Build your engineering communications tools. Acquire communication skills that will give you the confidence to be an engineering leader.
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Build communication tools that will provide you with the knowledge and confidence required to be an effective engineering leader.
Engineers who are good speakers receive recognition from their managers and customers.
Courses are taught by faculty from Rice University’s Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL). RCEL focuses on developing engineering leaders at Rice University at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. It is one of the few places with an academic credential in engineering leadership.
At the expert level, each week you will complete a series of independent assessments that will lead to the development of a plan to improve your personal communication.
Taught by communication faculty from Rice University’s Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL), the course covers key topics in oral communication: communication strategy, content, data visualization, and presentation. You will learn key principles in
Course materials are provided under the auspices of the Rice University Communication Faculty – all rights reserved.
This course covers communication skills that engineering leaders use every day to motivate, engage, and support people in their organizations. Speaking and writing are fundamental skills in leadership communication. (This topic was covered in Special Courses 1 and 3.) However, leaders also need interpersonal communication skills. Modern business requires communication skills that are effective across cultures, generations, and genders. Communication is also a key skill in building your personal brand. Leaders need to look, act, and talk like leaders. Another important skill is the ability to handle difficult and emotionally charged communications with employees, managers, and colleagues. After all, engineers are often at the center of crisis communications.
In this course you will learn:
Required Material Warning – Purchase of the case study is required to complete the course, as it is associated with the assessment. This case study is an excellent demonstration of typical business situations that require skillful handling of difficult conversations. Currently, the cost for this case study is $8.95, and is subject to change.
Course materials are provided under the auspices of the Rice University Communication Faculty – all rights reserved.
Engineering leaders are required to write extensively in their work, and their writing should be professional, reader-focused, and error-free. What leaders write in particular can impact productivity and financial results, so the written communications they create must be clear and concise. In this course, you will learn essential writing skills that can be applied to your daily activities as an engineering leader. You will learn key principles in
Course materials are provided under the auspices of the Rice University Communication Faculty – all rights reserved.
