The ideological and political level of college students plays an important role in the future development of our country.In order to improve ideological and political education among science and engineering students,an education model (the open education teaching model) is proposed.The model is based on the course of engineering thermodynamics,which is an elementary specialty course in the school of energy and power engineering of university of Shanghai for Science and Technology.It includes such aspects as rational consideration,student-centered values and moral education principle,new type of student-teacher relationship based on equal partnership and shared responsibilities,this model develops an innovative curriculum of ideological and political education.The model combines the courses of engineering thermodynamics and the ideological and political education,aiming to provide a new research perspective for improving the undergraduates' ideological and political education,and training noble and professional talents.