JP2003187007A - Study plan support system, study plan support apparatus, study plan support method and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a study plan support apparatus, and a study plan support system capable of bi-directional information exchange between the teacher side and the student side, capable of setting a proper study plan in accordance with an individual, easy in correcting an error in the study plan, and high in convenience. <P>SOLUTION: A host computer is connected to a user terminal by a communication network. Information required for making the study plan is stored in a data storage device as electronized data. The electronized data corresponding to an item selected by the user terminal from these items is sent out to the communication network by language with a sign capable of transmitting and receiving information such as a character, a diagram, and a table to receive the item required for making a lecture course plan transmitted from the user terminal in response to this electronized data. Information is retrieved from the data storage device for responding to the item required for making the lecture course plan transmitted from the user terminal. This information is edited as the electronized data, and is outputted to the user terminal by the language with the sign capable of transmitting and receiving the information such as the character, the diagram, and the table. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a course planning support device and a course planning support system, and more specifically, a plurality of terminals connected by a communication network such as the Internet, which is suitable for a user based on personal information of a user. The present invention relates to a course planning support device and a course planning support system capable of providing a curriculum and a timetable plan in real time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, registration for individual students at a university etc. is provided as a booklet for students by collecting the syllabus (class content) and curriculum such as timetables prepared in advance by the university as one booklet. The mainstream method is to select the courses and timetables you wish to take based on your own information. In recent years, an online course registration system that enables this course registration from a user terminal connected by a communication network has become known in consideration of the efficiency of office work on the university side and the convenience of students. There is.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional course registration method, the information provided is limited to one direction from the university side to the student side, and the selected course content is determined by the student himself. However, there is a problem in that it is difficult to obtain appropriate advice from the faculty member in charge, even if it is difficult to decide what kind of subject is really appropriate for me. As a result, students tend to decide their course content based on their own subjective judgments, making it difficult to formulate an appropriate course plan based on objective judgments.

In addition, even if there is an error in the already decided course plan, or an inappropriate course plan is made that does not match the academic ability of the student or the course in which he / she is enrolled, the course contents declared to the university will be If registered, it will be difficult to correct it, and as a result, there will be a problem that the motivation of students who have selected the wrong course will be diminished and it will be difficult to activate the lecture or the attendance rate will decrease. It was

[0005] Further, not only do students have to rely on one booklet distributed by universities etc. for information on selectable course content, but in many cases the content of the information published in that booklet is Due to the enormous amount, it took a lot of time and work to extract subjects suitable for one's interests and academic ability from the booklet, and it became increasingly troublesome to consider appropriate course contents.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a syllabus, a curriculum, and the like that can be selected when a student registers online from a user terminal. High visibility when considering, bidirectional information exchange between university faculty members and students, immediate resolution of questions when planning a course plan, and setting of an appropriate course plan, and Another object of the present invention is to provide a highly convenient course plan support device and a course plan support system that can easily correct mistakes in the course plan.

[0007]

In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 is such that a plurality of user terminals and a center server are connected by a communication network. Sending and receiving data relating to the course planning of lectures between
A course planning support system for transmitting and receiving information such as a table in a signable language capable of transmitting and receiving, wherein the center server stores digitized data corresponding to items in which information necessary for planning a course for a lecture is associated with each other. Storage means for storing, and digitized digitized data corresponding to one or more items selected by the user terminal from the items,
Transmitting means for transmitting information such as figures and tables to the communication network in a symbolic language capable of transmitting and receiving, and characters, figures and tables from the user terminal in response to the digitized data transmitted by the transmitting means interactively. It is possible to send and receive information such as letters, figures, tables, etc. from the user terminal and a receiving means that receives as electronic data the items necessary for planning the course of the lecture returned in a symbolic language Retrieving information for responding to the items required for planning the course of the lecture returned in the sign language from the storage means
An information processing unit for editing and outputting information such as characters, figures, and tables to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving, each of the user terminals being from the center server via a communication network. Receiving means for receiving digitized data in a language with a symbol capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, tables, display means for displaying the digitized data received by the receiving means, and display means for displaying the digitized data. Input means for interactively responding to the digitized data and transmission for sending the digitized data input from the input means to the communication network in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables Means, storage means for storing digitized data required for planning a course provided by the center server, and one or a plurality of means provided by the center server. Item to edit the electronic data corresponding to characters, figures, wherein the information tables, and the like by the transceiver can be bulleted language and a data processing means for transmitting to said center server.

The invention described in claim 2 is the same as claim 1.
In the course planning support system described in [1], the storage means of the center server stores at least syllabus information regarding the content of the lecture for each subject and curriculum information regarding the timetable of the lecture subject, etc., and is selected by the user terminal. It is characterized in that digitized data corresponding to one or more syllabus information items or curriculum information items is transmitted to the communication network in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables.

The invention described in claim 3 is the same as that of claim 2
In the course planning support system described in the above, the computerized data is stored in the storage means of the center server in association with the course, and the information processing means of the center server stores the course information from the user. It is characterized in that digitized data is searched and edited based on the information, and information such as characters, figures, and tables is made into a linguistic language with symbols that can be transmitted and received.

The invention according to claim 4 is the same as claim 2
Alternatively, in the course planning support system described in item 3, the storage means of the center server stores data regarding selection conditions for each subject, and the information processing means of the center server stores the subject selected by the user. It is characterized in that it is judged whether or not the selection condition is satisfied, and if the selection condition is not satisfied, the user is notified to that effect.

The invention according to claim 5 is the same as claim 4
In the course planning support system described in, the course data of the courses already registered are stored in the storage means of the center server in association with the user, and selected by the user as the selection condition for each course. It is characterized in that it includes whether or not the courses taken are already registered.

The invention according to claim 6 is the same as claim 4
Alternatively, in the course planning support system according to the fifth aspect, the storage means of the center server stores the grade data of the courses already completed in association with the user.

The invention according to claim 7 is the same as claim 2
In the course planning support system according to any one of items 1 to 6, the storage means of the center server stores digitized data of a course model course in association with the course.

The invention described in claim 8 is the same as claim 2
In the course planning support system according to any one of items 1 to 7, the data relating to the course planning of the lecture includes computerized data of question contents input from the user terminal, and the storage means of the center server stores the data. It is characterized in that computerized data of question contents are stored in association with subjects.

The invention according to claim 9 is the same as that of claim 8.
In the course planning support system described in (1), the information processing device of the center server automatically distributes the computerized data of the question content stored in the storage means of the center server to the user in charge of the subject. Characterize.

The invention according to claim 10 is, in the course planning support system according to claim 8 or 9, digitized an answer content input from the user terminal in the data relating to the course planning of the lecture. It is characterized in that computerized data including the data is stored in the storage means of the center server in association with the question.

The invention according to claim 11 is the course planning support system according to claim 10, wherein the information processing devices of the center server are stored in association with each other in the storage means of the center server. It is characterized in that digitized data desired by the user is searched and edited from the question contents and answer contents, and information such as characters, figures, and tables is output to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving. To do.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the course planning support system according to any one of the first to eleventh aspects, the storage means of the center server has an ID and a password given in advance for each user. Is remembered,
The information processing device of the center server authenticates the user based on the ID and the password.

Further, the invention according to claim 13 is, in the course planning support system according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the information processing device of the center server takes a lecture according to a preset time schedule. It is characterized by automatically changing the content of information provided for planning.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of user terminals are connected by a communication network, and data such as a course planning for a lecture is transmitted / received between the user terminals by transmitting / receiving information such as characters, figures and tables. A device for supporting a course plan in a possible symbolized language, the first storage means for storing information necessary for making a course plan for a lecture as digitized data of mutually associated items; Transmitting means for transmitting the digitized data corresponding to the one or more items selected by the user terminal to the communication network in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables, and the transmitting means. With symbols that can be sent and received information such as letters, figures, tables, etc. necessary for planning the course of the lecture sent from the user terminal in response to the sent electronic data interactively Receiving means for receiving as digitized data in a language and information for responding to items necessary for planning a course for a lecture transmitted from the user terminal are searched and edited from the first storage means, and characters and figures are searched. And information processing means for causing the user terminal to output information such as a table in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the course planning support apparatus according to the fourteenth aspect, the information necessary for the course planning of the lecture is at least syllabus information regarding the lecture content of each course and the lecture subject. It is characterized by including curriculum information about timetables.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the course planning support apparatus according to the fourteenth or fifteenth aspect, the items necessary for planning the course of the lecture transmitted from the user terminal are temporarily stored as electronic data. It is characterized in that it further comprises a second storage means for temporarily storing.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the course planning support apparatus according to the fifteenth or sixteenth aspect, the computerized data is stored in the first storage means in association with the course. The information processing means retrieves and edits the digitized data based on the course information from the user, and converts the information such as characters, figures and tables into a linguistic language with a symbol that can be transmitted and received.

The invention according to claim 18 is the course planning support apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein the first storage means stores data relating to selection conditions for each subject. The information processing means determines whether or not the selected subject satisfies the selection condition, and if the selection condition does not satisfy the selection condition, notifies the user of that fact.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in the course planning support apparatus according to any one of the fifteenth to eighteenth aspects, the first storage means stores course data of courses already registered. The subject is stored in association with the user, and the selection condition for each subject includes whether or not the subject selected by the user is a subject already registered for the course.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the course planning support apparatus according to any one of the fifteenth to nineteenth aspects, the first storage means stores grade data of courses already completed. It is characterized in that it is stored in association with the user.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the invention, in the course planning support apparatus according to any one of the fifteenth to twentieth aspects, computerized data of a course model course is stored in the first storage means as a course course. It is characterized by being stored in association with.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in the course planning support apparatus according to any one of the fifteenth to twenty-first aspects, the contents of the question from the user regarding the course planning are stored in the first storage means. Is stored as electronic data in association with the subject.

The invention according to claim 23 is the course planning support device according to claim 22, wherein the information processing device is computerized corresponding to the question content stored in the first storage means. The feature is that the data is automatically distributed to the users in charge of the subjects.

According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the course planning support apparatus according to the twenty-second or the twenty-third aspect, the first storage means has an answer regarding a course planning from the user in charge of the subject. The content is stored in association with the question.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the course planning support apparatus according to the twenty-fourth aspect, the information processing device is stored in the first storage device in association with each other. It is characterized in that digitized data desired by the user is searched and edited from the contents and the reply contents, and information such as characters, figures, and tables is output to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving.

According to a twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in the course planning support apparatus according to any one of the fourteenth to twenty-fifth aspects, the first storage means has an ID and a password given in advance for each user. It is stored, and the information processing device authenticates the user based on the ID and the password.

The invention according to claim 27 is the course planning support apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 26, wherein the information processing apparatus formulates a course planning for a lecture in accordance with a preset time schedule. The feature is that the contents of the necessary information are automatically changed.

Further, the invention according to claim 28 is characterized in that, in the course planning support device according to any one of claims 14 to 27, at least one user terminal is provided.

According to a twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, a symbol capable of transmitting and receiving data such as letters, figures, tables, etc. for data relating to the planning of a lecture course between the user terminal connected to the communication network and the center server. A method for supporting a user's course planning by using a supplementary language, wherein the center server selects from among the information items necessary for course planning of a lecture stored in association with each other. , Searching and editing digitized data corresponding to one or more items selected by the user terminal and transmitting information such as characters, figures, and tables to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving. , Information that can be sent / received by searching / editing the information returned from the user terminal for responding to the items necessary for planning a course, and sending / receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables. And outputting to the user terminal in an attached language, the electronic conversion transmitted to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables from the center server. The step of receiving and displaying data and prompting the user to respond, and editing the response to one or more items provided from the center server as digitized data, and the center server to provide information such as characters, figures, tables, etc. Is transmitted in a symbolic language capable of transmitting and receiving.

According to a thirtieth aspect of the present invention, in the method for supporting the course planning according to the twenty ninth aspect, the course planning of the lecture transmitted from the user terminal to the center server is performed. It is characterized by comprising a step of temporarily storing necessary items as electronic data.

The invention according to claim 31 is the method for supporting the planning of a course according to claim 29 or 30, wherein the lecture is given to the center server based on the course information from the user. Search and edit the digitized data corresponding to the information necessary for the course planning of
It is characterized by comprising a step of converting a symbol, a table, and the like into a linguistic language with a symbol that can be transmitted and received.

According to a thirty-second aspect of the present invention, in the method for supporting the course planning according to any one of the twenty-ninth to thirty-first aspects, the subjects selected by the user are selection conditions for the center server. And a step of notifying the user when the selection condition is not satisfied.

The invention described in claim 33 is the method for supporting the course planning according to any one of claims 29 to 32, wherein the question entered from the user terminal is asked to the center server. It is characterized by including a step of storing the digitized data of the content in association with the subject.

According to the invention of claim 34, in the method for supporting the planning of a course according to claim 33, the question content stored in the center server in association with a subject is stored. It is characterized in that it comprises a step of automatically distributing the digitized data of to the user in charge of the subject.

According to a thirty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the method for supporting the course planning according to the thirty-third or thirty-fourth aspect, the contents of answers from the user in charge of the subject are given to the center server. It is characterized by including a step of storing in association with the question content.

According to a thirty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in the method for supporting the course planning according to the thirty-fifth aspect, the question contents stored in association with each other are stored in the center server. And a step of searching and editing electronic data desired by the user from the contents of the answer and outputting to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures and tables. .

The invention according to claim 37 is the method for supporting the course planning according to any one of claims 29 to 36, wherein the ID given to each user is given to the center server in advance. And a step of authenticating the user based on the password.

Further, in the invention described in claim 38, in the method for supporting the planning of a course according to any one of claims 29 to 37, a lecture is given to the center server according to a preset time schedule. The method is characterized by the step of automatically changing the content of the information required for planning the course.

A thirty-ninth aspect of the present invention is a computer-executable program, which causes a computer provided in the center server to execute each step of the twenty-ninth to thirty-eight steps provided for the center server. Is characterized by.

The invention described in Item 40 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is characterized by recording the computer-executable program according to Item 39.

[0047]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration example of a main part of a host computer which is a control system of the course planning support apparatus of the present invention. The host computer 10 is a C
PU11, RAM12, and program storage device 13
A data storage device 14, a communication device 15, and a clock 16
And are connected to each other by a bus line 17.

The CPU 11 RA executes an application program designated from the system program stored in the program storage device 13 and various application programs corresponding to the system program.
The data corresponding to the information input from the user terminal received by the communication device 15 is temporarily stored in the RAM 12 while being expanded in the program storage area in the M12,
Various information processing is executed according to the application program corresponding to these data processing. The information processing result executed by the RAM 12 is stored in the corresponding data storage area in the RAM 12, and the communication device 15
To the user terminal to which the information is provided, the information including characters, figures, tables, etc.
L, SGML, etc.).

The CPU 11 selects the student's own ID entered by the user or the students stored in association with the student's own ID from the course planning related information such as syllabus data and curriculum master data, which will be described later, stored in the RAM 12. Based on the course of study, etc., a process of searching only the information related to course planning necessary for individual users from the enormous amount of information, and the syllabus and selectable courses of the course subjects extracted by such a search process The edit processing for creating the list of the above and the edit processing for creating the timetable of the selected subject are performed and provided as a highly visible screen on the display screen of the user terminal.

Further, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the content of the course plan that the user intends to register for the course satisfies the selection condition set in advance and is correct without any error. The user's course data stored in the course data memory will be compared with the selection condition data stored in the selection condition data memory, and if there is any improper point in the selection of the course to be registered, the user will be notified. Execute the process to provide the error message. For example, if you are mistakenly trying to take multiple lectures at the same time on the same day of the week, or if a subject that does not meet the selection criteria is selected, an error message will be provided on the display screen of the user terminal. And make a request to redo the course selection again.

Further, the CPU 11 extracts only the question or / and the answer information required by the user from the question data from the student user and the answer data from the teacher in charge, which are stored in the question data memory in the RAM 12. It is possible to execute the process of searching and provide it to the user side, and at the same time, enter the ID and password entered by the user in the R
The process of collating with the ID data stored in the password data memory in the AM 12 is executed, it is determined whether or not the person who operates the user terminal is a person who is permitted to use by the university side, and collation is not possible. In such a case, it functions to ensure the privacy of the user and the safety of the system by means such as forcibly cutting off the communication.

The RAM 12 forms a program storage area when the CPU 11 executes various application programs, and also forms a memory area in which various data are expanded when the CPU 11 executes information processing.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for schematically explaining a program storage area formed in the RAM and a memory area for storing various data. In the RAM 20, a password data memory 21 and a syllabus data memory 22 are provided. , Curriculum master data memory 23, selection condition data memory 24, course data memory 25, grade data memory 26,
A question data memory 27 and a program data memory 28 are formed, among which a password data memory 21, a syllabus data memory 22, a curriculum master data memory 23, a selection condition data memory 24,
The course data memory 25, the grade data memory 26, and the question data memory 27 store individual course planning related information related to a student user who operates the user terminal from various data stored in the data storage device 14. It is to be stored temporarily.

The password data memory 21 stores, as electronic data, IDs and passwords such as authentication numbers individually assigned to students and teachers registered as users in advance, and the syllabus data memory 22 stores each subject created by the teacher. The lesson plan and lecture points (for example, lecture outline, lecture contents, course conditions, grade evaluation method, textbooks and reference books to be used, etc.) are stored as electronic data. In addition, the curriculum master data memory 23 is the content of the curriculum as an educational process in which the lesson subjects are distributed in the first and fourth years of each academic year (eg, common education subjects or specialized education subjects). , Number of credits, required / selected, dividend year, dividend period, number of classes, instructor name, etc.) and how many model courses the university has prepared in advance in order to facilitate the student's planning The basic course patterns are stored as electronic data.

The selection condition data memory 24 is for storing, as electronic data, conditions to be prepared for selecting a certain subject (for example, prerequisite subjects, exclusive subjects, grades of related subjects, etc.). Here, the prerequisite subjects are
It is a course that must be taken in advance to take a certain course, and an exclusive course means a course that cannot be taken if a certain course is taken. Not only is the condition set by the relationship of one subject to one subject, but it may be set by the relationship of one subject to a plurality of subjects.

The course data memory 25 is a memory for storing course registration data of student users for each semester as electronic data, and is electronic data registered by the course plan support device or the course plan support system of the present invention. Not only that, it may be electronic data obtained by individually post-registering the data registered by the application form. In addition, the grade data memory 26 stores the grades of subjects that individual students have taken and obtained credits as electronic data in association with student IDs.

The question data memory 27 is used to store, as electronic data, the question content regarding a course subject sent from a student user and the answer content from the instructor in charge of the subject in association with each other. The question data memory 27 includes an individual memory for storing the ID of the questioner (student), the date and time when the question was asked, and the content of the question in association with each other, and the respondent in charge of answering the question. It has an ID of (teacher), a date and time when an answer is sent, and another individual memory for storing the answer contents in association with each other.

The program storage device 13 is provided with a recording medium (not shown) composed of a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a semiconductor memory or the like in which programs and data are stored in advance, and the course planning support device of the present invention. Various application programs required for the control of, and various data processed by these application programs are recorded. Note that this recording medium is not limited to one fixedly provided in the program storage device 13, but may be in the form of a removable disk or the like.

The data storage device 14 stores information relating to the course planning of a lecture as items associated with each other. Specifically, the data storage device 14 is targeted for taking courses such as syllabus data and curriculum master data. In addition to the information on the subjects, it is composed of a plurality of databases that store password data regarding user IDs, selection condition data regarding subject selection conditions, course data and grade data associated with each student user. In addition,
The course data and the grade data are not only electronic data registered online by the course planning support device or course planning support system of the present invention, but also electronic data created by individually inputting the data registered by the application form. May be

Further, the data storage device 14 is provided with a question database for storing question data, and this question database correlates the question contents regarding the course subjects sent by the students with the answer contents from the relevant instructor. Stored as electronic data, the individual database that stores the ID of the questioner (student), the date and time the question was asked, and the content of the question in association with each other, and the respondent (teacher) who is in charge of answering the question It has an individual database that stores the ID, the date and time when the response was sent, and the content of the response in association with each other.

The communication device 15 is for transmitting and receiving data to and from the user terminal, and is configured corresponding to the communication connection method between the host computer 10 of the course planning support device of the present invention and the user terminal. For example, when connecting via a telephone line, the digital signal of the data processed by the CPU 11 is modulated into an analog signal so as to match the frequency band of the telephone line, or the analog signal of the data input from the user terminal is used. A modem is provided to demodulate the signal into a digital signal and cause the CPU 11 to process the signal, and a router for connecting between LANs when connected via a LAN, and a wireless connection method. When connected, it is configured to include a wireless connection adapter.

The clock 16 displays curriculum contents that can be selected at the time of course registration, for example, by automatically exchanging curriculums before accepting course registration from students, and course subjects sent by student users. This is for recording the time of sending and receiving questions regarding questions and answers from teacher users.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment to which the course planning support system of the present invention is applied. The course planning support system 30 includes a course planning support device 31 having a host computer 32 and a plurality of user terminals. 33a-d, 3
4a to 4d, and a host computer 32
The plurality of user terminals 33a to 33d and the plurality of user terminals 33a to 34d are connected to each other via the Internet, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, optical communication, and other communication networks. In FIG. 3, four user terminals 33a to 33d are connected to the host computer 32 by the wired LAN 35, and the other four user terminals 34a to 34d are connected by the Internet 36. There is.

The course planning support device 31 functions as a center server of the course planning support system of the present invention, and the user terminal communicatively connected to the host computer 32 of the course planning support device 31 is an ordinary personal computer (P
It is sufficient to have the components necessary to function as C).

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of such a user terminal. The user terminal 40 is mainly a CP.
U41, RAM 42, storage device 43 such as a hard disk, display device 44 such as CRT for displaying a screen for course registration transmitted from the host computer 32, input device 45 such as a keyboard, modem, etc. Communication device 46, and these are connected to each other by a bus line 47.

When executing the course planning, the CPU 41 of the user terminal 40 transmits syllabus data and a syllabus data transmitted from the host computer of the course planning support device in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures and tables. Information necessary for planning a course such as curriculum master data is received by the communication device 46 and displayed on the screen of the display device 44. Then, when the user inputs or selects the required data from the input device 45, the communication device 46 sends a signal for requesting the host computer of the course planning support device for the data corresponding to this content.
Send from

The RAM 42 forms a plurality of memory areas for storing data provided from the host computer of the course planning support device and data relating to the course planning, which is input from the input device 45 of the user terminal 40. is doing. For example, syllabus data memory and curriculum master memory are
The syllabus data and the curriculum data, which have been transmitted in a symbolic language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as tables, are stored respectively, and the work memory stores the data regarding the course planning input by the user from the input device 45.

The storage device 43 is provided with a storage medium (not shown) in which programs, data and the like are stored in advance, and this storage medium enables the user terminal 40 to correspond to the course planning support system of the present invention. Various application programs and data are stored.

Next, the operations of the host computer and each user terminal provided in the course planning support device in the course planning support system of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart for explaining the starting step of accessing the host computer from the user terminal. First, a student user operating a user terminal starts a browser stored in the storage device of the terminal (S5
01) and input the URL designating the course planning support program for student users (S502), the signal is transmitted to the host computer via the communication network, and C
The PU calls the syllabus main menu screen stored in the data storage device (S503) and displays it on the display device of the user terminal as shown in FIG. 6, for example (S50).
4).

On the menu screen, "Syllabus", "Course planning", "Browse questions", and "Change password" are prepared as menus that the student can select. It is possible to obtain desired course information by performing a menu designating operation such as placing the cursor on the cursor and clicking.

In other words, if you want to know the lesson plan and the lecture points of the lectures prepared as selectable subjects, click the "Syllabus" menu, and if you want to make a course plan including the timetable, click "Course registration". Click the "Plan" menu, and if you want to refer to the instructor's answer to the question from other student users regarding the subject you are interested in, click the "Browse question" menu and let your password be known to others. If there is a possibility that the password has been changed, for example, the “password change” menu for changing the password, which is the ID data, is clicked.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart for explaining the steps from the search of the syllabus to the display. When the student user inputs a command to select the "syllabus" menu on the menu screen from the input device of the user terminal, the signal is transmitted to the CPU of the host computer (S70).
1), the CPU calls the search condition input screen stored in the data storage device (S702) and displays it on the display device of the user terminal as shown in FIG. 8 (S70).
3).

On the displayed screen, the subject, subject, teacher, and language are prepared as conditions for searching the syllabus, and the syllabus can be searched under any of the conditions. In addition, a keyword search for specifying an arbitrary character string to perform a search is also possible. For example, when a student user in the information environment engineering department wants to know the list of subjects lectured by the teacher Hamada, he inputs "department of information environment engineering" as the subject condition and "Hamada" as the teacher condition. In addition, if there are other lectures prepared in other languages such as English in addition to Japanese, and you would like to lecture in Japanese, enter "Japanese" in the language condition. To do.

“Search” after all search conditions are entered
When the button is clicked, electronic data corresponding to the search condition is transmitted to the host computer, and the CPU retrieves the syllabus data of the corresponding subject from the syllabus data stored in the data storage device (S704). It is stored in the syllabus data memory in the RAM, and the list of subjects is edited (S705) and transmitted to the user terminal as electronic data in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables. As a result, on the display device of the user terminal, as displayed at the bottom of the display screen shown in FIG. 8, a list of all the subjects that match the input setting conditions is displayed (S706). In the case of this example, "multimedia engineering" is given as the "Japanese" lecture taught by the "Hamada" faculty member of the "Information and Environmental Engineering Department".
However, if there are multiple subjects that match the search conditions, all of those subjects will be displayed.

If there is an input error in the search condition, a new search condition is input and the search is performed again, so that the syllabus search under the desired search condition becomes possible.

When the student user inputs a signal for selecting a subject for which the syllabus is to be browsed from the subject list shown in FIG. 8, the signal is transmitted to the host computer and the CPU
Searches the data corresponding to the selected subject among the syllabus data stored in the syllabus data memory in RAM (S707), and attaches this to a symbol capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures and tables. The language is transmitted to the user terminal and displayed on the screen (S708).

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining how the syllabus retrieved in this way is displayed on the display device of the user terminal, and is a lecture on "multimedia engineering" instructed by "Hamada" teachers. Is 1 Tuesday, 1 Thursday on autumn
The course is offered in the 2nd semester on Fridays, and the credits obtained are 4.0 credits. In addition, it means that you must take Information Mathematics A in advance to take this course. "Course requirements", "purpose outline" that summarizes the purpose of the lecture, "textbook name" or "reference book name" that introduces texts used in the lecture, and whether or not to acquire credits It is possible to get an overview of "evaluation methods".

When the "Question" button displayed on the upper right of this screen is clicked, it becomes possible to input the question contents regarding the lecture contents of this subject, and it becomes possible to select an appropriate subject based on more detailed information. It has been devised.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart for explaining the steps from login to question reference / input step.

When the student user clicks the "question" button in the upper right part of the display screen shown in FIG. 9, the signal is transmitted to the host computer (S1001), and the CP
U calls the login screen stored in the data storage device (S1002) and transmits it to the user terminal. As a result, FIG. 1 is displayed on the screen of the display device of the user terminal.
A login screen as shown in 1 is displayed (S100
3).

On the login screen, the user is required to input the user ID and password individually assigned by the university authority in advance, and after inputting these, clicking the "execute" button brings up a question input display screen to be described later. It is possible to move to. The electronic data of the user ID and the password input from the user terminal is transmitted to the host computer, and the CPU determines whether the user ID and the password match (S1004). It is determined whether the user is a legitimately registered user (S1005) to prevent the course planning support system from being illegally used. Note that if the authentication determination does not confirm that the user ID and password match due to an input error or the like (S10).
In 05: No), the CPU executes a process of transmitting an error message to the user terminal, and makes a request to prompt the user to input a correct user ID and password.

When it is determined that the user is an authorized user based on the above-mentioned user authorization (S1005: Yes), the CPU calls the question input screen from the data storage device (S100).
6) After the CPU edits the contents displayed on the screen, the information such as characters, figures, and tables is transmitted to the user terminal as electronic data in a symbolized language that can be transmitted and received, and the screen display process is executed (S1007).

FIG. 12 is an example of the question input screen displayed on the display screen of the user terminal in this way, and requests the student user to input the name, question title, and specific question. ing. In addition, the history of past questions is displayed at the bottom of the screen in FIG. 12, and a student user
I am hoping to get a qualification for multimedia computer graphics.
I think that I will pass the examination by selecting the lesson, and the question contents about whether such a thing is possible are displayed. The student user concretely inputs the question into the input item (S1008), and clicks the "send" button to send the question to the host computer.

The CPU of the host computer checks whether there is an error in the contents input by the student user (S1009), and if there is an input error (S1009:
If No, the process is executed so as to send a message requesting correct input to the user terminal again, and if there is no problem in the input content (S1009: Yes), the user is requested to confirm the input content again. The confirmation screen for editing is edited (S1010) and displayed on the display screen of the user terminal (S1011). The student user determines whether or not there is an input error based on this display screen (S1012), and if there is an input error (S1012: No), re-inputs to make the correction, while the confirmation screen is displayed. As a result of checking the question input contents, if there is no problem, a signal for confirming is transmitted (S1012: Yes). The question data whose contents have been finally confirmed is transmitted to the host computer and C
Question data registration processing is performed by the PU (S101
3), Notification to be stored in the question data memory in RAM and also in the data storage device, and to notify the user terminal of the instructor in charge of the subject that a new question has been made An email is sent (S1
014).

FIG. 13 is a flow chart for explaining the steps of course planning and curriculum setting.

When the student clicks the "Course plan" menu on the syllabus menu screen shown in FIG. 6, the signal is transmitted to the host computer (S130).
1) First, it is determined whether or not the user is an authorized user by the procedure already described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11 (S
1302), when it is determined that the user is an authorized user, the CPU of the host computer calls the course planning menu screen as shown in FIG. 14 stored in the data storage device (S1).
303), and this is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal (S1304). On the course plan menu screen, "Personal curriculum plan", "Current timetable setting", and "Timetable setting (continued)" are prepared as selectable menus, and the menu desired by student users is selected. .

Student users select the "Individual Curriculum Plan" menu from the "Course Plan" menu screen (S1
305) Then, the CPU of the host computer calls the personalized curriculum setting screen from the data storage device (S1306), stores it in the curriculum master data memory in the RAM, and displays it on the display screen of the user terminal (S1307). Perform processing to cause it.

FIG. 15 is an example of an individualized curriculum setting screen displayed on the user terminal in this way, and displays a list of subjects that a student user can select. The subjects that can be selected are listed in five categories of "Introduction / Literacy", "Study", "Specialization", "Freedom", and "Teaching". Our "introduction / literacy" and "cultivation"
The list of subjects classified into two categories is divided into "Spring" and "Autumn" and displayed in two columns.

On the upper left of the screen, "Course display" for displaying the curriculum for each course by color, "Course selection" for automatically selecting those course groups, and "Course for other subjects" Buttons are prepared,
By clicking the "Course display" button, the courses of the corresponding course will be displayed in different colors on the screen, and by clicking the "Course selection" button, all the courses of the displayed course can be selected. Further, if the user wishes to select a course from the courses taken in another course, he / she can click the "Course in another course" button to display the courses taken in another course.

The student user refers to this screen (S130
8) Then, for example, when the "Course display" button is clicked, the content is transmitted to the host computer, and the CPU searches for data regarding the selectable subjects for each course, which is stored in the data storage device (S130).
9), the data is stored in the curriculum master data memory in the RAM and is transmitted to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures and tables.
When the user terminal receives this signal, the course names displayed on the individual curriculum setting screen shown in FIG. A screen in which the color of the display portion of the subject is changed is displayed (S1310). For example, the recommended subject is blue, the optional subject is yellow, and the prerequisite (selection) is red.

FIG. 16 shows an example of the course information display screen provided when "medical and welfare industry" is selected as the course, and the "Practical English" displayed as a white background color on the individual curriculum setting screen. , "Intercultural understanding",
The background color of subjects such as "Education and Society in Japan" changes to blue, making it easier to recognize that these subjects are recommended subjects for the medical and welfare industry course.

Further, a bookmark or a star mark is displayed at the right end of each subject name displayed on this screen. Among them, the bookmark means that a syllabus corresponding to this subject is prepared. Is what
The star mark means that some subjects must be taken in advance in order to select this subject. Therefore, if you want to refer to the syllabus of the desired subject, click the bookmark corresponding to it in the screen, or if you want to check the prerequisites for selection,
Click the star mark.

When the student user clicks the star mark of the subject for the purpose of confirming the prerequisites for the subject desired to be selected (S1311), the signal is transmitted to the host computer and the CPU retrieves the selection condition data ( (S1312), the edited electronic data is transmitted to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables, and a precondition information screen as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed (S1313). . Note that, in FIG. 17, "signal processing application", "digital signal processing", and "visual and image processing" are illustrated as subjects for which "information mathematics A" is a prerequisite subject.

On the other hand, for the purpose of referring to the syllabus of the desired subject, click the bookmark of that subject (S131
4) Then, the signal is transmitted to the host computer, and the CPU searches for syllabus data (S131).
5) It is transmitted to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures and tables, and the syllabus information screen is displayed (S1316).

FIG. 18 shows the syllabus of the subject "Western / Asia affairs" displayed in this way. If the user refers to this content and wants to ask questions about the content of the lecture, the screen is displayed. It is possible to ask a question to the teacher in charge by clicking the "Question" button in the upper right corner and following the procedure described in FIGS. 10 and 12 above.

After these series of procedures, the subject desired to be selected is checked on the individual curriculum setting screen (S1317) and the subject is selected, and these procedures are repeated as necessary (S1318: Yes). on the other hand,
When the final elective course is decided (S1318: N
o), Click the "To current timetable setting" button in the upper right corner of the individual curriculum setting screen shown in Fig. 16, and select the content of the selected course in letters, figures, tables, etc. It is sent to the host computer as electronic data.

FIG. 19 is a flow chart for explaining the steps from setting of the current timetable to confirmation of the current timetable.

From the user terminal, electronic data in a language with a symbol capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, tables, etc. relating to the subject selected as the individual curriculum is received (S1).
901) The host computer edits the current period timetable setting screen based on the data stored in the curriculum master data memory in RAM (S1902), and transmits and receives information such as characters, figures, and tables as electronic data. It is transmitted to the user terminal in a possible language with symbols and is displayed on the display screen as shown in FIG. 20, for example (S1903).
On this screen, all the courses checked on the individual curriculum setting screen shown in Fig. 15 are displayed in the timetable format. Select the course to be taken for the current period from the courses displayed here. By doing so, it is possible to set an individual timetable.

In the upper right corner of this screen, in addition to the "to main menu" button for returning to the main menu, there is also a "to curriculum setting" button for moving to the screen for setting the curriculum again, and already selected. There is a button for "Confirm current timetable" to move to the screen where the timetables of the selected courses are divided into timetables for one week. When the user clicks on the "curriculum setting" button, the screen shifts to the individual curriculum setting screen shown and described in FIG. 15 to newly select an unselected subject or delete an already selected subject. It is possible.
Also, if you click the "Confirm current timetable" button,
A confirmation screen for the current timetable, which will be described later, will be displayed, and you can confirm the weekly schedule of the courses.

When the user determines the subject to be selected in the current period from the subjects selected on the individual curriculum setting screen displayed on the display screen, checks it (S1904), and sends the confirmation signal, the host computer CPU
Stores the selection condition data stored in the data storage device in the selection condition data memory in the RAM, and already stores the selection condition data in the RAM.
By referring to the curriculum master data stored in (S1905), it is determined whether or not the selected subject is properly selected (S1906), and it is determined that there is an error in the subject selection. If (S1906: No), the data is edited to display the error content on the display screen of the terminal (S1907), and information such as characters, figures, and tables is transmitted and received as electronic data in a symbolized language. Send to user terminal. As a result, an error information display screen as shown in FIG. 21 is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal (S1908).

On this error information display screen, for example, a “duplicate course” error indicating that the same course has been selected by mistake, or a course fee paid in advance to take a course is exceeded. "Course fee" indicating that the course has been selected
An error or an "upper limit" error indicating that the upper limit of the credits will be exceeded will be displayed. Refer to these error contents and go back to the current timetable setting screen shown in Fig. 20 and select the course again. It becomes possible.

In this way, proper course selection is confirmed (S
1906: Yes), the C of the host computer
The current timetable is edited by the PU (S1909), and the current timetable confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 22 is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal (S1910). This screen has
The elective courses associated with the class hours from Monday to Friday are arranged, and a table is provided that shows which courses to take on what day of the week and at what time. In addition, "Introduction / Literacy" and "Study" , The number of credits for each category such as “specialty” are also displayed. Therefore, the number of credits corresponding to the courses taken by the first semester, the number of credits corresponding to the courses scheduled for the current term, and the number of credits to be acquired before graduation You can check the number of units to be used at a glance. If the student user is not satisfied with the displayed timetable, he / she clicks the "current timetable setting" button in the upper right of this timetable confirmation screen to move to the current timetable setting screen shown in FIG. The subjects will be selected.

When the setting of the timetable for the current period is completed in this way, the "Register" button at the upper right of the screen is clicked, and the contents of the current timetable are displayed in an electronic language with a symbol capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures and tables. The data is transmitted to the host computer, and the CPU stores it in the course data memory in the RAM to register the course (S1911).
The message that the course registration has been completed is edited (S1
912), a completion message is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal (S1913). Then, it is possible to return to the main menu, return to the current timetable setting screen again and change the registered timetable contents, or
It is also possible to set the timetable for the next term.

FIG. 23 is a flow chart for explaining the question browsing process. When a student user selects the "View Question" menu from the syllabus main menu screen,
The signal is transmitted to the host computer (S230
1) First, it is judged whether or not the user has logged in (S23).
02), if no login has been made (S230
2: No), whether or not the user is an authorized user is determined by the procedure already described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, and when determined to be an authorized user, the CPU of the host computer determines that the data storage device Call the syllabus question search condition input screen to the question data memory in RAM (S
2303), and this is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal as shown in FIG. 24 (S2304).

As the search conditions to be set, "year", "department", "subject name", and "teacher name in charge" necessary for defining the subject etc. corresponding to the question list to be browsed Therefore, it is not necessary to input and specify all of these items, and it is possible to search by only one of them. When "Search" is clicked after setting the necessary search conditions, electronic data of these search conditions is transmitted to the host computer, and the CPU corresponds to the search conditions from the question data stored in the data storage device. Only the question data was extracted, stored in the question data memory in the RAM, and edited as a list screen (S23).
05) After that, these are displayed on the display screen of the user terminal (S
2306) is executed.

For example, FIG. 24 is an example of a screen in which the search results are displayed by inputting only the “year” and the “teacher name in charge”, and the “Hamada” teacher in the “2001” year is in charge. It is displayed in a list that one question is sent to each of the two subjects, "multimedia engineering" and "hearing and sound processing".

If the student user is interested in the content of the question "Multimedia engineering" which is a question "Can you aim for the certification test?", Please refer to this question on the right side of the screen in response to this question. Click the displayed "Browse" button. CPU of host computer
In response to this selection request from the student user, he called the question data corresponding to the selected question from the question data memory in the RAM and edited the screen (S2307).
After that, the question / answer content display screen as shown in FIG. 25 is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal (S2308).

In this example, under the title of "Is it possible to aim for a certification test?", "Using a multimedia standard textbook of the Association for the Promotion of Image and Information Education for textbooks means that it is a multimedia / CG certification, etc." Is there any question that you can aim for in the qualification of "and what level of content can you aim for if you acquire the qualification?" In response to this, the teacher in charge of this subject,
"This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of this area that will be needed in both departments in the future.
Lectures are not aimed primarily at acquiring qualifications, but are being developed from a more global perspective. As for the textbooks that I am considering to adopt, as I mentioned in the question, there are a lot of contents that are very useful for qualification acquisition. However, if you want to get a qualification, you need to make a detailed plan by yourself. In that case, please contact us as we will respond individually. Is answered.

By performing such question data search, when a question or question common to a plurality of student users has already been made, there is no need to enter a question and wait for an answer. By referring to the questions and answers from other student users that have already been asked, it can be used as a reference for course selection, not only sharing information between students but also faculty side Therefore, there is a merit that the annoyance of repeatedly sending answers to questions having similar contents is released.

After the series of question data retrievals as described above, if further information retrieval under new retrieval conditions is required,
By clicking the "Return" button at the bottom right of the screen shown in FIG. 25, the screen returns to the syllabus question search condition input screen shown in FIG. 24, and the search conditions are set again to search for question data corresponding to the desired subject. On the other hand, if a new search is not necessary, click the "Back" button in the center of the syllabus question search condition input screen of FIG. 24 to return to the syllabus main menu screen shown in FIG. be able to.

FIG. 26 is a flow chart for explaining the steps from the login of the faculty user to the host computer to the selection of the menu in the main menu.

The teacher user activates the browser stored in the storage device of the user terminal (S2601) and inputs the URL designating the login screen display for the teacher user (S2601).
2602), the signal is transmitted to the host computer via the communication network, and the CPU of the host computer
Calls the teacher login screen from the data stored in the storage device (S2603) and displays it on the display means of the user terminal as shown in FIG. 27 (S2604).

On this screen, the faculty user inputs the user ID and password individually assigned by the university authorities in advance, and then clicks the "execute" button. The electronic data of the user ID and password input from the user terminal is transmitted to the host computer, and the CPU operates the CPU to determine whether the user ID and the password match (S2605). It is judged whether the user is a teacher user registered in (S2
606), which prevents unauthorized use of the course planning support system. If the user ID and password do not match in this authentication judgment due to an input error by the teacher user (S2606: No)
In this case, the CPU executes a process for transmitting an error message to the user terminal, and makes a request to prompt the user to input a correct user ID and password.

When it is determined by the above user authorization that the user is a regular teacher user (S2606: Yes), the CP
U calls the teacher's syllabus menu screen from the data storage device (S2607), transmits it to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables, and displays it on the display screen of the terminal (S2608). ) Let me.
The syllabus menu screen for teachers displayed is a screen as shown in FIG. 28, and as selectable menus, "syllabus information registration", "view question", "answer question", "study course information", and "study information""Changepassword" is prepared.

FIG. 29 is a flow chart for explaining the steps from the teacher user's question browsing to the question answer. When the teacher user selects the "Question browsing" menu on the teacher syllabus menu screen, the signal is transmitted to the host computer (S2901), and the CPU causes the data storage device to display the syllabus question search condition input screen as shown in FIG. Is called (S2902) and displayed on the display screen of the user terminal (S2903).

As the search conditions to be set by the teacher user, "Academic year", "Course subject code", "Course", "Course" required to confirm the subject etc. corresponding to the question list to be browsed Name (Kanji) ”,“ Name of teacher in charge ”
In addition to the above, the "student ID number" and "student name" of the student, which is information about the student user who sent the question, are prepared.
In addition, "answer / unanswered" is selected to distinguish between questions that have already been answered and questions that have not yet been answered, and whether the questions have been deleted or not deleted. It is possible to select "deleted" to make it selectable. Note that it is not necessary to input and specify all of these items when searching the question data, and it is also possible to search using only one of these items.

When the "search" button is clicked after setting the necessary search conditions on the syllabus question search condition input screen, the electronic data of these search conditions are transmitted to the host computer and the CPU stores them in the data storage device. Only the question data corresponding to the search condition is extracted from the question data stored in the RAM, stored in the question data memory in the RAM, and edited (S2904) as a list screen, and then the contents are displayed on the display screen of the user terminal. Display on top (S29
05) Yes.

For example, "year" is set to 2001, "answer / unanswered" selection and "deleted" selection are input by "all", and the contents displayed by searching are displayed at the bottom of the screen shown in FIG. As the content is displayed, the subject name "Electronics A" asks the question "How to take a lesson", and the subject name "Computer Programming A" asks the question "About Courses". In addition, it is displayed as a list that the subject name "Europe, America and Asia Circumstances" has the question "About the materials used during the lecture".

Here, when the teacher user needs to refer to the question "How to take a lesson" of the subject name "Electronics A" and the content of the answer to it, the teacher user correspondingly displays it on the right end of the screen. When the "reference" button displayed is clicked, the signal is transmitted to the host computer, and the CPU retrieves the corresponding question data stored in the question data memory in the RAM and edits it for screen display (S2906). After that, this is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal as shown in FIG. 31 (S2907).

In this example, the title is "How to take a lesson" and "I wanted to take the second hour because of the English lesson, but the syllabus does not show the second hour." What should I do? "Is asked. On the other hand, from the instructor in charge,
"Since the electronics A at the 1st and 2nd time periods have the same content, there is no distinction between the IE and ID departments. You can take either one depending on the English class. If you take the course, you will be treated as another course due to the fact that the electronics A of the second period is paid to the ID department. (Conversely, the same applies when a person in the ID department takes the first period. ) In the curriculum settings for each individual, click the "Course for other subjects" button, select "Electronics A" on the next screen, and click the "Update" button. Colored "Electronics A" will be added at the bottom right of the specialized curriculum setting for each individual. You can see that the answer "" has been sent.

When the teacher user selects the "answer to question" menu from the teacher syllabus menu screen, the signal is transmitted to the host computer (S2908), and the CP is sent.
After searching all the questions and answers regarding the teacher from the data storage device and editing the question content display screen (S2909), U displays it on the user terminal as shown in FIG. 32 (S29).
10) Let it do. On this screen, the question "I can't take IE Electronics A because this class is in the first hour. Can I take this class in the second hour?" I would like to make a plan in a month or so. I'd like you to send me an example test by email. "Is displayed.

When the teacher clicks on the "answer" button for the question to which the answer is to be entered, the content of the question in accordance with it is retrieved / edited from the data storage device and the answer entry screen as shown in FIG. 33 is called to edit (S2911). ) Is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal (S291).
2) Let it do. On this screen, the question content "I would like to make a plan within one month before the test. I want you to send an example test by e-mail." , "Comment, Request" column and "Answer" column for inputting an answer thereto are displayed, and the teacher user in charge of this class inputs an answer such as advice in this "Answer" column (S291).
3) Then, when the “Register” button is clicked, the electronic data of the answer contents is transmitted to the host computer, stored in the question data memory in the RAM by the CPU, and edited (S2914) as the answer confirmation screen, and this is displayed. It is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal (S2915). If you want to delete a question because it is an inappropriate question, you can execute the deletion process by checking "Delete this question" at the bottom of this screen.

The teacher user reconfirms the content of the answer entered by himself / herself on this confirmation screen (S2916), and if there is no mistake, transmits a signal for confirmation (S2916: Yes).
s) When the host computer receives the confirmation signal, the CPU executes the process of registering the answer data, and the answer contents are stored in the data recording device in association with the inquiry contents (S2917). On the other hand, if the displayed content is inappropriate, the teacher user sends a signal not to confirm to the host computer (S2916: No),
Return to the question content display / answer input screen shown in FIG. 33 and repeat the input. If the faculty member who has entered the answer feels that there is insufficient input, open this screen again and
It is also possible to enter additional advice, saying, "Mr. Tanaka answered earlier. If you cannot solve it, please contact Tanaka."

When the answer data from the instructor in charge is registered in this manner, the fact is answered by mail to notify the student user who has sent a question corresponding to the answer data (S2918). ).

In the above embodiment, the grade data stored in the data storage device of the host computer is not limited to the mode in which only whether or not the credits are acquired in the selected subject is treated as data, and the examination of the corresponding subject is conducted. More detailed data such as grades may be included, and it may be possible to select other subjects depending on the grade contents.

Further, in the above embodiment, only the message indicating that the student in charge of the instructor in charge of the subject or the answer to the instructor in charge of the student is answered is delivered to the instructor and the student. The content of the response may be automatically mailed to the instructor in charge and the corresponding student to enable quicker and more reliable bidirectional information exchange.

Further, the course planning support device of the present invention is provided with a clock, and according to a preset time schedule, for example, during a certain period, the curriculum only in the spring period or the curriculum only in the autumn period is provided with information on the course information. The provided content may be automatically changed.

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As described above, in the course planning support system of the present invention, when a student registers online from a user terminal, only the information selected based on the student's personal information is individually selected. In addition, since it is possible to provide a screen with excellent visibility, it becomes easy to create a course plan.

In addition, since it becomes possible to exchange information on questions and answers between the university faculty member side and the student side via the communication network, it is possible to immediately solve the questions and the like in the student's course planning. This makes it possible to set an appropriate course plan, and to provide a highly convenient course planning environment in which errors in the course plan can be easily corrected.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration example of a main part of a control system of a course planning support device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for schematically explaining a memory area for storing various data formed in the RAM of the course planning support device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment to which the course planning support system of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a user terminal that constitutes the course planning support system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a startup process of accessing a host computer from a student user terminal.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a menu screen displayed on a student user terminal.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart for explaining a process from a syllabus search to a display.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a search condition input screen displayed on a student user terminal.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining how the searched syllabus is displayed on the display device of the student user terminal.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a process from login to question reference / input process.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a login screen displayed on a student user terminal.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an example of a question input screen displayed on the display screen of the student user terminal.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining a question input screen displayed on a student user terminal.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a course planning menu screen displayed on a student user terminal.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a personalized curriculum setting screen displayed on a student user terminal.

FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining an example of a course information display screen provided when “medical welfare industry” is selected as the course to be taken.

FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining a precondition search screen displayed on a student user terminal.

FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the syllabus of the subject “Western / Asia situation” displayed on the student user terminal.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining steps from setting of a current timetable to confirmation of a current timetable.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a timetable setting screen displayed on a student user terminal.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an error information screen displayed on a student user terminal.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a current timetable confirmation screen displayed on the student user terminal.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining a question browsing process.

FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a search condition input screen displayed on a student user terminal.

FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a question answer content display screen displayed on the student user terminal.

FIG. 26 is a flow chart for explaining a process from a teacher user logging in to a host computer to selecting a menu in the teacher main menu.

FIG. 27 is a diagram for explaining a login screen displayed on the teacher user terminal.

FIG. 28 is a diagram for explaining a menu screen displayed on the teacher user terminal.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart for explaining a process from a teacher user's question browsing to a question answer.

FIG. 30 is a diagram for explaining a search condition input screen displayed on the teacher user terminal.

FIG. 31 is a diagram for explaining a question content display screen displayed on the teacher user terminal.

FIG. 32 is a diagram for explaining a question content display screen displayed on the teacher user terminal.

FIG. 33 is a diagram for explaining an answer input screen displayed on the teacher user terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Host computer 11 CPU 12 RAM 13 Program storage device 14 Data storage device 15 Communication device 16 clock 17 bus lines 20 RAM 21 Password data memory 22 Syllabus data memory 23 Curriculum Master Data Memory 24 Selection condition data memory 25 Course data memory 26 Grade data memory 27 Question data memory 30 Course planning support system 31 Course Planning Support Device 32 host computer 33a-d user terminals 34a-d user terminals 35 LAN 36 Internet 40 user terminals 41 CPU 42 RAM 43 storage device 44 display device 45 input device 46 Communication equipment 47 bus line

Claims (40)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of user terminals and a center server are connected by a communication network, and data such as a course plan for a lecture is transmitted and received between the user terminals and the center server by transmitting information such as characters, figures, and tables. A course planning support system that uses a symbolic language that can be transmitted and received, wherein the center server stores a computerized data corresponding to items in which information necessary for planning a course for a lecture is associated with each other,
1 selected by the user terminal from the items
Transmitting means for transmitting electronic data corresponding to one or a plurality of items to the communication network in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, tables, and the electronic data transmitted by the transmitting means Means for receiving, as electronic data, items necessary for planning a course for a lecture, which are replied from the user terminal in a symbolic language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables, and the user. Information for responding to the items necessary for planning the course of the lecture, which is returned in a symbolic language capable of sending and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables from the terminal, is searched and edited from the storage means and is then sent to the user terminal. Information processing means for outputting information such as characters, figures, tables, etc. in a transcribable language with symbols, wherein the user terminals are respectively from the center server. Receiving means for receiving digitized data in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables via a communication network, display means for displaying the digitized data received by the receiving means, and Input means for interactively responding to the digitized data displayed by the display means, and the communication using the symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving the information such as characters, figures, tables, etc. of the digitized data input from the input means Transmission means for transmitting to the network, storage means for storing computerized data provided by the center server for planning a course, and computerized data corresponding to one or more items provided by the center server And an information processing unit for editing and transmitting information such as characters, figures, and tables to the center server in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information. Course planning support system. 2. The storage means of the center server stores at least syllabus information regarding lecture contents for each subject and curriculum information regarding timetables of lecture subjects, and one or more selected by the user terminal. 2. The course plan according to claim 1, wherein the digitized data corresponding to the syllabus information item or the curriculum information item is sent to the communication network in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables. Support system. 3. The storage means of the center server stores the digitized data in association with the course, and the information processing means of the center server digitizes based on the course information from the user. The course planning support system according to claim 2, wherein the data is searched and edited, and information such as characters, figures, and tables is converted into a linguistic language with a symbol that can be transmitted and received. 4. The storage means of the center server stores data regarding selection conditions for each subject, and the information processing means of the center server determines whether the subject selected by the user satisfies the selection conditions. The course planning support system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein whether or not the selection condition is satisfied is notified to the user, and the user is notified to that effect. 5. The storage means of the center server stores course data of courses that have already been registered in association with the user, and as the selection condition for each course,
The course planning support system according to claim 4, wherein the course selected by the user includes whether or not the course has already been registered. 6. The course plan according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the storage means of the center server stores the grade data of the courses already completed in association with the user. Support system. 7. The storage means of the center server stores digitized data of a course model course in association with the course course.
The course planning support system described in any of. 8. The data related to the course planning of the lecture includes computerized data of question contents input from the user terminal, and the computerized storage data of the center server stores the computerized data of question contents as subjects. The course planning support system according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the course planning support system is stored in association with each other. 9. The information processing device of the center server comprises:
9. The course planning support system according to claim 8, wherein the computerized data of the question content stored in the storage means of the center server is automatically distributed to the user in charge of the subject. 10. The data relating to the course planning of the lecture includes digitized data of the answer contents input from the user terminal, and the digitized data of the answer contents is stored as a question in the storage means of the center server. The course planning support system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the course planning support system is stored in association with each other. 11. The information processing device of the center server retrieves digitized data desired by the user from the question content and the answer content stored in association with each other in the storage means of the center server. 11. The course planning support system according to claim 10, wherein the course planning support system edits and outputs information such as characters, figures, and tables to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving. 12. The storage means of the center server comprises:
The ID and password given in advance for each user are stored, and the information processing device of the center server is
The course planning support system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the user is authenticated based on D and a password. 13. The information processing device of the center server automatically changes the content of information necessary for planning a course for a lecture according to a preset time schedule. Course planning support system described in either. 14. A user is connected to a plurality of user terminals by a communication network, and data relating to the course planning of a lecture is transmitted and received to and from the user terminals by a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables. A course planning support device for storing information necessary for planning a course for a lecture as digitized data of mutually associated items, and a user terminal selected from the items. Digitized data corresponding to one or more items,
Transmitting means for transmitting information such as figures and tables to the communication network in a symbolic language capable of transmitting and receiving, and lectures transmitted from the user terminal in an interactive manner to the digitized data transmitted by the transmitting means. Receiving means for receiving the items required for course planning as digitized data in a symbolic language that can send and receive information such as letters, figures, tables, etc., and items required for course planning for courses sent from the user terminal Information processing means for searching and editing the information for responding to the user from the first storage means and outputting the information such as characters, figures and tables to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving. A course planning support device. 15. The information necessary for the course plan of the lecture is
15. The course planning support device according to claim 14, wherein the course planning support device includes at least syllabus information regarding lecture contents for each subject and curriculum information regarding timetables of lecture subjects. 16. The storage device according to claim 14, further comprising a second storage unit that temporarily stores, as electronic data, items necessary for planning a course for a lecture transmitted from the user terminal. Course planning support device. 17. The computerized data is stored in the first storage means in association with a course, and the information processing means searches the computerized data based on course information from a user. The course planning support apparatus according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the course planning support apparatus edits and converts information such as characters, figures, and tables into a linguistic language with symbols that can be transmitted and received. 18. The first storage means stores data relating to selection conditions for each subject, and the information processing means determines whether or not the selected subject satisfies the selection conditions. 16. If the selection condition is not satisfied, the user is notified to that effect.
The course planning support device according to any one of 1 to 17. 19. The first storage means stores course data of courses already registered in association with the user, and the course selected by the user is selected as the selection condition for each course. The course planning support apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that it includes whether or not the course is already registered. 20. The first storage means stores grade data of a course which has already been completed in association with the user.
The course planning support device according to any one of 1. 21. The course according to claim 15, wherein the first storage means stores computerized data of a course model course in association with the course. Planning support device. 22. The first storage means stores the contents of a question from the user regarding the course planning in association with the subject as electronic data. The course planning support device described in any of the above. 23. The information processing apparatus automatically distributes electronic data corresponding to question contents stored in the first storage means to a user in charge of a subject. 22. The course planning support device described in 22. 24. The content of an answer regarding a course planning from a user in charge of the subject is stored in the first storage means in association with a question. Course planning support device described. 25. The information processing apparatus retrieves and edits digitized data desired by a user from the question content and the answer content stored in association with each other in the first storage device, thereby characterizing the data. 25. The course planning support apparatus according to claim 24, wherein information such as a figure, a table, etc. is output to the user terminal in a language with a symbol capable of transmitting and receiving. 26. The first storage means stores an ID and a password given in advance for each user, and the information processing apparatus authenticates the user based on the ID and the password. The course planning support device according to any one of claims 14 to 25. 27. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 26, wherein the information processing apparatus automatically changes the provided content of information necessary for planning a course for a lecture in accordance with a preset time schedule. Course planning support device described. 28. The course planning support apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising at least one user terminal. 29. A method for supporting a user's course planning for a lecture, wherein information necessary for making a course planning for a lecture is correlated with a center server connected to a plurality of user terminals by a communication network. Storing as digitized data of the selected item, 1 selected by the user terminal from the items
Sending electronic data corresponding to one or a plurality of items to the communication network in a language with a symbol capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures and tables; and interactively responding to the transmitted electronic data. And receiving from the user terminal the items required for planning the course of the lecture, which are necessary for planning the course, as digitized data in a sign language capable of transmitting and receiving information such as characters, figures, and tables, and transmitting from the user terminal Searching / editing information for responding to the items necessary for planning a lecture in a given lecture, and outputting information such as characters, figures, and tables to the user terminal in a symbolized language capable of transmitting and receiving. A method for supporting course planning, which is characterized by 30. The method according to claim 29, further comprising a step of causing the center server to temporarily store, as digitized data, items necessary for planning a course for a lecture transmitted from the user terminal. Ways to support course planning. 31. Based on the course information transmitted from the user terminal, the center server retrieves / edits digitized data corresponding to information necessary for planning a course for a lecture, and forms characters, figures, and a table. 31. The method for supporting the planning of a course according to claim 29 or 30, further comprising the step of making a symbolized linguistic capable of transmitting and receiving information such as. 32. A step of causing the center server to determine whether or not the subject selected by the user terminal satisfies a selection condition; and in the case of not satisfying the selection condition, to notify the user to that effect. 32. A method for assisting in course planning according to any of claims 29 to 31, comprising the steps of: 33. The method according to claim 29, further comprising the step of causing the center server to store computerized data of question contents input from the user terminal in association with a subject. Ways to support course planning. 34. The center server is provided with a step of automatically distributing computerized data of the question content stored in association with a subject to a user in charge of the subject. Item 33
A method for supporting the course planning described in. 35. The course planning method according to claim 33, further comprising the step of causing the center server to store the contents of answers from the users in charge of the subjects in association with the contents of the questions. Ways to help. 36. The center server retrieves and edits digitized data desired by the user from among the question contents and the answer contents stored in association with each other, thereby creating characters, figures, tables, and the like. The method for supporting the course planning according to claim 35, further comprising the step of outputting the information to the user terminal in a symbolic language capable of transmitting and receiving information. 37. The course planning method according to claim 29, further comprising the step of causing the center server to authenticate the user based on an ID and a password input from the user terminal. Ways to help. 38. The method according to claim 29, further comprising the step of causing the center server to automatically change the content of information required for planning a course for a lecture according to a preset time schedule.
Method for supporting the course planning described in any of the above. 39. A computer provided in the center server, the computer provided in the center server.
38. A computer-executable program for executing each step described in any one of 1. to 38. 40. A computer-readable recording medium in which the program according to claim 39 is recorded.