Abstract: "CAD/CAE System and Application" is a graduate course which is offered by the College of Locomotive and Rolling stock Engineering of Dalian Jiaotong University for simulation analysis in railway vehicles and equipment. The goal of this course is designed to make students understand the data structure of CAD/CAE software, master analysis modeling method in product performance and analysis and all kinds of solving method in physics problems with CAE software. Based on the cultivating mode of graduate students’ innovation and ability in research-oriented , this paper aims at improving the training of innovative and research-oriented teachers, enriching teaching content, training students' comprehensive innovation ability and optimizing assessment mode of the course etc., compared with the traditional teaching concepts and assessment methods. And the purpose of this reform can also consolidate professional foundation, enhance learning interest and improve the sense of innovation ability for students.

Key words: CAD/CAE System and Application, Enriching teaching content, Comprehensive innovation ability, Optimizing assessment mode