Volume 3,Issue 7
Reflections on the Construction of Mechanical Engineering Course Clusters Inspired by the Reform and Innovation of the "Principles of Single-Chip Microcomputers and Interface Technology" Course
With the rapid development of the intelligent manufacturing industry, the traditional curriculum system for mechanical engineering majors struggles to meet the demand for cultivating talents capable of designing and implementing mechatronic systems. Taking the reform of the "Principles of Single-Chip Microcomputers and Interface Technology" course as an opportunity, this paper introduces Engestrom's third-generation activity theory as a theoretical framework to construct an activity system for mechanical engineering course clusters, with project cases serving as mediating tools. By carefully selecting seven core courses and five typical project cases, the initiative breaks down traditional course barriers and achieves an organic integration of knowledge consolidation and capability cultivation. Practical applications have demonstrated that this course cluster construction model can effectively enhance students' engineering practical abilities and systematic thinking capabilities, providing a feasible reform path for cultivating application-oriented undergraduate talents in mechanical engineering.
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