Exploring the Education Model of “Innovation and Research Integration” for Cultivating Compound Talents in Communication Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jhet.202615115

Author(s)

Guangyan Wang, Yao Li, Ying Mao, Lei Chen*

Affiliation(s)

School of Information Engineering, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

This paper focuses on the challenge of synergistic training of innovation and entrepreneurship and research capabilities for students majoring in information and communication engineering. Based on the professional positioning of the School of Information Engineering at Tianjin University of Commerce and the demands of regional industries, a training system of "integration of innovation and research, mutual promotion of competition and research, deep integration of industry and education, and three-stage progression" is constructed. Based on the OBE concept and CDIO framework, the study designs a four-stage curriculum and practice system including "basic literacy-applied practice-research advancement-entrepreneurship incubation", along with a multi- dimensional process evaluation mechanism. Through two years of pilot construction, significant achievements have been made in curriculum reform, project-based study Tours, subject competitions, and industry-education integration. The results show that the innovation-research collaboration strategy can significantly enhance professional core competence and innovation awareness without increasing the academic burden. The educational model and resource allocation scheme proposed in the paper have replicable value for the transformation of new engineering in local universities.

Keywords

Research Training; Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education; OBE; CDIO; Industry-Education Integration

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