Engineering Education Accreditation Research Articles

Research and innovation of the “ship navigation radar” course based on the four‐in‐one approach in engineering education accreditation

AbstractTo achieve the strategic goal of marine and transportation power, it is imperative to cultivate highly skilled navigation professionals with a strong theoretical foundation and practical expertize. Seizing the opportunity by the “Double Thousand Plan” first‐class undergraduate courses initiated by the Ministry of Education, a four‐in‐one experimental teaching model is developed for ship navigation radar courses that integrate virtual reality technology under the context of engineering certification. The model encompasses land laboratory real training, maritime radar simulator training platform, comprehensive real‐ship training at sea, and virtual laboratory teaching and training. Through this innovative approach, students can acquire essential knowledge of ship navigation radar required for practical activities in navigation practice while honing their operational skills in positioning, navigation, and collision avoidance using radars. Furthermore, an analysis of course attainment and future development trends is conducted to provide insights into enhancing maritime education and fostering internationally competitive shipping talents.

Innovative integration of the “W + Flipped Classroom” and “B + BOPPPS” teaching models for enhanced learning outcomes

BackgroundWith the demand for more effective and engaging teaching strategies in higher education, there is an imperative to blend traditional and innovative methods to optimize student learning outcomes. To address this educational need, this study sets out to design and evaluate a hybrid learning approach that integrates a flipped classroom based on working process systematization (termed “W + flipped classroom”) teaching design with blended online and offline methods based on the BOPPPS (bridge-in, objective/outcome, preassessment, participatory learning, post assessment, summary, termed “B + BOPPPS”) teaching model and explore its application effects in the field of biological separation engineering.MethodsThe undergraduate class of 2020 majoring in biomedical engineering from Huanghuai University was designated the control group (n = 74), while the undergraduate class of 2021 was chosen as the experimental group (n = 79). The control group received traditional teaching methods. The experimental group adopted the integrated “W + flipped classroom” and B + BOPPPS teaching models. After the conclusion of the teaching period, comparisons were made between the two groups in terms of course objective achievement, academic performance, and critical thinking skills. A survey was distributed to assess learning effectiveness. Semistructured interviews were conducted with teachers and students from the experimental group to evaluate teaching effectiveness.ResultsThe integrated “W + flipped classroom” and B + BOPPPS teaching models significantly improved the academic performance and critical thinking skills of the experimental group. The teaching evaluation revealed high levels of acceptance among both teachers and students, along with improved satisfaction with the teaching methodology.ConclusionThe integration of the “W + flipped classroom” teaching design with the “B + BOPPPS” teaching model provides a scientific foundation for future teaching reforms. This study serves as a valuable reference for implementing the OBE philosophy, enhancing learning outcomes, achieving engineering education accreditation, and cultivating high-quality applied talents in the field of bioengineering at applied universities.

Discussion on the Reform of the Cultivation of Computational Thinking Ability for Information Engineering Major under the Background of Engineering Education Accreditation

Abstract Computational thinking is the basic ability that contemporary college students should have, and it is more demanding for engineering students. Combining with the orientation and characteristics of information engineering specialty in our university, and comparing with the graduation requirement index system in engineering education certification, this paper puts forward the idea of strengthening the cultivation of computational thinking ability, reconstructs the specialty curriculum system, strengthens the teaching of computational thinking series courses to optimize the teaching content, and implements the reform measures of “problem solving” series courses with “domain” as the teaching unit to innovate the practical teaching method. Years of teaching reform practice shows that the reform of computational thinking series courses has achieved good results and met the requirements of talent training objectives.

Teaching Reform of Literature Retrieval Course under the Accreditation of Engineering Education

The professional certification of engineering education has put forward new requirements for talent training in the new period, and the literature retrieval course can not only cultivate the information quality of students, but also provide strong support for the talent training requirements put forward by the engineering certification as a course with strong practicability. Here we analyze the problems in the process of teaching the literature search course for the bioengineering majors of Linyi University and put forward the corresponding solutions to provide a little experience and suggestions for the reform of other courses in the future.

Exploring Pathways for Continuous Improvement in Engineering Education Accreditation in the Era of Big Data

Exploring Pathways for Continuous Improvement in Engineering Education Accreditation in the Era of Big Data

Reform and Exploration of the Integration of "Principles of Chemical Engineering" Course and Civic and Political Education in the Context of Professional Accreditation of Engineering Education

Reform and Exploration of the Integration of "Principles of Chemical Engineering" Course and Civic and Political Education in the Context of Professional Accreditation of Engineering Education

Exploration of Engineering Education Accreditation Implementation and Professional Connotation Development in Local Universities

Exploration of Engineering Education Accreditation Implementation and Professional Connotation Development in Local Universities

Reform and Exploration of “Principles of Chemical Engineering” in Accordance with the Standards of Engineering Education Accreditation

Reform and Exploration of “Principles of Chemical Engineering” in Accordance with the Standards of Engineering Education Accreditation

Teaching Reform in the Context of Engineering Education Accreditation—Taking the Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation Major as an Example

Teaching Reform in the Context of Engineering Education Accreditation—Taking the Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation Major as an Example

Exploration of Professional Curriculum Reform in the Context of Engineering Education Accreditation

In this paper, issues related to the reform of the flight professional curriculum are explored in depth against the background of engineering education accreditation. By elaborating on the importance and necessity of flight professional curriculum reform, a series of practical reform initiatives are proposed. The results of the study show that, in the context of engineering education certification, the reform of flight professional curriculum should adopt strategies such as an industry-oriented curriculum, increasing practical activities in teaching links, promoting the integration of multidisciplinary contents, and improving the evaluation mechanism of the curriculum system, to improve the quality of education and cultivate high-quality flight talents.

Continuous Improvement and Optimization of Curriculum System for Engineering Education Accreditation: A Questionnaire Survey on Achievement Degrees of Graduation Requirements

Engineering education accreditation represents the current trend in undergraduate reformation. Curriculum system improvement is an important way to realize the “innovation leading” of engineering education accreditation. However, there is little information detailing the improvement and optimization of the curriculum system for engineering education accreditation, and a method was tentatively developed based on evaluated achievement degrees of graduation requirements through a questionnaire survey in this work. The results show that a curriculum system guided by engineering education accreditation greatly improves graduation requirement achievement and students’ overall qualities. The graduation requirement achievement degree is largely influenced by the curriculum system and extracurricular science and technology activities, while it is not significantly correlated with students’ scores. Some measures are provided to optimize and improve the curriculum system, including adding additional curricula, converting the supporting index of the curriculum, strengthening the supporting degree of the curriculum, and guiding extracurricular scientific activity. Such measures are significant for increasing achievement degrees, reasonably balancing teaching resources and developing students’ comprehensive abilities. Moreover, the students’ scores cannot objectively reflect the graduation requirement achievement degree, and there exist some limitations to evaluating graduation requirement achievement degrees using course scores. Additionally, post-graduate environment factors, such as major-related work, technical work and further education, also affect graduation requirement achievement degrees.

Improvement of Teaching Management Mechanism for Engineering Education Accreditation

In the context of engineering education accreditation, the teaching management mechanism should be student-centered and continuously improved. Therefore, the work of teaching secretaries and teaching supervisors also needs to be adjusted accordingly, in order to improve work efficiency and quality. This paper discusses the main contents and significance of engineering education accreditation, analyzes the relationship between teaching supervision, teaching secretary, and engineering education accreditation, applies the concept of engineering education accreditation to the work management of teaching secretary and teaching supervision, and proposes countermeasures to improve the work effect of teaching supervision and teaching secretary under the concept of engineering education accreditation.

Research on the Instructional Design for Software Testing under the Background of Engineering Education Accreditation

Based on analyzing the characteristics of engineering education accreditation, this paper studies the Software Testing Technology course under the background of engineering education accreditation from the aspects of course objectives, theoretical content, practical content, assessment and evaluation. Some instructional design ideas and methods are proposed, which implement the concept of student-centered, results oriented, and continuous improvement.

Teaching Exploration of 3D Modeling Technology and Visualization under Engineering Education Certification

Engineering education professional certification is an internationally recognized quality assurance system for engineering education, and it is an important foundation for achieving international mutual recognition of engineering education and engineer qualifications. The engineering education professional certification in China is organized and carried out by the China Engineering Education Accreditation Association and the Ministry of Education Centre for Higher Education Teaching Evaluation jointly. It is an important component of the "Five in One" higher education teaching evaluation system. Based on the concept of engineering education professional certification, this paper elaborated on the construction ideas of elective courses to meet engineering education certification, and takes the course of "3D Modeling Technology and Visualization" as an example to construct the teaching objectives, teaching content, basic requirements, teaching methods, assessment methods, and score evaluation methods of this course. This course refines and strengthens each knowledge point, while unleashing the enthusiasm and subjectivity of students, enabling them to apply the latest theoretical knowledge of policies, laws and regulations, standards, guidelines, and technical methods to specific engineering examples, enhancing their engineering analysis ability and deepening their understanding of theoretical knowledge.

Design of an Exploratory Experiment in Teaching for Engineering Education Accreditation: Fluoride Geochemical Simulation during Water–Rock Interactions under the Effect of Seawater Intrusion

Engineering education is critical for the creation of a more sustainable world, and engineering education accreditation has become the current trend for reform in higher education worldwide. Traditional replication experiment-based teaching cannot meet the standards of engineering education accreditation, and integrating the ideas of engineering education accreditation into experimental teaching is an important aspect of practical teaching. Taking fluoride evolution simulation during water–rock interactions under the effect of seawater intrusion as an example, an exploratory experiment was designed with the idea of engineering education accreditation. The experiment concluded that leached fluoride increases with increasing ratios of seawater and brine water, NaCl levels, and NaHCO3 levels, but with decreasing CaCl2 levels, which confirms that seawater intrusion deeply affects fluoride evolution. The saturation index and Fourier Transform Infrared analyses indicate that Ca2+ restriction and exchange of F with O–H and Si–O–Si are responsible for fluoride leaching. The experiment was characterized by deeper theory, logicality, and openness, and was also multi-schematic and exploratory. Therefore, it is an ideal subject matter to develop an exploratory experiment. A reasonable teaching link was designed to integrate the ideas of engineering education accreditation. Students were required to creatively and personally devise an experimental design and an expansion to the experiment based on the given databases and other relevant literature and to cooperate and discuss in groups. The experiment not only integrates basic knowledge of water–rock interactions, but also cultivates the awareness of and ability to analyze and solve problems, innovative thinking, scientific literacy, and teamwork. Meanwhile, the experiment effectively supports the graduate requirements of various subjects, including Design/Development Solutions, Research, Applying Modern Tools, Individual and Teams, and Communication.

Construction of Course Content Integrating Ideas of Engineering Education Accreditation for Higher Education in China: An Example of Geochemistry Course

Engineering education accreditation is a developing trend in undergraduate education, which requires students to be aware not only of basic knowledge and techniques, but also of patriotism, global insight, law, ecology and environmental protection. Traditional course content fails to meet these demands. Thus, it is necessary to create new course content with the guidance of engineering education accreditation. The inherent requirements for instructional objectives, course content and teaching models of engineering education accreditation have been analyzed. Additionally, the elements of engineering education accreditation are often welded onto essential knowledge. In this study, mind mapping, which establishes logic through divergent thinking, was proposed to help construct course content integrating ideas of engineering education accreditation. The detailed process and constructed course content were shown, taking a Geochemistry course as an example. The constructed course content has logic and integrity, and also motivates students’ imagination and creativity and improves teaching effectiveness. Meanwhile, some effects observed during the implementation were summarized, including the limited class hours, lack of familiarity with the extracurricular knowledge points, a higher level of independent thinking in students and a higher number of requests made to teachers. Corresponding reformation strategies were proposed, such as exploring the teaching model of “student-oriented, teacher-assistance”, developing case-based and heuristic teaching models and strengthening the building of dual-talented teachers and teaching groups.

Construction of Curriculum Ideological and Political Model Curriculum based on the Background of Engineering Education Certification

The professional certification of engineering education is an important educational quality assurance system recognized internationally in the field of engineering education at present. The ideological and political construction of curriculum can cultivate students' craftsman spirit of great country for excellence. Engineering materials and machinery manufacturing is based on the process equipment and control engineering, mechanical engineering, an important professional course, in this paper, combining with the characteristics of curriculum and syllabus, fully excavate ideological elements of curriculum knowledge and build "people-oriented" of "s ix integration” ideological system, implements the concept of engineering education accreditation with course education accurately. This course can stimulate students' patriotism enthusiasm, cultivate students' practical ability and grasp the law of development of things.

International Engineering Education Accreditation for Sustainable Career Development: A Comparative Study of Ship Engineering Curricula between China and UK

Higher education accreditation within the Washington Accord has played a crucial role in advancing the global recognition of engineering training, greatly benefiting the professional sustainability of graduates. However, the existence of substantial disparities in higher engineering education systems among countries poses challenges for international engineering education accreditation, primarily due to information asymmetry. To address this issue, this study focuses on a comparative analysis of representative undergraduate programs in the field of ship engineering from the Ocean University of China in China and the University of Southampton in the UK. By examining the curriculum systems in the field of ship engineering in both countries, this study aims to shed light on the variations and similarities between the two. Moreover, the study delves into the specific example of the “Marine Engineering English” module to illustrate how an independent module can effectively fulfill the requirements for international recognition in higher engineering education accreditation while also serving the curriculum system. Serving as a significant practical case within the framework of the Washington Accord, this research provides valuable insights for the establishment of engineering education curriculum systems that are aligned with international standards. Ultimately, its findings hold considerable significance for promoting the international recognition of engineering education and fostering sustainable professional development for graduates.

공학교육인증제에서의 프로그램 교육목표 개선에 대한 고찰

In the regular evaluation of engineering education accreditation, there should be almost no deficiencies in the program educational objectives, but they are occurring frequently. From the regular evaluation in 2021, the second deficiency is judged as conditional certification. This paper presents an example of the application of the program education goal adequacy review system considering changes in the social environment with a relatively low understanding of educational goal setting while preparing for the engineering education certification system and certification evaluation. In addition, application cases are presented focusing on the certification criteria, engineering education certification judgment guide, and self-study report form for the linkage application between detailed certification criteria in revising and improving educational goals.

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTEGRATED PRACTICUM OF GEOMATICS ACCORDING TO ENGINEERING EDUCATION ACCREDITATION

Abstract. Engineering education accreditation is a new engineering education model promoted by the Ministry of Education in China, which aims to cultivate the ability of students to solve complex engineering problems. A course named “integrated practicum of Geomatics” (IPG) was innovatively designed for the undergraduate specialty of Geomatics. This course involves in the current advanced technologies to lay a solid foundation for students to engage in Geomatics through aerial photography technology design, unmanned aerial vehicle photography, control point selection, GNSS-RTK control point survey, photo interpretation and sketch, 3D (DEM, DOM, and DLG) product production, inputting 3D products into the Geodatabase, and GIS application software development. This paper expounds on the objectives, contents, evaluation methods, and continuous improvement of IPG.