@article{oai:niigata-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001639, author = {Sawabe, Jun and Gotoh, Yasushi and Namikawa, Tsutomu and Ikuta, Takashi}, journal = {Educational Technology Research}, month = {Sep}, note = {This study examined the practice and function of Program FD, which aims to give substance to educational programs and improve educational issues in Niigata University. Based on the university's framework of four educational target domains, the teaching staff in each educational program implemented Program FD by re-examining the objectives and re-orienting its curriculum map from the perspective of reallocating individual courses. As a result, the teaching staff's common understanding of the objectives was promoted in the course of reallocating and weighting the courses with these objectives. Moreover, the re-orientation of the curriculum map functioned as a framework for rendering the coherence and alignment of the curriculum visible. The results suggest that the use of Program FD may be a concrete approach to supporting continuous curriculum improvement. Finally, we discussed issues relating to the future development of Program FD, which is expected to be implemented in daily educational activities.}, pages = {113--123}, title = {The Use of Program FD in Promoting Quality Undergraduate Education in Niigata University}, volume = {36}, year = {2013} }