There are some common problems in the teaching process of graduation project, such as lack of experienced teachers with engineering practice background, a gap between specialized course and graduation project course, and inadequate engineering design skills of the students. In this paper, a course called engineering design method was set for the graduation project. It contained three knowledge modules including comprehensive design knowledge, drawing design knowledge, and products design knowledge. During the course, some experienced teachers, designers and technicians were invited to give lectures which contained knowledge points and project cases related to engineering design. A teaching effect investigation was also conducted after the course. The result revealed that the course was highly recognized by the students, and the comprehensive design knowledge was the most popular in the knowledge modules.