Abstract: Mechanical engineering material is a discipline that intersects machinery and materials, which aims to cultivate engineering practice ability of students. Based on the urgent demand for applied talents and the background of building an applied university, this paper takes the teaching of mechanical engineering materials as an example. More practical elements are integrated into the traditional“theory + experiment”-based teaching mode. The teaching reform of mechanical engineering materials and the integration of diversified assessment mechanisms improve student interest in learning, greatly improve the training effect of applied talents, and explore the methods of training applied talents.

Key words: Mechanical engineering materials, Applied talents, Practical competence, Teaching mode, Teaching reform, Assessment