Research on the Integration of Engineering Culture Introduction Course and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jhet.202615125

Author(s)

Shan Ning1, Ping Tan1, Yu Qiu2, Lixin Li1,*, Heyao Ma1, Qianyi Wang3

Affiliation(s)

1Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China 2Harbin Vocational College of Science and Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China 3School of Management, Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

As the core carrier of general education for engineering majors, the Engineering Culture Introduction course plays an irreplaceable role in inheriting the engineering spirit and shaping professional literacy. However, the traditional curriculum model has such problems as the disconnection between theory and practice and the lack of cultivation of innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities. This paper integrates service-learning with the 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) teaching model to develop an integration framework for the Introduction to Engineering Culture course and innovation and entrepreneurship education. Through the reconstruction of curriculum objectives, optimization of the content system, innovation of teaching models and improvement of the evaluation mechanism, this framework achieves the synergistic development of engineering culture inheritance and innovation and entrepreneurship capability cultivation. This integrated model enhances students' problem-solving ability, knowledge application ability, empathy and social responsibility, thereby offering a feasible path for the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education in engineering general education courses.

Keywords

Engineering Culture; Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education; Service-Learning; 5E Teaching Model; Curriculum Integration

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