Abstract: "Introduction to Civil Engineering" is a basic course for civil engineering majors. It is of great significance to inspire students' professional interest, enhance professional pride, open up new horizons and establish innovative thinking. This article takes Zunyi Normal University as an example, based on the characteristics of the course "Introduction to Civil Engineering" in the context of "big civil engineering", and analyzes the four main problems in the teaching of the course before the reform: insufficient attention to the course, backward teaching methods, lack of excellent teaching materials, weak teaching staff, etc. The reform and exploration are carried out from the following aspects: teaching staff → teaching content → teaching mode → teaching method → teaching means → assessment method. The practice in the past three years has proved that after the teaching reform, students' comprehensive performance has been significantly improved, and the reform effect is good, which provides a reference for the teaching of the" Introduction to Civil Engineering "course in related institutions.

Key words: Introduction to civil engineering, Teaching reform, Explore