Author(s)

Yuexia Lv ¹, Shen Cheng ², Hui Zhang ¹, Wei Zhao ¹, Juan Ge ¹, Hongye Liu ³

Affiliation(s)

¹ Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Daxue Road, Jinan, China
² Faculty of Energy and Power Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Daxue Road, Jinan, China
³ Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Daxue Road, Jinan, China

Corresponding Author

Yuexia Lv

ABSTRACT

Under Emerging Engineering Education, the Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics course in Mechanical Engineering faces key challenges. In response, the teaching team at Qilu University of Technology has proposed an innovative pedagogical model titled "Strengthening Foundations and Expanding Horizons, Cultivating Competence and Shaping Spirit." First, the course content is systematically reconstructed by reinforcing fundamental theories, broadening interdisciplinary frontier knowledge, and integrating ideological and political education. Next, a multimodal resource system is built that integrates dynamic and static materials, virtual and physical learning environments, and professional and ideological elements. Finally, a digitally empowered, multi-stakeholder collaborative teaching model, supported by a developmental evaluation mechanism, is established. Implementation results show significant improvements in course objective attainment, students' higher-order thinking and innovation abilities, and the teaching and faculty's research capacities. This practice provides a replicable and scalable paradigm for the innovative transformation of core mechanical engineering courses under the Emerging Engineering Education initiative.

KEYWORDS

Emerging Engineering Education, Mechanical Engineering, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Teaching Innovation

CITE THIS PAPER

Yuexia Lv, Shen Cheng, Hui Zhang, Wei Zhao, Juan Ge, Hongye Liu, Teaching Innovation and Practice of Mechanical Engineering Courses from the Perspective of Emerging Engineering Education. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2025) Vol. 8: 150-157. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2025.080821.

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