Exploration of Curriculum Construction for Operating System Principles Oriented toward Computational Thinking in the Context of Emerging Engineering Education

Abstract

The development of Emerging Engineering Education (New Engineering Disciplines) has placed new and higher demands on the cultivation of computer-related professionals, specifically requiring the enhancement of students' computational thinking, systems thinking, and engineering practice abilities. As a core course in computer science, Operating System Principles serves as a crucial bridge connecting computer hardware and software, and is also a naturally powerful vehicle for cultivating computational thinking. Therefore, starting from the context of Emerging Engineering Education, this paper systematically analyzes the various problems faced by traditional Operating System Principles courses in fostering computational thinking. Subsequently, from five dimensions—curriculum objective reconstruction, teaching content optimization, teaching method innovation, practice system construction, and assessment reform—it rigorously explores the path for constructing an Operating System Principles course oriented toward computational thinking. It further integrates mainstream operating system practices to implement computational thinking training. Finally, concrete teaching practices verify the effectiveness of the reforms, thereby naturally providing a replicable approach for similar curriculum reforms.