Civil engineering application software is a comprehensive practical course, which is very important for the students during the undergraduate education stage of civil engineering. It is directly related to the education quality of college students in the final education steps. There are some clear requirements on the using of modern computer tools to solve the practical engineering problems and the international vision of professional aspects for the education certification of civil engineering. Combined with the teaching practice, the author firstly analyzes the main traditional problems in the teaching of the course of civil engineering application software, and then discusses the teaching reform's purpose and exploratory method for engineering problems oriented teaching and the abilities of solving practical problems, which is proved on the base of some typical engineering processing methods. Finally, some effective teaching reform measures and suggestions are presented.