The Impact of Problem-Solving Education Programs in the Medical and Design Fields on Behavioral Change: Text Mining Analysis

Abstract

Using text mining analysis, we clarified the long-term effects of a project-based learning program that linked the graduate school of design and faculty of medicine and hospital of Kyushu University. The subjects were 23 design graduate students who had taken the course in 2021 and 2022, and we conducted interviews one year after they had taken the course on two points: research activities, and job hunting and careers. In the correspondence analysis, the following two axes were extracted: “short-term learning experience” to “long-term career and social impact” and “individual learning experience” to “relationship with society and organizations”. In addition, opposing groups were found, such as short-term and long-term thinking, hard and soft skills, and emphasis on careers, research, and group activities.