Educational System for Fostering Design Abilities at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Gifu National College of Technology

The Department of Electrical Engineering in Gifu National College of Technology was newly reorganized to become the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the spring of 2000. All contents of problem/project based learning were checked and were revised in order to foster design abilities systematically. This paper presents a plan, doing, check and action for the educational system on the problem/project based learning in this department. The effect by this total educational system on design abilities is discussed quantitatively.