Research on the Reform of the Course “Fundamental Principles of Engineering Structures” in the Context of School-Enterprise Cooperation and Integration of Production and Education

The course “Fundamental Principles of Engineering Structures” is one of the compulsory courses for undergraduate students majoring in civil engineering, structural engineering, and bridge engineering. It mainly introduces the basic concepts, principles, and design methods of engineering structures. The course’s emphasis lies in the integration of theory and practice, aiming to enable students to acquire fundamental theoretical knowledge of engineering structures in the classroom and to consolidate this knowledge through practical activities such as experiments and design, thereby enhancing their comprehensive abilities. Therefore, the teaching reform of the course on fundamental principles of engineering structures should start with improving students’ practical abilities and strive to achieve organic integration of theory and practice. This paper explores how the teaching reform of the course should be conducted against the backdrop of course ideological and political education, mainly focusing on the integration of school-enterprise cooperation and production-education integration. Firstly, the author analyzes the current issues and challenges from the perspectives of school-enterprise cooperation and production-education integration, and then proposes corresponding measures for the reform of course teaching, including establishing a curriculum system in line with modern engineering practices, fully leveraging the role of teaching design, and stimulating students’ interest in learning, among others. It is hoped that this research can provide some reference and inspiration for developing relevant teaching reforms in the course of fundamental principles of engineering structures.