JP2000090167A - Course selection support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To organically relate the information to each other and to present these information by retrieving 'occupation type' as a key and sending the data to a user computer to show a list of school subjects where the retrieved 'occupation type' is written as an adaptive occupation type. SOLUTION: The item of a main key 'occupation type' of an occupation data base, the item of 'adaptive occupation type' of a school subject data base 3b and the item of 'adaptive occupation type' of a learning data base are described by means of the same identifier of the same occupation type system. The records of these three types of data bases are related to each other with 'occupation type' used as a key. Then it's recognized that an operation is inputted to 'an input item to inquire about a course' on a user computer, and the data base 3b is retrieved with the relevant 'occupation type' used as a key. Thus, the report screen component data are sent to the user computer to present a list of school subjects where the said 'occupation type' is written as an adaptive occupation type.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a database and a WW that collect information useful for high school students and the like to consider a course.
Regarding the information processing system combined with W server,
In particular, the present invention relates to a career selection support system that allows a student who accesses through a personal computer connected to the Internet or the like to search and browse information in a database and present appropriately processed and edited information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various information providing services utilizing the Internet have rapidly spread to the general public. WW
The development of a technology called W (World Wide Web) has made it possible to search for information on the Internet with an intuitive graphical user interface, and the Internet environment has changed drastically. A computer that provides information on the Internet using the WWW mechanism is called a WWW server, and software that a client computer should have for searching and browsing information provided by the WWW server is called a WWW browser.

[0003] By fusing the mature information processing technology related to the database and the mechanism of the Internet WWW, various socially significant information providing services have been created. Although there are a wide variety of application fields, school information databases and job information databases are used as systems that provide useful information when students consider their careers.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In the existing school information database, the location, educational content, tuition, recruitment guidelines, employment of graduates, etc. are organized for educational institutions such as various technical schools and universities. According to the search system provided, appropriate information can be searched and browsed from a vast amount of information. In addition, the recruitment information database organizes and accumulates a large number of recruiting information tailored to the target audience, such as high school students, vocational school students, college students, etc., and a search system that can efficiently reach information according to users' wishes Is prepared.

[0005] Of course, existing databases of this kind are useful as such. However, from the viewpoint of an information providing system that supports high school students' career choice, there are the following complaints. What kind of work and where people work in the general public, what kind of expertise is required for those jobs, and what way to acquire such expertise What? Such social knowledge will be an almost unknown world for most high school students. It is very difficult for high school students to decide their own course appropriately by linking their experiences, awareness of their preferences, abilities, aptitudes, etc. to the future of society. is there. This is very different from adults who have some social experience thinking about changing jobs or re-learning at school. For most high school students, the above-mentioned school information database and job information database are merely systems that provide a very small piece of information.

[0006] In the general society, where and in what kind of work people work, what kind of expertise is required for those jobs, and what kind of expertise is required to acquire such expertise. Is there a way? Students consult with experienced adults about such matters and consider their own advancement and occupation selection, and selectively acquire specific information on occupations, school subjects or academics. A route selection support system that functions as described above is realized by a computer network. This is the purpose of the present invention.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems === Invention of Claim 1 =
== (11) An information processing system using a computer,
It communicates with an external computer via a network and
Functions as a WW server. (12) Students collect information in a database to help students plan their careers. The database includes a vocational database that aggregates information such as job content, job targets, job locations, aptitudes, and related occupations for various occupations, as well as educational content, recruitment guidelines, and target academic information for various schools or their respective departments.・ Includes a school subject database that aggregates information such as compatible jobs. Each record of the occupation database and each record of the school subject database are associated with each other using "occupation type" as a key. (13) Communicate with the accessing user computer,
Delivering the screen configuration data of the query input screen that prompts the user to enter search conditions, receiving the query entered on the screen, searching the database in response to the query, and displaying the search result report screen Delivering the configuration data is repeated as appropriate. (14) When delivering a report showing a specific “occupation” as a search result of the occupation database to the user computer, input items for inquiring about a career suitable for that “occupation” are report screen configuration data. To be attached to. (15) The user computer recognizes that there has been an operation input for the "input item for inquiring about the course", searches the school subject database using the corresponding "occupation type" as a key, and finds that the "occupation type" is a suitable occupation. The report screen configuration data that presents the list of school subjects listed as "" in a list is transmitted to the user computer.

=== Invention of Claim 2 === (21) An information processing system using a computer,
It communicates with an external computer via a network and
Functions as a WW server. (22) Information that helps students to plan their careers is collected in a database. In the database, the contents, subjects, aptitudes, suitable occupations,
It includes an academic database in which information such as related academics is aggregated, and a school subject database in which information such as educational contents, recruitment guidelines, target academics, and occupational occupations is collected for various schools or their respective departments. Each record of the academic database and each record of the school subject database are associated with “study” and “occupation” as keys. (23) Communicate with the accessing user computer,
Delivering the screen configuration data of the query input screen that prompts the user to enter search conditions, receiving the query entered on the screen, searching the database in response to the query, and displaying the search result report screen Delivering the configuration data is repeated as appropriate.

(24) When a report showing a specific “study” is delivered to a user computer as a search result of a study database, an input item for inquiring a course suitable for learning the “study” is reported. It is attached to the screen configuration data. (25) The user computer recognizes that there has been an operation input for the "input item for inquiring about the course", searches the school subject database using the relevant "learning" as a key, and finds that "learning" is the target learning. The report screen configuration data that presents the list of school subjects listed as "" in a list is transmitted to the user computer.

=== Invention of Claim 3 === (31) An information processing system using a computer,
It communicates with an external computer via a network and
Functions as a WW server. (32) Students Collect information that helps students to plan their careers in a database. The database contains a vocational database that summarizes information such as job content, job target, job location, required academics, aptitude, and related occupations for various occupations, as well as educational content and recruitment guidelines for various schools or their subjects. -Includes a school subject database that aggregates information such as target academics and compatible occupations, and a academic database that aggregates information such as the content, subject, aptitude, compatible occupations, and related academics of various studies.
Each record of the occupation database, each record of the school subject database, and each record of the study database are associated with each other using "occupation type" and "study" as keys. (33) Communicate with the accessing user computer,
Delivering the screen configuration data of the query input screen that prompts the user to enter search conditions, receiving the query entered on the screen, searching the database in response to the query, and displaying the search result report screen Delivering the configuration data is repeated as appropriate. (34) When delivering a report showing a specific "occupation" as a search result of the occupation database to a user computer, input items for inquiring about a career suitable for that "occupation" are included in the report screen configuration data. To be attached to. (35) The user computer recognizes that there has been an operation input for the "input item for inquiring about the career path", searches the school subject database using the corresponding "occupation type" as a key, and finds that the "occupation type" is a compatible occupation. The report screen configuration data that presents the list of school subjects listed as "" in a list is transmitted to the user computer. (36) When delivering a report showing a particular "study" as a search result of the study database to a user's computer, input items for inquiring for a suitable course for studying the "study" are report screen configuration data To be attached to. (37) The user computer recognizes that there has been an operation input for the "input item for inquiring about the course", searches the school subject database using the relevant "learning" as a key, and finds that "learning" is the target academic. The report screen configuration data that presents the list of school subjects listed as "" in a list is transmitted to the user computer.

=== Invention of Claim 4 === An invention according to Claim 3 with the following additional feature (41). (41) Query input screen configuration data to be transmitted to the user's computer includes input items for mutually searching the occupation database, the school department database, and the related database using the "occupation type" and "learning" as keys. Let it.

=== Invention of Claim 5 === In Claim 2 or 3, the following specific items (51) to
(53). (51) Communicate with the accessing user computer,
If desired, screen configuration data of a question screen for inquiring about the achievement level of each of the learning requirements or the favorite of each subject classified into many items is transmitted. (52) The user computer obtains the answer information input to the question screen, and performs arithmetic processing on the answer information to select a specific “learning” that matches the user's ability. (53) Obtain information relating to the specific “learning” from the learning database, edit the information into appropriate screen configuration data, and transmit the data to a user computer.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS === System Configuration === FIG. 1 schematically shows a network configuration centering on a route selection support system of the present invention. WWW server 1 is a computer which is the core of the route selection support system,
The WWW server 1 communicates with an external computer (personal computer) 2 operated by a student or the like via the Internet. The WWW server 1 functions as a route selection support system by being organically combined with the database 3 described below. The database 3 is a collection of enormous amounts of information that helps high school students to think about their career. The database 3 is logically divided into an occupation database 3a, a school subject database 3b, and an academic database 3c according to the type of information. .

=== Occupation Database 3a === This is a database in which explanatory information on various occupations found in the general society is arranged and aggregated using "occupation type" as a key, and an example of the logical structure is shown in FIG. One "occupation" record in the occupation database 3a includes:
Includes items such as basic information, optional information, qualifications to aim for, work place, work theme, work style, work target, required learning, and related occupations. A description of the job, required qualifications and income is included in the basic information. For example, "Nurse / Nurse" as one of the "occupations"
The record contains information on the following items. Qualifications to aim for: Regular nurses Target of work: Health, nutrition, medicine Place of work: Hospital, health center, school, nursery Work style: Ability to work for a lifetime Aptitude: Take care of people Related occupations: Caregivers Necessary learning … Nursing

=== School Department Database 3b === This is a database that summarizes and summarizes information on various schools and higher education institutions that are accepting admission for high school graduates. is there. FIG. 3 shows an example of the logical structure. In the record of one "school subject" in the school subject database 3b,
Includes items such as school name, undergraduate department code, undergraduate department name, applicable occupation, target study, educational content, basic information, and optional information. Recruitment requirements are included in the basic information. For example, as one of the "school subjects", there is a record "Kamome Technical College / Radiation Technician Training Department", and this record contains information on the following items. Compatible occupations: Radiologists Academic subjects: Medicine Educational contents: Training technicians who understand medical ethics and life ethics and can be active at the forefront of life sciences Optional information: A story of a senior who has become a radiologist

=== Study Database 3c === Various "studies" as subjects for high school graduates to go on to study
Is a database in which the explanation information about is arranged and aggregated using each "study" as a key, and an example of its logical structure is shown in FIG. One "study" record in the study database 3c contains basic information (contents of learning, etc.), optional information, necessary skills, learning methods, future active fields (suitable occupations), learning targets, learning keywords, Items such as related studies are included. For example, there is a record of "law" as one "learning", and this record includes information of each item as follows. Necessary skills: understanding of Japanese language Learning method: practical training / survey Future field of activity (suitable job): lawyer / judge Object of learning: human society, human mind Learning keywords: juvenile crime Related studies: philosophy, politics Study

=== Association of Three Types of Databases ==
= Main key "occupation type" in the occupation database 3a
The item of "suitable job" in the school subject database 3b and the item of "suitable job" in the academic database 3c are described using the same identifier of the same job classification system, and each record in these three databases Are associated with “occupation” as a key. The main key “Academic” in the academic database 3c, the item “Necessary academic” in the occupation database 3a, and the item “Target academic” in the school subject database 3b are described using the same identifier of the same academic classification system. And
Each record in these three types of databases is associated with “study” as a key.

=== Interaction between User and Server 1 ==
= The mechanism of communication between the WWW server 1 and the user computer 2 via the Internet is based on existing technology. The WWW server 1 communicates with the accessing user computer 2 to deliver screen configuration data of a query input screen for prompting the user to input search conditions according to the user's request. , Searching the database 3 in response to the query, and delivering the screen configuration data of the search result report screen are repeated as appropriate. In many cases, a report screen is also the next stage query input screen. This exchange is a superficial function as the route selection support system of the present invention. In the following, what is realized by communication between computers will be described figuratively as well as human communication without taking out the operation of hardware or software one by one.

=== Query Input Screen "Job Navigation" ==
= An example of a query input screen first presented to the accessing user is shown in FIG. This is a screen named "job navigator" for searching and browsing the occupation database 3a, and has a search menu for specifying according to what attribute the stored information of the occupation database 3a is searched. What kind of place do you want to work for? Search for an appropriate "occupation type" from the "work place" item in the occupation database 3a. What kind of thing do you want to be involved in ... Occupation Database 3a
Search for an appropriate "occupation type" from the "object of work" item. I want to take care of this if I work ... Occupation Database 3a
Search for an appropriate "occupation type" from the "job theme" item. I want to work like this ... Occupation Database 3
An appropriate “occupation type” is searched from the “work style” item a. What is the job that suits me? Search for "occupation type" via a suitable job diagnosis system provided separately.

=== Query Input Screen "Academic Navi" ==
= It is possible to shift from the “work navigation” screen to the “study navigation” screen illustrated in FIG. 6 at any time. The query input screen named "Academic Navi" is a screen for searching and browsing the academic database 3c. The following search menu for specifying the attribute according to which attribute the accumulated information in the academic database 3c is searched is provided. is there. Finding an Academic from a Keyword ... Search for an appropriate "academic" from the "learning keywords" item in the academic database 3c. What kind of research is there? Search for the appropriate "learning" from the "learning content" item in the learning database 3c. I want to do research on such things ... Search for the appropriate "learning" from the "learning target" item in the learning database 3c. I want to make use of my favorite subject ... Search for an appropriate "learning" from the "necessary power" item of the learning database 3c. What kind of learning is right for me? Search for "learning" via a fitness diagnosis system provided separately.

=== "Occupation" Report Screen === The query input / search result report is appropriately repeated by using the "job navigator" query input screen as an entrance, and information on one "occupation type" is reached as a search result. I do. FIG. 7 shows an example of a report screen of the search result. In this example, various information relating to “Nurse / Nurse” as the “occupation” is edited. From this report screen, other information associated with "Nurse / Nurse" can be derived.

One of the icons is a "school navigator" icon, which is "What is a technical school for this job?"
When this icon is clicked, “Nurse / Nurse” is added to the item of “Applicable job type” in the school subject database 3b.
Is retrieved from the database 3b, and the report screen edited in a list format for easy viewing of the information is presented to the user. As a result, information on the relevant school subject is presented to the user along with an explanation such as "There are ways to become a nurse / nurse to study in the following school subjects." By designating each school subject from the school subject list screen, the user can retrieve and view the corresponding detailed information from the school subject database 3b.

The report screen shown in FIG. 7 also has an icon of “Academic Navi” with “What is the related university study?”. When this icon is clicked, a search is made for a search in which "Nurse / Nurse" is entered in the item of "field of future activity (suitable occupation)" in the learning database 3c, and the explanation information of the learning is extracted from the database 3c. Then, the user is presented with a report screen edited in a list format so that the information can be easily viewed. As a result, the user is presented with an explanation such as "There is a way to study the following in order to become a nurse / nurse." The user can extract various information of the academic database 3c from the academic explanation screen.

=== Report screen of "Academic" === The query input screen of "Academic Navi" is used as the entry point, and the query input / search result report is appropriately repeated to reach information on one "Academic" as a search result. I do. FIG. 8 shows an example of a report screen of the search result. In this example, various information on "law" which is a "study" is edited. On the right side of this report screen, other information related to “law” as “learning” can be extracted.

One of the icons is a "work navigator" icon with the text "What is your future activity?" When this icon is clicked, a search is made for "occupations" in which "Necessary Science" is entered in the "Necessary Academic Information" field in the occupation database 3a. Present the report screen edited in the format to the user. This is the "law"
If you learn, you will be presented to users in an easy-to-understand way what kind of occupation you can play in the future. The user can take out the detailed information from the occupation database 3a and browse it by specifying each occupation from the occupation type introduction list screen.

The report screen shown in FIG. 8 also has an icon of "school navigator" appended with "Which subject can learn this subject?" When this icon is clicked, a search is made for a school subject in which "Law" is entered in the item of "object study" in the school subject database 3b, and the explanation information of those school subjects is extracted from the database 3b, and the information is listed in an easily viewable manner. Present the report screen edited in the format to the user. As a result, the explanation of the relevant school subject is presented to the user together with an explanation such as "I can study law in the following school subjects." The user can extract various information of the school subject database 3b from the description screen of the school subject.

=== Special Search of Academic Database 3c =
== The following functions are provided to help users find the "learning" that suits them. This is executed when the user selects “What is the right job for me” in the menu of the query input screen “Study Navi” illustrated in FIG. First, a question screen is presented to the user, and the user is asked about the achievement level of the user or what he / she likes for each subject. This question item was created based on the educational guidelines of the Ministry of Education, and queries the achievement level of each of the learning items classified into many items. However, even if the question is for collecting the same information, depending on the expression of the inquiry, it means that rather than asking the achievement level, it is to ask what is desired for each subject.

The user inputs an answer on the question screen. The server obtains the answer information, performs arithmetic processing according to a predetermined algorithm, and selects a specific “learning” suitable for the user as an arithmetic result. Then, the explanation information about the "study" is taken out from the study database 3c, and a report screen edited in an easy-to-read manner is presented to the user.

[0029]

According to the present invention, it is possible to search the school subject database by the search result "occupation type" of the occupation database and to search the school subject database 3c by the search result "study" of the academic database. In addition, search the occupational database from "matching occupations" included in the search results of the school subject database, or search the occupation database from "matching occupations" included in the search results of the academic database to know the details of the occupation. be able to. Using the occupation database, school department database, and academic database that are linked using "occupation type" and "learning" as a key, a large amount of information that helps high school students and others to think about their careers is organically linked and presented. be able to.

[0030] In general society, where people work in what kind of job, what kind of expertise is required for those jobs, and what kind of expertise is required to acquire such expertise Is there a way? According to the present invention, students who can obtain information of interest while operating a personal computer by themselves are extremely useful in considering career choices. Useful information can be reasonably extracted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a network including a route selection support system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a logical structure of an occupation database according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a logical structure of a school subject database according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a logical structure of an academic database according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a query input screen “professional navigation” in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a query input screen “learning navigator” in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a report screen in “professional navigation”.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a report screen in “Study Navi”.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Takako Watanabe 8-4-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Inside Recruit Co., Ltd. (72) Katsuyuki Atsugi 8-4-117 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Stock Company (72) Inventor Yuka Kamiichi 8-4-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Inside Recruit Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. The invention specified by the following items (11) to (15). (11) An information processing system using a computer,
It communicates with an external computer via a network and
Functions as a WW server. (12) Students collect information in a database to help students plan their careers. The database includes a vocational database that aggregates information such as job content, job targets, job locations, aptitudes, and related occupations for various occupations, as well as educational content, recruitment guidelines, and target academic information for various schools or their respective departments.・ Includes a school subject database that aggregates information such as compatible jobs. Each record of the occupation database and each record of the school subject database are associated with each other using "occupation type" as a key. (13) Communicate with the accessing user computer,
Delivering the screen configuration data of the query input screen that prompts the user to enter search conditions, receiving the query entered on the screen, searching the database in response to the query, and displaying the search result report screen Delivering the configuration data is repeated as appropriate. (14) When delivering a report showing a specific “occupation” as a search result of the occupation database to the user computer, input items for inquiring about a career suitable for that “occupation” are report screen configuration data. To be attached to. (15) The user computer recognizes that there has been an operation input for the "input item for inquiring about the course", searches the school subject database using the corresponding "occupation type" as a key, and finds that the "occupation type" is a suitable occupation. The report screen configuration data that presents the list of school subjects listed as "" in a list is transmitted to the user computer. 2. The invention specified by the following items (21) to (25). (21) An information processing system using a computer,
It communicates with an external computer via a network and
Functions as a WW server. (22) Information that helps students to plan their careers is collected in a database. In the database, the contents, subjects, aptitudes, suitable occupations,
It includes an academic database in which information such as related academics is aggregated, and a school subject database in which information such as educational contents, recruitment guidelines, target academics, and occupational occupations is collected for various schools or their respective departments. Each record of the academic database and each record of the school subject database are associated with “study” as a key. (23) Communicate with the accessing user computer,
Delivering the screen configuration data of the query input screen that prompts the user to enter search conditions, receiving the query entered on the screen, searching the database in response to the query, and displaying the search result report screen Delivering the configuration data is repeated as appropriate. (24) When delivering a report that presents a specific “study” as a search result of the academic database to a user computer, enter the input items for inquiring about the appropriate course for learning the “study” report screen configuration data To be attached to. (25) The user computer recognizes that there has been an operation input for the "input item for inquiring about the course", searches the school subject database using the relevant "learning" as a key, and finds that "learning" is the target learning. The report screen configuration data that presents the list of school subjects listed as "" in a list is transmitted to the user computer. 3. The invention specified by the following items (31) to (37). (31) An information processing system using a computer,
It communicates with an external computer via a network and
Functions as a WW server. (32) Students Collect information that helps students to plan their careers in a database. The database contains a vocational database that summarizes information such as job content, job target, job location, required academics, aptitude, and related occupations for various occupations, as well as educational content and recruitment guidelines for various schools or their subjects. -Includes a school subject database that aggregates information such as target academics and compatible occupations, and a academic database that aggregates information such as the content, subject, aptitude, compatible occupations, and related academics of various studies.
Each record of the occupation database, each record of the school subject database, and each record of the study database are associated with each other using "occupation type" and "study" as keys. (33) Communicate with the accessing user computer,
Delivering the screen configuration data of the query input screen that prompts the user to enter search conditions, receiving the query entered on the screen, searching the database in response to the query, and displaying the search result report screen Delivering the configuration data is repeated as appropriate. (34) When delivering a report showing a specific "occupation" as a search result of the occupation database to a user computer, input items for inquiring about a career suitable for that "occupation" are included in the report screen configuration data. To be attached to. (35) The user computer recognizes that there has been an operation input for the "input item for inquiring about the career path", searches the school subject database using the corresponding "occupation type" as a key, and finds that the "occupation type" is a compatible occupation. The report screen configuration data that presents the list of school subjects listed as "" in a list is transmitted to the user computer. (36) When delivering a report showing a particular "study" as a search result of the study database to a user's computer, input items for inquiring for a suitable course for studying the "study" are report screen configuration data To be attached to. (37) The user computer recognizes that there has been an operation input for the "input item for inquiring about the course", searches the school subject database using the relevant "learning" as a key, and finds that "learning" is the target academic. The report screen configuration data that presents the list of school subjects listed as "" in a list is transmitted to the user computer. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein:
Invention with 1) added. (41) Query input screen configuration data to be transmitted to the user's computer includes input items for mutually searching the occupation database, the school department database, and the related database using the "occupation type" and "learning" as keys. Let it. 5. The invention according to claim 2, wherein the following specific items (51) to (53) are added. (51) Communicate with the accessing user computer,
If desired, screen configuration data of a question screen for inquiring about the achievement level of each of the learning requirements or the favorite of each subject classified into many items is transmitted. (52) The user computer obtains the answer information input to the question screen, and performs arithmetic processing on the answer information to select a specific “learning” that matches the user's ability. (53) Obtain information relating to the specific “learning” from the learning database, edit the information into appropriate screen configuration data, and transmit the data to a user computer.