Create Your Own Desired Subject! ... Silla University Awards 'My Created Liberal Arts Course Contest'

The winners of the '2021 Liberal Arts Course Contest I Create' are taking a group commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Silla University held the ‘2021 Liberal Arts Course Contest I Create’ and selected and awarded 7 courses.

The contest, hosted by the Liberal Arts Program College of Silla University, was held to strengthen self-directed learning capabilities through student-participatory liberal arts course design and to increase students’ interest in liberal arts education.

The contest was based on Silla University’s six core competencies: △Communication Competency △Thinking Competency △Sharing Competency △Learning Competency △Cooperation Competency △Challenge Competency, with the theme of liberal arts courses developed directly by students.

The judges evaluated the course development plans and introduction videos submitted by students, assessing differentiation and creativity from existing courses, relevance to the theme, and feasibility of course operation.

Additionally, final excellent courses were selected by reflecting student responsiveness through a prior online vote conducted among enrolled students.

The selected courses are △Speech Learned Through Debate (Grand Prize) △From Scenario to Screen: Production of Short Films (Excellence Award) △Content Curator (Excellence Award) △Silent Conversation (Excellence Award) △Wise Independent Living (Encouragement Award) △Stories of Modern Korean History (Encouragement Award) △Current Affairs Debate (Encouragement Award), totaling seven courses.

The ‘Speech Learned Through Debate’ course by Lee Sun-woo, a third-year student in the Department of Education who won the grand prize, is a lecture that seeks problem-solving methods through debate and develops the ability to speak logically about them.

Silla University stated, “The lecture received excellent evaluations as it enhances students’ critical thinking and communication skills.”

The courses selected in the contest will be incorporated into the regular liberal arts curriculum sequentially from the second semester of the 2022 academic year after review by the Curriculum Committee.

The university plans to select course instructors and develop textbooks for incorporation.

Kim In-hyung, Dean of the Liberal Arts Program College at Silla University, said, “We will actively implement student success by developing a liberal arts curriculum that meets student needs according to the changing educational environment.”

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