Heat Treatment of Metals ›› 2025, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (1): 337-340.DOI: 10.13251/j.issn.0254-6051.2025.01.051

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Necessity and designation of integrated application elective course for metal-related majors——“Materials Engineering and Performance” elective course

Xiong Zhiping, Wang Yingchun, Cheng Xingwang   

  1. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Materials under Shock and Impact, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2024-10-24 Revised:2024-12-09 Online:2025-01-25 Published:2025-03-12

Abstract: The existing curriculum system for metal-related majors provides students with perfectly solid training in both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. However, it is difficult for students to integrate the knowledge points scattering across different courses into a complete knowledge system. This indicates that there is still a lack of an integrated application course that enables students to flexibly apply all their professional knowledge. Therefore, the elective course "Materials Engineering and Performance" has been designed. It covers microstructure control, strengthening mechanisms, and ductility and toughness mechanisms, which helps students to integrate the theoretical knowledge of materials science. Importantly, it can cultivate their ability to design new metal materials. Thus, this course will enable students to effectively address practical issues in the fields of science and engineering.

Key words: metals-related major, course design, materials science and engineering

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