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Abstract:The development of form composition in the modern architecture education was analyzed preliminary. Based on the comparison of the roles of form composition and painting courses in architecture foundational education, the training of creationary abstract sculpt ability in the course of form composition was emphasized. The meaning and function of form composition in the teaching of architecture specialty were also discussed.

Abstract:Historical materialism was imprinted deeply in the two classic textbooks: CHEN Zhi-hua’s Foreign Architectural History (before the 19th century) and LUO Xiao-wei’s History of Western Neoteric & Modern Architecture. The paper presents the influence of historical materialism upon the classic foreign architectural history textbooks, which is important for cleaning the development thread and direction of foreign architectural history teaching.

Abstract:Traditional Chinese gardens and calligraphy are cultural phenomenon only existed in China. Both of them can give limited space highly aesthetic creation spirit. The paper took aesthetic generalization thought as a study point, explored the similarities in the creative thinking of these two arts, and then presented the similar pursuit in their creation and appreciation from aspects of creative subject, creative object, art appreciation, and emotional spirit. Trying to explore the correlation between artistic categories, the paper provided a broader cultural perspective for traditional gardens.

Abstract:Talent training is a systematical project and every procedure and element should be designed systematically. To cultivate high-quality talent of engineering management, a training system of the engineering management specialty was constructed based on the system theory, which included designing the goal of training scientifically, planning details of training, setting the appropriate conditions of training, optimizing the management, and establishing the mechanism of talent assessment.

Abstract:Intuition plays a very important role in scientific research and practical application. However, traditional teaching mode emphasizes particularly on logical thought, while ignores the cultivation of instinct thought. Therefore, we presented that it was important to understand the relationship between the two correctly and combined them in a systematic way, so as to cultivate students’ intuition correctly in the mechanics teaching.

Abstract:Based on characteristics of civil engineering in Inner Mongolia University of Technology, we analyzed the capacity requirements on application-oriented talents of civil engineering and developed a new civil engineering training program. In the training program, we presented a goal of “solid foundation, wide caliber, high capacity, and high-quality” to express regional and industrial advantages and insisted on the integration of professional knowledge and practical application, professional design and construction management, and knowledge teaching and quality cultivation.

Abstract:As an educational idea and a training model, general education has been developed to be a common feature of advanced education. Due to different conditions and tasks, different kinds of universities need relevant general education model. Based on industry requirement, modern education theory, and talent training plan, we studied the talent training mode of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. We also designed and proposed a course system of general education with high engineering and strong practice abilities.

Abstract:According to the orientation features of application-oriented universities, the paper illustrated characteristics and direction of the talent training mode of underground engineering specialty, discussed on basic ideas and feasibilities of talent training mode to improve engineering ability, proposed the construction of unified related training system of practical teaching, and presented effective measures combined with the actual teaching situation. In addition, the paper also analyzed problems and countermeasures in the future. Practice result shows that focusing on the engineering practice and strengthening practice ability are effective ways to achieve quality education.

Abstract:to improve the quality of postgraduates’ dissertation, postgraduate training units universally implemented double blind evaluation system. Implement measures included how to determine dissertations to be double blind assessed, adopting additional evaluation and review system, and using qualitative and quantitative evaluation. At the same time, how to perfect double blind assessment of postgraduates’ dissertation was researched based on the practice.

Abstract:The high quality course project construction for postgraduate students is one of the important means to improve talent training quality and implement the innovation plan of postgraduate student education. We should correctly understand the purpose and meaning of high quality course construction, provide protection system for improving the quality of graduate education, and create a noble and dynamic team of teachers. Based on the high quality course construction carried out in Chongqing University, we analyzed and discussed positive effects of high quality course construction on teachers’ construction, talent cultivation patterns of innovation, teaching method reform, and innovation ability training to improve the teaching quality of postgraduate education. Meanwhile, problems appeared in the construction process was studied.

Abstract:A survey on the first 19 professional degree postgraduates recruited by College of Civil Engineering of Zhengzhou University in 2009 was conducted, which concerned the applicant and enrollment, internal tutor, external tutor, practice location, practice type, practice base, and dissertations. The practical effects and research papers were assessed. Through the investigation and assessment, the existing problems in the training process for exploring full-time professional degree postgraduate were analyzed, which provides a reference for the next postgraduate education.

Abstract:In course system of building environment and equipment engineering, test and measurement technology of building environment is a practical course and a course of technological basis related with many courses. Based on characteristics of the course, we analyzed problems in teaching and discussed on the means of teaching reform covering clarifying course position, improving teaching means, changing with the time, and strengthening the practice education.

Abstract:Advantages and disadvantages of different media, including practical objects, models, blackboard writing, wall maps, film projection, printed conspectus, and multi-media tools, as well as utilization principles were analyzed. Due to the disputation of multi-media utilization in teaching process, we shared our experience in preparing and teaching by using different media in hydraulics course and engineering fluid mechanics course, including multi-media technologies. Detailed processes were introduced, such as decomposition of key point concepts, expression and reconstruction of the knowledge, presentation preparation, the playing pace of presentation, intercommunication with students, collaborative application of blackboard writing and compute presentation, and talking emphasized by body language. As a conclusion, opportunities and challenges brought by multi-media technologies to education were discussed.

Abstract:The basic idea and principle of thermal circuit analysis method for heat transfer process were illustrated and the importance of this method in promoting students to understand heat transfer process and motivating students’ interest in learning was revealed. The results show that the thermal circuit analysis has clear physical meaning and is easy to understand. It not only can be used for heat conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer analysis, but also can be applied in complex heat transfer process that coupled with heat conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer. It can be concluded that the thermal circuit analysis method should be emphasized in heat transfer teaching.

Abstract:We analyzed the status and task of the construction course in the talent training of engineering management specialty, discussed the present teaching situation of the construction course, put forward the idea of teaching reform, and discussed on reform tactics of “six combination” and specific reform measures taking the construction course for the project management specialty in China University of Mining and Technology as an example.

Abstract:Under a plan of educating and training outstanding engineers, there were some problems in the teaching process of base of water processing equipment course for the major-water supply and drainage engineering. In the paper, teaching ideas, teaching materials, teaching methods, practice, and assessment methods were analyzed to improve the course teaching effect.

Abstract:To improve the teaching effect of civil engineering introduction, based on years of teaching experience and summarization of relevant research literatures, we discussed on teaching methods systematically combined with structural features of the civil engineering introduction course and presented several effective teaching methods, such as stimulating students’ professional pride and sense of responsibility, using multimedia teaching, training students for self-learning, and adopting case teaching and practical teaching. At the same time, some useful methods such as helping students to establish career planning and improving teachers’ teaching quality were discussed in the paper. Practice results show that the teaching reform is effective to stimulate students’ study passion, enrich the teaching content, and improve teaching quality.

Abstract:According to the development of industry and current steel structure building market, there are new requirements on the steel structure talents. We analyzed problems in the teaching of steel structure course in universities, comprehensively studied the course design, the graduation design, and the content of the second class, and constructed and implemented practice teaching based on the theories. The practice teaching integrated the cultivation of practical ability, innovation spirit and engineering quality, which formed interaction effect of the first class and second class.

Abstract:Characteristics of science and engineering majors are considered to be inferior in system, wide in knowledge, and abstract in concepts. It is a wide-spread reality that the students’ English is quite poor. We studied on the bilingual teaching from several aspects including course selection, text book selection, and teaching mode. To qualify the bilingual teaching, we should keep a principle that “the target is the guide, the teacher is the lead, and the student is the subject”. Flexible teaching should be carried out on the basis of improving the quality of teachers and selecting appropriate teaching materials. In practice, it is important to take a progressive bilingual teaching mode and adopt diversiform teaching means.

Abstract:According to existing problems of building-architectural budget course, we proposed an overall reform of the teaching ideas to solve the problem of inadequate engineering practice of students. In accordance with essential teaching and plenty of practice, we carried out a comprehensive practical teaching reform from many aspects such as teaching content, teaching methods, practice teaching, teacher training, and evaluation system. Followed with the development of information technology, we adopted advanced computer software in teaching to enhance the efficiency and quality of the project cost management. After three years of teaching reform, we have achieved remarkable results. The students have a general increase in the engineering practice ability and their overall comprehensiveness has been greatly improved, which made them received acceptance and praise of the employing unit.

Abstract:According to requirements of building steel structure design course for civil engineering majors, animation courseware for factorial steel structures was developed. The research and study of the courseware was based on the actual manufacturing and installation of steel structures. The full arrangement of single layer factorial steel structure was animated in detail and the animation was emphasized on the assembly and formation for typical joints in steel structures. With the development and application of the courseware, the design process of steel structures was lively showed and the teaching concept of “taking teachers as leaders and students as the main body” has been realized in specialized courses.

Abstract:Structural mechanics is an important fundamental course in civil engineering. Strong logicality, high skill nature, and high flexibility are characteristics of the course. In the teaching process, the problem to be solved is how to arouse students’ interest in learning structural mechanics and how to lead students to change passive learning into active learning. Based on characteristics of the course, we studied on methods and measures of improving teaching quality from aspects of teaching concepts, teaching means, and teaching methods. The article points out that 1) teachers should have a basic position in structural mechanics teaching, 2) teachers should use various teaching means to simulate students’ interest, and 3) rational teaching methods should be used to improve teaching quality.

Abstract:Teaching contents of bridge structural systems are very important in bridge engineering course. Of the traditional teaching method, the structural systems are independently explained according to the text content. The teaching effect is poor, non-systematic, and inconsistent. Starting from the moment diagram of the simple-supported beam bridge, we presented how to reduce the bending moment of beam and performed evolution of all bridge engineering structural systems.

Abstract:To quickly analyze and judge the mechanical state of soil and solve practical engineering problems, the soil was looked as a special complex system in the paper and the analysis method of soil structure state was proposed based on the intrinsic relationship between the structure and state. The paper analyzed engineering mechanics state of the soil and predicted the mechanical behavior of soil engineering based on characteristics of the engineering condition and its impact on soil micro-structure. The soil mechanics teaching program was designed by three modules, which are the analysis of structure-state, teaching organization, and engineering problem analysis. The practice of the teaching program was carried out in Guizhou red clay teaching and achieved a good teaching effect.

Abstract:Due to the fact that the curriculum design of engineering management specialty is independent and students do not have a strong sense of the overall project, we analyzed the professional training objectives of the project learning method and explored a new progressive curriculum design that contains engineering economics and project evaluation, building construction, project valuation, engineering bidding (including construction organization design), and construction project management. A progressive curriculum design based on designs of each task branch was formed. The application of the new mode strengthened students’ overall view of project, realized the three fusions of architectural design, and improved students’ comprehensive design capability. Organization schemes, limitations, and improvements of the mode were proposed.

Abstract:During undergraduate teaching process of civil engineering, calculation of projection length of diagonal section is a difficulty and also a key content. Defining the top position of the diagonal section is the first step when checking the simply supported beam’s shear capacity, namely, confirming projection length of diagonal section. Current textbooks explained various methods about calculation of projection length of diagonal section. We compared and summarized current calculation methods and presented a new accurate method which had been verified. The concept of the method is clear and the calculation is simple. Therefore, it is convenient for students to understand and master the content related to check shear capacity of diagonal section and has positive significance for teaching reform. Practice shows that the method achieved effective results in undergraduate teaching of civil engineering.

Abstract:Urbanization in China develops rapidly and the urban planner holds an important position. Colleges and universities are cradles of the planner. How to cultivate professional high-end urban planning talents is focused by each college. Compared to China, the training of professionals in urban planning developed much earlier and better in colleges and universities of the United States. Therefore, research on their teaching mode is meaningful for the development of professional education of urban planning specialty.

Abstract:An education reform on rock triaxial compression experiment was presented because many undergraduates can not well understand the theory of Mohr-Column. In this reform, a whole procedure stress and strain experiment under loading and unloading was carried out. A three-dimensional numerical model was established to simulate the experimental curves. An animation based on numerical analysis was made to vividly show the form and cut-through of shear band in the rock sample. The reform results are of important significances for undergraduates to comprehensively understand the theory of Mohr-Column, enhance the interests to do experiment, improve the understanding of the theory, and develop the knowledge of numerical analysis.

Abstract:There is always a week or so time to carry on the curriculum design of one-way slab during the reinforced concrete structure teaching in most universities. Since 1970s, although design specifications of concrete structures have been changed several times, the form and content of the curriculum design for the one-way slab have not been changed much. With an investigation of the earthquake damage as well as the further understanding of the building structure system, the system of reinforced concrete frame inner and masonry outside which used as the support structure for the curriculum design of one-way slab has not been permitted to use any more by the Ministry of Housing and Rural Construction. We analyzed the deficiency of current curriculum design of one-way slab and also put forward the corresponding reform proposals.

Abstract:Civil engineering specialty is practical, social, comprehensive, and innovative. We introduced the current situation of practical teaching of civil engineering specialty in many application-oriented universities, clarified the importance of engineering training for civil engineering students, and then discussed on the engineering teaching mode of civil engineering based on the practice.

Abstract:Civil engineering management’s simulation practice (CEMSP) is an effect way to solve the problem between its practical teaching and enterprise’s actual requirement. Based on the analysis of the civil engineering management’s practical teaching and combined with the process-oriented of CEMSP, we put forward four platforms of CEMSP and analyzed specific contents and goals of tools teaching, comprehensive practice training, and theoretical teaching. Then, the CEMSP’s laboratory pedigree was constructed. Integrating the open style concept of laboratory teaching, we provided the open style of CEMSP’s laboratory structure and took the CEMSP laboratory of Chang’an University as an example to analyze its specific composition and function. Single case shows that CEMSP basically meets the training target of the integration of theory and practical abilities for civil engineering management specialty.

Abstract:Case teaching has been widely used in some professional teaching activities such as law, medicine and business management. Some theoretical and practical issues such as choice and writing of case materials, organization and implementation of case teaching, and case teaching evaluation were deeply analyzed. The result shows that it is important to train students’ engineering skills and practical ability and to achieve professional development goals by using case teaching in engineering management specialty.

Abstract:To solve the “three more and three less” issue commonly existed in practical teaching of civil engineering, we explored a new approach to develop students’ innovative ability and initiative learning ability based on the great attention on theoretical teaching and strengthening routine practice. The civil engineering innovative management mode constructed in the paper was a self-management education guided by colleges and universities. An innovation and practice of civil engineering achieved a remarkable effect.

Abstract:In response to the request of professional development in urban planning education, village planning is added in design teaching for the juniors of urban planning specialty to cultivate them forming a concept of urban-rural integration. The paper described the teaching plan in detail. The practice result shows that the setting of village planning course can strengthen the cohesion of different courses and make students change their planning perspective from the city to the countryside and their thinking model from a logical physical one to a rational comprehensive one.

Abstract:According to characteristics and requests of talent training mode for civil engineering specialty in the state of higher education popularization, a diversified teaching mode in graduation design has been put forward. The mode was based on the multiple intelligence theory and the principle of taking students as the centre. Practice shows that the diversified teaching mode is an effective way to improve teaching quality of graduation design. Meanwhile, students’ creation ability and engineering practical ability has been greatly increased.

Abstract:With the concern on the quality of the building environment, the course teaching of architectural physics has been paid more and more attention by universities and colleges. We analyzed shortcomings of the traditional course teaching of architectural physics and the application of digital technology in architectural design and presented the great potential digital technology application in course teaching of architectural physics. Combined with the course teaching reform of architectural physics in Chongqing University, we provided a new idea and direction for enhancing the students’ analysis ability on the physical environment and improving the course teaching effect of architectural physics.

Abstract:Setting innovation projects to develop Party building on the ground level is a pioneering move to promote the innovation of Party building on the ground level in universities and colleges. It is helpful to enhance the vitality of the party member, bring the model effect of members into full play, and also promote science development in universities and colleges. The paper presented the connotation of innovation projects to develop Party building on the ground level, designed the framework of setting innovation projects from four aspects, which are fundamental principles, the management system, system design, and the project-setting procedure, and proposed “four emphases” to promote project-setting in Party building on the ground level.

Abstract:To understand current university students’ achievement motivation and self-esteem and research the relationship between them, we investigated on 430 university students by using EMS and SES. The results are as follows: 1) In some extent, the college students’ self-esteem can forecast their achievement motivation. 2) The female college students’ failure-avoiding motivation is significantly higher than the male ones and the excellent female college students’ self-esteem is significantly higher than the excellent male ones’. 3) The excellent college students’ self-esteem is significantly higher and failure-avoiding motivation is significantly lower than the ordinary ones’.

Abstract:To improve the management of infrastructure construction and increase the benefit of investment, we presented major problems in infrastructure construction auditing of universities and colleges based on the analysis of practical working experience, analyzed the main causes of the problems from two aspects which were the construction management department and the construction unit, and proposed countermeasures. The countermeasures covered many aspects, including establishing a system of rewards and penalties, strengthening project data management and tender management, enhancing worksite management, and improving talent training.

Abstract:Since the 21st century, philosophy and social sciences in universities and colleges of China have achieved a great development. The main problem of philosophy and social sciences research is lack of high quality. To increase philosophy and social sciences research level in universities and colleges, we need to evaluate research products’ value and quality by using a good evaluate system, so as to promote high qualified research products. Based on the Chinese Ministry of Education’s policy and principles about philosophy and social sciences research quality and evaluation, the paper built an evaluation frame for philosophy and social sciences research products in universities and colleges based on quality perspective following the principles of qualitative and quantitative evaluation, classification evaluation, and evaluation standards with innovative, scientific, and social characteristics.

Abstract:An attempt was made to explore patriarchy and the living condition of German women in the early 19th century. The growth process of the heroine Turandot form the struggling with the Chinese emperor Altoum and the patriarchy was researched and the conflict and reconciliation between Turandot’s love, honor, and self-esteem were studied. In this course, Turandot constructed a new identity and preserved integrity of her ego. Finally she finished her self-fulfillment.