Professional Communication Skills
(2-0-0-3)
CMPE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the CMPE degree.
EE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the EE degree.
Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.
Technical Interest Group(s) / Course Type(s): Deactivated / No longer offered
Course Coordinator:
Prerequisites: None.
Catalog Description
Written, oral, and graphical communication skills needed by electrical andcomputer engineering professionals.
Course Outcomes
Not Applicable
Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)
Not Applicable
Topical Outline
Need for Communication Skills
Technical Communication
Writing, Proof Reading, Speaking, Using Graphics, Critiquing
Critiquing Presentations
Organization, Technical Content, Technical Accuracy, Graphics,
Voice, Delivery Dynamics, Handling Questions
Planning, Outlining, and Logical Flow
Grammar
Technical Sentences
Sentence Structure (subject, verb, diagramming)
Paragraphs
Report Writing
IEEE Format for References
IEEE Journal Format for Papers
Proof-Reading
Proof-Reading Marks
Speaking
Voice (volume, voice inflection, etc.)
Delivery Dynamics (eye contact, audience engagement, gesturing,
pointing at graphics, etc.)
Graphics
Report Figures and Drawings (readability)
Software Packages (Powerpoint, Freehand, AutoCAD, etc.)
Overhead Projector Transparencies
Presentations
Speaker Notes for Each Graphic (including transitions)