In order to fulfill the requirements of the new syllabus of “university computer foundation” course for the training of students’ practical ability and to coordinate the implementation of curriculum teaching, the curriculum reform and practice based on the integration of learning and competition is carried out. According to the four requirements of the new syllabus for students’ practical ability, four items are set up in the course competition: design of graphic and animation video, data analysis, Python programming and Python geek challenge competition. Meanwhile, the curriculum organization and implementation are explained and how to incorporate the course competition into the course assessment is discussed in detail. The development of curriculum innovation competition is of positive significance to improve students’ self-learning ability, information access ability and practical ability.