The Reform and Construction of Computer Essential Courses in New Liberal Arts Aiming at Improving Data Literacy

In the era of Big Data, all countries put innovation at the core of national development. The Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China calls for the comprehensive promotion of the construction of new liberal arts, with the aim of introducing the latest information technology into the traditional liberal arts teaching. As a normal university, East China Normal University is an important cradle to promote the ‘‘CS for ALL’’ talents. Therefore, in the computer reform of Shanghai colleges and universities, it takes the lead in the reform of computer basic teaching of New Liberal Arts. The fundamental goal of this reform is to cultivate students’ Data Thinking and improve their Data Literacy. Good results are achieved in the aspects of target achievement degree and result satisfaction degree.