distributed to all students. This survey was conducted in October 2005. The results showed that (2) was developed but had not progressed to (4) via the core curriculum, but (2) and (3) were not effected. Ethical issues and social responsibility are the next educational issues in Hokkaido University.