The Reform of Curriculum Teaching System to Strengthen Practice and Innovation Ability——The Teaching Reform and Exploration of Water Treatment Microbiology

Abstract:

Microbiology of Water Treatment is one of the specialized courses of Water Supply and Drainage Engineering. The major objective is to learn and master the basic knowledge and experimental skill of Microbiology and applications of microbes in water treatment field; to arouse the students’ interests in study; to cultivate students’ ability of thinking and solving problems independently; to develop their creative thinking and engineering practice ability. Educational reform of content of courses, teaching methods, and practical teaching on Microbiology of Water Treatment were carried out in the present study, combining with the characteristics of Water Supply and Drainage Engineering and specialized demands for Microbiology of Water Treatment.

Key words:Water treatment, Microbiology, Teaching reform, Experimental teaching