Seikei University's efforts to develop human resources who can discover and solve problems on their own-University Journal Online

Seikei University actively promotes active learning-type practical education so that students can lead to great growth by proactively challenging unknown things without fear of new things or changes. ..Not only in the classroom and on campus, students can utilize the myriad places of learning outside the classroom, interact with various values by touching the "outside world", and collaborate with others. While cultivating true cooperation, we are training our genuine strength to embark on a risk-filled society where anything can happen.

Use companies as a place to learn and train practical problem-solving skills

The Marunouchi Business Training (MBT), which began in the spring of 2013, offers a human resources development program for third-year undergraduate and first-year graduate students. With the goal of "cultivating human resources who can discover and solve problems on their own," this program aims to produce human resources who have the ability to be accepted in society through hands-on experience through active learning.

Students who participated in the MBT will take preparatory training and business etiquette courses, and will engage in presentations and discussions on the issues presented by the sponsoring companies.It also incorporates problem-solving internship training at companies.Through these programs, students will steadily absorb the hands-on experience.

Challenge the production project of an existing idol group

In the seminar of Associate Professor Hiroaki Ishii of the Department of Economics and Business Administration, Faculty of Economics, in the first half of 2016, we worked on a project to produce an existing idol group as a joint project with Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

In this project, we aimed to formulate a plan to establish a business model by raising the name of the idol group before making its major debut and gaining a fan base.In the project, there was an orientation from Nippon Columbia, an interview with members of the idol group, a tour of the practice scene, and a listening to the music.Students spend the night finishing the project and giving a unique presentation to the producer in charge.It was a valuable experience, including various points of reflection.

A popular project of the zelkova festival, the idea of "singing" using waka poems

In addition, at the seminar of Professor Tae Hirano of the Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Letters, as an idea for students to learn Japanese classical literature more actively, fortune-telling using Japanese poems at the university festival, "Utaura". ) ”Was carried out every time since 2014.

Song fortune-telling is fortune-telling for good and bad through waka poems, which were also thought to be a decree from God.At the Hirano Seminar, I started by reading and translating the book "Seimei Kasou", which is said to have been made by Seimei Abe, and interpreting it in a modern way.

In the song fortune-telling performed at the zelkova festival, the students of the seminar asked each visitor's question based on one of the 64 waka poems recorded in "Seimei Kayo" selected by the visitors. I carefully conveyed the combined interpretation.Unless each student has a solid understanding of waka, it will not be possible to properly convey an interpretation tailored to the target audience.This song was very well received and was selected as the "President's Award" from the exhibiting organizations of the Zelkova Festival.

Students themselves actively learn knowledge and practice, not just passive learning.Human resource development utilizing active learning at Seikei University will continue to be active in the future.