Innovative Approaches for Independently Cultivating Outstanding Engineers: A Multi-Case Study on the Interdisciplinary Construction of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering in China

Abstract

This study examined the interdisciplinary construction of integrated circuit science and engineering (ICSE) in China through a multi-case study of the 19 universities authorized to offer primary discipline degree programs. It investigated the overall objectives, teaching frameworks, and institutional mechanisms for independently cultivating outstanding engineers in the field of integrated circuit (IC). The results indicated that three key elements play a pivotal role in talent cultivation: (1) the objective of developing an integrated discipline to support collaborative innovation in the entire industrial chain, (2) the integrated teaching process combining action learning with authentic learning, and (3) the synergistic institutional innovation and innovative science-industry-education integration ecosystem. This study proposed that to improve the quality of independent talent cultivation in key and core technologies, it is urgent to reconstruct an integrated engineering curriculum system, embed authentic engineering learning environments, and build a talent cultivation ecosystem spanning the entire industrial chain.

Keywords

systems engineering / independent cultivation / outstanding engineers / integrated circuit (IC) / integrated circuit science and engineering (ICSE)

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