The Logic and Path of Constructing a Course Group on Digital Trade with Russia for the International Trade Major in Applied Undergraduate Education

Abstract

The development of digital trade and the deepening of China–Russia economic and trade cooperation put forward new requirements for the talent cultivation in the International Trade major in applied undergraduate education. Overemphasis on trade documents and theory without content such as cross-border platform operations, digital marketing, and foreign trade big data causes imbalances between the talent supply and job demand. This paper investigates the construction of a course group on digital trade with Russia. At the logical foundation level, we define its functional positioning and cultivate alignment; deconstruct the competency map and knowledge modules; explain the logic of interdisciplinary integration and competency progression. We construct a modular system from the structured design level which includes the underlying architecture of general competencies, the embedding of the Russia-oriented economic and trade direction, and the integrated configuration of Russian-language digital business. And finally, we propose mechanisms for course objective matrix alignment, cross-disciplinary resource collaboration, and content iteration monitoring at the construction path level. Our research can serve as a framework reference for curriculum reform in the International Trade major in applied undergraduate education.