分類候補数の能動的調整を可能にした学位授与事業のための科目分類支援システムの提案と評価(高等教育と情報)

The National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation is engaged in the awarding of academic degrees based on the accumulation of credits. These credits must be classified according to pre-determined criteria for the chosen disciplinary field. This work is carried out by the sub-committees within the Committee of Validation and Examination for Degrees, whose members are well-versed in the syllabus of each course. The number of applicants is increasing yearly so that a course classification system supported by information technology is strongly desired. We know the Course Classification Suport system (CCS), which is a prototype system to support the course classification for the awarding of degrees in NIAD-UE. CCS recommends several courses to the Committee of Validation and Examination for Degrees at the same time. It cannot give any priority how each course belongs to the class. In this paper, we propose the Active Course Classification Support system (ACCS) that can give the Committee of Validation and Examination for Degrees the priority which course fits more than the others. According to the priority given by ACCS, the committee can actively control the number of courses that are to be judged their suitability for each class. We show its effectiveness in the classification of courses that were actually submitted in the fiscal year 2003 and 2004.