Course information

This course is designed to enhance students’ knowledge of written and oral communication skills in an engineering context. The course will help students to properly structure and write their course assignments and dissertation. In particular, students will learn how to manage and evaluate relevant and reliable sources, cite sources appropriately in their written material, write abstracts and reports concisely and meaningfully, write critical literature reviews and critically analyse key issues in engineering topics both in a written and an oral format. This course is interdisciplinary and is mainly based on the use of case studies addressing a number of topical engineering issues (e.g. sustainability, engineering failure analysis, engineering ethics, energy transition, etc.). By engaging with these case studies, students will not only refine their communication skills, but also deepen their understanding of specialised engineering terminology while gaining valuable insights into the principal challenges faced today.