• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.53-75
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• 2013

This article explores the impact of mergers on the experiences of students. A case design is used to gain an in-depth understanding of the students in a Korean university that was combined with a two-year college in 2007. Semi-structured interviews of 11 direct entrants, 5 transfer students, and 7 professors were conducted in 2010 for the data collection. The results suggest that mergers do not necessarily ensure the integration of the students involved. Since mergers pose enormous challenges to both transfer students and direct entrants, university leaders need to give careful attention to students' persistence and integration as the campus changes. The results also reveal that students' experience of mergers may be affected by cultural backgrounds as well as the hierarchical structure of higher education. In Korean society, where credentialism prevails, mergers can have different impacts on students who come from initial institutions of differing perceived quality, and thus mergers may incite tension among the students. In light of these concerns, this study's findings highlight the importance of student integration as a key element in mergers.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.26-43
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to survey of specialists cognition to authorize credits for the same subjects in entering a department of the same area in college among technical high school graduates. Today with generalized college education, about 80% of technical high school graduates enter college. Therefore, authorization of credits for the same subjects is necessary to reduce educational waste in terms of articulation among technical high schools, junior colleges and universities. In this study, a survey was conducted with 100 specialists in technical education, including technical high school teachers, researchers, and professors at junior college or technical college in university, getting answers from 84 subjects (81.25%). The results of this research can be summarized as follows: First, it is valid to authorize credits for all practical subjects completed in technical high school when technical high school graduates enter the same department at college but most of junior college professor unsuitable response. Second, it is valid to authorize credits through its own prescribed test for the same subjects when technical high school graduates enter the same department of engineering at junior college or technical college in university but opposed 62.5% of junior college professor. Third, it is most of respondent valid to authorize credits for the same subjects if results of its own examination for authorization by university are at a fixed level or higher when technical high school graduates are admitted as a junior at the same department in technical college of university after graduation from the same department at junior college.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.85-90
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• 2011

This study was conducted to utilize as the fundamental data for the improvement in curriculum, practicum programs and educational facilities of four-year universities with dental hygiene department which have increased rapidly by through analyzing the satisfaction level of dental hygiene students in four-year and three-year colleges with their departments. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. The satisfaction level with their department of dental hygiene students who were surveyed was 3.18 out of possible five points, which was on the average. 2. As for satisfaction level with the departments by educational system, the students who were in four-year colleges in the metropolitan area expressed lower satisfaction than the students who were in local and three-year colleges. The three-year college students were more gratified with the curriculums than the four-year college students(t=2.03, p<0.05), and the latter was more satisfied with the educational facilities(t=-4.12, p<0.001) and interpersonal relationships(t=-3.07, p<0.01) than the former. 3. In the case of the three-year college students, those whose colleges were located in the metropolitan area were more contented with the educational facilities(t=5.28, p<0.001), and there were no significant differences in satisfaction level with other factors. 4. In the case of the four-year college students, the local college students were more contented with the curriculums(t=-5.39, p<0.001), educational facilities(t=-5.18, p<0.001) and the departments(t=-3.98, p<0.001) than their counterparts in the colleges located in the metropolitan area. In terms of satisfaction level with the department of dental hygiene, the four-year college students located in the metropolitan area expressed noticeably lower satisfaction with the curriculums than the local and three-year college students. As a result, the development of each curriculum which is suitable for the four-year course is required, and so is the improvement in the educational facilities as well.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.19-26
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was to notify improvements needed in Cultural studies and Basic subjects to make Ophthalmic optic major curriculum qualitatively better, based on demand for cultural studies and basic subjects on and off the campus. Methods: A survey with questionnaires were carried out for both students and opticians in different provinces. For students, Gyunggi province, Gyunman province, Jeonnam province, and Jeonbuk province, and for opticians Seoul, Daejeon, Gyunggi province, and Jeonbuk province were selected. Results: Students' demand for expanding English courses in Foreign language curriculum was the highest and had significant difference between 2-years college and 3 or 4-years college ( p<.01), and opticians' demand differed from 2-years college and 3-years college ( p<.05). Students' demand for expanding Biology courses in science curriculum was the highest, and also a difference in expansion demands for Biology and physics subjects between 2-years college and 4-years college ( p<.05). There was also a difference in expansion demands for Vocational ethics and Management subjects in Basic subjects between 2-years college and 4-years college ( p<.05), and for Vocational ethic subject demands between college students and opticians ( p<.001), but for Management subject, both students and opticians demanded it to be expanded highly. Conclusions: Expansion and reinforcement in Management subject in Ophthalmic optic major was needed, as both Ophthalmic optic major students and opticians had the highest demand for this subject.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.207-218
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• 2017

This study examines the effect of the satisfaction with major on career exploration behavior focused on the comparison between 2year and 4year colleges in a sample of 550 of college students majoring in airline service in Choong Chung province. The data was analyzed descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, multiple regression analysis, hierarchical analysis. As a result, first, class/curriculum satisfaction had positive effect on self exploration while relationship satisfaction and pride major had positive effects on job exploration and self exploration. Second, the effect of satisfaction with major on career exploration behavior was different depending on school system. Accordingly it is suggested that different approaches are required in career counselling for 2year and 4year college students.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.239-249
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• 2017

The study aim was to identify the interpersonal relationships, self-efficacy, and department satisfaction of nursing students in a four-year technical college in order to analyze the factors influencing department satisfaction and to compare the results to university students majoring in nursing. Participants were asked to complete self-report surveys between September 7, 2015 and November 30, 2015. A total of 372 surveys were analyzed using SPSS 19.0 (t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, Stepwise multiple regression). The harmony of interpersonal relationships, nursing major satisfaction, and academic achievements were significant factors affecting department satisfaction for nursing students in four-year technical colleges. For nursing students in four-year universities, interpersonal relationships, nursing major satisfaction, and the motive behind applying for a nursing major were critical factors affecting department satisfaction. These results indicate that the ability to create harmonious interpersonal relationships must be increased in order to improve department satisfaction for nursing students.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.76-87
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to examine university graphic design curricula to cultivate creative specialized manpower equipped with practical skills. To attain the goal, this author investigated the curricula of four-year, three-year, and two-year universities located in the capital area including Seoul and interviewed those working in 10 specialized design companies located in Seoul and Incheon. According to the findings of analyzing the curricula, four-year, three-year, and two-year universities all emphasize practices based on projects and inquiries more rather than the mastery of basic design. Among the areas, publication graphic designs are emphasized the most, and the next are visual multimedia designs. However, advertising marketing designs are not or hardly emphasized in the curricula. But specialized university education demanded by those specialized design companies is the education emphasizing the mastery of basic design more rather than practices based on projects and inquiries. Concerning the cultivation of specialized graphic designers having central roles as the pillars of knowledge industry or creative industry demanded in this age, it is needed to have a new perspective to reorganize specialized education grounded on close cooperation and favorable relationship between universities in charge of specialized education and those specialized companies.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.96-108
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• 2020

Through the case analysis of the college start-up education consulting operated by the Center for Start-up Education, this study presented the direction of Uni. start-up education, such as regular subjects, comparative studies, commercialization of start-up businesses, and supporting infrastructure, and understood the meaning of start-up education. This study was conducted in three stages of literature research at 10 universities, pre-diagnosis questionnaire for practitioners, and visiting consulting, and presented design direction by separating universities (four-year colleges) and colleges of specialties. Universities (four-year colleges) need to make continuous efforts to create a specialized start-up valley for universities and start-up businesses using infrastructure with existing quantitative growth, and colleges need to establish professional and infrastructure for start-up education to suit the characteristics of their departments. In addition, it was urgent to introduce differentiated evaluation indicators for universities (four-year colleges) and colleges.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.189-193
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• 2005

The Korean University faced the rapid challenge of M&A. The Korean Government had a evaluation of all Universities and colleges. This paper investigated the transactional and real time properties of the University Evaluation Indexes and suggested these indexes to the BI(Business Intelligence) system contents.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.339-349
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• 2013

This is a methodological triangulation study to investigate of adjustment to college life in associate nursing college students. Participants were 139 associate nursing students. Data were collected from September 15 to November 17, 2012. Quantitative data were analyzed using PASW 20.0. Qualitative data were analyzed using open coding and categorization. Mean value for adjustment to college life was 2.96. It was significantly different according to nursing major (F=6.23, p=.003), study loading (F=4.47, p=.013), and perceived learning achievement (F=6.87, p=.001). 'Burden on study loading', 'Burden on job finding', 'Securing diverse support', 'Diverse extra-curricular', and 'Qualified practicum education' were extracted from the qualitative data. Results suggest diverse program development to decrease study loading, increase chances to connect with supporters, provide various extra-curricular activities and guarantee qualified practicum education are important in associate nursing college students' adaptation to college life.