Communication skills for engineering scholars
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Communication skills for engineering scholars at Coursera Overview
Duration | 8 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Communication skills for engineering scholars at Coursera Highlights
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Communication skills for engineering scholars at Coursera Course details
- The course teaches engineering scholars how to improve their communication skills, based on theory, examples and practical exercises.
- Topics include basics of rhetoric (how to be clear), basics of argumentation theory (how to be persuasive), public speaking, grant writing, scientific writing.
- The main target are engineering scholars; the first 3 weeks, though, can be useful to anyone wishing to improve their communication skills.
Communication skills for engineering scholars at Coursera Curriculum
How to be clear
How to be clear: introduction
Finding what to say: invention
Organizing the communication: arrangement
Dressing ideas in words: style
Common ground
Let's practice
Week 1 - References
New Quiz
How to persuade
Argumentation: introduction
The rhetorical syllogism
Ways to argument
Quasi-logic arguments
Fallacies
Let's practice
Week 2- References
New Quiz
How to present in public
How to present in public: Introduction
The context of the speech
Tools to support public speaking
The performance: voice, gestures, movements
What it means to listen
Let's practice
Week 3 - References
New Quiz
How to write a project proposal
How to write a project proposal: introduction
Diffusion of innovations theory
The executive summary
Starting point, goal, state of the art
Method, plan, resources, proponents
Let's practice
Week 4 - References
New Quiz
How to write a scientific paper
How to write a scientific paper: introduction
Scientific papers: main sections & the abstract
Scientific papers: how to start - the introduction
Scientific papers: the state of the art
Scientific papers: how to review a paper
On the relevance of relevance
Let's practice
Week 5 - Reference
New Quiz
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