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2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Survey on Graduates of Physics and Applied Physics Departments as to their Careers and their Evaluation of Undergraduate Education

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15606004
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 科学高等教育
Research InstitutionNational University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Principal Investigator

LANG Roy  National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Graduate School, Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Professor, 大学院・共生科学技術研究部, 教授 (50302914)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) GODA Masaki  Niigata University, Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Science and Technology, Professor, 自然科学系(工学部), 教授 (60018835)
NISHIO Shigeko  Nihon University, College of Science and Technology, Professor, 理工学部, 教授 (60059285)
HYODO Toshio  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Professor, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 教授 (90012484)
WATANABE Yasushi  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Professor, 大学院・理工学研究科, 教授 (40126199)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2004
KeywordsPhysics Education / Undergraduate Education / Physics Department / Applied Physics Department / Graduates / Occupation / Opinion Survey / Education Reform
Research Abstract

The purpose of this study is to obtain evaluation, and guidelines for renovations, of undergraduate physics education. The survey has been made on graduates of physics and applied physics related departments of colleges and universities as to their present job function, and the elements in the undergraduate physics education they received which they consider to have been valuable in their career formation. Participated in the survey, carried out in 2003 and 2004, were 45 departments in 39 universities. Questionnaire sheets were sent out to those who obtained bachelors degree from the participating departments 5 years ago and 14〜16 years ago. The response totaled 777.
Overall, 70 to 80% of the respondent are in various area of industry, with the largest portion in manufacturing and information-telecommunication industry, and the rest in educational and research institutions. The percentage distribution is common feature among different cross section, irrespective of the school type, the highest degree he/she obtained (e.g., bachelor or master and above), etc.
To the question "What are the undergraduate subjects which have been found valuable?", the highest response proportion was on "senior thesis research" (51.5%) and "experiments" (46.6%), while lecture subjects acquired 40% or less.
The question "What have been the advantages of majoring physics or applied physics?" had highest responses to "Ability to extract essentials and make models" (49.7%), "Ability of logical thinking and presentations" (48.0%), and "Ability to understand the principles and make use of new technology".

  • Research Products

    (31 results)

All 2005 2004 2003 Other

All Journal Article (29 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 理系学科出身エンジニアのためのデザイン教育認定2005

    • Author(s)
      ピーター・メルビル(著) 覧具博義(訳)
    • Journal Title

      日本物理学会誌 60・5

      Pages: 380-383

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] ワークショップ グループ討論記録(物理・応用物理学関連分野)2005

    • Author(s)
      覧具博義
    • Journal Title

      日本技術者教育認定機構(JABEE)国際シンポジウム 「技術者教育とエンジニアリングデザイン」講演記録

      Pages: 209-212

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 産学官連携に望むこと2005

    • Author(s)
      覧具博義
    • Journal Title

      産学官連携ジャーナル 1・1

      Pages: 32-34

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 物理系学科卒業生の今-予備調査の結果2005

    • Author(s)
      渡邊靖志, 覧具博義, 兵頭俊夫
    • Journal Title

      日本物理学会誌 60・1

      Pages: 49-52

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The Potential Strength of Discipline (in Japanese)2005

    • Author(s)
      Toshio Hyodo
    • Journal Title

      Book Guide for Liberal Arts, Tokyo University Press (ed. by Yasuo Kobayashi, Yasushi Yamamoto)

      Pages: 160-164

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Accreditation of Engineering Design Education for Engineers Graduated from Science Oriented Departments (in Japanese)2005

    • Author(s)
      Peter Melville (author), Roy Lang (translation)
    • Journal Title

      Butsuri 60-5

      Pages: 380-383

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Minutes of Group Discussion--Physics and Applied Physics Area--(in Japanese)2005

    • Author(s)
      Roy Lang
    • Journal Title

      Minute of JABEE Symposium and Workshop 2004 on "Engineering Design in Engineering Education"

      Pages: 209-212

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Expectations on Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration (in Japanese)2005

    • Author(s)
      Roy Lang
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration 1-1

      Pages: 32-34

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A Survey of Physics Graduates-Interim Report (in Japanese)2005

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Watanabe, Roy Lang, Toshio Hyodo
    • Journal Title

      Butsuri 60-1

      Pages: 49-52

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] An Attempt of Reconstructing the Educational System in the Faculty of Engineering of a National University2004

    • Author(s)
      M.Goda, T.Maruyama, M.Sengoku, T.Hasegawa
    • Journal Title

      Proc. of the IACEE 9th World Conf. on Continuing Engineering Education (Tokyo, 2004)

      Pages: 213-218

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 新しい学生の質に対応するための教育改革の試み2004

    • Author(s)
      合田正毅
    • Journal Title

      大学の物理教育 10

      Pages: 100-104

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 新潟大学工学部における教育改革の効果2004

    • Author(s)
      丸山武男, 合田正毅, 仙石正和, 長谷川富市
    • Journal Title

      電気学会 教育フロンティア研究会資料集 FIE-04-8

      Pages: 39-44

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 『大学の物理教育』発刊の頃2004

    • Author(s)
      兵頭俊夫
    • Journal Title

      大学の物理教育 10・3

      Pages: 154-156

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 物理・応物関係学科卒業生のゆくえ2004

    • Author(s)
      覧具博義
    • Journal Title

      大学の物理教育 10・2

      Pages: 122

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 英国大学の物理教育システム2004

    • Author(s)
      覧具博義
    • Journal Title

      日本物理学会誌 59・7

      Pages: 472-475

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 理科の危機に全国レベルの連携と有機的活動を2004

    • Author(s)
      渡邊靖志
    • Journal Title

      大学の物理教育 10・2

      Pages: 70-71

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 東工大修士1年の基礎物理コロキウム2004

    • Author(s)
      渡邊靖志, 多米田裕一郎
    • Journal Title

      大学の物理教育 10・3

      Pages: 167-170

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] An Attempt of Reconstructing the Educational System in the Faculty of Engineering of a National University2004

    • Author(s)
      M.Goda, T.Maruyama, M.Sengoku, T.Hasegawa
    • Journal Title

      Proc.of the IACEE 9th World Conf.on Continuing Engineering Education (Tokyo, 2004)

      Pages: 213-218

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] An Attempt of Reconstructing the Educational System for the New Generation of Students (in Japanese)2004

    • Author(s)
      M.Goda
    • Journal Title

      Physics Education in University 10

      Pages: 100-104

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The Effect of Reconstructing Educational System in the Faculty of Engineering in Niigata University (in Japanese)2004

    • Author(s)
      T.Maruyama, M.Goda, M.Sengoku, T.Hasegawa
    • Journal Title

      Papers of Technical Meeting on Frontiers in Education, The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan FIE-04-8

      Pages: 39-44

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Reminiscences of the Launch of "Physics Education i University" (in Japanese)2004

    • Author(s)
      Toshio Hyodo
    • Journal Title

      Physics Education in University 10-3

      Pages: 154-156

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Feedback from graduates of physics and applied physics department on undergraduate education (in Japanese)2004

    • Author(s)
      Roy Lang
    • Journal Title

      Physics Education in University 10-2

      Pages: 122

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Undergraduate Physics education Systems in British Universities (in Japanese)2004

    • Author(s)
      Roy Lang
    • Journal Title

      Butsuri 59-7

      Pages: 472-475

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A nation-wide movement against crisis of science education (in Japanese)2004

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Watanabe
    • Journal Title

      Physics Education in University 10-2

      Pages: 70-71

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A Colloquium for the first year Master course students of Tokyo Institute of Technology (in Japanese)2004

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Watanabe, Yuichiro Tameda
    • Journal Title

      Physics Education in University 10-3

      Pages: 167-170

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 「授業実態・効果アンケート調査」に基づく授業改善の指針2003

    • Author(s)
      合田正毅, 丸山武男, 長谷川富市
    • Journal Title

      第51回日本工学・工業教育研究講演会,講演集

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 工学部「授業実態・効果アンケート調査」結果の解析2003

    • Author(s)
      合田正毅, 丸山武男, 長谷川富市
    • Journal Title

      電気学会 教育フロンティア研究会資料集 FIE-03-6

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A Prosepct for Improving Lectures, based on the students' answer to "a questionnaire on the state and effect of the lecture" (in Japanese)2003

    • Author(s)
      M.Goda, T.Maruyama, T.Hasegawa
    • Journal Title

      Papers of the 51-th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society for Engineering Education

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] An Analysis of the Students' Answer for "a questionnaire on the state and effect of the lecture" in a Faculty of Engineering (in Japanese)2003

    • Author(s)
      M.Goda, T.Maruyama, T.Hasegawa
    • Journal Title

      Papers of Technical Meeting on Frontiers in Education, The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan FIE-03-6

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] 小林康夫・山本泰編 : 教養のためのブックガイド2005

    • Author(s)
      兵頭俊夫
    • Total Pages
      245
    • Publisher
      東京大学出版会
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] アトバンシング物理-新しい物理入門

    • Author(s)
      J.オグボーン, M.ホワイトハウス(編)笠 耐, 西川恭治, 覧具博義(監訳)
    • Publisher
      シュプリンガーフェアラーク東京
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より

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Published: 2007-12-13  

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