Scientific Research Project Curriculum: A Clever Teaching Method of “Scientific Research Nurturing Teaching”

¹ School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
² Shanghai Engineering Technology Research Center for High-Performance Medical Device Materials, Shanghai 200093, China.

^* Corresponding author: huiliu@usst.edu.cn

Abstract

Higher education shoulders the task of cultivating high-level professionals with innovative spirit and practical ability. Undergraduate education plays a vital role as the beginning of higher education. However, the existing undergraduate teaching content is relatively outdated and the teaching mode is simple, making it difficult to stimulate students’ learning interest and improve their innovative practical ability. The scientific research project curriculum is rich in content and diverse in teaching forms, which can not only expand the teaching mode but also enrich and supplement professional knowledge. In this work, the teaching method of scientific research project curriculum is investigated in the investigated discipline - Material Science and Engineering. It is demonstrated that the introduction of scientific rlesearch project curriculum into undergraduate education or graduate education can help students improve their independent learning enthusiasm, professional practical skills, and innovative thinking abilities in the process of solving practical scientific research problems. Particularly, a project course about electrospun nanofibers is demonstrated to be a facile approach for achieving a comprehensive practice training for students. In a word scientific research project curriculum has proven to be a good teaching method for achieving “scientific research nurturing teaching”.