Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Technical Communication from the University of Colorado Boulder

Learn to communicate effectively. Improve your writing and speaking skills for managerial success.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Business writing
  • Management
  • effect
  • Nonverbal communication
  • clarity

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Engineering Manager
  • Technological leadership
  • Project Manager
  • Technology Team Manager
  • Engineering consultant
  • Product Manager
  • Development Manager
  • Human Resources Manager in Engineering
  • Technology workshop facilitator
  • Professional trainer in the field of engineering

Internship – 3-part course series

An engineering manager spends most of their day interacting with others. Studies have repeatedly shown the impact of communication skills on the ability of management leaders to succeed or fail. Often, people enter management roles without being aware of the need to improve their skills in this area.

Learned skills

  • listening
  • Consulting
  • Body language
  • Initiation
  • Training
  • Building trust
  • Providing feedback
  • writing
  • Presentation skills

The goal of the course is to help the engineering manager excel in his communications responsibilities.

Academic degree

This specialization is available for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree, offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM degree is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technology professionals transition into leadership and management roles in engineering and technology fields.

Program features
  • Performance-based admission
  • Without application process
  • Ideal for people with a wide range of academic education and professional experience

For more information about the ME-EM program, visit https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder .

Hands-on Learning Project

Communication, of course, is not just theoretical. In this course, you will be asked to have live conversations with people outside the course and describe the impact of different techniques and approaches. You will also participate in discussions with peers to reinforce critical concepts and help you relate the material to your own situation and experience.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Communication as a technical leader

Course 1 • 11 hours • 4.3 (15 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn

  • Compare and examine examples of successful and unsuccessful communication in business, industry, and government.
  • Understand and apply common types of leadership communication.
  • Understand and synthesize methods for establishing organizational vision and building trust through effective communication.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: Interpersonal
  • Category: Management
  • Category: Training
  • Category: Supervision
  • Category: Leadership Development

Technical management writing skills

Course 2 • 15 hours

Course Details

What you’ll learn

  • Write for educated people who are not in the field.
  • Apply brevity and concentration in dictation.
  • Address your reader’s “hot spots” (topics that particularly interest them) to become more influential writers.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: Business Writing
  • Category: Influence
  • Category: Audience targeting
  • Category: Abbreviation
  • Category: Brightness

Technical group speaking

Course 3 • 17 hours

Course Details

What you’ll learn

  • Use storytelling to leave a meaningful impression on your audience.
  • Utilize voice modulation, facial expressions, and nonverbal communication to convey your message effectively.
  • Create professional and effective slides for display.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: Expression
  • Category: Preparation
  • Category: Nonverbal Communication
  • Category: Presentation
  • Category: Transparencies