Abstract:

Information theory is a basic specialized course for many disciplines, such as communication engineering, information security etc.  There is a wide range of concepts, abstract theorems, and complex mathematical derivations. To meet the requirements of the professional talent training scheme for information security majors, in this paper we discuss the reform of teaching methods for information theory courses. We optimize the teaching contents corresponding to the demand for specialty construction and reinforce the relationship between new courses and the existed knowledge. We highlight the theory of structure system and guide students to establish a knowledge structure tree. Moreover, we design some specialized teaching cases that are closely related to the cases of teaching practice.

Key words: information theory, information security discipline, teaching method, teaching mode