Construction of an Undergraduate Practical Teaching System Empowered by Research Platforms: A Case Study of a Multiphase Flow Testing Technology Platform Cluster
Develop good teaching materials for undergraduates based on the research results to promote the integration of science and education and nurture new-generation talents. Based on the project “Construction of an undergraduate practical teaching system empowered by multiphase flow testing technology research platform cluster” at the School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, this paper explores how to develop undergraduate laboratory teaching materials by integrating various research resources such as ultrasonic testing, optical testing, image analysis, and numerical simulation, through the two main research platforms: China Machinery Industry Federation Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow Measurement and Research Center for Intelligent Measurement and Computation of Particle and Multiphase Flow. According to the whole-process framework of systematic research resource inventory, pedagogical transformation design, tiered experimental project development, teaching resource package construction, and course operation optimization, a teaching system with seven research-oriented experimental modules has been established to serve more than 200 undergraduate students each year. Based on the above experience, the effect of empowering undergraduate practical teaching with research platform clusters can be considered the combination of platform resources, the systematic character of transformation paths, and the coherence of cultivation models. It can offer some references for the actual teaching reform of other engineering courses.
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