The setting of engineering education should indicate that “Ethics, Integrity, Professionalism Conceiving, Designing, Implementing, and Operating (EIP CDIO)” are the abilities of engineers in their service to enterprises and the society. Being one of four main courses from ability quality knowledge integration teaching system, the engineering system design course for civil engineering majors was built up in Shantou University. To effectively train engineers, the learning contents were detailed referred to the syllabus that the teaching procedure was designed as workable “actions”. The results show that the project practice is the key point to promote students’ abilities in their service to the engineering society system.