• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.5-20
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• 2006

This study is a part of the research on measuring and developing the creativity of college students, especially of engineering college students. This study was done in the class of imaginative design engineering which was a creativity training program integrated with engineering majors, including idea generation skills, creative problem solving, patent applications, design, manufacturing and marketing. Participants in this program were 75 freshman strudetns in engineering college. The achievements in this program were measured by the figural form of TTCT(Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking), as well as MBTI(Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). The results are as follows. First, TTCT scores of the participants in imaginetive design engineering increased significantly. Second, type indicator scores of MBTI varied significantly, to the directions of extrovert, feeling, and perception. Therefore, according to the results of this study, we can conclude the imaginative design engineering class had significant positive effects on the creativity of the engineering students.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.46-62
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to identify characteristics which are related with design problem solving. For this, an effective problem solver and an ineffective problem solver have been compared and analyzed in terms of the process of design problem solving with a population of students who are enrolled in College of Engineering. This study can be concluded as follows. First, the process of design problem solving was performed in non-linear form and it was varied depending on individuals. Second, the results of problem solving could be varied according to the qualitative level of performance in each stage rather than according to the differences of consumption time by each stage. Third, the main activities in process of design problem solving were identifying a design brief, identifying requirements, exploring a problem solution, and idea modeling. Fourth, the making activities took place most frequently and the longest time in the entire process, meanwhile exploring a problem solution was related to the results of design problem solving.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.43-60
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• 2006

This study was examining and analyzing the perception and significance for engineering teaching objectives and strategies designed for students. The optional sampled method with various levels was applied to all the junior students at college of engineering in Jeola North Province. The five applied universities were again divided into three divisions. The result of this study was as follows ; First, according to the analysis of students' conception about the significance degree of good education suitable for engineer and a number of a community, leaner's attitude and opinion learning were more important than any other instruction objectives. Second, according to the other analysis regarding to the significance degree of instruction objectives and methods, the teaching of technical operation was thought more important than any other instruction objectives. Overall, this study showed that the significance degree of instruction objectives and teaching strategies of engineering education had a little difference according to a various factor but they were arranged from three points (importance) and four points (very importance).

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.332-349
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between the University students' learning styles in an e-learning according to the major field and learning styles in an e-learning according to the psychological types. The results of the research are as follows: First, The Major field made no difference to the learning styles in e-learning. E-learning styles of University student are as follows : the environment-dependent and self-directed learning style, positive and cooperative learning style, environment-independent and self-directed learning style. Second, In comparison with the boys and girl's the learning styles in e-learning, there were individual differences. But the environment-dependent and self-taught learning style was the highest learning style in Boys and Girl's but, especially there was more high in Girl's. Third, Amount to use internet made no difference to the learning styles in e-learning. The difference of learning styles in an e-learning environment according to Extraversion-Introversion, Sensing-Intuition, Thinking-Feeling among Psychological Types were statistically meaningless.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.42-50
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• 2015

In spite that spatial ability has been recognized as an important element of academic achievement in engineering studies, researches on the topic are rather limited in Korea. In this study, the relationship between spatial visualization skill and academic achievement of engineering students was investigated based on the several variables such as gender, high school education background and college course achievement. The result showed that there were significant relevance between spatial visualization skill and gender, high school type, achievement of high school level math & physics, and college course work grade of computer graphic and capstone design. According the case study, from the entry time of engineering college, support programs to reinforce spatial visualization skill are required for lower skill groups such as female and graduate from art course in high school. Also, college curriculum such as Engineering graphics, Capstone design are substantial to improve spatial visualization skill. However, more diversified sample groups and research methods are required in order to draw in depth results.

• Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.394-401
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• 2020

Purpose: The present study is an analysis of the extents of class satisfaction of college students who had applied the design thinking technique to capstone design class. Methods: The experimental method involved an analysis of 122 cases of data where advance and post replies were performed for the subject by students who had applied the design thinking technique and students who had not. The students involved had attended the capstone design class as a junior in the Department of Dental Technology at D University. Results: In the satisfaction with performance process of the capstone design class, five questions among nine had a high positive rating, while all eight questions on the satisfaction with performance methods had a high negative rating. Among ten questions on subjective learning outcomes, six showed a high positive rating. After the application of the design thinking class method, all mean values of the group with the application were higher than the group with no application in satisfaction with performance process, satisfaction with performance method, and subjective class outcomes. Hence, the design thinking class did have positive effects on the students' improvement of class. Conclusion: Based on the results of the study, it is implied that the considerations about diverse class composition methods and operation methods capable of improving the students' satisfaction are needed for efficient operation of the capstone design class.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.78-85
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aims to examine factors affecting nursing professionalism among nursing students. Methods: Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from July to August, 2022. The participants were a total of 266 students in the 3^rd and 4^th grades located in A and C cities. T-test, ANOVA, Scheffe' test, Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used for data analysis using SPSS 24.0 program. Results: The average score for clinical competency was 4.05±0.59 (out of 5), confidence in essential nursing skill was 3.52±0.64 (out of 5), and nursing professionalism was 4.11±0.52 (out of 5). There was a positive correlation between clinical competency and confidence in essential nursing skills with nursing professionalism. The factors influencing nursing professionalism were clinical competency and grade, which explained 30% of nursing professionalism. Conclusion: The results of this study may be used as basic data for developing educational methods to improve nursing professionalism.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.373-379
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• 2016

This study examined the level-differentiated mathematic classes to offer basic data for effective college mathematics curriculum. Using the Kolb Learning Style, this study surveyed 213 college engineering students in 6 level-differentiated classes in one university and analyzed the significant consequence. The results showed that the ranking of the Learning Style in a superior mathematic class is Diverger, Accommodator, Assimilator, and Converger. Second, the ranking of the Learning Style in the inferior mathematics class was Accommodator, Diverger, Assimilator, and Converger. Third, for effective class of superior mathematics class, professors need to give sufficient time to analyze mathematics problems by the students themselves. Fourth, for an effective class of inferior mathematic class, professors need to use experimental and diverse teaching method to enhance the students' concentration and learning achievement. Based on this study, professors should develop teaching methods that fit the students' Learning Style and the properties of college mathematics curriculum.

• Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.31-39
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• 2017

Due to quantitative growth focused on short-term field placement and excessive competition between universities, the need for long-term field placement model is increasing and participation of government and universities is increasing for effective on-the-job training. In order to solve the problems of shortage of R&D manpower in small and medium sized companies, Kumoh Institute of Technology and three participating universities have been conducting industrial internship as R&D long-term field placement program from 2015. Students undertake long-term on-the-job training in the R & D department for six months to improve their R & D skills and strengthen their work capacity. In this paper, we propose effective ways of stimulating cooperative employment through long-term field placement in R&D departments from pre-preparation stage to ending stage through comparative analysis of cases of industrial internship in 2015 and 2016.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.109-121
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• 2021

Purpose : The first case of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) disease outbreak in Korea occurred in January 2020, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases by the Central Defense Response Headquarters of the Quality Management Administration as of November 30 was 34,201. Looking at the incidence trend of domestic confirmed cases by age, the incidence rate of COVID-19 in the age group of 20-29 years, which corresponds to college students, was 27.4 %, the highest compared by age group. Considering the current status of the infection rate, universities will become the centers of new COVID-19 cases if face-to-face lectures are recommenced without preparatory measures and analysis of infection prevention (e.g., infection awareness and education for university students). Thus, this study intended to investigate the level of knowledge, educational needs, and preventive behavior performance of college students about COVID-19 and provide basic data for the development of an education program for the prevention of COVID-19 for college students. Methods : This study is a descriptive correlational study aimed to investigate the correlation between knowledge about COVID-19, educational needs, and degree of preventive behavior performance in 407 college students attending one University in Gyeonggi-do. Results : The subjects' knowledge score about COVID-19 was 12.46±1.39 points, average educational needs score was 29.16±3.14 points, and prevention behavior performance survey result was 35.50±3.61 points. Moreover, positive correlation was observed between the knowledge about COVID-19 and educational needs (r=.203, p<.001) and knowledge and preventive behavior performance (r=.140, p=.005). Further, educational needs and preventive behavior performance demonstrated a statistically significant positive relationship (r=.311, p<.001). Conclusion : Therefore, organizing an educational program to acquire accurate knowledge is necessary to make it a habit for college students to practice preventive behavior against COVID-19.