Design and Practice of a Three-Phase "Practice-Innovation-Entrepreneurship" Path for Software Maker Training

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the deep integration of "Emerging Engineering Education" construction and innovation and entrepreneurship education, the cultivation of software professionals urgently needs to address issues such as the disconnection in traditional training paths and the disjunction between practice and innovation. Based on two decades of teaching practice, this paper constructs a three-phase maker training path of "Practice Foundation—Innovation Breakthrough—Entrepreneurship Incubation". This path consolidates the practical foundation through open laboratories, course-competition integrated curricula, and a student mentor and teaching assistant system. It achieves innovation breakthroughs by engaging in research projects, tiered competitions, and interdisciplinary workshops. Finally, it promotes the commercialization of outcomes through entrepreneurship courses, incubation platforms, and industry chain docking. Empirical evidence shows that this path can effectively enhance students' fundamental skills, innovative thinking, and entrepreneurial capabilities, providing a replicable path paradigm for software maker training.