w88 casino [Party Congress Special Article] Improving the general education system for undergraduates

w88 casino News Network (provided by the Academic Affairs Office)The "National 13th Five-Year Plan Outline" (2016) proposed for the first time the idea of ​​implementing China's higher education reform of "combining general education and professional education", pointing out the direction for the reform and development of higher education during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period. The "Outline of the 13th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the w88 casino (2016-2020)" puts forward the requirement of "strengthening the humanistic quality education of college students and enhancing students' sense of social responsibility and innovative spirit of courage to explore." In order to strengthen the w88 casino's undergraduate talent training characteristics of "wide caliber, thick foundation, compound, and internationalization", consolidate the undergraduate talent training foundation of the w88 casino's "double first-class" construction, deepen the reform of the undergraduate education and teaching system, and cultivate high-quality innovative talents that meet the needs of social development and national strategies, w88 casino officially launched a new round of general education reform in April 2017, aiming to prepare for large-scale enrollment and training.

Extensive research, system first

At the 2016 Undergraduate Teaching Work Conference, w88 casino leaders clearly put forward the requirement to pay attention to and restructure the general education system of w88 casino. The Academic Affairs Office has listed the reform of general education as one of the key tasks to be promoted this year. To this end, the general education construction project team quickly took action, organized surveys, and actively understood the current status of the general education system construction in domestic and foreign universities by participating in meetings, discussions, visits, etc. During the period, they went to the General Education Center of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics for investigation, and invited Professor Liu Xin, director of the Development Research Center of Sichuan University, to w88 casino to give a special lecture on "Construction and Development of General Education Courses in Colleges and Universities." Finally, the "w88 casino General Education Core Course Group Construction Plan" (draft) was formulated, establishing the w88 casino general education system and curriculum construction specifications, and formulating the "w88 casino General Education Committee Charter" (draft). It is planned to establish a w88 casino General Education Committee composed of experts from various fields to make suggestions for the construction of the core general education curriculum system, and to provide constructive suggestions and implement supervision on the w88 casino's general education affairs and general education course construction plans.

General education is actually to solve the problems of "who to train" and "how to train people"

In recent years, with the changes in university talent training models, general education has become a hot issue. In November 2015, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University and Sun Yat-sen University established the "University General Education Alliance" to promote my country's general education to a new stage.Although academic circles have different opinions on the connotation of general education, there is basically a consensus on the fundamental task of general education, that is, since general education is "education", it must be inseparable from the cultivation of people, and it is to answer the questions of "who to train" and "how to train people". Compared with elite higher education, mass higher education has become more stratified and classified. Each has its own focus on running schools. However, it also faces many common issues, such as the meaning of life, the identity of culture and country, and how people get along with each other in family and society. These are all indispensable contents of university general education. From the perspective of human cultivation, the key to implementing general education lies in what kind of "general knowledge" should be cultivated and how to cultivate "general knowledge".

Establish the talent training orientation of “sound personality, broad foundation, innovative thinking, global vision and social responsibility”

General education is not just the education of knowledge, but the education of people. The goal is to cultivate complete people, qualified citizens and top innovative talents. Therefore, the w88 casino's general education curriculum focuses on cultivating students' "sustainable development capabilities". By influencing and shaping students' quality, character, and thoughts, it cultivates students' ability to integrate and comprehend, so that students can become outstanding talents who can feel, think well, have independent opinions, have feelings for their family and country, and have professional skills. Therefore, the w88 casino defines general education as: that part of education that is different from specialized education and is conducted for students with different subject backgrounds. It focuses on optimizing the knowledge structure, improving abilities and spiritual growth of the education targets, and cultivating them to become people with sustainable development capabilities, social responsibility and all-round development.

Implementing the general education path of “linkage of first, second and third classrooms”

As a talent training model, the general education system’s implementation path is mainly reflected in:

The construction of the core general course group of the first course aims to provide students with multi-disciplinary and comprehensive high-quality courses in the most basic knowledge areas, promote the integration of professional knowledge such as humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and economic management, help students build a platform, open their minds, expand their minds, improve their realm, and lay the foundation and provide support for their future career and life development. The construction plan of the core general courses is mainly based on w88 casino construction, supplemented by hiring famous teachers from outside the w88 casino and introducing high-quality MOOC courses. In this way, three paths are taken to promote the construction of the core general courses of w88 casino. It will take three years to build about 30 courses and pilot them from the 2018 undergraduate students.

The campus environment and cultural construction of the second classroom. Universities are cultural centers, and university campuses have an irreplaceable position in educating people. The beautiful campus environment, various and colorful campus cultural activities, harmonious teacher-student relationship, etc. all play a positive role in general education that cannot be underestimated. Various academic, inspirational, and general education lectures such as Chinese Studies Forum, Master Forum, Inspirational Forum, Classic Reading, etc., as well as the effective implementation of activities such as the introduction of elegant art to campus, the International College Student Culture and Art Festival, and student clubs, all play an important role in enriching knowledge, participation and expression, improving literacy, broadening horizons, and cultural understanding and tolerance.

 The third classroom is based on social practice. This classroom complements and promotes each other with the first and second classrooms in terms of acquiring relevant knowledge, improving cognitive and practical abilities, and cultivating a sense of responsibility.

Building a core general curriculum module framework to highlight the concept of “whole-person cultivation”

After many expert demonstrations, the w88 casino’s core general curriculum construction concept has been established:One is "tong": (through) organic curriculum system, fresh teaching content, and changeable teaching methods. The second is "broad": (broad) extensive knowledge structure, broad academic vision, and broad mind for educating people. The third is "thick": (thick) solid teaching structure, abundant theoretical resources, and multi-dimensional classroom model. The fourth is "penetration": (thorough) profound essence of knowledge, unique analytical perspective, and far-reaching impact on life.

Under the guidance of the above concepts and combined with the w88 casino-running characteristics of w88 casino, the five modules of w88 casino’s core general courses have been established, namely “literary and historical classics and cultural inheritance”, “critical thinking and philosophical wisdom”, “literary cultivation and art appreciation”, “world civilization and global vision” and “scientific spirit and future trends”. Among them, the "Literary and Historical Classics and Cultural Inheritance" course module aims to allow students to immerse themselves in Chinese literary and historical classics, understand the essence of traditional culture, clarify the foundation of their lives, enhance their moral awareness, pattern and tolerance, and have the courage to take on the important responsibilities of cultural inheritance and innovation; the "Critical Thinking and Philosophical Wisdom" course module aims to expand students' The breadth and depth of thinking, integrating external thoughts and life practices, constructing a positive thinking model, paying attention to self-examination and reflection, and cultivating the ability to experience and harvest deep happiness; the "Literary Cultivation and Art Appreciation" course module aims to improve students' literary and artistic accomplishment, humanistic quality and humanistic feelings, enhance aesthetic ability, and cultivate sensibility and imagination Strength, creativity; the "World Civilization and Global Vision" course module is designed to allow students to understand other world civilizations dominated by Western civilization, recognize and understand multiculturalism, broaden their international horizons, grasp the important concepts, core values and global propositions of modern society, care about and think about major practical issues, and enhance their interdisciplinary thinking ability Strength, cross-cultural communication skills, problem-solving skills and leadership skills; the "Scientific Spirit and Future Trends" course module is designed to allow students to understand the development of natural science and technology, cultivate scientific thinking and innovative thinking, provide forward-looking vision, enhance the ability to realize creativity with technology, and explore and study the future direction and trends of mankind.

The first batch of 13 core general courses received project support

According to the work arrangement of w88 casino’s general education construction, the general education construction project team officially launched the application process for the core general course construction project on June 14, 2017. During the application process, a total of 46 applications were received from 12 colleges. The Office of Academic Affairs organized a project review meeting, and the expert group reviewed the application materials, on-site defense scoring, collective deliberations, etc., and finally approved the project application for the first batch of 13 core general courses, which were divided into two categories: core general courses and general education courses, and were supported by the Ministry of Education’s undergraduate teaching project funds.

Among them, the proposed courses included in the construction of core general courses are "The Essence of Chinese Civilization", "Sixteen Lectures on World Civilization", "Frontier Issues in the Era of Globalization", "Introduction to Chinese and Foreign Legal Classics", "Selected Readings of Economic Classics (English)", "Ten Lectures on Western Philosophy" and "Mathematical Thought and Mathematical Culture". The proposed courses included in the construction of general education courses are "The Thoughts and Wisdom of Lao and Zhuang", "The Psychology of Happiness", "Chinese Literature and Culture", "English Literary Classics and Western Culture", "History of World Science and Technology" and "Chinese Music Appreciation". After one academic year of construction, these courses are required to meet the standards for entering the 2018-level general course module.