Abstract:In respond to the current problems in software project management courses such as abstruse theoriesꎬ dry con ̄ tentꎬ and dispersed curricular systemꎬ this research is testing a problem-based learning PBL mode made up of four teach ̄ ing stepsꎬ i.e.ꎬ lead-in questionꎬ discussionꎬ solutionꎬ and conclusionꎬ geared to teaching students in application-orien ̄ ted universities. The practice of this teaching mode receives good results as compared to traditional teaching modesꎬ PBL notably raises students′ interest and boosts their learning performance in various respects.