J. Technology and Education, Vol.16, No.2, pp.57-62, 2009

教育論文

化学分野における中小企業技術者再教育講座のニーズと実施事例

城石 英伸^1*，庄司 良¹，三谷 知世¹，佐々木 桂一²，大塚 友彦³

東京工業高等専門学校　物質工学科¹，産業技術センター²，電子工学科³

^*h-shiroishi@tokyo-ct.ac.jp

　

A Case Study on the Need for Chemistry Retraining for Engineers

with Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

　

Hidenobu Shiroishi^*, Ryo Shoji, Tomoyo Mitani, Keiichi Sasaki,

¹Departments of Chemical Science and Engineering, ²Industrial Science and Technology Center, ³Department of Electronic Engineering, Tokyo National College of Technology (Kunugida 1220-2, Tokyo 193-0997, Japan)

　

(Received October 6, 2009; Accepted October 20, 2009)

　

　　 The need for remedial chemistry education for engineers in small and medium-sized enterprises located in Hachioji City was investigated, and high demands for the lectures on instrumental analyses, remedial senior high school chemistry, and Excel macro language course have been found so far. Practical lectures and workshops on remedial senior high school chemistry and instrumental analysis were, therefore, given for three days as "Techno cross chair for engineers in the small and medium-sized enterprises" sponsored by Hachioji city. The lectures with three or four practices were held for 3 days, and some small groups within three persons were formed and taught by professionals and teaching assistants in terms of the chemical knowledge. A questionnaire was given to participants to determine the effectiveness of the seminar. Sixty percent of the engineers indicated that their knowledge of chemistry increased as a result of their participation, and 70 percent said they enjoyed the workshops.

Keywords: Retraining on Chemistry, Young or middle-aged Engineers in chemical industries, Questionnaire analysis