Training Program of Undergraduate Talents for Automation Major

1. Introduce

Founded in 1978，Automation Major (predecessor of AM) have been playing a key role in the development of Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU). After nearly 40 years' development, the Major has made great achievements in teaching and research. Since 2004, AM has become the brand building major of Beijing and the first scholastic advantage characteristic major of BTBU. In 2014, AM became the leading teaching reform courses of the undergraduate education in BTBU. The disciplines of AM are Control Science and Engineering, which has the authority to launch master degree of first-class discipline, and Master of Engineering with the authority to launch professional Master degree. The undergraduate students are educated with overall knowledge of the disciplines. AM thus has become an important base for training the high-level talents in automation field and hold many obvious advantages in industrial and commercial automation field for China's construction of modernization.

Currently, there are 14 faculty members at AM, including 4 professors, 6 associate professors and 4 lecturers, among whom, there are 13 members with a doctorate degree, 1 Science and Technology Nova of Beijing, 4 Young-Middle-Aged Backbone Teachers of Beijing City. AM has powerful capability for scientific research and has undertaken A number of nation-level and provincial(ministerial)-level scientific research projects. Those Projects won the second prize in the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the second and third prize of Progress in Scientific Technology of Beijing, and so on. AM also sets up Intelligent Detection and Optimization Control Team, which is the Beijing academic innovation team.

In undergraduate teaching, AM has lots of complete teaching facilities and excellent experimental conditions. Many Control, Detection, Electrical and Electronic Laboratories and Large-scale Logistics Training Centers are instituted to provide high-quality standardized teaching and individualized teaching for students. Since its inception, AM has kept the broad major for undergraduate program to meet the needs of technical innovation and socialist market economy, to strengthen the fundamental expertise and to broaden the professional scope. The rate of college graduate obtain employment over the years is running at more than 95%, and the postgraduate entrance examination rate ranks the first in the school for many years.

2. Educational Goals

Relying on the advantages in the light industry and following the concept of "taking engineering education as the core, strengthening the innovation ability of students", the educational goals of the AM is training the advanced engineering talents to meet the needs of national and capital economic construction and social development. After the systematic engineering practice training, they have a good grasp of engineering technology foundation and professional knowledge for control theory, information processing, electronic technology, computer technology, network and communication technology and other fields, with the better ability to solve the engineering problems in the practical application.

After graduation, students can be engaged in analysis, design, development and management of industrial and commercial automation system, in high technology, advanced manufacturing, modern service industry, communications, finance and other industries as well as state organs, research institutes, etc. Or else they can continue to study for a master and doctor degree at the domestic and international Universities.

3. Main Courses Description

The main courses of AM are including: Principles of Circuits, Fundamentals of Analog Electronic Technology, Digital Electronic Technology, Automatic Control Theory, Modern Control Theory, Detection Technology and Instrument, Modern Detection Technology, Automatic Identification Technology, Signal Analysis and Processing, Principles of Microcomputer and Interface Technology, Principles and Application of Microcontrollers，Power Electronics Technology, Motor and Motion Control, Process Control System, Computer Control System，Computer Network and Communication， Electrical Control and PLC, Commerce Automation System.

4. Practical Characteristics

AM is Constructing the System of Educational Teaching Practice, which contains course experimental practice, subject competition, scientific research, school enterprise cooperation , for speeding up the development of the students’ engineering practical ability and innovative spirit. There are four elements for the curriculum of the Teaching Practice System :

1. To build the four years training course for Experimental practice.

2. To guide, organize and Instruct students to participate in the subjects competitions.

3. To Encourage students to participate in teacher s’ research projects.

4. To establish long-term stable cooperative relationship with enterprises.

5. Requirements of Credit

Students are required to complete 146 credits when they graduate from the major. Those credits are including three parts: the first classroom teaching, concentrated practice teaching and Second classroom teaching. The total credits of the first classroom teaching is 128 credits, among which, the credit ratio between general education courses and professional education courses is 1:2.6, elective course credits accounted for the proportion of the total credits of Course teaching is 23.4%. The credits focus on concentrated practice teaching is 10 credits. There into, the ratio of practical teaching and theoretical teaching is 2.9:7.1. Finally, the second classroom teaching total credits is 8 credits.

6. Length of schooling and Degree

Length of schooling: Four Years

Degree to be awarded: Bachelor's Degree of Engineering for student meeting the requirements of degree granting.