Project-Based Learning of Professional Courses in Department of Electrical Engineering

Under the background of “New Engineering” in China, the improvement of undergraduates’ engineering application ability through professional courses, becomes especially important. A project-based innovative teaching method is presented in this paper, which is called “Knowledge Module-Project-Ability” mode. The teaching content of professional courses is divided into several knowledge modules, consisting of basic, extended and advanced parts. Based on each knowledge module, course projects are designed in which undergraduates can learn by doing. With the implementation of knowledge modules and projects, the engineering ability and skill are gradually improved. The proposed teaching mode has been practiced in Department of Electronic Engineering, Jinan University. Teaching elements in this mode iterate with each other, and work together on the curriculum goals. It enhances students’ capability of applying those learnings in novel, problem-solving contexts.