Article 2014

Research on a CDIO-based practical teaching system in a Logistics Engineering major

World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education
Journal · Vol. 12 · Issue 2 · pp. 139-145
Abstract

Higher education in China is shifting from a specialised to general education focus that is marked by a new campaign of teaching system reforms, by changing from specialist training to professional education. Based on development planning at Zhejiang University of Technology, combining professional features and demands for logistics talent from Zhejiang manufacturing development, this article proposes the global adoption of professional teaching and curriculum and a CDIO-based practical teaching system of logistics engineering. This can be achieved through rethinking CDIO engineering education by combining project teaching with practical work experience in corporations, improving the practical abilities of teachers and cultivating undergraduates' engineering practical abilities. The aim is to further deepen students' understanding of declarative knowledge, to enhance students' analytical abilities, develop their skills in conducting research, solving practical problems, and carrying out the related theoretical and practical tasks, to promote students' competitiveness in their subsequent academic and professional studies. Results have shown that this system is an effective practical teaching model.

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Professional aspects Curricula Education computing Students Professional education Practical teachings Declarative knowledge Development planning Engineering practical abilities Logistics engineering Practical problems Teaching system reforms
Author Affiliations
Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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  • EID 2-s2.0-84905366186
  • Language English