Exploration and Practice of an Innovative Idea and Method of Organized Engineering Education

Abstract

This Innovate Practice Full Paper presents an innovative idea and method of organized engineering education. With the rapid globalization of China's economy, and especially the emergence of a large number of innovative large-scale enterprises supported by advanced technology, a great number of engineering-proficient talents is urgently needed. However, there is a disparity between the talent cultivation system in China and the societal demand for well-educated specialists. Every year, more than 9 million people enter various colleges and universities in China. Likewise, a large number of students graduate and enter the job market annually. Although China's higher education system has made great progress, the quality of engineering performed by graduates from various types of colleges and universities is low and remains far from meeting society's demands. Through extensive research and analysis, we have come to believe that the main reasons for this phenomenon can be summed up in two points: firstly, the system for teaching engineering needs further improvement. Engineering education is in a very fragmented state and lacks unified standards. Different colleges and universities have different understandings of engineering education, leading to the educational methods they use being inconsistently applied. Secondly, social engineering education resources are not used optimally. With this in mind, we propose an innovative and logical solution to the engineering education problems China faces. The method attaches importance to the teaching of organized courses, emphasizes the practice of organized engineering, and vigorously carries out the construction of a planned practice base. Through more than ten years of exploration and practice, we have made a series of achievements and gained a wealth of experience, opening up a road for China's engineering education. We hope that our research can contribute to the organized and uniform development of engineering education around the world.