Doing the Desired Liberal Arts Course 'DIY'! ... Pukyong National University Holds Convergence Liberal Arts Course Contest

National Pukyong National University operates a program where students can 'DIY (Do It Yourself)' their own liberal arts courses, which are then actually offered.

Recently, Pukyong National University held the '2023 Academic Year Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Course Contest I Want' and selected outstanding works.

This contest is a participatory program where students design and propose liberal arts courses they want to take. The unique feature of this contest is that outstanding works are not only awarded but also actually offered as liberal arts courses.

The purpose is to understand the latest trends in students' interests, reflect them in the curriculum, provide opportunities for students to participate in curriculum development, and enhance student capabilities.

The winners of the '2023 Academic Year Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Course Contest I Want' are taking a group commemorative photo.

In this contest, the team of second-year students Park Yushin and Park Sieun from the Department of Public Administration and Welfare won the grand prize with their course titled "Conversational AI and Cyber Mediator."

The winning team explained that it is "a course that cultivates the ability to use conversational AI and the competence to collect high-quality information and verify its reliability."

They received the highest evaluation by proposing assignments such as using Chat GPT PLUS to write essays on social issues like the pandemic, AI backfire, trade wars, and climate crisis, and submitting analyses that verify the reliability and logic of the information presented in the essays.

Following this, "Humanities for the Era of Superintelligence" and "Strengthening Essential Engineering Competencies Using AI" were awarded the grand prize and excellence prize, respectively.

These award-winning works are scheduled to be included as new liberal arts courses for the 2024 academic year after review by the Curriculum Committee.

Pukyong National University has been holding this contest since 2019 and incorporates the winning works into new liberal arts courses every year.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.