The CIGR project for the harmonization of Agricultural Engineering University Curricula

Abstract

A project for the harmonization of Agricultural Engineering University Curricula was started in 1989 at European level. This project led to two seminars (in 1991 and 1992) and to a survey of current University organization and Curricula of Agricultural Engineering in 25 Countries. The harmonization project is still under way and has achieved world-wide interest. In this paper the main results already obtained, together with possible future developments, are presented.     

新规范下软件工程专业实践教学体系的重构

实践教学是软件工程专业本科人才培养的重要组成部分,关系到工程型人才培养的质量和学校的专业建设。根据2011年制定的《高等学校软件工程专业规范》,结合学校自身实际和软件产业的发展,提出了软件工程专业本科实践教学体系的构建原则和总体框架,对传统的实践教学体系进行了重构,设计了学校、企业、学生三方共同协作、相互促进、可评价的实践教学体系,加强学生实践创新能力的锻炼,为应用型软件工程人才的培养奠定坚实的基础。     

基于EPT-CDIO的计算机类专业实践教学模式探索

依据计算机类专业实践教学存在的问题,系统阐述了基于EPT(Engineering quality,工程素养;Profes-sionalism,职业素养;Team accomplishment,团队素养)-CDIO(Conceive,构思;Design,设计;Implement,实现;Operate,运作)的计算机类专业实践教学模式.以此为教学理念,构建了以工程项目为核心的EPT-CDIO培养模式,建立了层次递进互补型实践教学体系,并给出了可操作的工程项目研发实施流程,以及改革传统实践教学评价机制,引入第三方评价机制,科学评价实践教学效果,使高校人才培养与企业和社会对人才的需求相接轨.     

软件工程课程教学改革探讨

为适应社会要求,培养高素质的软件工程技术人才,必须注意教学内容的先进性、教学手段的有效性、教学方法的实践性,注重教学改革,提高教学质量。本文从教学内容、教学手段、教学方法等方面,对软件工程课程教学改革与实践进行了探讨。     

高职院校软件工程课程改革探析

本文结合软件工程学科的特点及高职院校计算机专业的培养目标,指出了高职院校软件工程课程教学中存在的若干不足之处,探讨了软件工程课程教学改革的发展方向。     

美国医学教育中的职业化问题:从证据到责任

职业化是维护公众对医学职业信任的核心要素,也是医患关系的本质所在.但有证据表明,公众对医学职业的信任日渐消失,医生也在维护医学职业价值观念时面临着各种挑战.本文在医学教育背景下界定"职业化"的定义和框架,描述了职业化面临的各种挑战,也详细论述了医学院校和教学医院在维护医学职业化过程中的角色和作用.此外,还评述了现行和试行中的评价职业化的工具、方法.最后,作者还提出一些建议供医学院校和教学医院参考.     

数字流域的正交软件体系结构研究

软件体系结构的研究，一直是软件工程流域中的重要研究方向，本文首先讨论了正交软件体系结构，并利用正交结构的概念和方法建立了数字流域系统的正交软件体系结构．     

《软件工程》双语教学研究与实践

结合软件工程课程特点,分析了软件工程双语教学的必要性.从教学模式与双语教学教材的选择、教学方法与手段的采用、备课与讲义准备、考核方式的改革等几个方面进行了软件工程双语教学研究和实践.通过实践,提高了软件工程双语教学的教学效果和教学质量.     

基于EPT-CDIO教育模式下教师角色重定位的思考

在CDIO理念中融入工程素养(Engineering quality)、职业素养(Professionalism)和团队素养(Team accomplishment),提出了基于EPT-CDIO的工程教育模式,分析了CDIO教育模式下高校工程专业教师应具备的基本素质.从教师与教学、教师与学生、教师与资源和教师与评价等多维度探讨了专业教师角色重定位问题,提出了引聘名师、培养骨干、校企合作、专兼结合的师资队伍建设方案.     

A Facilitator's guide to career transition workshops for educators

Conclusions The teaching profession is in a state of flux which will continue until changes in salaries, security, and class size are adjusted and overall attractiveness of the profession increases. The CPPC is committed to offering the Career Alternatives for Educators workshop and encourages other career centers to do so. Assisting educators in choosing to remain in teaching, or to enter another field, may help to reduce teacher burnout, enhance teacher job satisfaction, and increase their effectiveness in the classroom. In addition, the workshop provides educators with a better understanding of their University system, increases their awareness and attention to the career development process, and provides better understanding of career opportunities. Career Centers' involvement in this is particularly logical given the role which educators play in their daily interaction with potential university students as teachers or parents. For a variety of reasons, an Alternative for Educators workshop is an important outreach effort for Career Centers, and is a rewarding role for them to play.     

Pressures,rewards and teacher retention: a comparative study of primary teaching in England and Finland

The article presents some findings from the York‐Jyväskylä Teacher Professionalism project. The project was a follow‐up study to earlier case‐study research in six schools in Finland and six schools in England on the impact of educational reforms on teachers' work. Data were collected by re‐interviewing a sample of teachers from the original schools six years later. The views of English and Finnish teachers concerning the ways in which changes in practice, pay and working conditions affected their perception of teaching as a profession are contrasted. The crucial factors discouraging teachers from remaining in teaching were work intensification, low pay, deteriorating pupil behaviour and a decline in public respect. Positive influences on teacher retention were commitment to children, professional freedom and supportive colleagues. Suggestions are offered as to how policy makers should act to preserve the commitment of primary teachers and to promote their retention.     

地方高校软件工程专业本科课程体系的构建与实现

基于对2011年增设的软件工程一级学科和《高等学校软件工程专业规范》的深入解读,结合SWEBOK、CCSE2004以及2011全国软件工程年会的最新成果,根据贵州省、黔南州和黔南民族师范学院的实际情况,围绕软件工程技术、软件服务工程两个方向进行理论课程和实践课程体系的构建与实现,实践证明该方案是切实可行并具有一定特色的。     

多伦多大学OTA的特点及其启示

多伦多大学是一所注重教学的研究型大学,为了更好地平衡教学与科研,多伦多大学建立了教学促进办公室（office of teaching advancement,OTA）,为教学人员提供各种教学资源,并有针对性地实施诸如组织系列教学学术研讨与经验交流会、对新教学人员进行专业培训、颁发各种教学奖等一系列重视高校教学的措施,获得了世界范围内的赞赏与认可。深入分析与探讨多伦多大学OTA的特点,对于我国高等教育的发展具有借鉴意义。     

《软件工程》课程教学的若干思考

文章分析了《软件工程》课程教学特点,讨论了《软件工程》课程教学对学生软件开发习惯的一些影响,提出了《软件工程》课程教学对教师素质的一些特殊要求。     

The Software Engineering Apprentice

The Software Engineering Apprentice is a model of programming instruction that focuses on “programming in the large.” We have developed a set of innovative laboratory programming exercises that can be used in a Fundamentals of Computer Science course sequence. The exercises revolve around a series of sophisticated “case studies”: complete software applications that we developed to exemplify good software engineering methods. In addition to functioning source code, the case studies include other software development artifacts: specifications, test plans, and design documents. As an alternative to the “build it from scratch then throw it away” mentality of most assignments in a first course, the Software Engineering Apprentice approach demands that students build upon large pre-existing software applications. Instead of the “language feature of the week” program assignments that are typical in these courses, the exercises we developed are modelled after tasks found in a real software development environment—testing, code comprehension, maintenance, modification, and enhancement.     

Making the grade: teacher training for inclusive education: A systematic review

The role of teacher training, as it pertains to the adoption of inclusive education (IE) (European Journal of Special, 22, 2007, 367), is critical in realizing and achieving truly IE environments. Literature often reports poor or inadequate training with regard to IE practices (Preparing Teachers of the Deaf for a Complex, Jacksonville, FL). The purpose of this review was to examine North American and Australian research regarding teacher training for students with disabilities (SWD) with the goal of informing best practice. Of the 27 reviewed studies, teacher training interventions reported positive outcomes and showed improvements in the areas of teachers’ attitudes/perceptions, knowledge, and strategies/skill development (Teacher Education and Special Education: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, 32, 2009, 166) regarding IE SWD. The researchers cautiously recommend the employment of workshop style approaches as they appear to have the capacity to tackle all three outcome variables concurrently and within the shortest timeframe. Our restrained recommendations for best practice are born out of the quality of evidence presented within the reviewed studies.     

以核心竞争力推进示范性专业建设

专业核心竞争力的高低直接决定高职院校整体的核心竞争力。浙江机电职业技术学院应用电子技术专业作为示范性专业,以核心竞争力推进专业建设取得了显著成效。实践证明,专业核心竞争力的提升需要在社会需求的高契合度、专业师资队伍、教学方法、实践创新等方面下功夫。     

比较分析视野下大学校长职业化路径研究

大学校长职业化是指大学校长作为一种独立职业,而不是一种行政公职,由行政权力本位向职业能力本位转换的过程,是大学校长这一职业标准化、规范化和市场化的过程,其核心是校长这一职业的专业化。实证比较分析得出美国大学校长在学科专业、任职年龄和时长、男女比例等安排上要比国内更加科学合理。探寻中国特色的大学校长职业化之路,要从大学校长的认识、选聘、职业培训、监督、激励与退出制度等方面加以系统安排。     

UPSWING: DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKSHOP FOR LONG‐TERM‐CARE STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR RESIDENTS’ COUNCILS

The autonomy of long‐term care residents is an increasing concern of researchers, practitioners, and regulatory personnel. A cooperative extension workshop called Upswing was developed for staffs of long‐term care facilities who work with residents’ councils. Eoctension field staff were trained to conduct the workshop at the county level. Relevant literature is reviewed and workshop objectives, content, and materials are described. Evaluations of a two‐county eoctension Upswing workshop and an eocpanded workshop for long‐term care staffs in another state provide data regarding the participants’ perceived knowledge gain.     

软件工程增设为一级学科后的机遇与挑战

学科建设是一项复杂的系统工程,特别是对于新增设的软件工程一级学科。本文结合《高等学校软件工程专业规范》、SWEBOK、CCSE2004以及2011全国软件工程年会的最新成果,对软件工程学科的学科内涵,学科建设面临的机遇和挑战开展研究,提出了通过结合国家和地区政策的调整,充分利用强大的硬件环境和旺盛的人才需求等有利条件开展软件工程学科的理论与方法研究,合理划分研究方向和研究内容,提高人才培养质量,增强社会服务能力,优化结构等措施,办出高水平、特色鲜明的软件工程学科。