ECE 69500 - Communication for Engineering Leaders
Note:
This course is asynchronous online. All required textbooks are available in full-text online through the Purdue Libraries.
Course Details
Lecture Hours: 1 Credits: 1
Areas of Specialization:
Counts as:
Normally Offered:
Each Fall, Spring, Summer
Campus/Online:
On-campus and online
Catalog Description:
The goal of this course is to upskill talented engineers' communication abilities. By the end of the course, you should have new adeptness at creating and delivering powerful presentations on a short deadline, as well as strategies for leading others effectively.
Required Text(s):
- Communicate with Mastery , First Edition , Schramm, JD, Kara Levy, Joel Peterson , O'Reilly Media Company , 2020 , ISBN No. 978-1119550099
- Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work. , First Edition , Katzman, Melanie , O'Reilly Media Company , 2019 , ISBN No. 978-1260457834
- HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020 , Review, Harvard Business, Porter, Michael E, Nohria, Nitin, Lake, Katrina, and Daugherty, Paul R. , La Vergne: Harvard Business Review , 2019 , ISBN No. 978-1633698123
Recommended Text(s):
None.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate increased awareness of communication theories and strategies
- Deliver engaging, effective presentations and documents
- Design plans for valuable, productive workplace and team interactions
- Develop a leadership or mentoring plan tailored to your specific workplace
Assessment Method:
Typical weekly assignments include reading and discussion posts; two written assignments. (3/2022)