Abstract:Most regions in Asia are undergoing the process of urbanization currently. Therefore, construction of human settlement environment with high cultural and ecological diversity is very important. In this study, characteristics of the human settlements in Southeast Asia were investigated. Based on the illustration of apparent aesthetic characteristics of architectures, the underlying ecological, sustainable and local properties were analyzed, and causes for its formation and development were studied deeply. Based on the investigation, we found that religious belief, insistence on traditional culture of local people, and comparatively backward economic development were the main reasons. This study is helpful for arouse attention of urban planners on ecological and cultural diversity of human settlements, which is aiming to provide solutions and suggestions to solve problems such as loss of cultural context and lack of spirit of place in the process of rapid urbanization in Asia.

Abstract:We introduced the relationship between engineering educational assessment and regulation and licensure in engineering, comparison of civil engineering educational assessment between China and UK, the professional accreditation of civil engineering, the acknowledgement of Washington Accord, and the fundamental state of engineering educational assessment in China and the USA. We also illustrated the objective and meaning of professional accreditation of engineering and the current status of engineering educational assessment and professional accreditation in China.

Abstract:Based on the analysis of architectural heritage protection education system of the developed countries, we pointed out that Chinese higher education is not good enough in heritage protection education. And combined with the success experience of domestic and foreign heritage education, we proposed that colleges and universities in our country need to develop universal education, professional education, and social training in the conservation of architectural heritage. We also deeply studied on curriculum system, teaching contents and teaching methods of the professional education.

Abstract:Based on the analysis of the origin and employment of architecture students in Guangzhou University, we pointed out the importance of students' individuation education. We put forward strategies of professional talent training scheme from formulation to implementation in the local college of architecture subject based on the universal adaptation of talent training scheme and provided flexible and diverse channels through a special management system to meet students' personalized career development needs. Taking Guangzhou University as an example, we analyzed specific operation methods.

Abstract:We introduced the education resources, degree system and curriculum of Architecture and City Planning Institute of Tongji University. From a perspective of professional teachers, we analyzed the title, teaching purpose and examination mode of the architecture design course.

Abstract:Training application-oriented talents is the basic education task of the independent institute and it is an important indicator to measure the teaching quality. We built an innovative training model of civil engineering and researched on its training standards, training program, double type teachers, knowledge systems and practices links.

Abstract:Undergraduate research is a new approach of education reform, about which the United States of America walk in the forefront of the world. We analyzed the history of American undergraduate research and domestic development situation and pointed out that organization management and training mode are the basic conditions of undergraduate research. It is necessary to improve research ability cultivation in the following five aspects, which are setting relevant research courses, perfecting knowledge structure, advocating research teaching, heightening teacher research ability, and encouraging students to take part in research training activities.

Abstract:The modern college students always are smart and flexible, but they are also distinctive and prefer not to succumb to routine at the same time. Therefore, individualized teaching methods respecting for individual differences are the most scientific in teaching. Building environment and facilities engineering is a new specialty which has an extended field established by the Ministry of Education. The professional training direction, ideas and methods are confused in most colleges and universities. We proposed measures including the “platform+module” training reform, the implementation of tutor system, and extensive professional and innovative practice to achieve the individualization cultivation of building environment and facilities engineering students.

Abstract:The investigation and research shows that choosing to be graduate students has created a special group in undergraduate students who is unaccommodated to the undergraduate teaching system. The phenomenon has negative effect on teaching quality of building environment and facility engineering specialty. According to this situation, recommendations to reform and improve the content and manner of the graduate entrance examination were proposed in the paper.

Abstract:Currently, the construction industry is gradually developing to the direction of general contracting. For general contracting, the project manager should have a strong professional ability. However, the domestic project managers still have a large gap in knowledge system, professional quality and professional ability compared with the foreign project managers. Professional qualification standards based on the performance evaluation is the basic way to enhance the ability of project managers, which is still a blank in China. Therefore, it is necessary to study and establish the system. Based on drawing lessons from the British National Vocational Qualifications and the implementation of the general contracting system, we studied and established a vocational qualification standard system of general contracting project manager which has international characteristics. In addition, the empirical research was carried out. The aim is to retrain the applicants and to update their knowledge, so the international competitiveness of construction industry in our country can be improved.

Abstract:According to characteristics and requirements of certified qualification system in construction industry, we focused on establishing and perfecting course system on professional certification which is adapted to civil engineering, strengthened practice and skills, and reformed the training program, curriculum system, teaching contents, and teaching methods to improve students' practice competence and cultivate application-oriented talents.

Abstract:The degree regulation was set in 1980 and it has been last more than 30 years. As the scale of enrolled graduated students and degree types increased, it is necessary to modify the degree regulation, especially the master degree regulation. The graduate students' education regulations and the quality control methods in USA and England were analyzed firstly, and then the modification and advice were presented. It is necessary to focus on the professional education, foundational theories and comprehensive knowledge instead of the thesis and exam scores. It can be a reference for the master degree student education system reform.

Abstract:The cultivation of creative ability and comprehensive quality is the key of doctoral education and teaching. After many years of doctoral professional courses teaching and practice, a reverse teaching method, including student's presentation and teacher's comment, was proposed with the attempt to stimulate students' subjective initiative and the spirit of actively exploration, cultivating high-quality talents who has independent innovation spirit. Based on the doctoral specialized course, vehicle-bridge coupling vibration, effects of the implementation of the representation-comment reverse teaching method in the past three years were summarized. Moreover, the implementation process and the characteristics of the teaching method were discussed in detail. The subsequent improvement was also made clearly.

Abstract:According to the development needs of graduate education of full-time professional master, we analyzed the status of curriculum system for graduate students of full-time professional master in architecture and civil engineering field, put forward the goal that need to be adjusted, and constructed a combined curriculum target system with three platforms including the basic theory and knowledge, professional quality and ability, and scientific and systematic thinking. We proposed corresponding countermeasures from aspects of curriculum plan, teaching methods, teaching exams, tutor training and production-learning-research. The AHP method is applied to analyze the indexes of the evaluation system to draw the conclusion of index priority order. We also put forward key measures of the curriculum system reform.

Abstract:Physical models as an efficient 3-D design tool should be used in the whole process of architectural design education. We should emphasize models in the architectural design elementary course. We explicated comprehensive intervention of models in each teaching stage and promoting roles by studying the teaching mode of space-reconstruction course.

Abstract:Focusing on the curriculum and features of architecture design teaching for undergraduate students, we presented new contents and teaching methods in the hotel design course by practiced teaching based on questions. With guidance of teachers, students will form into groups to learn how to solve problems and improve design. The survey result shows that the teaching reform achieved good teaching effect and students' study abilities, interest and knowledge were improved.

Abstract:Teaching strategies are important in teachers' quality structure which have attracted researchers' attention. Civil engineering professional courses are comprehensive and practical. We discussed on teaching strategies for professional courses of civil engineering which can help teachers understand the importance of teaching strategies and improve the teaching quality. Whether in theory or in practice, analyzing teaching strategies for professional courses of civil engineering has great significance on improving teachers' quality and teaching effect and promoting the teaching reform.

Abstract:The structural mechanics is a difficult course and its classroom teaching is very important. Some efficient suggestions were introduced to prompt students' study efficiency in the paper. Memorizing shape constants and load constants was proposed for decreasing the difficulty in displacement method. Some problems in the following courses were put out as examples to solve students' questions in study which were useful to prompt students' study interest.

Abstract:Tunnel engineering, as a main fundamental course of geo- & underground engineering direction in civil engineering, features strongly in theory, practice as well as application, and takes a wide scope of professional knowledge. To meet the requirement of training excellent engineers in the new situation, based on my teaching experiences in recent years, I discussed the existing problems in teaching and then presented some reform approaches in teaching methods, practical teaching idea, and research for teaching to improve the teaching quality.

Abstract:In the study of concrete structures course for civil engineering, it is usually tough for students to understand the construction measures to guarantee the bending bearing capacity of a reinforced concrete beam without the basic idea about the anchorage of steel bars in concrete. In this paper, a simplified theoretical model to determine the anchorage and development length of steel bars in concrete was proposed first. Then the bending bearing capacity of a reinforced concrete beam was analyzed and the moment-resistance diagram was set up which has been wrongly described in most text books recently in China. Finally, the construction measures, such as the anchorage length of longitudinal steel bars inside a support for a simply supported reinforced concrete beam and the cut-off points of longitudinal steel bars in the negative moment area of a reinforced concrete beam, were explained in detail based on the idea of anchorage of steel bars in concrete. Teaching experiences in Tongji University show that the basic concept of anchorage and the methodology to relate the anchorage to the bearing capacity of concrete beams logically can help students to understand the complicated construction measures of reinforced concrete beams clearly.

Abstract:With the example of the course of water supply and drainage systems of buildings, we gave available methods for the construction of teaching-studying pattern for specialized courses of colleges of science and technology. The principles of problem designs were discussed, examples of the teaching-studying process of PBL pattern and methods of quality controls were offered, and the contrast between the PBL pattern and the traditional pattern was given. In the teaching-studying process, the choice of patterns should coordinate with teaching-studying contents and goals. Sometimes the two patterns could be adopted jointly to make full use of respective advantages.

Abstract:The status and problems of automatic control principle course teaching for building environment and facilities engineering (BE&FE) specialty in many colleges were investigated and analyzed. According to requirements of automatic control technology for the development of heating ventilation and air conditioning and the personnel training orientation, several teaching reform measures for automatic control principle course including basic content, teaching material, and experiment system have been taken in BE&FE specialty of Beijing University of Technology. The relation between the course content and BE&FE engineering practice was enhanced and students' positivity of course learning was motivated. The teaching effect and talent training quality were improved.

Abstract:We analyzed the position and role of the fluid pipe network course in the training program of building environment and facility engineering specialty, discussed the relationship of this course and other main courses and practice teaching, proposed optimization methods, and put forward knowledge and competence demands for teachers by analyzing the important and difficult teaching points of the course and corresponding methods.

Abstract:Bilingual teaching in international construction management course fits the needs of international construction engineering management specialty, which can help student adapt to the international environment. Instructional objective and meaning of bilingual teaching of international construction management course were introduced. The establishment of bilingual teaching resources systems including teaching materials, teaching models, teaching methods, and tests were summarized and discussed. The teaching practice results indicate that bilingual teaching can inspire students' study interests and improve their ability in acquiring professional knowledge by English method. It is proposed to further improve the teaching effect using different teaching methods such as interactive teaching, research teaching and case teaching.

Abstract:According to existing problems in comprehensive practical curriculum teaching of engineering management, we put forward suggestions on re-constructing the system by reintegrating and optimizing the original practical links, setting series of engineering-practice-oriented and “comprehensive professional training” practical courses, and strengthening the management of graduation design to build a practical teaching system which is ability-training-based, phased, multi-module, relatively independent but interrelated.

Abstract:Engineering construction is an important professional technology course of engineering management major. It has multifarious knowledge points, strong comprehensiveness and practicality. Practical teaching reform on it is necessary. In this paper, the main reform contents and concrete measures are presented and an omnibearing, distinctive and diversity practice teaching mode is set up with the purpose of promoting the combination of theory and practice. The preliminary application effect of new practice teaching mode is also introduced. The research and practice shows that the new diversity practice teaching mode of engineering construction course is beneficial to master basic knowledge of engineering construction, tamp the professional foundation, enhance engineering ability and practical skills, and improve employment competitiveness and professional adaptability of our students ultimately.

Abstract:Graduation design is an important stage of undergraduate teaching. There are some difficulties in the organization of graduation design in independent colleges. A series of exploration and innovation were carried out in the department of civil engineering, Zhicheng College, Fuzhou University, including overall arrangement beforehand, group setting according to employment trends of graduations, close cooperation with enterprises and professional experts in the whole process, selecting topics according to engineering practice, effective process control measures, and improvement in grade evaluation methods. The results show that the teaching reform and practice are effective to solve the problems existing in the graduation design process in independent colleges and important in improving education quality and promoting graduation employment.

Abstract:Based on our teaching practice in graduation design of civil engineering, we analyzed frequent issues of structural calculation in reinforced concrete frame structure of graduation design from three aspects including the structure arrangement, floor design and stair design, and pointed out correct practice methods and theoretical basis to enhance students' structure knowledge.

Abstract:To develop students' innovation awareness and innovation capacity, the research based teaching is practiced in the building environmental testing technology course based on the course's characteristics and needs for talent training of the built environment and equipment specialty. The teaching system and teaching content were optimized and the research based teaching program was designed based on the mind mapping method and problems method. The experimental teaching was strengthened, which was divided into three levels, basic teaching experiment, open experiment and innovate subject experiment. The research assisted teaching site was build. From the current implementation, the research teaching excited students' learning enthusiasm and broadened students' knowledge. Students' creative ability and practical ability were improved significantly.

Abstract:There is a problem that in the teaching of real estate management, theories are isolated from practice. Students' learning effect is not good enough, therefore. To solve problems in the existing theoretical teaching, sandbox experiment teaching was adopted in the real estate management course teaching. Based on my teaching experience of sandbox experiment teaching, I introduced the experiment process and items, gave some tips for students and teachers when they take the experiment course, analyzed the teaching effect, and put forward some suggestions on teaching methods to improve the teaching quality.

Abstract:The cultivation of innovational consciousness and practical ability to solve practical engineering problem plays an important role of teaching practice for the civil engineering students. Since open experiment possess characteristics of creative and comprehensive, open concrete structure experimental teaching not only will mobilize the initiative of students and encourage students' hard thinking and innovation, but also will improve their abilities of innovation, problem identifying, problem analyzing and problem-solving in engineering practice. To guarantee the smoothly implementation of open concrete structure experimental teaching, the course of application, audit, implement process and final acceptance of the open experimental project need to be well arranged, and the opening hours and experimental resources need to achieve co-ordination arrangements and optimize the allocation.

Abstract:We analyzed the experimental teaching system and related problems of civil engineering based on the actual situation of Hainan University. To enhance students' practice ability and innovation spirit, contents of experimental teaching should be integrated to form a multi-level system which includes basic experiments, comprehensive experiments, designing experiments, and in situ experiments.

Abstract:From China's 8th Civic Scientific Literacy Survey, to 2010, the basic scientific literacy ratio of Chinese is 3.27%. The data indicates that scientific literacy of the whole citizen is low. Based on society establishment under Sichuan Association for Science and Technology (SAST), we analyzed characteristics of science popularization development since founding of PRC and put forward some suggestions on how to improve our science popularization.

Abstract:The science popularization at the grass-root level is basic for the whole science popularization career in China. As the development of society, politics and economy, people have deep understanding of science popularization. The science popularization changed from a traditional form to a modern one, its object changed from a single one to a group, and its contents changed from science knowledge to quality improvement. There are many problems in science popularization at the grass-root level nowadays. We analyzed the problems and proposed some countermeasures and suggestions.

Abstract:At present, the science popularization work in Chinese universities and colleges is unbalanced and the level of science popularization is weak. The universities have not been played fully their important function in improving the scientific literacy of the public. Starting from the status of science popularization in Chinese universities and colleges, I proposed a theory of “hard-ability” and “soft skills” of capacity building using communication theories and gave some suggestions on subjects, contents and objects of science popularization combining each aspects of science popularization process.

Abstract:When 3D modeling are involved in descriptive geometry course teaching of civil engineering, students' learning path are extended. Although the teaching task is increased, teaching contents are enriched. Compared to other modeling tools, Google SketchUp is simple to use, expandable and low-cost. Based on the features, applying Google SketchUp in teaching and interactive teaching of descriptive geometry course by case studies was analyzed. The practice shows that reasonable use of Google SketchUp can effectively strengthen descriptive geometry course teaching effect, improve teaching efficiency, fully mobilize students' enthusiasm in participating in teaching interaction, and improve students' practical ability and the team cooperation.

Abstract:College students more and more use the technology of CAD drawing in the graduation design, but most of that cannot meet the figure requirements. Combining classroom teaching experience and engineering check of drawings practice in recent years, we put forward teaching methods based on requirements of the project check of drawings in the process of preparing lessons, giving lessons and examination, and paid attention to students using ability training in the practical work so as to improve the teaching level and the quality of graduation design.

Abstract:The development process of foreign university union is earlier than our country which has accumulated rich experience. According to the analysis of the three foreign university unions, The Association of American Universities, British Russell Group, and Group of Eight in Australia, we summed up three core links characteristics in their decision-making, management and quality assurance about the first-class university union mechanism, and provided five enlightenments to offering some selective references for the construction of university union in our country.

Abstract:Currently, there are a lot of problems in risk assessment for a clean and honest administration in universities and colleges, including uncertain standards, indeterminate point in time, nonstandard procedures, and unclear results. Concepts and methods of project management and risk management were introduced to construct a life cycle risk assessment system for a clean and honest administration in universities and colleges. It will be helpful for the perfection of risk prevention mechanism to achieve a goal of timely identifying, analyzing and avoiding the risk.

Abstract:We analyzed the influence of professional learning on consumption value of college students using the principal component analysis method and questionnaire survey to test the consumption value of students in grade one to grade three majored in social science, science, and art. The results show that different major types of students have different consumption values and the amount of major knowledge learning doesn't have significant effect on the consumption value.

Abstract:With the development of culture economization and economy culturalization, cultural economy has turned into an important form in the present world. Cultural trade is also playing an increasingly important role in the world trade. In the international cultural trade, some countries set discriminatory provisions for cultural trade based on their own interests, which made the “cultural exception” become the criterion for cultural trade friction. Obliviously, those countries overstated the specialty of the cultural trade. Cultural exception principle is confronting the dilemma both theoretically and practically. Following the micro to macro sequence, the predicament of cultural exception under the WTO framework was discussed first, then the loss due to the cultural trade protection was evaluated based on the benefits analysis, and finally the solution of cultural trade friction under WTO framework was discussed.