In order to further advance the standardization of teaching and enhance the quality of talent cultivation, the Financial Services and Management major under the School of Economics and Management recently held a specialized seminar on teaching reform and quality improvement. The meeting focused on key topics such as the archiving of teaching materials, curriculum development, enrollment and employment, new media publicity, and the allocation of teaching tasks. All full-time faculty members participated in the discussions.
The meeting emphasized the self-inspection, peer review, and archiving of exam papers, theses, and end-of-term teaching packages. All faculty members were required to strictly adhere to the university’s standards and complete the rectifications during concentrated office hours from Tuesday to Wednesday to ensure the materials met the archiving requirements. Additionally, through a lottery system, faculty members were selected to deliver "course presentation" reports on Thursday, while the remaining teachers were tasked with preparing presentations for one course within the training plan during the holiday break. Course topics were not to be repeated, aiming to promote in-depth optimization of curriculum development.
In line with the school’s unified work plan, the meeting outlined specific requirements for major development and publicity: the major was to complete and submit new media publicity materials by Friday. Additionally, existing WeChat public account content for enrollment promotion needed to be systematically reviewed, with written improvement plans to be presented by major directors during a specialized meeting on Thursday. The meeting further clarified responsibilities for enrollment and employment tasks, assigning specific targets to each faculty member under a goal-oriented accountability system to ensure full participation and effective implementation.
Regarding teaching reform, the major was required to conduct specialized discussions based on the implementation of the talent cultivation plan, with a focus on analyzing the alignment between the current training plan and teaching practices. Major directors were to present specific optimization proposals during Thursday’s meeting. For the upcoming semester’s teaching tasks, the meeting preemptively allocated teaching assignments and formulated contingency plans to ensure smooth and orderly teaching operations.
Furthermore, the meeting outlined key tasks for the summer break: first, advancing research on horizontal projects with clearly defined objectives; second, soliciting innovative teaching and education proposals from all faculty members for the new semester, with tasks to be assigned through a combination of voluntary submissions and centralized arrangements.
Director Zhong Xiaoping emphasized that all faculty members should adopt a results-oriented approach to efficiently complete the week’s tasks, particularly the archiving of teaching materials and course presentation preparations. He also noted that the meeting had charted a clear reform path for the summer break and the new semester, calling for unified efforts among faculty members to drive the program’s high-quality development.
This seminar provided a clear action plan for the next phase of work in the Financial Services and Management major, laying a solid foundation for improving teaching quality and enhancing the major’s influence. (Contributed by: Tang Bo)