w88 casino News Network (provided by the Academic Affairs Office)On the afternoon of October 26, the mid-term inspection and defense meeting of w88 casino’s 2017 core general curriculum construction project was held in 1004 of the Administration Building. For this mid-term inspection defense meeting, the Academic Affairs Office specially invited Professor Wang Yuanfeng of Beijing Jiaotong University, Director Pang Haishao of the Center for Teaching Promotion and Teacher Development of Beijing Institute of Technology, Professor Chen Yi of Tsinghua University, Associate Professor Wang Minghui of the w88 casino, and Associate Professor Hu Shaoqing of the w88 casino as review experts. The leaders and team members of the first batch of 13 core general course construction projects participated in the mid-term inspection defense. Professor Huang Jianqing, deputy director of the Academic Affairs Office, presided over the defense meeting.
Deputy Director Huang Jianqing introduced the three external experts specially invited for the defense meeting,Introduced the overall progress of the current general education construction project of w88 casino and expressed that w88 casino hasSince its launch in April 2017, through extensive research and discussion, five major general education course modules have been identified: "literary and historical classics and cultural inheritance", "world civilization and global perspective", "critical thinking and philosophical wisdom", "literary accomplishment and art appreciation" and "scientific spirit and future trends". The first batch of 13 core general education courses will be built around these five modules. The course has now entered the stage of actual design. At the same time, Huang Jianqing also made requirements for the project leaders who participated in the defense: The review of this defense meeting will adhere to the principle of quality first. He hopes that each project leader will comprehensively and objectively introduce the progress of the project and actively communicate with the experts present on the difficulties in course construction.
At the meeting, the leaders of each project presented their teaching design, teaching syllabus, teaching methods, team situation, project fund usage, next stage project construction arrangements and other aspects one by one. At the same time, they raised various practical issues that emerged in the process of building core general courses, and communicated with review experts on relevant issues.
The review experts carefully reviewed the materials submitted by the curriculum construction project team, pointed out the existing problems so far in the curriculum construction work, answered the confusion of the project team, clarified the focus of curriculum construction, and put forward opinions and suggestions for further improvement. The person in charge of each project carefully answered the experts' inquiries, actively listened to the experts' opinions and suggestions, and stated that they would carefully sort out the existing problems in the early construction work based on the opinions and suggestions put forward by the expert group, identify and fill in the gaps, and ensure that the construction of the core general courses is completed on time with high level and high quality.
Finally, after careful review by the expert group, the first batch to participate in the mid-term inspection defenseAmong the 13 core general courses, 8 were excellent, 4 were passed, and 1 was suspended. The expert group fully affirmed the efforts of each project team in the construction of general education in w88 casino, and unanimously believed that the top-level design of the core general education curriculum in w88 casino is reasonable and in line with the characteristics of the w88 casino, and the project management is standardized and meticulous. At the same time, the professors from the expert group put forward many valuable suggestions on the construction of the w88 casino’s general curriculum.
This mid-term examination defense meeting invites experts from inside and outside the w88 casino to participate in the review. It aims to learn from the valuable general education construction experience of brother universities and promote the comprehensive development of w88 casino’s core general education courses. It has positive significance for promoting the progress of w88 casino’s general education project construction, deepening research on general education construction, and broadening the horizons of general education construction.
