关于加强理工科大学生人文素质教育的思考

加强理工科大学生的人文素质教育是当前高等教育改革、发展中所面临和要探索的一个重要课题。在探索和实施理工科大学生的人文素质教育的过程中，应强调“以人为本”，提高教师队伍的整体素质；要从理工科专业教育与人文素质教育、教育实践活动与人文素质教育以及具体的做法等方面进行深入探讨。     

企业财务风险的成因及对策

分析了企业财务风险的外部因素与内部因素;每个企业财务风险是不可避免的,但必须进行具体分析成因,以有效防范和化解财务风险。     

思想政治素质是理工科大学生最重要的素质

思想政治素质是理工科大学生素质的重中之重。该文从政治态度、政治鉴别力、政治理想、政治敏税性等角度分析了当代理工科大学生政治素质的现状，并结合专业特点，指出了培养理工科大学生政治素质的现实意义。最后在如何培养和提高理工科大学生政治素质这个问题上作了初步探讨。     

Implementation of service-learning in engineering and its impact on students’ attitudes and identity

The current paper outlines a concise engineering service-learning model and describes its implementation and logistics in the context of a typical heat transfer course for undergraduate engineering students. The project was executed in collaboration with a not-for-profit organisation. Summative reflections were conducted by the students by answering a set of carefully-phrased questions after conducting the project. The students had to write about their feelings, attitudes, identity, and the physical, social, ethnic and economical environment they had experienced as they performed the service. A quantitative method for analysing reflections is presented. Analysis of the students’ responses clearly showed that they became more aware and sensitive to their roles as engineers in a societal context.     

Gender Disparity in STEM Disciplines: A Study of Faculty Attrition and Turnover Intentions

This study examines the underrepresentation of women faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by comparing the intentions of attrition and turnover between genders in Research and Doctoral universities. It is found that the two genders did not differ in their intentions to depart from academia, but women faculty had a significantly higher likelihood to change positions within academia. The indications are that women and men are equally committed to their academic careers in STEM; nonetheless, women’s stronger turnover intentions are highly correlated with dissatisfaction with research support, advancement opportunities, and free expression of ideas. The findings suggest that the underrepresentation of women is more convincingly explained by an academic culture that provides women fewer opportunities, limited support, and inequity in leadership, rather than by gender-based differences such as roles in family responsibilities. Changes in academic STEM culture are needed in order to attract more women scientists and narrow the current gender gap.     

An Enquiry Into the Role and Importance of Ethics in Scientific Research

In this essay the importance of spirituality (or ethics) in the life of a research scientist is explored. The following four questions are considered: a) Why should the problem be studied? What are the benefits? and For whom? b) How should we approach this problem? c) What if the results of this investigation contradict other theories? What should we do in case of disagreements? and, d) What are the consequences of this study? Who or what is going to be harmed? What are the effects on the environment?

     

国际创新型工程教育模式中国化的探索与实践

CDIO是国际创新型工程教育模式,它的中国化有利于培养我国的大学生创新精神和实践能力,有利于我国高等工程教育改革和国际化。汕头大学是中国高校第一个CDIO成员,它提出了以工程设计为导向,以培养个人能力、团队能力和系统调控能力为主要目标的EIP-CDIO,并取得了可供其他院校借鉴的六个方面的经验。     

测绘工程专业基础类课程的定位与内容整合

测绘工程专业是为国家培养测绘科学与技术人才的一个非常实用的专业。该专业的基础类课程包括“普通测量学”、“控制测量学”、“工程测量学”和“矿山测量学”四门。对这四门基础类课程如何既体现系统性又避免内容重复和遗漏进行研究,明确它们各自在该专业的定位及相应的教学内容,为该专业培养计划的制定提供参考。     

采矿工程专业课程体系整体优化与实践

采矿工程专业课程体系改革研究主要依据了原有的人才培养模式剖析、现代人应具备的基本素质及教育部规定的采矿工程专业人才培养目标。在此基础上确定了该项目研究的内容、目标、教改思路及课程体系。实践证明,该项目创新点多,效果好,具有在其他学校同类专业中推广的价值。     

Educational Research Expenditure in Switzerland: Overview and Analysis

Switzerland spends about 6% of its GDP on education. In the past few years, there have been carrying out important reforms in the educational field, for example introducing a vocational high school diploma and creating specialized higher vocational institution (hautes écoles). What is the extent of educational research in this context? There are very little data on this subject. To meet the need of information, we carried out a study examining expenditure on Swiss educational research from 1998 to 2000 and the link between sources of funding and research centres. The results of the above-mentioned study show that expenditure on educational research is modest compared with the overall cost of the educational system. It also reveals a distinct distribution of tasks amongst the institutions directly dependent on state educational administrations and universities. Although there are also other sources of funds, educational research relies mainly on public funding. This is disconcerting, as public budgets have been facing cuts in recent years, and new requirements for research needs will arise (future research is likely to involve such activities as evaluating reforms and participating in international survey). We conclude new funding strategies have to be found and researchers need to communicate their results more effectively.