School of Informatics

Educational purpose
We foster personnel leading the unfoldingof the 21st century who understand and use
various information technologies related togiven activities, such as recording,accumulation, sharing, processing, andutilization of knowledge and information as
well as the science under l y ing such

College ofKnowledge andLibrar y Sciencestechnologies. Moreover, we aim to require
students to acquire sufficient knowledge andexpertise for human intellectual activities
and social and cultural foundations as well
as from the aspect of science andtechnology.

■ Bachelor of Arts in Librar y and Information Science

Educational purpose
Developing the abilities to use knowledge and information, The Program offers
specialized education for associated system of society and techniques. Throughlearning them, we develop experts who contribute to make strides in theformation, processing, distribution and use of knowledge resources and also
professionals who possess a comprehensive perspective extending over human,society and technology and problem-solving ability.

Desired students
We seek those who have fertile minds and expressiveness appropriate to knowledge
specialists and have logical thinking and communication abilities deemed
appropriate to knowledge generalists.

College of Information Science
College of Media Arts, Science and Technology
College of Knowledge and Library Sciences

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Measures to ensure and improve the quality of education

The College expects students to make a high level of achievement in the selectedcourses, not arbitrarily taking courses for a greater number of credits. Classuse the GPA system as a tool for academic guidance. In the first year, students takethe Progress Report On Generic Skills (PROG) test to understand their own
strengths and weaknesses, which will serve as a guide for their personaldevelopment at university. Students are required to take the TOElC test in thethird year to prepare themselves for global society.
Measures to improve educational abilities of faculty members▎We conduct class evaluation surveys by students.
▎The results of surveys on course enrollment and grade distribution are published.
▎The content of the syllabi is reviewed.

Educational improvement scheme

The Course and FD Group are responsible for planning and implementation of
the overall curriculum.
Measures for improvement of curriculum

The Course and FD Group take the lead in periodic review of the curriculum
contents and link between courses.

Cycle of improving the learning environment and enhancing educational abilities

Class evaluationquestionnaires
TOElC
PROG test
Grade distribution

Adjustment

Classroom
observation

Chair

Opinions, request,
complaints
GPA

Feedback

College Operation
Committee
Course and FDCommittee？
Check

Kasuga Learning
Commons

SupportSyllabus

Adjustment

Classroom

College Educational
Committee

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advisors and supervisors are required to meet with students on a regular basis. We

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Policies and measures for guaranteeing the quality of education

School of InformaticsCollege of Knowledge and Librar y S ciences

Bachelor of Ar ts in Librar y and Information S cience
Diploma Policy

Curriculum Policy

Bachelor of Arts in Library and Information Science will be awarded to those who

As the program to pursue studies for a Bachelor

are recognized as having acquired knowledge and abilities (Generic Competences)of Arts in Library and Information Science, theto be acquired based on the educational purpose of the University of Tsukuba

curriculum is organized and implemented based

bachelor's program, and achieved the following achievement goals based on theon the following policies.

educational purpose of College of Knowledge and Library Sciences, School ofGeneral policy

Informatics.

Divided into three majors, the curriculum isorganized based on the keyword “human” for the▎Must have gained a broad range of foundations in both humanities and science.

major in Knowledge Studies, “technology” for themajor in Knowledge Information Systems, and▎Must understand diverse investigation and analysis methods such as quantitative“society” for the major in Information Resourcesand qualitative investigation and statistical analysis and be able to make decisions

Management. In any of the majors, the courses

based on the practice and data of them.

offered train students to have a wide perspective
and to understand the union and interactive roles▎Must have gained the techniques to form and use knowledge resources and data

between human, technology and society/culture ininfrastructures.

line with the realm of specialty.
Course sequence policy▎Must have gained the skills to provide clearer description of knowledge.

In the first year, students learn basic knowledge
and techniques through General Foundation▎Must understand the human process of knowledge transfer and sharing from a

S ubjects such as knowledge information,

viewpoint of information science.

information systems and other Foundation
S ubjects for Major as well as elementar y▎Must have gained the attitude to respect the differences in culture and value andprogramming, etc. in addition to Multidisciplinary

possess ethical view and public spirit.

Subjects and foundation subjects such as foreign
languages and physical education. In the secondyear, to further deepen the knowledge andtechniques gained in the first year, students takeFoundation Subjects for Major, which include thelectures set up for each major theme andKnowledge Information Resources Labs fromwhich students learn techniques. In the third year,
students select one of the three majors and takethe Major Subjects of the selected one. To develop
diverse viewpoints, students are required to takethe Major Subjects of other majors in addition to
those of the major to which the student belongs.
In the fourth year, each student belongs to arelevant research laboratory to conduct graduation
research and write a graduation thesis.
Implementation policy

The courses offered are carefully selected andmany of them are set up as required subjects sothat special consideration is given to allow all

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defined, and the distribution for each subject will

humanities and science above a certain level. To

be made public. On the whole, the curriculum isallow students to understand their studies

structured to cover the knowledge and abilities

comprehensively in an applied and practicalrequired for the grant of diploma, which are
shown in the section for the diploma policy.

workshops as required subjects for all academic

Characteristics

years of students. In addition, “Internship” at a

The Kasuga Learning Commons has been set up

library or company and “International Internship”

in the Library on Library and Information

as an overseas training subject are programmed.

Science, where students can seek advice from

Policy for evaluation of learning outcomessenior students. The advice given at the Commons

For each of the subjects offered in the College, theincludes issues on course-taking planning, daily

achievement target and its corresponding

life, tips for class assignments, report writing, andevaluation criteria are clarified in the syllabus so

use of libraries. Students can also receive practicalthat the grant of credits is based on the reliable

training in system software development throughevaluation of the target achievement of thethe Embedding Technology Campus OJT andsubject. To make the evaluation of student

the Education Network for Practical Information

performance fairer and more transparent, theTechnologies (enPiT) programs.

学 士︵ 図 書 館 情 報 学 ︶setting, the curriculum includes seminars and知 識 情 報・図 書 館 学 類

students to learn the foundations of bothtarget value of performance grade distribution isStructure of curriculum

4yearth
3yearrd2yearndMajor Subjects (subjects for the major)
Major in Knowledge
Studies

Major in Knowledge
Information Systems

Knowledge Theory,
Knowledge Communication,
Bioinformatics, etc.

Information Retrieval
Systems, Classification andIndexing of Knowledge
Resources, Digital Libraries,etc.

Major in Information
Resources
Management
Archives Management,
Libraries, Information Law,
Practice and Evaluation ofMedia Education, etc.

Graduation Research

Foundation Subjects for Major
Introduction to Knowledge and Information Sciences, Philosophy, Information Society Law, Introduction toProgramming A・B, Mathematics for Informatics A, Statistics, English for Specialized Subjects A, Information Behavior,
Organization of Knowledge Resources, Comprehension of Text, etc.
General Foundation Subjects

1yearstMajor Subjects (common courses)
English for Specialized
Subjects B・C, Internship,
International Internships,
Experience-based System
Development, Design andDevelopment of Business
System, etc.

Acquire ample cultural knowledge and broad perspective.

Multidisciplinary Subjects, Foreign Languages, Physical Education, other Common
Foundation Subjects and Specific Foundation Subjects, etc.

The World of Intellectual Exploration, a small-groupseminar, is to experience the process of studying one
course area in depth.

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