一句话：提出三层跨学科工程课程开发框架，结合设计思维、软件开发与实践技能，培养AI难以替代的全人工程师。
在AI时代，知识易于在线获取且AI不断自动化工程任务，传统按学科传授知识已不足以培养工程师。本文基于十年实践，提出跨学科工程课程开发的三层框架：基础层以“知、行、成、为”确立全人发展理论基础；中间层采用快速迭代的基于问题学习（PBL）作为课程设计支架；顶层聚焦学生成就，强调专业、公民与伦理责任。论文以“跨学科创新方法与实践”课程为案例，课程评价显示学生在学术与专业上成长，并形成较强的公民与社会责任感。最后给出课程设计与教学建议，讨论局限与未来改进方向。
In the era of AI, engineering education is undergoing a transformative shift. With knowledge readily accessible online and AI increasingly automating engineering tasks, traditional discipline-specific knowledge transfer is no longer sufficient. The key challenge for educators is to cultivate holistic engineers with humane qualities that AI cannot replace. In the past decade, we have created an interdisciplinary approach to engineering course development that combines design thinking, software development, and practical skills to produce well-rounded engineers. This paper introduces a three-layer framework for interdisciplinary engineering course development. The foundational layer establishes the theoretical basis for holistic development, emphasizing knowing for self-awareness, doing for practical application, being for moral and ethical growth, and becoming for personal and collaborative innovation. The middle layer incorporates rapid, iterative problem-based learning (PBL) as a scaffold for curriculum design. Finally, the top layer focuses on student achievements, highlighting the cultivation of professional, civic, and ethical responsibilities that underpin holistic growth. To illustrate the framework in action, the course "Interdisciplinary Innovation Methods and Practices" is presented as a case study. Course evaluations reveal that students achieve academic and professional growth and develop a strong sense of civic and social responsibility. Additionally, this paper offers practical recommendations for curriculum design and pedagogy while discussing limitations and future directions for refining the framework. This approach equips engineers to tackle interdisciplinary challenges in an AI-driven world while fostering the humane qualities essential for societal progress.
@inproceedings{paperbot9180,
title = {An Interdisciplinary approach to holistic engineering course development: Framework and Practice},
author = {Jin Zhang and Jun Li and Yihong Fan and Li Hao and Naiqi Yang},
booktitle = {FSE},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1145/3696630.3727238}
}