本文从高职机械设计课程内容和教学方法两方面进行探讨,分析了存在的问题,提出在课程内容上应围绕解决专业实际问题来安排,强化专业应用背景;在课堂教学上,应融入多种现代化教学手段,并以实例阐述应用ADAMS虚拟样机软件进行机构设计及运动特性分析的方法。 This article discusses the contents and teaching methods of mechanical design in vocational colleges from two aspects, analyzes the existing problems, proposes that the contents should focus on solving practical problems to arrange and strengthen the professional application background; in the classroom teaching, should be integrated into a variety of Modern teaching methods, and an example to illustrate the use of ADAMS virtual prototype software for the design of the mechanism and the analysis of the movement characteristics.