3 Educational Policies
3 Educational Policies
Admission Policies for the Diploma Course at National Institute of Technology, Matsue College
We hope students will be admitted to our college with, the talent to be engineers, a positive attitude in learning, the motivation to create, and the capacity to take challenges. Specifically, the students should;
(1) Have an interest in production.
(2) Have an interest in mathematics and science.
(3) Make steady and diligent efforts for the work.
(4) Have an open attitude to the opinions of others.
(5) Act positively.
(6) Be able to express their opinions openly.
Basic Policy for Student Selection
The candidates for the entrance examination are the students who are expected to graduate from Junior High School or who have graduated from Junior High School.
I. Admission through Recommendation
In the entrance examination with recommendation, the candidates must correspond to all of the following (1) through (3) and must be recommended by the school principal. Then, the selection is to be conducted in a general way on the basis of the school record, an interview, the recommendation letter by school principal and the score of an achievement test on Mathematics.
(1) Have an excellent personalit
(2) Have a great intention to become an engineer in the future and the aptitude as an engineer.
(3) Have an academic record higher than the level specified by our college.
II. Admission through Achievement Tests
In the entrance examinations through achievement tests, the selection is to be conducted in a general way on the basis of the school record and the score of achievement tests on 5 subjects (Japanese, Mathematics, English, Social Studies and Science).
III. Transfer Admission
The selection is to be conducted in a general way on the basis of the school record, an interview, the score of achievement tests on Mathematics, English and the specialized subject in Engineering or Physics.
Admission Policies for the Advanced Engineering Faculty at National Institute of Technology, Matsue College
In these times of rapid progress of scientific technology, we should cope with technological innovation and internationalization in industry. The Advanced Engineering Faculty addresses our educational policy of educating students to be International engineers with both creativity and practical techniques. Here we intend to educate students to “Have ability in research and development engineering, professional ethics, and global consciousness”.
We expect students admitted to the Advanced Engineering Faculty will “Have a basic ability to learn and the will to rise to the challenge of developing engineering technology”
Basic Policy for Student Selection in Advanced Engineering Faculty
I. Entrance Examinations with Recommendations
In the entrance examinations with recommendations, the candidates must fall under the following (1) through (3) and must be recommended by the college president. Then, the selection will be conducted in a general way on the basis of the result of an interview and the result of some achievement tests.
(1) Be expected to graduate from college of technologies or equivalent educational institutions.
(2) Have an excellent personality and an excellent academic record.
(3) Be willing to enter our college after passing.
II. Entrance Examinations with Achievement Tests
The candidates are expected to graduate from college of technologies or equivalent educational institutions, or have graduated those institutions. The selection will be conducted in a general way on the basis of the result of an interview and the result of some achievement tests.
III. Special Entrance Examination for Working People
The candidates must have graduated from college of technologies or equivalent educational institutions and also must have at least one year of working experience. Then the selection will be conducted in a general way on the basis of the result of an interview and the result of some achievement tests.
IV. Special AO Entrance Examination
The candidates must be expected to graduate from college of technologies or equivalent educational institutions, or must have graduated from these institutions. Furthermore, the candidates also must have experience in developing technical products or works. Then the selection will be conducted in a general way on the basis of the result of an interview and the result of some achievement tests.
Diploma Policies for the Diploma Course at National Institute of Technology, Matsue College
Our college confers the semi-bachelor’s degree on students who acquire following knowledge and abilities as well as earn a specified number of credits in a specified period of time. In addition, we term all following knowledge and abilities as “DP abilities”, and each set of symbols and numbers termed “DP numbers”.
Common Policies for all Departments.
G1.Fundamental ability of literacy, understanding and conversation skills in Japanese language.
G2.Fundamental knowledge of the history, culture and society of Japan and other countries.
G3.Fundamental ability of literacy, understanding and conversation skills in foreign languages.
G4.Fundamental knowledge of natural science.
G5.Fundamental knowledge and practical ability about health and safety to maintain and improve a healthy mind and body.
G6.Fundamental ability to use information devices and computer networks safely.
G7.Fundamental knowledge for contributing environ-mental conservation and technological innovations.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
M1.Fundamental knowledge of mechanical engineering.
M2.Fundamental ability to handle equipment related to mechanical engineering and to collect, analyze and evaluate data.
M3.Fundamental ability in design necessary for mechanical system.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
E1.Fundamental knowledge of electrical, electronic and information engineering.
E2.Fundamental ability to handle equipment related to electrical, electronic and information engineering and to collect, analyze and consider data.
E3.Fundamental ability in design necessary for electrical, electronic and information system.
Department of Control Engineering
D1.Fundamental knowledge of control engineering.
D2.Fundamental ability to handle equipment related to control engineering and to collect, analyze and consider data.
D3.Fundamental ability in design necessary for control systems.
Department of Information Engineering
J1.Fundamental knowledge of control engineering.
J2.Fundamental ability to handle equipment related to information engineering and to collect, analyze and consider data.
J3.Fundamental ability in design necessary for information systems.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
C1.Fundamental knowledge of civil and environmental engineering.
C2.Fundamental ability to handle equipment related to civil and environmental engineering and to collect, analyze and consider data.
C3.Fundamental ability in design necessary for civil and environmental systems.
| Correspondence Table between Educational Policies and DP Capabilities | ||
| ① Ma (nande) | ② Tsu (kureru) | ③E (ngineer) |
| DP No.G1～５、M１、E1、D１、J１、C1 | DP No.G６、M2、E2、D2、J2、C2 | DP No.G７、M3、E3、D3、J3、C3 |
Diploma Policies for the Advanced Engineering Faculty at National Institute of Technology, Matsue College
Our college confers the bachelor’s degree on students who acquire following knowledge and abilities as well as earn a specified number of credits in a specified period of time. In addition, we term all following knowledge and abilities as “DP abilities”, and each set of symbols and numbers termed “DP numbers”.
Advanced Production and Construction Systems Course
P1.To achieve knowledge integrated with other fields,based on either mechanical, or civil and environmental engineering.
P2.To be able to use basic skills to plan and propose projects and to solve problems in other fields.
P3.To achieve communication skills, a sense of ethics and social knowledge to cooperate with engineers from other fields.
Advanced Electronic and Information Systems Course
S1.To achieve knowledge integrated with other fields, based on electrical, control or information engineering.
S2.To be able to use basic skills to plan and propose projects and to solve problems in other fields.
S3.To achieve communication skills, a sense of ethics and social knowledge to cooperate with engineers from other fields.
Diploma Curriculum Policies for the Diploma Course at National Institute of Technology, Matsue College
At our college, we will provide education based on the following curriculum design policy, implementation policy and performance evaluation standards to acquire DP abilities.
（１）Curriculum Design Policy
（a）To provide engineering specialized education from early stage after graduation from junior high school, practical engineering education with emphasis on experiments and practical training will be implement-ed from the lower grades along with the theoretical foundation.
（b）To cultivate a broad culture and comprehensive judgment ability, the curriculum will be designed systematically including general subject education.
（c）The curriculum will be designed in appropriate grades and level in the arrangement of subjects. Furthermore, the subjects across grades and relationships between subjects will be also considered.
（d）To deepen DP abilities, the curriculum includes the subjects that make full use of comprehensive skills such as graduation research.
（２）Curriculum Implementation Policy
（a）To make it easier for students to plan their courses, the syllabus and the systematic chart of subjects will be presented, which clarify DP abilities related in the curriculum.
（b）For each subject, the goals to be achieved on the syllabus and the level that students should achieve will be clarified.
（c）“Active Learning” will be introduced to realize independent learning in each subject, and “non-class hour learning”, such as preparation and review, will be also introduced.
（３）Performance Evaluation Standards
In our college, the performance evaluation will be achieved as follows through the syllabus of each subject.
（a）Performance evaluation is conducted based on the results of regular examinations, achievement tests, reports, etc., and the status of course registration. In addition, in subjects such as experimental subjects and exercises, regular examinations are not performed, and evaluations may be made based on the course completion status and submitted materials.
（b）he credits for courses taken up to the previous year will be recognized in grade retention or grade repetition.
（c）For the 1st to 3rd grade students, credits will be recognized with a score of 50 or more. For 4th grade student or above, credits will be recognized with a grade of 60 or more.
（d）The credits recognized as a special study, such as external qualifications and the credits for course subjects established at other institutions may be accredited as credits at our college.
（e）As an objective index of the performance evaluation, an average score weighted by the number of credits of the subject will be calculated, then the performance class ranking will be determined.
（f）The critics of the performance evaluation are shown in the following table.
| 1st～3rd grade students | 4th grade student or above | ||
| １００～９０points | S | １００～９０points | S |
| ８９～８０points | A | ８９～８０points | A |
| ７９～６０points | B | ７９～７０points | B |
| ５９～５０points | C | ６９～６０points | C |
| ４９～ ０points | F | ５９～ ０points | F |
Curriculum Policies for the Advanced Engineering Faculty at National Institute of Technology, Matsue College
At advanced Engineering faculty our college, we will provide education based on the following curriculum design policy, implementation policy and performance evaluation standards to acquire DP abilities.
（１）Curriculum Design Policy
（a）In subjects of research, exercises, experiments, etc., the courses that cooperate with manufacturing and diploma course subjects will be included, and the courses that apply the knowledge obtained in diploma course will be also included to cultivated research and development abilities.
（b）The curriculum will be designed to implement collaboration beyond the department of origin.
（c）To deepen DP abilities, the curriculum includes the subjects that make full use of comprehensive skills such as advanced engineering design.
（２）Curriculum Implementation Policy
（a）To make it easier for students to plan their courses, the syllabus and the systematic chart of subjects will be presented, which clarify DP abilities related in the curriculum.
（b）For each subject, the goals to be achieved on the syllabus and the level that students should achieve will be clarified.
（c）“Active Learning” will be introduced to realize independent learning in each subject, and “non-class hour learning”, such as preparation and review, will be also introduced.
（d）Performance evaluation will be achieved in each subject in accordance with the evaluation criteria specified in the syllabus, and 80% of the grade materials used for the performance evaluation will be kept. In addition, the validity will be checked every year. Furthermore, the evaluation is objectively carried out by a third-party evaluation such as an institutional certification evaluation.
（３）Performance Evaluation Standards
In our advanced course of our college, the performance evaluation will be achieved as follows through the syllabus of each subject.
（a）Performance evaluation is conducted based on the results of regular examinations, achievement tests, reports, etc., and the status of course registration.
（b）In subjects such as experimental subjects and exercises, regular examinations are not performed, and evaluations may be made based on the course completion status and submitted materials.
（c）The credits will be recognized with a grade of 60 or more.
（d）As an objective index of the performance evaluation, an average score weighted by the number of credits of the subject will be calculated, then the performance class ranking will be determined.
（e）The critics of the performance evaluation are shown in the following table.
| １００～８０points | A |
| ７９～７０points | B |
| ６９～６０points | C |
| ５９～ ０points | F |
