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Communication for Engineering Leaders
ECE69500
Credit Hours:
1Start Date:
January 9, 2023Learning Objective:
- 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
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.
Topics Covered:
Professional skillsPrerequisites:
NoneApplied / Theory:
80 / 20Homework:
Typical weekly assignments include reading and discussion posts; two written assignments.Projects:
NoneExams:
NoneTextbooks:
Schramm, JD, Kara Levy, Joel Peterson, and Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company. Communicate with Mastery. 1st ed. 2020. Web. Full-text available online through Purdue Libraries.Katzman, Melanie, and Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company. Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work. 1st ed. 2019. Full-text available online through Purdue Libraries.
Review, Harvard Business, Porter, Michael E, Nohria, Nitin, Lake, Katrina, and Daugherty, Paul R. HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020. La Vergne: Harvard Business Review, 2019. Full-text available online through Purdue Libraries.