A New Approach to Improve Computer Literacy of Freshmen in a Business Administration Department and the Review of the Effectiveness

involves analysis about the "Information Study" in high school curriculum

Abstract

It is expected that many freshmen of university who are growing up in the information-oriented society have already acquired basic computer skills before they enter the university. However their skills related to the office-type software are ranging widely, so it is desirable improving such situation as early as possible after their entering university. Faculty of Business Administration of Ryukoku University has been trying a new approach from 2008 to improve such conditions. Our research aims to clear the effects of that trial, finally. In this paper, we especially focus on subject "Information Study" at high school from some points of view, as a first step. We also examine the relation between the feature of learning information at high school and the skills required in our faculty.