Challenges of engineering higher education in a transitional economy: a Russian experience

Education and training serve as critical elements of advancement of a nation’s economy in transition. The restructuring of the power engineering industry in Russia has called for a fast implementation of new management system in electric power engineering and radical training of professional managers at different levels in organizations. Management training in electric power engineering in Russia has been implemented by (1) preparing highly professional managers in higher education institutions and technical universities and by (2) improving the management skills of practicing managers in technical universities and educational centers of different power energy companies. This article reports the experience of introducing a new discipline ‘Management in Electrical Engineering’ at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University) and reflects on training managers in electric power engineering at higher education and corporate educational centers.     

Mobile APP for motivation to learning: an engineering case

Synthesis of Materials is regarded as an important core subject in engineering education. However, many concepts and knowledge in the material synthesis can be rather abstract and difficult to understand by the student learners. Experiments are limited in scope due to lack of equipment, control of toxic materials, and risks of chemical reactions, which often restricts student imagination and student involvement in practical training. These reasons often led to poor learning attitude and learning performance among the students. Rapid developments in Cloud technology and mobile devices have provided new opportunities for developing novel learning tools for material synthesis. This study aims to introduce interest factors as a strategy for promoting learning interest and practical skills among the students. Chemical symbols, experimental themes, texts, and interactive elements were utilized to develop a theme-based Mobile Learning APP for teaching the practical techniques of material synthesis. The Mobile Learning APP was then integrated into a problem-based learning activity. A quasi-experimental design was used to investigate the resulting learning effectiveness from using the developed Mobile Learning APP. Results show that the Mobile Learning APP provided a significant positive effect on learning performance and that most students showed favorable attitudes toward the usage of the mobile learning system.     

网络工程专业“计算机导论“课程的教学初探

文章探讨对于网络工程专业第一门专业课程“计算机导论”课的地位和重要性,以及如何确定这门课程的教学目标、知识点和教学内容,激发学生学习专业知识的兴趣和热情。     

工程材料与成形加工基础实验远程教育系统的研制

工程材料与成形加工基础实验是机械类专业必修的重要实践性教学环节．由于客观条件的限制，按传统方式进行实验严重影响了实验教学的效率。另外，接受远程教育的学生．无法到学校实验室做具体的实验已经成为影响远程教育教学质量的一个重要因素。而采用本项目研发的远程教育系统，不仅为解决上述问题提供了解决方案，而且对于贫困地区的教学和培训尤具优势。本文结合该系统的开发研制．论述了系统应遵循的开发流程和远程教育系统的开发技术。     

对工程制图教学的几点思考

在高职高专工程制图课程的讲授中,强调传统工程制图与计算机绘图的同等重要性是非常有必要的,采用以多媒体教学为主,传统教学为辅的教学方法,注重并强化练习,可以提高学生的制图技能、空间想象能力和空间思维能力。     

基于16位单片机的应用实践教学探讨

高等教育与行业脱节严重阻碍着国家战略发展规划。随着工程教育改革的推进,作为对人才培养起承上启下关键作用的单片机课程建设亟待革新。本文以MSP430系列单片机为切入点,对基于16位单片机的应用实践课程进行研究探讨,坚持以人为本,以学生为教学主体的原则,有针对性地组织教学内容、革新教学方式方法和教学考核等几大主要环节进行探索,调动学生的主观能动性,使学生真正成为学习的主体,通过分析教学效果,发现此次课程教改起到了一定的积极促进作用。     

《软件工程》双语教学改革探讨

主要针对《软件工程》课程开展双语教学的必要性和优势进行分析,并对双语教学的教学目标、师资培养、教学方法等方面进行相应的探讨．     

The cooking teacher: investigating gender stereotypes in a Korean kindergarten

This article discusses some findings from a small‐scale investigation of children's gendered beliefs and behaviours in a Korean kindergarten which was attempting to challenge gender stereotyping through the anti‐bias intervention of a ‘cooking curriculum’. A sample of 14 children, some with ‘working’ mothers and some with ‘housewife’ mothers, was observed for two months, and informally interviewed on several occasions. The children's mothers were also interviewed. The findings are situated in the context of the changing, but still traditional, culture of Korean society, as well as in the contexts of early childhood education and theories of gender acquisition. They confirm that, although children are highly likely to reproduce the beliefs current in their home environment, they are open to reconstructing these views when actively challenged to consider alternatives, either by the school curriculum or by engaging in debate with a researcher or practitioner. The nature of the ‘alternative’ views available may however be problematic.     

面向工程应用的工程制图教学模式探索

工程制图作为一种语言,把工程师的设计思想表达为产品,因此工程制图本身是一门应用性极强的专业基础课程。工程制图在高等工科院校中具有举足轻重的地位,并且历史悠久。但是,近年来我国工业飞速发展,尤其是“中国制造2025”的宏伟战略的提出,使传统工程制图教学模式与现代化工业人才培养的矛盾日益突出[1]。传统的教学模式亟待改进,以适应日新月异的市场需求。