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Exploration and Practice of Curriculum Development in Engineering Economics under the Context of New Engineering Disciplines

Author(s)

Pinjie Xie*, Xianyou Pan

Affiliation(s)

School of Economics and Management, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

The emergence of new engineering disciplines poses heightened demands on the cultivation of engineering talents in China. This paper takes the Engineering Economics course within the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program at Shanghai University of Electric Power as a case study to dissect the challenges facing course instruction. These challenges encompass the lack of prerequisite knowledge among students, the necessity to emphasize the distinctive features of the power industry in the curriculum, constraints imposed by limited teaching hours, and discrepancies between teaching materials and regulatory changes. In response to these hurdles, this paper puts forward a pathway for curriculum development within the paradigm of new engineering disciplines: advocating for a harmonious blend of knowledge dissemination and skill cultivation, while reinforcing vocational education; upgrading teaching methodologies by incorporating a hybrid online and offline approach to stimulate student autonomy; refining course contents to closely align with the developments in the energy industry; and implementing a systematic course evaluation. Through practical implementation, the course has developed distinctive features such as content redesign aligned with the trends in the energy and power sector, innovative teaching methodologies to unleash student potential, and the establishment of a specialized case database, effectively enhancing students' analytical and practical skills in engineering investment decisions to meet the burgeoning demand for high-level applied management talents in the industry under the backdrop of new engineering disciplines.

Keywords

New Engineering Disciplines; Engineering Economics; Curriculum Development; Teaching Reform

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