Abstract: In the current educational landscape of higher vocational colleges, the evaluation of intelligent manufacturing courses often overlooks crucial aspects such as students'practical abilities, problem-solving skills, innovative thinking, and overall professional competency. Instead, there is an undue emphasis on knowledge retention and comprehension. To rectify this imbalance, this paper advocates for the innovative implementation of a developmental course evaluation approach tailored for intelligent manufacturing programs. Through a comprehensive analysis of prevalent evaluation practices and their limitations in the context of intelligent manufacturing courses in higher vocational colleges, this study highlights the significance of a developmental evaluation approach. It proposes specific measures for its effective application, including the establishment of a comprehensive evaluation framework, the engagement of diverse evaluation stakeholders, the alignment of evaluation content with industry demands, and the facilitation of timely and constructive feedback mechanisms. Furthermore, the paper emphasizes the integration of evaluation with teaching reform as a critical aspect. By adopting these proposed practices, the centrality and pragmatic value of developmental course evaluation in the intelligent manufacturing curriculum can be enhanced. This, in turn, holds promise for improving the quality of education, fostering students'holistic development, and providing insights and roadmaps for future reforms in higher vocational engineering education.

Key words: Higher vocational colleges, Intelligent manufacturing professional group, Development oriented curriculum evaluation, Evaluation system, Evaluation subject, New engineering