Additive manufacturing,as a newly emerging advanced manufacturing technology,has developed rapidly in recent years and has broad application prospects,playing an important role in the development of China's high-end manufacturing industry.The introduction of additive manufacturing technology into university classrooms has not been long.In 2021,the course of additive manufacturing engineering was only added to the list of undergraduate majors in ordinary higher education institutions in China.Therefore,most universities are currently in the early stage of developing additive manufacturing courses,and there are significant differences in teaching content and methods,facing problems such as a lack of reference experience.At present,the majors that offer courses on additive manufacturing mainly focus on the mechanical and materials disciplines in engineering.This paper explores the teaching methods of conducting additive manufacturing courses in the materials discipline,and discusses the teaching content and methods from three aspects:theoretical teaching,course practice,and scientific research projects of additive manufacturing courses.It also elaborates on how to combine the content of additive manufacturing courses with traditional materials knowledge,cultivate professional talents who can adapt to rapid technological development.At the end of the paper,thoughts and prospects are also put forward on how to integrate ideological and political education into the courses of additive manufacturing.
university teachingadditive manufacturingteaching reformcourse ideological and political educationnew engineering