Abstract:Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system consumes a large proportion of energy in buildings. With the continuous development of energy-saving and green building, the professional quality of people who is in charge of the operation of HVAC system is one of the critical factors, which cannot be ignored. In order to meet the requirement of the times, as well as to cultivate talents with good quality for operation of public utilities, substantive work has been carried out at Nanjing Tech University, which includes the concept of education, cultivation objective, construction of curriculum group, rebuilding of teaching system, establishment of practical teaching base, mode of practical teaching, and engineering training of teachers. It has obtained both acknowledgement of students and support from industry. By combination of the idea of engineering education and the practical project, intellectual support can be provided for sustainable operation of building which will be real "green" and "energy efficient".

Abstract:The engineering education is relatively backward for the application-oriented civil engineering specialty in Chinese colleges. These problems of stale and outdated ideas, teaching system relatively poor state, education platform weakness generally exist in engineering education. Based on the current situation of the application-oriented civil engineering specialty and the results of reform theory and practice, the overall idea of the reform of engineering education was put forward, and reform measures such as to establish great idea of engineering education, reconstruction teaching systems, reform of teaching content and teaching method, creation of "five-in-one" model were proposed. This research may provide a useful reference for the education reform of the civil engineering specialties based on application type talents.

Abstract:With the development of internationalization of engineering construction projects, there is a necessity to cultivate the civil engineers with international perspective and competitiveness. Exploration and practice related to the teaching sessions was herein discussed about the specialty construction of International Program of Civil Engineering. Some optional methods to improve teaching plan, courses system, teaching contents, practice teaching and full-English teaching team, as well as supervising system of teaching quality of international students were put forward.

Abstract:With the rapid development of social economy, the requisite quantity for applied graduate student is greatly increasing in society. Through analyzing architecture and civil engineering professional degree in present, it was found that our school degree program for architecture and civil engineering had obvious characteristic in the warehouse factory construction for grain and oil, but hadn't a clear goal for professional degree. There are many problems, for example, the degree program is not very famous in society, and the cultivation system is not perfect. In view of the deficiency, firstly the appropriate construction goal of the degree program was ascertained, and then specifically implemented program was proposed for system construction, optimization design of training scheme, improvement of the curriculum system, teaching staff construction, and practice teaching base. Finally, to guarantee the goal of construction brand, specific guarantee measures were put forward.

Abstract:According to the characteristics of the construction management industry and relevant talent market demand trend, the current problems existing in the construction management undergraduate course personnel were analyzed. "Three pairs model" of training scheme and safeguard measures such as strengthening the practice teaching base construction were put forward to cultivate high-quality applied construction management talents. These measures provided reference in construction management in institutions of higher education professional development and personnel training.

Abstract:The application of innovative talents training mode of civil engineering specialty in local undergraduate colleges was studied. The "1+2.5+0.5" personnel training mode combining with the teaching practice of civil engineering in Hubei Institute of Project was put forward. It aims at training students' innovative spirit and practice ability, establishing win-win cooperation mechanism between colleges, common practice teaching practice bases construction, carrying out "green" and "group one" practice teaching team, promoting and perfecting the practice teaching informationization reform, and exploring the innovative talent training in applied undergraduate colleges and universities of civil engineering specialty of the new method, to provide a reference for other civil engineering colleges.

Abstract:With the building of the specialty of water supply and sewerage science and engineering core curriculum "Building water supply and sewerage engineering" construction projects in the nearest three years, innovation and practice team formation, personnel organization, project organization, site settings, daily activities and competitions, obtained achievements and experience were discussed to improve students' ability to innovate by the second classroom activities, and to improve the overall teaching quality of professional core curriculum.

Abstract:This paper introduced higher education system including university system and engineering education system, and reviewed the evolution of higher education system in China and the reform on engineering education in recent years. By comparing engineering education in China and France from the cultivation system, theoretical courses and practical links, this paper put forward suggestions on engineering education reform in China.

Abstract:Teaching is the most important tool for universities and colleges to achieve education. The time and energy that university faculties put into teaching has a high impact on the quality of talent education as well as higher education. In this study, by interpreting the current situation of teaching input of faculties majoring in civil engineering from universities in China as well as overseas, measures to improve the teaching input were put forward. It is aimed to provide new thoughts for encouraging and enhancing university faculties in teaching input and talent education.

Abstract:The curriculum of the undergraduate program of the department of materials engineering in the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, was fully analyzed in this paper. After comparative analyses of the courses, academic direction, part of the syllabus and teaching methods, it was found that UBC's curriculum basically biases the traditional metal materials, at the same time keeps up with the times and develops new research and academic directions as well. During the arrangement of the courses, UBC pays attention to the basic knowledge and its application in the research and development of materials. UBC trained their students with the idea of more general materials science and engineering, which is a good reference for the training of undergraduate students of materials science and engineering in China and can be used as a reference for the optimization of curriculum system in China.

Abstract:Practical education is an important part of undergraduate education, and one of the most important part to cultivate students' comprehensive ability, especially for the major of Civil Engineering, for which the requirement of practical ability is relatively high. The practical education of three famous universities in Japan, e.g. University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, and Tokyo Institute of Technology, were introduced here. The characteristics of the practical education systems and the role of practical education in the curriculum were discussed. Based on the discussion, the advantages of the practical education system in the universities of Japan would be summarized. And it would provide some useful information for the practical education reforms in China and the effective implementation of the outstanding engineer education program.

Abstract:To promote the practical training standardization of full-time professional master in the field of architecture and civil engineering, this paper aims at establishing a set of feasible, operable index system and evaluation method. According to the practical training characteristics of the full-time professional master in the field of architecture and civil engineering in Wuhan University of Technology, the Gray clustering model was applied to evaluate quality grade of practical training combined with hierarchy analytic process. The evaluation result shows that practice base is the weak link of practice teaching of our university, which can show us the correct direction in improving the practical training standardization.

Abstract:A questionnaire survey was carried out on subjective factors impacting the qualities of postgraduate training. Statistical results of this survey led to a proposition on enhancing the self-directed learning and self-recognition ability of postgraduates. This study could be referred by universities to enact training program for their postgraduates. It might also help tutors on their guidance.

Abstract:Three-Dimensional Composition is a very important component of Form-Composition training course in traditional Architectural basic education; it's also a bridge connecting the enlightenment in Architectural cognition and primary application of Form Design. While the growing lack of Humane and Art accomplishment, and continuous spread of Form-Aesthetics pursuit has caused a large impact on the core values which should be held in the Architectural professional education. This paper was based on the author's review and reflection of the teaching experiences on the Three-Dimensional Composition trying to explore a teaching reform method of Three-Dimensional Composition which was experiencing the basic elements and their system of Architecture like the "space" and "tectonic" from a perspective of architectural thinking cultivation. Furthermore it proposed the specific curriculum reform programs which was applied to dynamically connect the series of the Form-Composition curriculums, efficiently strengthen the capacity of Three-Dimensional model construction, and systematically cultivate the thinking logic for Architecture Design, and it also shows and summaries some of the results of teaching reform in recent years.

Abstract:Aiming at the problems currently existing in the teaching of the curriculum of design of steel structure principle, this article conducted teaching reform exploration and practice of the "combination of three requirements, research on three levels, setting up the second classroom, construction of two platforms, and implement of two improvements". Namely, textbook compilation is carried according to three requirements of industry development, practical application, and the students' study. Study three levels of teaching and appraisal method on cases, tasks and projects. Second classroom jointing with steel structure enterprises was opened. Scientific research innovation and online teaching platforms was constructed in order to improve teaching efficiency and quality and students' comprehensive application ability, innovation ability and learning ability, and to realize the practical talents cultivation target.

Abstract:The design course of steel structures for undergraduates majoring in civil engineering specialty plays an important part in design practice, which can contribute to the utilization of the fundamental design principles of steel structures, enabling the ability of solving engineering design problems. According to the plan for educating and training outstanding civil engineers, the reform of teaching content, schedule and design subject was carried out by taking account of the recent development of steel structures, and the exploration of the teaching method was also conducted.

Abstract:Educational resources of high quality can be shared through open course, which can also promote fairness of education. It is possible to promote the construction of open course under development of scientific and technological, policy support and successful construction of fine open course. Based on the experiences and suggestions about the construction of Mechanical and Artistical Steel Structure, the selection of curriculum topic, organization of content, utilization of methods and production of teaching videos were discussed in detail for reference.

Abstract:According to current situation of soil mechanics and foundation engineering curriculum in universities, the ‘3333’ teaching design was proposed. The reorganization of teaching content was carried out based on the engineering problems and the original knowledge system was broken. Six modules with 20 questions of teaching content system were established. In order to improve the students' learning interest and learning initiative, the teaching methods such as problem teaching, engineering case teaching, situation teaching and personalized teaching were combined and adopted. Finally, some suggestions for improving the soil mechanics and foundation engineering course construction were put forward.

Abstract:The core courses of geotechnical engineering discipline, as a very practical course, are prone to the separation between theory and practice in classroom teaching. After years of exploration and teaching practice, a case teaching model based on ability training is gradually established. By focusing on the selection of "native cases" and creating "immersive and empathy" classroom situations, the students can be better involved in the case analysis under the instructions of the teachers. Their interests in the case study and the classroom teaching are also stimulated, and the effect of classroom teaching is therefore improved.

Abstract:The foundation treatment is a practical stronger course. It has the characteristics of more involved courses, research objects and the processing method, etc. The problems in the teaching process were summarized according to many years teaching and practical experience. Then the reasons were analyzed, and four teaching targeted improvement measures were put forward. The teaching effect can be improved through the adoption of stimulate interest, system preparation, expanding the frontier,interactive teaching, case teaching, strengthening the practice and diversification of assessment method and other methods. The Aims were to stimulate students' interest, cultivate students' ability, and solve the problem of the engineering practice ability and innovation ability.

Abstract:Based on the summary present teaching reforms of ground and foundation engineering course at home and abroad, the typical problems of classroom teaching were pointed out, and by focusing on case teaching method, curriculum teaching reform ideas and implementing scheme were put forward.

Abstract:Since 2010, the training program for the civil engineering major has been adjusted to meet the requirement of the excellent engineering education in Tongji University. The undergraduate students of civil engineering major need to be able to solve practical problems and its every professional direction should have corresponding practical teaching steps. The practical courses are a connecting link between the basic theory and the practical application and several key points in the design courses are presented to improve the teaching method of the courses. For Building Concrete Structures Design, it is the first time that the basic theory should be combined with the practice. Through the practical course the undergraduate students should be familiar with the related design code, professional atlas and drawing specifications. Meanwhile, they should be able to determine the structural scheme of the buildings and to analyze and design the structures by themselves. The primary aim of the design courses is to train the undergraduate students to solve the engineering problems as an engineer. Therefore through the course study, the undergraduate students can identify and solve practical problems and can design the reinforced concrete building structures independently.

Abstract:Based on the analysis of needs for architectural specialties in the context of green building and the existing problems in cultivating architectural talents, the "one axis, two wings" curriculum system was established, in which technology and design were integrated. In addition, the "in-and-after-class" practical teaching system was built. As a result, the teaching content of series of curriculum of construction technology was expanded and integrated, and diversified teaching method and evaluation system were innovated as well.

Abstract:Course content, teaching methods, practices of building automation are determined by discussing the teaching contents construction and classroom organization. It is useful for guiding future teaching work. The specific objectives in the further needed to be improved had been proposed.

Abstract:We aimed to introduce how to make students learn the course well when teachers teach well by multifaceted teaching link and the assessment methods of whole process in the structural mechanics courses in the civil engineering specialty, to achieve the teaching goal of improving the students analysis and calculation ability, expression ability and cooperation ability.

Abstract:Aimed at the predicaments of civil engineering bilingual education under credit charging system, two kinds of questionnaires of students in opened course and deserted course were compiled, to investigate the orientation, expectation and improvement direction of civil engineering bilingual course. The results show that most students didn't realize the importance of bilingual course, and even the course has to be deserted when it is an optional course in the last 2 years. However, students of opening course played in class; all they wanted to do is to pass the exam, not for knowledge. In order to improve teaching effects, the course content should be based on the real engineering to attract students' attention, and the current situation of global civil engineering must be promoted to students to urge them study the so-called useless civil engineering bilingual course diligently.

Abstract:Eighteen colleges and universities of research universities, teaching and research university and application oriented college were selected as analysis samples of civil engineering major. The goal, structure, characteristics, organization, teaching and assessment of teaching practice were sort out, compared and summarized, and the practice teaching of civil engineering major were compared with that in the United States, Germany, France, Britain, Japan and other developed countries. It points out that our country's civil engineering major in training idea and goal, practice teaching system, the organization of practice teaching implementation, practice teaching security and practice teaching mode innovation urgently need to be improved and strengthened to ensure and improve the practical ability of civil engineering professionals.

Abstract:Through the analysis of current situation and existing problems of university-industry cooperation practice teaching in civil engineering, the factors of the operating mechanism and the difference between them were expounded. The university-industry cooperation practice teaching mode under current civil engineering practice teaching mode and enterprise operation mode and the construction methods of its operating mechanism were proposed. The operating mechanism of industry-university-research cooperation practice teaching were designed and explored in the aspects of constructing organization and management department, modular teaching, building quality evaluation system and the solutions to relevant problems. Finally the recommendatory strategies were provided for the practice teaching of civil engineering.

Abstract:We aimed to introduce how to make full use of the school teacher' quality of scientific research resources to gradually update the experiment project by transforming, using supplementary and other means in the construction of teaching experimental project in the civil engineering specialty, and ensure the operability and sustainability of this transformation mechanism by the management system. Gradually it can make the experimental project not only universal, but also have distinct uniqueness and advanced nature, to achieve the goal of improving the quality of students.

Abstract:Practical teaching is the most effective way to cultivate students' ability of innovation and entrepreneurship. Through the establishment of practical teaching idea which centered on students' practical ability, innovation, entrepreneurship, and scientific thinking ability to build the teaching system of "three platforms, two capabilities, a train". The teaching system was studied on design model,run manner and achieved results to form a practical teaching method of "multi-level, three-dimensional, innovation and openness". The practical teaching method improved the students' practical ability and achieved the combination of the social needs and the application-oriented cultivation objectives for civil engineering.

Abstract:It is a common problem in the experimental teaching that the introductions of large equipment and special equipment are limited. In order to guarantee the effect of experimental teaching, the concept of the remote resource sharing of large-scale equipment was brought forward based on the method of combination of virtual and reality, which was proposed during the construction of the national virtual simulation experimental center of Southeast University. By using the self-developed hardware and software, solutions were obtained for the remote resource sharing laboratory development. Through the remote desktop sharing and multi-angle video sharing, remote control, operation and experimental teaching of large equipment can be accomplished, which enabled the students to operate and analyze test data in personal. The results show that, the problem of low utilization efficiency of large equipment in the laboratory construction can be overcame, comprehensive experimental courses can be established by remote resource sharing of equipment, which solved the problem of equipment lack and improves the practical ability of students.

Abstract:As a new kind of personnel training mode which combines the tutorial system and the opening laboratory system, the undergraduate laboratory tutorial system has already attracted the attention of many educators. The Civil Engineering Collage of Tongji University decided to introduce the tutorial system, including the undergraduate laboratory tutorial system, into the undergraduate training system from grade 2014. This article sketches out the development process and status of the tutorial system, explores the significance of the laboratory tutorial system, introduces the content of the laboratory tutorial system in detail and some recommendations for further improvement.

Abstract:In today's information era background, BIM technology as a new concept and tools for building construction experiment teaching, is the development trend of teaching. This paper analyzed the difficulties faced by the undergraduate and graduate students in civil engineering. The teaching in rock mechanics experiments combined with the BIM technology has carried out for 2 to 3 years and achieved a more obvious teaching effect. In view of the curriculum reform, a new experimental teaching mode was put forward, which can improve the learning interest and innovation ability, the experimental teaching and organic integration of industries, universities and research institutes.

Abstract:Soil mechanics focus on both fundamental theories and engineering practices. Its core contents including the theory of bearing capacity of foundation usually take assumptions which disagree with the practical engineering conditions. However, the practice teaching of such contents was unavailable due to the limited teaching conditions. As a result, the teaching effect was unsatisfactory. To fill up the deficiency above, a multiple-function plane test-bed which was applicable to the soil mechanics teaching was developed. Based on this test-bed, typical issues in soil mechanics including bearing capacity of foundation, earth pressure and slope stability can be physically simulated. It is shown that the present test-bed has beneficial effects which traditional teaching does not have.

Abstract:The course of Pump and Water Pump Station is an important course in the water supply and sewerage engineering. However, the prevalence of book-based teaching model in the teaching process focuses on theory ignoring combination of theory with practice. For the actual teaching situation of pump and pump station in Nanjing Tech University, the features of the course were introduced. The following aspects were proposed for educational reform of course:focusing the concise and highlighting the difficulty; the practice of classroom situational teaching; extracurricular practice teaching; strengthening practical course design; innovative practice teaching in cultivating innovation ability. Innovative methods were put forward for providing a new idea for the teaching method reform, including teaching reform of the course, to deepen the teaching reform, improving teaching quality, cultivating the ability of analyzing and solving problems for students and innovative ability.

Abstract:Aiming at various problems existing in engineering graduation design, for example, the water supply and drainage engineering, comprehensive feedback teaching mode were put forward and applied in water supply and drainage engineering graduation design. Different ways of information feedback were used to quickly and efficiently solve the problems in the graduation design, so as to comprehensively improve the quality of graduation design. This teaching mode has certain reference value to the engineering discipline.

Abstract:The graduate degree theses on safety and correlative specialty were searched by Wanfang data. The number of thesis, topic selection and etc. of all national universities were figured out. According to statistics, fire science is the most popular research area in safety engineering specialty and discipline-crossing character is very obvious for fire science. The teaching practices and reform measures on graduation design (thesis) of safety engineering specialty of our institute were introduced in this paper. The quality of graduation design (thesis) can be improved by launching in advance, cooperation between college and enterprise, combining with scientific research, combining with the students' science and technology innovation and topic selection reform.

Abstract:The graduation design of railway route design is summative and practical teaching for railway engineering students. It is important to improve the ability of undergraduates on applying knowledge of railway engineering. According to some problems in the graduation design, the characteristics of route graduation design were analyzed, and the approaches and methods for teaching reformation of route graduation design were studied and discussed. It can provide reference for similar professional courses of graduation project in China.

Abstract:The prominent problems existing in the current practicum mode were analyzed by questionnaire survey and interview, which took the specialty of urban underground space engineering in four universities of Central China as examples. A new practicum mode based on the theory of STC was proposed, which would be conducive not only to the students' career development but also win-win for university and enterprise.

Abstract:The essence of human being is free and conscious activity. College students' entrepreneurship is the inevitable trend of the times. It is the inescapable result of the increasingly severe employment pressure and the successful impetus of science and technology's development. College students' self-employment is the consequent requirement for the development of college students, which is beneficial to the students' individual development. Through the current analysis of various influence factors including government, universities and college students, this paper put forward some feasible suggestions from three perspectives, which are strengthening government policy guidance, promoting the development of entrepreneur education in colleges and universities and enhancing college students' entrepreneurial quality.

Abstract:As an important part of General Education in university education system, Chinese Calligraphy Art Education makes its unique contribution to coordinated development of Science and Engineering students. Firstly, Calligraphy Art Education plays an extraordinary role in Moral Education, which helps Science and Engineering students enhance recognition of Chinese traditional culture, and create Chinese Nation self-confidence in creativity so on. Secondly, Calligraphy Art Education also plays an important role in Intellectual Education, which helps Science and Engineering students enhance their abstract thinking level, and improve their practical ability as well. Moreover, Calligraphy Art Education takes responsibility of Aesthetic Education, which helps Science and Engineering students enhance aesthetic consciousness and grade, and promote their aesthetic cultivation. Consequently, through a series of calligraphic practice, fully development of the function of Chinese Calligraphy Arts in Moral Education, Intellectual Education and Aesthetic Education can be achieved.