University Curriculum Reform Research Articles

Research on the Practice Path of Public Physical Education Courses in Private Universities under the Concept of Ideological and Political Education in the New Era Curriculum

With the continuous improvement of China’s education system, private higher education has also entered a period of rapid development. The number and quality of private universities are significantly increasing. This article explores the development of physical education in private universities against the background of their rapid development. This article first explores the policy documents of physical education in universities, analyzes the key points of public physical education curriculum reform in universities, and finally analyzes the effective paths of physical education curriculum reform in universities. It is hoped that through text analysis and research, some reference can be provided for the reform of public physical education curriculum in private universities under the new era of curriculum ideological and political concepts.

Exploring the Path and Implementation of Ideological and Political Education in Marketing Fundamentals Course based on Moral Education Concept

Cultivating virtues and morality is the primary task of talent cultivation in China's universities and colleges, and promoting the construction of ideological and political education in courses is an important lever for curriculum reform in universities. As a provincial-level demonstration course of ideological and political education in vocational education in Jiangsu, Marketing Fundamentals course has been innovatively designed and practiced under the concept of moral education. The course pioneers the "3C" ideological and political education reform concept, which emphasizes the cultivation of competence, the development of creative thinking, and the dissemination of commercial culture, by designing a curriculum ideological and political education reform model with "Integrity Marketing, Scientific Marketing, and Confident Marketing" as the main theme and uses various teaching methods such as flipped classroom, project-based teaching, thematic presentations, group discussions, scenario simulations, case studies, and exploratory approaches to integrate Ideological and Political Education into the entire process of teaching and learning.

University Curriculum Reform under Product-Oriented Thinking: Focusing on Competency in High-Value Positions

University Curriculum Reform under Product-Oriented Thinking: Focusing on Competency in High-Value Positions

通识教育背景下的大学生双创教育探索

通识教育作为当前教育领域的热词，其中丰富的理论基础与内涵为培养学科素养指明了方向，成为教学设计的出发点。通识教育的丰富内涵为高校课程改革提供了新的思考，促进了改革框架的形成；同时，通识教育蕴涵的现实意义也为推动双创教育培育体系建设提供了完整的价值观和方法论，本文在细化大学生双创教育全过程、培养学生的创新意识和能力、合理制定课程目标、开发多元课程、整合现有课程资源、创设更专业的创业基地和平台等方面提出个人的意见，希望对高校培育出更多创新型人才提出些许建议。 General education has a rich theoretical foundation and connotation that has pointed the way for the cultivation of discipline and professional quality and has become the starting point for teaching design. The concept's rich connotation provides new thinking for university curriculum reform and promotes the formation of the reform framework. The concept's practical significance also provides a comprehensive view of value and methodology for promoting the development of an education and Cultivation System of innovation and entrepreneurship. In this paper, the author expresses personal views on the specifics of the entire process of innovation and entrepreneurship education for college students. This study suggests ways to cultivate more innovative talents in universities, such as increasing students' innovation consciousness and ability, developing a diverse curriculum, integrating existing curriculum resources, and establishing a more professional entrepreneurship base and platform, among other things.

Research on the "Foreign Language+" Curriculum System in Universities with Industrial Features

Under the background of the construction of the new liberal arts, the traditional curriculum system for foreign language subjects cannot meet the market demand. The development space of foreign language majors is increasingly compressed, and the quality of graduates is generally declining. The situation of foreign language majors in universities with Industrial Features is even more difficult due to the weakness of their disciplines, the limited teaching staff and the lack of language learning environment. In this paper, we use literature research and questionnaires to explore the development of "foreign language +" courses in universities with Industrial Features with industrial characteristics, by adjusting course hours, diversifying course settings and offering cross-disciplinary courses. This article provides some ideas and suggestions for the development of foreign language courses and curriculum reform in universities with Industrial Features.

Research on "Three-dimensional Animation Design and Production" of Teaching Curriculum Reform in Universities

Under the new curriculum reform, this article combines the characteristics of the teaching of animation design and to carry out teaching reform, and proposes the teaching reform design method in animation design and production, in order to improve the teaching level of the 3D animation design and production course in colleges and universities.

The Possibility of Curriculum Reform in Universities Through a Professional Learning Community

이 논문의 목적은 교육과정 개혁의 방법으로 전문학습공동체의 가능성을 탐색하는 것이다. 연구를 위해 A 대학의 지원 프로그램으로 운영된 6개 전문학습공동체의 사례를 관찰했다. 그 결과, A 대학의 전문학습공동체에서 교수들은 첫째, 삶을 공유하고 유대를 형성했다. 둘째, 전문학습공동체에서 교수들은 대학의 교육과정 정책과 관련된 문제들을 털어 놓고 논의했다. 셋째, 교수들은 대학의 교육 정책과 다양한 교육 사례를 접하고, 이를 주제로 논의하고 의미를 형성했다. 넷째, 실천 현장의 문제를 해결하기 위한 방법을 모색했다. 연구자는 조사 결과를 바탕으로 교육과정 개혁방법으로 전문학습공동체의 가능성을 다음과 같이 논의했다. 첫째, 전문학습공동체에서 공유된 정서는 장기적인 교수 협력 문화를 창출할 수 있는 기반이 된다. 둘째, 전문학습공동체 활동을 통해 교수들이 교육과정 개혁에 주체적인 역할을 할 수 있다. 셋째, 전문학습공동체는 대학 본부와 실천 현장을 잇는 소통의 공간이 될 수 있는 것이다. 이러한 가능성을 살리기 위한 시사점은 우선, 전문학습공동체는 교수들 간의 협력 문화 정착을 위해 장기적인 관점으로 접근해야할 필요가 있다는 것이다. 그리고 전문학습공동체를 중심으로 대학의 여러 교육과정 개발 및 실행 수준이 순환적으로 연결될 수 있는 구조가 마련되어야 한다는 것이다.The purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities of professional learning communities (PLC) as a way of curriculum reforms. For the study, the researchers investigated the cases of six professional learning communities operated under the University A’s support program. As a result of the investigation, first, the professors shared their lives and formed a sense of fellowship at the PLC. Second, in the PLC, professors discussed issues related to the curriculum policy of the university. Third, professors learned the university’s educational policy and various educational cases, discussed it as a topic, and built meaning. Fourth, they tried to find a way to solve the problem in the field of practice. Based on the findings, the researchers discussed the possibilities of PLC as a way of curriculum reform as follows. First, the emotion shared in PLC is the basis for creating a long-term culture of teaching cooperation. Second, through PLC activities, professors can play a major role in curriculum reform. Third, PLC can be a space for communication between the university headquarters and the practice site. The implication to take advantage of this possibility is that, first of all, the PLC needs to take a long-term approach to establish a culture of cooperation between professors. In addition, a structure should be prepared to circularly connect the development and implementation of various curriculums of universities around the professional learning community.

An Interprofessional Approach to Assessing Research Ethics Capacity in Vietnam: Implications for Nursing Education

This study assessed the knowledge, practices, attitudes, and educational needs related to research ethics across health professions faculty, including nursing, in a university located in Vietnam. Consistent themes across five focus groups and two interviews included promoting knowledge of research ethics, ethics in context, and the value of international partnerships to promote ongoing knowledge of research ethics. Results from this study can be used to strengthen the university's curriculum reform efforts for nursing programs and other health profession curricula across the university. Research partnership opportunities may further the development of research ethics among nursing faculty and students.

On the acceptance of university curriculum reform from the perspective of the 'internet+'

In this paper, the purpose of study is to explore the acceptance of different levels on the university curriculum reform in the 'internet+' era, thus putting forward corresponding strategies on college curriculum teaching. In order to achieve the aim of this study, the researchers prepared questionnaires and collected relevant information through the form of semi-structured interviews. In this study, 536 samples were collected and we analysed the impact of information technology on university administrators, teachers and students through quantitative and qualitative research method in the 'internet+' era. This study suggests that: since the education system is initiated from the top-level design, university administrators, teachers, and students are supposed to develop internet thinking, positive innovation to achieve the transformation of educational theory, educational evaluation methods, and the appropriate teaching paradigm transformation. Finally, we pointed out: through the study of Information Technology and acceptance of the University Curriculum Reform in the 'internet+' era, we remodel classroom teaching evaluation to reconstruct college curriculum and teaching, and promote the comprehensive reform of universities and schools to achieve transformation development, which is of great significance and reference under the new situation.

On the acceptance of university curriculum reform from the perspective of the 'internet+'

On the acceptance of university curriculum reform from the perspective of the 'internet+'

Go Ask Alice: Uncovering the Role of a University Partner in an Informal Science Curriculum Support Network

This article describes a study from the Linking Instructors Networks of Knowledge in Science Education project, which aims to examine the informal science curriculum support networks of teachers in a school–university curriculum reform partnership. We used social network analysis and qualitative methods to reveal characteristics of the informal science curriculum support network reported by a cohort of 13 teachers in an urban district. Access to materials for instruction was found to be a central factor in shaping networking and instructional practices. Alice, a university partner, emerged as a central figure in the network. She helped to distribute valuable resources and support. We describe how Alice's work with the school community fostered her key role in the teachers' networks. The findings have implications for researchers and practitioners for understanding and implementing science curriculum reform and university partnership programs.

English language teaching program of universities: does it cater for multiple intelligences of students?

The purpose of present study was to evaluate English language teaching program of Iranian universities to see to what extent MI theory has been implemented in educational system. As Marsh (1997) holds starts as a plan; it only becomes a reality when teachers implement it with real students in a real classroom (cited in Anthony, 2008: 77). Since teachers and textbooks are manifestations of education in curriculum, the study intended to investigate how the content of textbooks represents multiple intelligences. In particular, it sought to indicate if the textbooks covered all types of multiple intelligences in line with university disciplines of students. Also, in order to find if MI theory is implemented in the program, a series of semi- structured interviews were conducted with university instructors of English. The aim of interviews was to find if instructors apply principles of MI in their classes. The results of this quantitative-qualitative study revealed that ELT textbooks covered a limited range of multiple intelligences i.e. mostly verbal/linguistics intelligence. In addition, the study indicated that MI principles are not applied in the English language classroom. Based on the views of instructors, some suggestions would be made regarding implementing MI in the English language curriculum. The results may be used as a guide for developing teacher education programs in Iran and other countries which are going to implement MI principles in their ELT curriculums. It is hoped that the findings will have an impact on policy makers as well as instructors' concerns about curriculum reform in universities.

A conceptual framework for the teaching and learning of generic graduate attributes

In recent years universities have attempted to articulate the generic outcomes of the educational experiences they provide, beyond the content knowledge that is taught. These outcomes have come to be known as generic skills or generic graduate attributes in Australia, although they are also referred to by a range of other terms. Akin to some aspects of a mission statement, universities have claimed that these are the core outcomes of higher education and that every graduate of every degree will possess these. A recent phenomenographic investigation into academics' conceptions of these generic attributes revealed that, far from a shared understanding of such attributes as core outcomes, academics hold a variety of disparate understandings of the nature of generic attributes and their place amongst the outcomes of a university education. This variation is described in the Conceptions of Generic Attributes model. The present article extends this model by considering the way academics understand the teaching and learning of such attributes. The various pedagogical intentions and understandings identified in the present analysis are related to the conceptions of graduate attribute outcomes reported in the earlier study. The relationships between these two aspects of academics' understandings of generic attributes (what it is that is taught/learnt and how it is taught/learnt) are seen to be internally consistent. The conceptions identified in this analysis provide a way of making sense of the range of curricula approaches reported in the literature. Moreover, these integrated conceptions of generic graduate attributes provide a tool to support current attempts to implement systematic curriculum reform in universities.

Surviving institutional change: Reflections on curriculum reform in universities

AbstractEducational changes require attention to system and organizational characteristics, as well as the development of networks of interpersonal influences.

Integrated Laboratory Experiments on Automatic Control for 2nd-Year Students

Abstract Forced by university curriculum reform (5-→ 4-year curriculum duration) the introductory control engineering course has been shifted from the 3rd year to the 2nd year and the total teaching program has been reconstructed. Therefore the idea originated to concentrate the laboratory experiments around one central process, on which sequentially various aspects can be studied, such as measurements, modelling, identification, stochastic characteristics, analog control, digital control, etc. This central process consists of three cascaded water reservoirs. The students are required to study this process over a period of five afternoons. They have to develop their own models, make the measurements, identify the system, estimate the parameters and verify the results under rather unprescribed circumstances. They themselves will conclude that, due to very big time constants, simulation is necessary. In these simulations comparisons of analog and digital simulations are made and finally an optimal controller has to be developed. In addition, special attention has been paid to the various tasks that can be done using the available small digital computers, e.g. acquisition, storage and displaying of data, aid for computations such as s → z-transformation, simulation, digital control, threshold checking etc. The process and some preliminary experiences will be reported on.