Abstract: The“Embedded System Technology and Application”course is a professional course for academic postgraduates of mechanical engineering in Shandong Agricultural University.Learning goal of the course is to fully grasp development and design methods of embedded system.The course is an important course to educate students′ practical ability，innovative spirit and comprehensive theory application ability.Taking solution of engineering practical problems as driving force，teaching characteristics of combination of theory application and practice were highlighted.Teaching design and practice of the course was conducted from aspects of course structure，teaching methods and means，and innovative ability training，which effectively improved teaching effect of the course.