Abstract:After 30 years reform and open, the higher education in China has been greatly improved and developed to mass higher education. Improving talent training quality is the core task of higher education. Taking the condition of local industry colleges into consideration, we analyzed the connotation of talent training quality and put forward feasible advices to improve talent training quality from aspects of school-running orientation, educational philosophy, school-running characteristics, talent training mode, and policy setting.

Abstract:Through long observations and careful thoughts on the teaching practice of general-knowledge and quality-oriented education in Chongqing University, it is found that the teaching in the freshman seminar is relatively in chaos and the validity and actual effect of teaching is not ideal. The course should be designed at a top level and the core plate and the main link of teaching contents should be built. The seminar should contain three key elements: “college students”, “professional learners” and “professionals”, to guide students changing from high school students to qualified college students so as to build up a firm foundation for becoming qualified professionals. The seminar teaching should combine “research” with “discuss” and provide instructive materials as the basis and prerequisite for “research”. The reading materials should be selected and collected by some experts. At present, the overall validity and the actual effect of the general-knowledge and quality-oriented education are not high in Chongqing University. This is caused by the study link instead of the teaching link. Feasible measures should be adopted to improve the teaching validity and the teaching effect.

Abstract:Double qualified teachers are the emphasis and characteristics in the construction of teaching staff and they are necessary in improving teaching quality. The school-school cooperation and school-enterprise cooperation provides the opportunity and platform for training double qualified teachers. We expounded the significance of school-school cooperation and school-enterprise cooperation, put forward the connotation and basic quality of double qualified teachers working at engineering colleges, and analyzed the ways and methods of training double qualified teachers, which was testified by the practice in Heilongjiang Institute of Technology, including engineers’ forum, in-post work at enterprises, graduation projects reform, and campus scientific & technological and cultural activity. Teachers can enrich their engineering experience and improve their practical ability, which shows a remarkable effect on double qualified teacher group construction.

Abstract:According to the professional ability requirement of characteristic applied undergraduates, the concept of comprehensive practice ability is defined for urban and rural planning specialty, and the importance of four hierarchy practice teaching systems (FHPTS) for comprehensive practice ability of undergraduate is emphasized. Four contents of FHPTS are put forward, which includes primary practice, comprehensive practice, innovation practice and engineering practice. Based on our teaching practice, improved practice teaching methods are given, including commenting on group designs by teachers and students, integrating practice site, working practice, and creative practice with professional competition, and combining practice and design with employment.

Abstract:According to general standards of the plan for educating and training outstanding engineers (PETOE) of civil engineering specialty and adhering to creation, innovation and enterprise education concepts of Wuhan University which takes the innovation and engineering practice ability education as the core, thirty undergraduates were selected from civil engineering class of 2010 as the first experimental outstanding engineers class to explore and practice PETOE. The general courses, engineering basic courses and specialized course were carefully set for them and they were required to enter National Engineering Practical Center or provincial engineering practice training base for enterprise training programs. In addition, they were required to participate in student innovation and entrepreneurship training program. These procedures were expected to keep these students’ knowledge, ability and quality at a high level, to arouse their passion for innovation as well as to cultivate their professional interest and professionalism. After two years practice, satisfied outcomes were achieved. Based on this, we extended the experience to two classes every year in our college as “outstanding engineer class”. The plan was also expanded in construction, underground engineering, and road and bridge engineering.

Abstract:With the popularization of higher education in China and diverse functions of the higher education, the orientation of training application-oriented talents has been gradually established in local colleges and universities. In recent years, the environmental protection industry has increasing demand for application-oriented environmental engineering talents. Therefore, we established an innovative training mode called “2+1+0.5+0.5” to constitute an application-oriented training system from aspects of teaching and teachers’ quality. We also collected feedback information from employers to constantly improve the talent training mode.

Abstract:Based on the teaching reform of product design specialty in independent colleges, characteristics of product design majors in independent colleges, requirements for product design majors, the traditional teaching methods, and existing problems were analyzed. Then suggestions on the product design course teaching were put forward to strengthen the discipline construction of product design specialty in independent colleges.

Abstract:Building industrialization is the new direction and inevitable choice of the building industry development in China. The process of building industrialization was accelerated and achievements in both science and technology were obtained in recent years. Textbooks of civil engineering specialty lag behind the new national design and construction codes, and lag even more behind the research activities. Therefore, appropriate approaches should be carried out to merge the new progress of building industrialization into professional teaching process in order to broaden students’ horizon, build a firm foundation for their future employment, and provide talents for the building industrialization and building industry.

Abstract:Emphasizing on engineering practice is one of the characteristics of water and wastewater science and engineering teaching. There is a fine tradition of focusing on both theoretical and practical engineering in the course teaching. We explored new teaching conditions and teaching methods based on the water and wastewater pipeline engineering course, built a multidimensional teaching mode for water and wastewater science and engineering course, and explored the standardization of multidimensional teaching methods to promote the rapid development of water and wastewater science and engineering talent training.

Abstract:Based on the analysis of characteristics of landscape architecture specialty in the independent college, the application of competition teaching mode is explored in landscape architecture teaching by combining the theory with practice. The implementation process and knowledge feedback system are established, so that the teaching mode can play a positive role in the cultivation of distinctive talents in the independent college and in improving graduates’ competitiveness in the employment.

Abstract:During the 12th Five Year Plan period for training the high-quality comprehensive talents, higher education has formed a training mode combining theoretical education, practical education and innovation education, which put forward higher requirements on undergraduates’ scientific research ability training. Strengthening undergraduates’ scientific research ability training can cultivate undergraduates’ good habits on scientific research, which is a foundation for innovative research.

Abstract:Based on the background of open and internationalization of Chinese architectural education and combined with international requirements and training features of architecture specialty, we presented a “four point support and development continually” teaching mode from aspects of international joint teaching, international joint design, international joint training and short-term exchange. We also put forward the corresponding operation mechanism from aspects of operation system, teacher team, training program, and management measures to constitute an international joint teaching system.

Abstract:Students generally show little interest on and pay a low attention to the engineering article writing course. The teaching effect of engineering article writing is not good. To obtain a good teaching effect, we compared the course teaching in the University of Hong Kong and Foshan University from aspects of student learning capacity, students’ background, learning mode and employment expectation, and consequently pointed out recommendations for teaching method improvement.

Abstract:Structure mechanics is very important in the teaching and study of civil engineering specialty as a basic course. With the introduction of CDIO education theory and the further reform of training excellent engineers, how to make sure this course reach the present requirement should be considered by teachers and students of civil engineering specialty. Based on the reform of basic engineering course in Shantou University, we analyzed the application of practical projects in structure mechanics course teaching, which can be a reference for the reform of related courses in the future.

Abstract:Surveying and measuring of ancient architecture is a significant component of the Chinese architectural history course. Hexi Corridor traditional architecture is a considerable regional architecture of China. However, the Chinese architectural history course teaching is based on north official style architecture and students know less about such kind of architecture as Hexi Corridor, which requires teachers to actively explore and seek reasonable teaching methods to guide students understand it. Based on the surveying and measuring of Wuwei Confucius Temple in 2010 and Minqin Shengrong Temple in 2013, we analyzed how to promote students’ understanding of regional architecture and complete teaching schedule under different conditions.

Abstract:Principle of architecture design is an important course of architecture specialty. We applied the anchored instruction which was based on constructivism in the course teaching to broaden course teaching and achieve interaction between teaching and learning. It is helpful for students to arouse learning interest, cultivate their self-study ability, and deepen their understanding and thinking on the theories of principle of architecture design.

Abstract:Analysis of seismic damage is regarded as the important link in seismic teaching. It not only enriches the seismic teaching content, but also has important significance in practical work. The paper presents the analysis method which follows query, decomposition, discrimination and verification step by step. Deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning are applied. The interaction relationship of research object and the outside world is explored by using qualitative and quantitative methods. Taking the information, knowledge, and thinking into consideration is the basic method to improve students’ analysis ability. Combining the latest achievement of experimental studies with theoretical analyses, students’ study enthusiasm is stimulated and the seismic technology is correctly grasped by them.

Abstract:We explored the education regulation of building water supply and drainage course to improve students’ comprehensive quality, develop their ability of solving actual engineering problems, and make them fitting in the needs of professional positions. During the course teaching, we emphasized on the education design. According to the requirement of talent training plan, we comprehensively analyzed the education system and students’ needs, scientifically established the education target, optimized teaching contents, and carefully designed the education steps. The expected education target had been realized after implementing these teaching methods.

Abstract:Seismic design of structure is a core course for civil engineering specialty, which contains comprehensive knowledge and is difficult for students. It is necessary for teachers to know students’ understanding about the difficulties, factors influencing their study, and how to improve their study interests. We carried out a questionnaire survey on above problems and analyzed the statistical results, which can be a reference for the course teaching.

Abstract:The overseas Chinese students are an important educating group in the higher education institutions for overseas Chinese. Soil mechanics is a necessary compulsory course for undergraduate students of civil engineering. We analyzed the major issues during teaching overseas Chinese student from different aspects, such as students’ different education background in high school, students’ learning interests, characteristics of soil mechanics, and the teaching experience of the lecturer. Taking Huaqiao University as an example, we proposed a series of teaching approaches and teaching contents of soil mechanics suitable for the overseas Chinese students based on our teaching experience.

Abstract:Pollution control of indoor air is a special course of the building environment and energy application engineering specialty. It contains various and comprehensive knowledge. Thus, it is difficulty to teachers’ teaching and students’ studying. Analysis method of principal contradiction is used in this paper. Firstly, the teaching content of the course are optimized and the teaching emphases and difficulties are found. Secondly, in the course teaching, explaining is the main teaching method. Discussion, cases and experimentation are accessorial teaching methods. The basic knowledge, principle and conception are explained intensively. The result shows that students’ positivity is excitated and they can obtain and apply knowledge in practice.

Abstract:In the mechanics course teaching, using Dirac function can easily express the concentrated force, concentrated couple, instantaneous pulse force and other physical quantities in a continuous distribution in a form of uniform. Based on the definition, basic properties and physical background of Dirac function, the typical applications of Dirac function in the mechanics course are given in the paper. Using Dirac function in the teaching of material mechanics, structural mechanics and elastic mechanics reflects the diversity of mechanics course teaching.

Abstract:The reinforced concrete structure course is a technically fundamental subject for majors such as civil engineering and hydraulic engineering. The course contains many concepts and ideas concerning the structural seismic resistance. The Wenchuan earthquake occurred on May 12, 2008 resulted in cracking, damage and even collapse of large amount of reinforced concrete structures. Therefore, in the course teaching, seismic concepts and ideas are transferred to students from the viewpoints of structural ductility, confined concrete, and “stronger column and weaker beam” based on analysis of different collapse behaviors of structures. As a result, it strengthens students’ understanding about the seismic design of reinforced concrete structures and stimulates their interest in studying the course, which is a foundation for their following courses such as seismic design of the buildings and high-rise buildings.

Abstract:Based on the characteristics and current situation of higher agricultural colleges, we explored on teaching reform of hydraulics course, including using multi-channel and multi-form to assess the course, strengthening basic theory teaching, adopting case teaching, training students’ practical ability, and cultivating students’ professional knowledge learning ability. The results show that the reform of traditional teaching methods can improve the quality of students, enhance the function of practical teaching, and improve the teaching effect.

Abstract:Operational research is an important basic course for postgraduates majored in engineering management. This course focuses on cultivating students’ ability of managing organizational systems and shows a rapid development in higher education. Several drawbacks exist in current operational research education practice, including ambiguous teaching objectives, unreasonable teaching arrangements, unreasonable teaching methods, insufficient practice sessions, and unscientific performance evaluation. Based on years of teaching and research practice and experience, corresponding solutions are presented in the paper. To be specific, the teaching objectives should be clear and definite, the teaching content should be identified and updated in a reasonable manner, the case-based teaching method should be enriched, the teaching of software regarding operations research’s application should be enhanced, and the traditional performance evaluation way should be improved. These methods can promote the reform of the operational research education in engineering management and other fields and provide a valuable reference for training excellent managers and skilled workers.

Abstract:With the continuous development of social informatization, we analyzed characteristics of the construction materials course system. The course system was complex, rich in content, and comprehensive. Starting from the construction requirements of the top-quality resource sharing course, we used the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to find the best teaching reform mode from three aspects of teaching contents, teaching methods and evaluation mode. The optimal teaching reform is multimodal teaching method which takes multimedia and network teaching as the primary way and the traditional teaching as a complementary method. The research results can be a reference to improve the talent training quality and promote teaching reform in related colleges and universities.

Abstract:Taking civil engineering specialty in ZhongKai University of Agriculture and Engineering as an example and based on characteristics of local universities and colleges, the teaching reform of graduation design is introduced in the paper. Practical problems existing in several teaching reform modes are analyzed and corresponding countermeasures are proposed.

Abstract:Graduation design is an important comprehensive practice teaching for engineering school. Based on geotechnical engineering teaching in Henan University of Urban Construction, graduation design subjects were discussed in different ways, such as the demands of professional knowledge, engineering practice, and the graduation purposes. According to the characteristics of the subject, some valuable advices were presented to improve the quality of graduation design, such as inviting students participate in the topic and combining theoretical knowledge with engineering practice.

Abstract:Course design is an important practical link for cultivating students’ engineering ability. Based on our teaching and engineering practical experience and combined with the current situation of the university, we analyzed existing problems of course design of civil engineering specialty and presented a plan of course design integration and implementation methods to improve students’ engineering practice ability and creative ability, to speed up the scientific and standardization process of the course design, and to improve the quality of course design, which can be a necessary guarantee for the excellence engineers education.

Abstract:Practice teaching is a very important part of teaching plan for water conservancy and hydropower project specialty, which plays a significant role in improving engineering students’ practical ability. Through analyzing the situation of practice teaching, we described the importance and common problems in the process of practice teaching and put forward countermeasures of improving practice teaching from four aspects including practice units, universities, teachers and students.

Abstract:We studied on the practice teaching of building energy-saving technology for HVAC postgraduates. Cooperating with three types of companies, postgraduates can not only learn the state of the art of energy consumption in building but also strengthen their ability on solving practical problems. They can even find research subjects during the process. It is a reference for practice teaching of building energy-saving technology.

Abstract:The application of practical teaching in architectural design basic course is determined by the nature of architectural education. The practical teaching is the combination of practice and learning and is the process of applying knowledge to solve problems in practice. Space is an unavoidable issue in architectural design basic course. The teaching mode should be put on developing students’ speculative thinking and cultivating students’ sense of space. Only by teaching from practice are teachers able to help students acquire skills of design and improve their design ability.

Abstract:MAX Atria is the first exhibition and convention center in Singapore which received the prestigious Singapore Green Mark Platinum Award. Its green mark initiatives has transformed Singapore Expo to be the MICE “green” venue and ready to meet more and more demands for local and international “green” events organized in the region. MAX Atria is known as a green building with many awards because of its design concept. It maximizes space utilization, tries not to destroy the surrounding environment, maintains the basic ecological balance, makes full use of natural resources, and builds harmonious coexistence with nature. At the same time, by taking advantage of new technologies, it makes construction to be sustainable, energy-efficient, ecological and environment-friendly.

Abstract:Fundamentals of architectural design course is the formative education for design. Based on our teaching practice of taking “corresponding to design” as the main line and combined with the architectural design quality and ability, we discussed the influence of the course on architecture basic education and the more reasonable teaching strategies, teaching module and curriculum system in order to enhance the match point between the basic teaching and architecture design teaching, which conforms to the rational way for the discipline development.

Abstract:At present, the teaching of programming design and algorithmic language of civil engineering specialty in universities and colleges can hardly achieve good teaching effect. We analyzed existing problems in the course teaching and carried out a questionnaire survey on freshmen majored in civil engineering in Southeast University. Based on the investigation result and our teaching experience, we proposed measures for teaching reform of programming design and algorithmic language. The result shows that a good teaching effect is achieved.

Abstract:The resource origin of the library is based on the bibliography which makes up the foundation of the library. In the highly-developed information technology time, the library is facing to a tough challenge. The traditional service mode, the information data and the completion encounter huge challenges as well. To solve the resource shortage of the library and meet readers’ demands, the staff should work harder to get more funds, to buy more bibliographies, and to establish characteristics. Moreover, it is necessary to construct a bit more suitable system and boost the circulation effectiveness. Libraries should pay more attention to offering updating information and decreasing the refusing rate of book-borrowing.

Abstract:Lacking industry and enterprise in the higher vocational education is a weakness. We investigated and analyzed factors that affect industry and enterprise participating in higher vocational education and presented existing problems and incentive policies to promote the government, the industry and enterprise, and the university working together in running school.

Abstract:The architectural construction and drawing course integrates the teaching content, takes typical construction projects as a carrier, cultivates students’ self-study by the forum and animation, and combines the individual work with the team cooperation. Formative assessment and summative assessment are appropriately combined in the evaluation system. The result of project teaching reform shows that students’ abilities of architectural drawing and computer-aided drafting are enhanced, students’ learning initiative is improved, and their team cooperation ability is strengthened.

Abstract:Internationalization has become the distinct characteristics of the times of contemporary ideological and political education. It is not only a challenge but also a great opportunity for ideological and political education. Under the international background, the ideological and political education should carry forward the characteristics of Marxism, seize opportunities and avoid disadvantages, adhere to the integration of theory and practice innovation, and continuously improve the relevance and effectiveness of ideological and political education. First, we must grasp the innovative theory strategy of ideological and political education: getting rid of ideological stereotypes and standing up to take a clear strategy to dialectical sublation. Second, we must grasp the innovative practical ways of ideological and political education: adjusting the training target, enriching educational contents, updating education means, and improving the quality of ideological work staff.

Abstract:Maintaining close contact with the masses and serve the masses are the starting point and the foothold of the party to carry out all activities. At present, under the background of carrying out the party’s mass line education practice in the country, it is important to make college student party members play a role in the practice activities. We presented the significance of college student party members in the party’s mass line education practice activities, summarized basic principles, analyzed existing problems, and put forward measures to further develop college student party members’ role in the party’s mass line education practice activities.

Abstract:Firstly, we discussed concepts of system, continuous system, discrete system, project, scientific research project, and university scientific research project system. Then we studied the discreteness of the project system, concluded basic features of scientific research projects, put forward the concept of project system discreteness, and analyzed the contradiction between the ideal and practical conditions of the project system. We also presented the contradiction between the expected continuity and the practical dispersion of the project system from the perspective of epistemology, which was the result of objective law. This contradiction can be unified with the technological innovation. Finally, we put forward key points of the scientific research management with the project system dispersion.