抄録
The department of mechanical engineering, Mie University has developed a practical learning curriculum, called MIE curriculum, focusing on a lot of practical courses such as seminar courses, experiments, and practical works, and has put it into operation since 2001. Of the 63 courses offered by the department, 30 are practical ones: 17 seminar courses and 13 experiments. MIE curriculum can be given the status of the thoroughly enhanced version of that having been presented by the Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA). It was confirmed that, compared with old curriculum, MIE curriculum is, especially, effective for the middle and lower level of students to improve their academic records.
