한국대학의 교양교과목 개발의 실태와 방향성 고찰

Development Status of the Convergent Subject in General Education and it’s Development Direction

본 연구는 2012년 11월 현재까지 국·내외 대학들에서 개발된 또는 추진되고 있는 융복합 교양 교과목들의 실태를 파악하고, 그 교과목들의 장단점을 점검하기 위한 것이다. 더 나아가 앞으로 융복합 교양 교과목들을 좀 더 바람직하게 개발할 수 있도록 개발원칙을 제시하는 것이다. 개발된 융복합 교양교과목들의 현황을 살펴봄으로써 지식융합 교육의 현주소를 점검하려는 것은 융복합 교육을 위한 선결조건이 아닐 수 없다. 융복합 교양 교과목의 개발 현황은 교양차원에서 융복합 지식교육의 수준과 지식산업 사회에서 교양교육의 역할을 점검할 수 있는 하나의 중요한 바로메타가 될 것이다. 융복합 교양교과목들은 지식산업 사회에서 필요로 하는 지식을 스스로 창출하고 활용해야 하는 비판적이고 종합적인 사고능력과 창의적인 상호 소통능력의 배양을 담보할 수 있어야 하기 때문이다.

This article aimed to consider the development status of the convergent subject in General Education in korean university and its development direction. For this study, first, has this article examined the development necessity of the Liberal Arts for the convergent knowledge education and the convergent trend which has been spreaded in almost korean university. Then, have we examined lists of the convergent subject in General Education in korean university that have been developed and are developing in domestic and foreign universities up to date. And lastly, have we grasped the pros and cons of the developed convergent subjects in General Education and tried to propose its development principle and direction. This article focused on that we consider the development status of the developed convergent subjects in General Education then checked the present status of the convergent knowledge education which has become a indispensable task in university today. The convergent subjects in General Education have several characters and merits that will bring the positive educational effects in basic general education dimension. Firstly, have The convergent subjects in General Education provide the educational contents for several and balanced learning experience in order to train the talented person whom our society requires in the age of globalization. Secondly, can the convergent subjects in General Education carry faithfully out a role of basic and rational liberal arts course. Thirdly, have the convergent subjects in General Education he teaching-learning modelof experience-discussion-introspection to improve student’s learning ability. There, on the other hand, are demerits and difficulty to develop the convergent subjects in General Education in spite of that to study and development of them take a great deal of time. In order to develop the proper Convergent Liberal Arts must there be the right development principles and direction. Above all, must the convergent knowledge education and the development of the convergent subjects in General Education focus on the building up of students’s basic capability and the development of their’s real ability. I think that participation of student as the educational subject is what will make or break the convergent knowledge education.