Abstract:With the rapid development of urbanization and the proposal of "marine economy demonstration area" and "coastal economic zone", dramatic changes different from the past have taken place in the spatial structure of coastal cities. This paper selected more than 30 coastal cities of China as study object, which are typical in coastal city cluster and witness a relatively rapid development of urbanization. From the angels of external form, function layout and internal space, it discussed the general characteristics of spatial structure evolution of coastal cities in the stage of rapid urbanization. It not only contributed to the cognition of spatial development trend of coastal cities, but also provided a theoretical basis and support for the prevention of urban problems and disasters caused by spatial structure evolution.

Abstract:This teaching experiment aimed to discuss art of light and shadow by setting project design of "light and shadow constitution" in 3D constitution to extract elements of architecture, such as wall, ceiling and so on, as design topics. The paper introduced the curriculum and system construct of "light and shadow constitution" and studied the relation between light and shadow and time, color and shape through multi-subject exercises. This teaching model has distinct positive effect on students' understanding of feature of art of light and shadow, cultivation of logical thought of shape, enrichment of visual experience and formation of good aesthetic taste.

Abstract:The consequences of modern technology risks including natural ecological crisis and social crisis. Though the existing measures to deal with risks of modern technology play a role, they still lack of thoroughness. Because of its focus on "human", especially that it places emphasis on the reflection and critical ability of human qualities, general education can become a way to deal with the risks of modern technology.

Abstract:The current global urbanization rate has increased year by year. The city in the development process is bound to suffer a lot of contradictions. Correspondingly, urban design gradually attracts people's attention. At the same time, related courses and majors also gradually rise in colleges and universities. Urban design professional talents are lack in China. To study the current situation of relating foreign education will be helpful to the development of professional education and practice in China. This paper gave an overview of current situation of urban design discipline in higher education in Asia. Combined with the QS discipline rankings, this paper selected three representative Asia universities as cases to analyze the development situation of the subject, including professional settings, educational goals, curriculum contents and other main points, aiming to give some guidance to professional setting and training program designing in domestic urban design education.

Abstract:With the rapid development of transportation construction and urbanization in China, the demand for diversified civil engineering talents is growing. According to practical experience in training two different kinds of talents:application-oriented engineers and scientific research-oriented talents in Wuhan University of Technology, the paper summarized the cultivating objectives, cultivating content and safeguard mechanism for cultivation of the two different kinds of talents and provided new methods and ways of training engineering talents.

Abstract:The engineering innovative ability training is an important subject of higher education. Based on the idea of layered teaching and individual differences of students, combined with the characteristics of goals of applied talents training in civil engineering, private tailored teaching method was used for civil engineering innovation ability training, which stimulated greatly students' interest in learning, improved the students' learning enthusiasm and initiative and improved effectively the cultivating effects, and realized the goal of innovation driving and collaborative development.

Abstract:To improve the application-oriented capability of undergraduate students in civil engineering, some exploration and practices of training innovative ability were carried out by organizing a structural model design competition. This paper presented a systematic introduction of the structural model design competition, including the competition design, main process of structural model design and manufacture,competition results and problem analysis. Through this competition, students deeply understood and mastered basic theory and analysis methods of mechanics, basic properties and applicable conditions of engineering materials, mechanical properties and calculation principles of structural members, and their innovation consciousness and scientific research ability were improved. To promote the training of applied talents, the competition guided students to initiative innovation through flexible use of professional knowledge to improve the irinnovation consciousness and scientific research ability. At the same time, teachers realized the importance of teaching and practice in the training of applied talents, and actively thinked about new directions of discipline development.

Abstract:In the background of renaming building environment and energy application engineering specialty and drawing up new undergraduate training program in Nanchang University, the paper searched for new edition of building environment training program having characteristics of civil engineering category. The new training program aimed at training compound engineering technology talents with basic knowledge of civil engineering and architecture who can engage in design, construction, manufacture, running, consultation and energy saving reconstruction in building environment and building energy systems. Related exploration concerned construction of professional platform courses in civil engineering, the third semester practical courses and offering characteristic courses.

Abstract:The talents training mode of building electricity and intelligence specialty has experienced a gradual improvement process. On the basis of the training plan revising of building electricity and intelligence specialty in Qingdao University of Technology, the paper discussed the talent training mode reform from training objective, theoretical teaching system, practical teaching system and other aspects. The objective was to seek a talents training mode that satisfies the social demands, the professional development demands and the students' demands, so as to adapt to the new situation of talent requirements.

Abstract:The effective connection between the education and training system and the industry standards is the precondition for implementing the Excellence Plan talents training, and it is also the important foundation for training practical talents meeting the needs of industrial development. Take transportation engineering as an example, with the goal of industry standard-oriented ability training, multidimensional practice and research of innovationon the education and training system of transportation engineering under the mode of Excellence Plan were done from the aspects such as personnel cultivating program, curriculum system, dual-qualification faculty team construction, practical education platform construction, dual system education mode, and characteristic training of talents.

Abstract:Affected by the depression of real estate and construction industry in recent years, some university students, especially students majoring in engineering management doubt about their employment prospects. To provide career guidance to these students, taking graduates from Chongqing Technology and Business University as an example,this paper conducted a questionnaire with graduates majoring in engineering management and graduated from 2007 to 2011 as object, to investigate graduates' employment and current development. Results of the investigation were analyzed by SPSS software. The conclusion of this survey can provide undergraduates some employment guidance advices and help to guide students to strengthen their professional ability related to employment, as well as improve the core competitiveness of the engineering management major students.

Abstract:In view of the status of shortage in innovation ability cultivation in Chinese doctoral education, the authors analysed the cultivation mode of innovation ability of American doctoral students through the visiting opportunity to University of Cincinnati. The paper did comparative analysis of training mode between Chinese and American doctoral students, including the quality of enrollment, training process, psychological adjustment and occupation planning.Based on the training experience of innovation ability of American doctoral students, we put forward some suggestions, including providing guarantee for their scientific research in daily life,improving the enrollment mode, promoting the two wheel drive of course papers, providing innovation environment and cultural construction for personnel training,establishing tutorial groups, serving for doctoral students' personalized demands, paying attention to psychological adjustment and occupation planning. This investigation will further advance the reform of training model of doctoral students in engineering in China. Finally, it will lay the cornerstone for improvement of the country's overall innovation ability.

Abstract:The curriculum of advanced theory of concrete structures is an important part of civil engineering disaster prevention professional curriculum, and is regarded as the key and difficult point in teaching because it is closely related to the major and the engineering practice. The paper studied the curriculum provision of the advanced concrete course in Chinese and foreign universities from the aspects of curriculum provision, curriculum requirements and curriculum content in the case of UC Berkeley, National University of Singapore,Imperial College, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Tongji University. And the reform schemes suitable for China conditions were put forward.

Abstract:Some colleges and universities provide the opportunities of at home and abroad cognitive internships to civil engineering undergraduates, creating favorable conditions for students to get familiar with the present status of civil engineering industry. This paper discussed the educational functions of local and aboard cognitive internships through theoretical generalizing and sample analysis from three aspects:implements, regulations as well as ideologies and cultures. It concluded that the internship is a process that makes students be acquainted with civil engineering implements first, then understand regulations of projects and enterprises, and finally ponder over the architectural ideologies and cultures.

Abstract:Training distinctive and high-quality full-time professional degree master, especially professional degree master in engineering, is a key point of postgraduate education development in Chongqing University. Taking the cultivation of full-time professional degree master candidates in materials engineering in School of Materials Science and Engineering of Chongqing University as an example, this paper analyzed the necessity of studying the cultivating mode of full-time professional degree master candidates. The industry-development-oriented educational objective was put forward and the training mode centered on the factors of knowledge, ability and accomplishment was formed. In addition, effectiveness of reform and practice in course design, teaching staff construction and practice base construction was summarized, the existing major problems were pointed out and relevant countermeasures and suggestions were proposed.

Abstract:The "double blind" defense scheme was introduced in this paper, including its defense organization and implementation process, as well as the role and function of the college managers, the graduate student offices, and the defense secretaries. It was implemented in the graduate defense of civil engineering graduate students in Guangzhou University in 2014 and 2015. The effect was also analyzed. The feasibility of implementation of the "double blind" defense scheme and its significance in quality guaranteeing of graduate education were preliminary discussed under the background of comprehensive expansion of postgraduate enrollment.

Abstract:Postgraduate training is an important task of collaborative innovation center. From six aspects such as training objectives, training platform, training mechanism, training system, degree qualification and benefit coordination,the basic essentials of postgraduate training pattern in local university's collaborative innovation centers were analyzed and corresponding reform measures were proposed. The postgraduate training pattern of collaborative innovation center was explored combined with the practice of postgraduate training in Collaborative Innovation Center for Geo-Hazards and Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Area.

Abstract:This paper introduced the municipal engineering postgraduate training mode based on the "Four Ability" target from six aspects:its connotation,basic framework, basis, idea and attitude for implementation,safeguard system for implementation, supervision system for implementation, and the main achievements. The aim was to improve the comprehensive quality and training quality of the municipal engineering postgraduate students, and to make the cultivation of postgraduate students adapt to the social development.

Abstract:Soil mechanics is a course with sound theoretical basis. The content of this course, from both its scope and depth, is very suitable for students to practice their exploratory thinking ability. Taking the teaching of stress history as an example, this paper explored the teaching methods facing scientific research in teaching of soil mechanics. Teachers can guide students to think actively by proposing a series of questions regarding the teaching content, and then students can understand the teaching content by solving these questions. Based on this, teachers can extend the teaching content and introduce students to think in a more open sight. This makes students know related frontier problems and new developments regarding the teaching content. By guiding students in active thinking,this teaching method can achieve a good effect by helping students both in understanding the content more profoundly, and in enlightening their scientific research abilities.

Abstract:Structural mechanics courses in hydraulic and civil engineering specialties in agricultural universities show features of more problem-solving methods and learning difficulties, as well as students' poorer learning enthusiasm and higher make-up rate. Based on this background,combined with the policy of excellent engineer education training plan as well as engineering education professional accreditation requirements and the learning characteristics of engineering students in agricultural universities, this paper explored the way to structural mechanics teaching reform under the environment of excellence engineer training and engineering education professional accreditation.

Abstract:To meet the growing social needs of a wide range of talents, contemporary university education is required to train students with characteristics of thick-foundation, wide-caliber, high-capacity and high-quality, which is a challenge to the existing teaching model. This paper analyzed relevant courses' teaching models in domestic and foreign countries, as a basis for the implementation of a teaching mode in the process of soil mechanics teaching reform, in which students are the center, while teachers play the heuristic and guiding role. By combining soil mechanics theory with engineering practice, studying and using demonstration test in classroom, increasing teaching methods, improving the quality evaluation and examination system and so on, this research tried to practice the reform in soil mechanics teaching and the teaching effect was significantly improved.

Abstract:Problems existing in the regular teaching form of basic principles of concrete structure were grasped by questionnaire analysis. "Micro classroom", "flipped classroom" and "WeChat public account" were adopted to explore new paths of teaching reform and good results had been witnessed. Practice proved that "micro classroom"is beneficial and efficient for solving the difficulties of class, "flipped classroom" is good to improving students' initiative and an easier way is provided to deal with problems for students due to the help of "WeChat public account". Consequently, it is favorable for the development of curriculum reform to introduce new teaching form and platform.

Abstract:The "seeing architecture at beginning" course has been the first sub topic of the national level excellent course of architectural design basis in South China University of Technology since 1994. This paper summarized the adjustments and reforms in teaching goals, teaching contents, teaching methods and teaching achievements of the course in recent 20 years, and analysed the causes of the changes and adjustments. It proposed that making a clear positioning of the course and taking students as the dominant had continuously improved the course's interests and the students' participation. It also pointed out that the teaching reform is not to simply rely on copying some models, but needs a long-term practice and running in process aiming at the actual situation of students.

Abstract:To solve the problems appeared during the building structure and style selection course such as students' lack of interest,students' incomplete understanding and a bad teaching effect, this paper, based on characters of the course and its role in major teaching and cultivation of students' practical ability, put forward concrete measures including reform of teaching contents,teaching method and mode of examination to further improve the teaching quality.

Abstract:With the development of science and technology and speed up of information dissemination, the world more and more demonstrates a unification trend, which leads to great impact on regional culture. In this background, exploration of regional culture's application and research in the field of interior design has important meaning and function. Meanwhile, regional culture with distinctive characteristics and rich content also has important value in interior design teaching. Combined with the current problems in interior design teaching, this paper put forward the significance of interior design teaching based on regional cultural elements, and explored the teaching methods based on regional culture factors by taking dining space design as an example.

Abstract:The new concept of stormwater management was discussed in this paper, and some measures to improve the ability of stormwater management education (SME) in China were proposed. Through the analysis of the necessity of SME in China and its present situation, the current existing problems and further measures to improve SME were employed. According to the actual situation of China's development, mastering the experience and knowledge of SME from those developed countries, and exploring a suitable SME model for China with the spirit of independent innovation were needed; establishing the core idea of people-oriented, a strong professional knowledge, a "harmony" concept between human and nature, and furthermore, forming a running model with education quality assurance measures, were all required. Combined with good teaching models, the ability of SME in China will be improved steadily with new SME ideas.

Abstract:Hydraulics and hydrology of bridge and culvert course is an essentialprofessional basic coursefor undergraduates majoring in traffic and civil engineering. In order to exploreitsteaching effect as an elective course,some effective teaching strategieswere discussedcombined with years of teaching practice and the analysis of curricula arrangement, teaching organizationand assessment standards. Some measures and suggestionsto improve the teaching effect of this course were put forward:combining hydraulics course with hydrology of bridge and culvert course, close integration with engineering practice, correct use ofmodern teaching means, reasonable teaching process organization, perfecting assessment standards, and so on. Teachingpractice showedthat the above measures and suggestionswere effective, and the condition of boring teaching method, passive learning and assessment standardssingleness had been changed. So it is helpful to improve the teaching effect of this course and cultivate comprehensive ability of students.Research results arealsoapplicabletoteaching practice of professional basic courses opened in civil engineering.

Abstract:In the times of accelerating internationalization in China, real estate industry practitioners' needs for professional English are getting higher and higher. As a result, pure English course of real estate economics are offered in some universities. Although there are many researches on the teaching reform of real estate economic course, none of them is found focusing on its pure English course construction. To fill in this gap, the pure English course of real estate economics in Southeast University was taken as an example. After analyzing challenges in aspects of students, teachers, textbooks and materials, the reform and construction measures in respects of teaching group, teaching materials, course contents, teaching means and evaluation methods were summarized and further development directions were proposed.

Abstract:Case teaching of the construction regulations course is widely used in majors such as civil engineering, engineering management and engineering cost in universities of China. It is a good way to teach students. But there is a problem in practice that if the cases are improperly selected students' learning motivation can't be completely activated. Combined with the characteristics of the construction regulations teaching, the paper designed a case teaching process of the construction regulations course based on the learning motivation activating theory in higher education psychology and its relevant six measures. It is a new way to activate students' motivation to learn this course.

Abstract:Considering the demand of industrial transformation in the context of the stock era and the teaching objectives of local colleges and universities, this paper tried to research on the teaching model of urban design in urban and rural planning major. Taking Suzhou University of Science and Technology as an example,the inquiry model in undergraduate stratified teaching and the situational model in graduate classified teaching were put forward, and the practical experiences of teaching and problems were summarized, which can be a reference to the urban design teaching reform in local colleges and universities.

Abstract:To adapt to the development trend of inquiry teaching reform in higher education, and enhance the classroom attraction, the flipped classroom teaching mode was analyzed. Combined with the teaching requirements of engineering courses in universities, the characteristics of courses suitable for the mode of flipped classroom was set forth. The contrast teaching of flipped classroom and traditional classroom was carried out in soil mechanics course. The students were divided into A group and B group. Students of A group joined in flipped classroom and information transmission process wasfinished before class through micro learning video. The teacher designed learning problems to guide the group discussions and the knowledge absorption process was completed in class. Students of B group joined in traditional classroom and they finished the learning problems after class by themselves. Teaching effect was analyzed through the questionnaire and the test in class. Analysis results showed that students of A group were higher than students of B group in the ability to understand and use knowledge.

Abstract:According to the characteristics of soil mechanics course, this paper discussed some preliminary ideas on how to develop soil mechanics experiments, strengthen the teaching practice and further more to improve the teaching quality. A good experimental training should be operable with clear basic conception,should have an engineering application background, can stimulate the students' motivation, and should have the characteristics of innovation and development. So as to improve the theory teaching effect, improve the students' initiative, and students' innovative thinking and problem solving ability.Combined with case analysis, this paper presented that a good experimental training can make the students have comprehensive understanding of the basic theories and master the scientific research process, which is of great significance in fostering students' thinking and comprehensive ability in civil engineering, water conservancy, transportation, mining, geology and other professional fields.

Abstract:Innovative education in the process of course teaching is the main path to cultivate creative talents. According to the characteristics of engineering geology course in civil engineering specialty, the author discussed innovative education from many aspects, including reformation of teaching material content, using heuristic teaching method, taking a variety of teaching methods, strengthening innovative thinking training in practice, training scientific research methods and using final examination and flexible variety of usual performance comprehensive assessment. While mastering the course knowledge, students were inspired to use the curriculum knowledge for analyzing engineering geological problems from various aspects, and were trained to be good at thinking and have a good habit of innovative thinking. In this way, the teaching goals of training innovative talents could be reached.

Abstract:Structural design competition has become one of the most influential professional science and technology events for civil engineering students.Civil engineering students' application ability of professional knowledge could be assessed by this competition, thereby the feedback function of the competition are performed. According to the corresponding points of the structural design competition and professional courses, the professional course feedback index system was built.The questionnaire survey was designed based on the feedback index system. Based on the analysis of survey data of two years' school competition and the entity models submitted by students, the effect of students' application ability of professional knowledge was assessed, and then the results were reflected to the related course group. The research provided a quantitative basis for curriculum reform, meanwhile provided innovative ideas for the healthy development of students' subject competitions.

Abstract:In order to improve the engineering consciousness and collaborative innovation spirit of civil construction students, engineering graphical teaching staff should pay more attention to cultivating the graphics expression, team collaboration and engineering design ability of students. Combined with the teaching situation of traditional architectural drawing and design courses, based on the CDIO education concept and its characteristics, a new teaching mode was built and different teaching methods were used at different stages. The results showed that the new system can enhance the ability of space thinking, design innovation and practice of students. It also played a good role model for deepening the engineering graphics teaching reform.

Abstract:BIM (building information modeling) technology not only has great practical value in the engineering practice, but also has a wide application space in universities' talent training.This paper, taking Shenyang Jianzhu University as an example,discussed the application of BIM in courses such as civil engineering drawing, building architecture, steel structures, project management, and graduation design.Combined with the difficulties Shenyang Jianzhu University faced when integrating BIM technology into the curriculum reform, this paper gave solutions to the difficulties and set forth some achievements. The research showed that, BIM technology could fully be integrated into the teaching of specialized curriculum in architectural universities, and this integration was imperative, and the effect was obvious.

Abstract:Based on the reality of traditional dwellings in Yunnan, to change the traditional expression of graduation design only using drawings or models, this research led students to construction practice and "Really Do". From planning to technical measures in detail, eight students conducted researches from eight different directions on renewal of a particular traditional dwelling and learned the division of work and cooperation in project practice. Students were instructed to study on specific issues combined with local climate and building materials, integrate construction technology into design, so that their design could be put into practice and guide village planning and construction reality.

Abstract:Based on the comparison of university graduation design modes at home and abroad, aimed at cultivating team coordination ability of engineering management students, this paper researched on the design mode of undergraduate engineering management students, and put forward the collaborative task selection, collaborative design and double team collaborative mechanism, and also provided a comprehensive evaluation system to assess the use of the mode. This study offered some references to further enhance the teaching quality at the graduation design stage and improve the graduates' practical ability and comprehensive quality.

Abstract:To measure the rationality and teaching effectiveness of practice teaching, appropriate evaluation on the effect of practice teaching is very necessary. The appropriate teaching quality evaluation can not only reflect the teaching effect, but also find shortcomings and deficiencies in the process of teaching so as to improve the practice teaching system. This paper took engineering management major in applied universities as an example, combined with the strong practicality characteristicand the specialty of this major, set up a practice teaching evaluation index system. By determining the index weight using the Delphi method and putting forward reasonable evaluation methods, this paper provided reference of practice teaching evaluation system for universities.

Abstract:There are barriers existing between the cultures and worlds of scientists and journalists. This can affect the good communication of science in the media. One method for overcoming this is through media skills training of scientists. This paper describes a successful method for training scientists developed over the past 12 years in Australia and successfully applied to other countries, including South Africa, New Zealand and the Philippines. The paper shows how these workshops appear to be breaking down the barriers between scientists and journalists and ensuring better communication of science to the general public through the media.

Abstract:With the popularization and development of we media technology, the science communication in China has entered a new era. At the same time, since the science communication of we media is more and more need to be regulated and operated systematically, it is necessary to systematically study the approaches for improvement of science communication in we media era so as to realize its value.