Effective Communication Skills for Engineers (FutureLearn)

Offered by University of Malaya,
Effective Communication Skills for Engineers (FutureLearn)

Find out the tips and strategies of communicating effectively as an engineer though this course. Effective communications skills are vital in order to communicate the ideas. This course will guide the participants to learn about multiple communication skills (verbal and non-verbal), in the form of posters, oral presentations and technical report writing.

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What topics will you cover?

  • Preparation on how to design a good poster
  • Presenting the poster
  • Introduction to oral communication
  • Preparing for an oral & slide presentation
  • Delivering effective oral presentation
  • The importance of technical report
  • Technical report layout
  • How to write a good report

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Identify their self and team interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrate the ability to prepare and present a good poster
  • Demonstrate the ability to prepare and present a good oral presentation
  • Demonstrate the ability to prepare and present a good technical report
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