Design of ideological and political teaching mode of “Engineering Ethics” course with relevance to biomechanics under OBE educational concept
Abstract
Under the guidance of the OBE educational concept of “student-centered, output-oriented and continuous improvement”, this article discusses the ideological and political teaching objectives, teaching contents, teaching models, teaching methods, assessment mechanisms, and promotion strategies of the “Engineering Ethics” course, particularly emphasizing its relevance to biomechanics. The overall teaching design was carried out by integrating biomechanical principles into the curriculum framework. Feedback from teaching evaluations indicates that this teaching framework has achieved a high degree of realization of curriculum objectives and produced positive teaching outcomes, providing a demonstration and reference for other curriculum reforms in related fields.
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