LANG 5030

Professional Communication Skills for Engineers

Course Description

The course cultivates effective spoken English skills for participating in academic seminar discussions, giving presentations, and communicating in academic and professional contexts.

Highlights

  • Gaining skills necessary for successfully leading a seminar
  • Developing essential verbal and non-verbal communication skills which enhance their communicative effectiveness in both academic and professional contexts
  • Enhancing strategies for persuasive communication

Assessment

  • Assessment 1: Lead a stimulating seminar discussion based on a Harvard Business Review article
  • Assessment 2: Give a short individual presentation on a research topic/area of the student’s choice

Target Students

Any student enrolled in a master's program with the School of Engineering who would like to improve their English communication skills.

Learning Experience

Student testimonial

"The discussion part is good and interesting.  Every classmate gets a lot of opportunities to express themselves.  It helps a lot for me to make confidence in talking with other in English.”