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== Strategy #4 ==
In China, it is a must for university students to take a lot of low-quality courses each semester to meet the graduation credit requirement, which has adverse effects on students.
1. The requirements of these courses are low and cannot enhance students’ relevant abilities, which is just a waste of time.
2. Too many courses mean that students have to spend considerable time on curriculum, as a result of which, they cannot have enough time to explore something they are passionate about.
As a result, it is common that a large number students lack critical thinking and innovative ability in China.
=== '''Tactic#1''' ===
<u>''March-April 2017 ''</u>''' '''Write letter to deans to promote education program reform
Conduct an investigation on students and find out problems of low-quality courses. Write a compelling letter to the deans of each department to inform them of some low-quality courses and persuade them to collaborate with faculty working out a more useful and meaningful education program. They can integrate some related low-quality courses into one which require a higher standard for students. For an organization to succeed, especially when it seeks to change, it needs support from the top of the organization. Probably the most important person who must believe in the compelling case you develop in Step One above, is the President of your college or university.
=== '''Tactic#2''' ===
<u>''May 2017''</u> Set up an online platform for exchanging ideas
Set up an online platform for professors and some students to exchange their ideas on how to design more challenging and interesting assignments for students, in which way students can enhance their innovative ability instead of learning by rote. In most Chinese universities, some faculty are openly hostile to entrepreneurship and innovation, especially in some traditional majors. These faculty regard it as a set of stories that don’t match the rigorous traditional discipline-based courses.
=== '''Tactic#3''' ===
<u>''July-August 2017'' </u>Take online courses and do some interesting research
Recommend each major students’ unions to promote more interesting online courses and other activities, e.g. organize students to visit labs regularly and have academic conversations with faculty. In an era of information explosion, Students should proactively utilize online high-quality courses to explore their interest and passion in their free time. It is also a must for professors to instruct students who are interested in further study in relevant fields. The summer or winter holiday is a proper time for them to do so.
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