Abstract: Based on the three civil engineering majors of applied local campus Yulin University for
example, the lack of engineering graphics courses teaching is analyzed combining with questionnaire
survey results. The graphics course group is built by training applied ability. The whole process of
graphics skills training is concluded by participation of school and enterprises with reforms of learning
interesting training, the teaching content selecting, second classroom teaching and other aspects.
Explored teaching new mode of engineering graphics courses under the background of transformation
to train the depth and breadth of graphics skills of students and service the local economy. The results
show that the reform measures can improve the students’ ability of graphics applications.

Key words: applied university, engineering graphics, teaching model, questionnaire survey