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COMMUNICATION ENG. 120 (INTRO. TO ENG.) Ali Siahpush/Mary Hofle Spring 2007

COMMUNICATION ENG. 120 (INTRO. TO ENG.) Ali Siahpush/Mary Hofle Spring 2007. Give lots of kisses. COMMUNICATION. Types of communication Examples: TV shows Movie: ”Thank You for Smoking” Effective Communication: Commitment, understanding, awareness, attitude. COMMUNICATION.

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COMMUNICATION ENG. 120 (INTRO. TO ENG.) Ali Siahpush/Mary Hofle Spring 2007

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  1. COMMUNICATIONENG. 120 (INTRO. TO ENG.)Ali Siahpush/Mary HofleSpring 2007

  2. Give lots of kisses

  3. COMMUNICATION • Types of communication • Examples: • TV shows • Movie: • ”Thank You for Smoking” • Effective Communication: Commitment, understanding, awareness, attitude.

  4. COMMUNICATION Engineers convey ideas by means of different types of communication. • Types of communication: • Verbal (Oral or written) • Graphical • Mathematical

  5. Communication is: • Selling your competence, knowledge, and judgment. • Speaking the appropriate language. • Understanding both sides of the debate.

  6. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION • Know your audience!!! • Non-Technical Reports • Technical Reports and Presentations • Charts • Graphs • Models

  7. EFFECTIVE ORAL COMMUNICATION • Be energetic/attitude/voice. • Know your audience!!! • Use the right tool& have a back up plan. • Computer • Over-head projector • Practice and rehearse. • Be aware of time. • Look at your audience. • Leave time for questions.

  8. TECHNICAL REPORTING • Executive Summary • What would the boss want to know. • Acknowledgement • Where to find things. • Table of Contents • List of Figures • List of Tables • Nomenclature

  9. TECHNICAL REPORTING (CONT.) • Introduction (Why are your pursuing the project.) • Background • Motivation • Literature review • Objectives of the project • Specifications and what you will achieve

  10. TECHNICAL REPORTING (CONT.) • Technical Discussion • Statement of work • Design/Analysis • Testing/Results • Summary and Conclusions • Did you succeed? • References • Appendix

  11. GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION

  12. GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION (cont.)

  13. GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION (cont.)

  14. MATHEMATICAL COMMUNICATION • What’s that symbol? ∑ ∫ ≠ ≥ ∞ ∂ ∆ β ψ φ

  15. COMMUNICATION (Group Skills) • Groups/Teams are responsible for all projects in industry today. • Important part of the business unit. • Groups must develop skills to form a cohesive and effective operating unit. • Favorable outcome vs. Unfavorable outcome

  16. GROUP SKILLS (cont.) Two Main Sets of Skills • Managerial • Collective Group • Leader • Organization • Set Goals • Monitor performance • Choose Method • Train group • Budget and deadlines

  17. GROUP SKILLS (cont.) • Interpersonal • Basic Manners • Group Enforcement • People Management • Behavior Modification

  18. GROUP SKILLS (cont.) Types of Individuals • There are many types of individuals. • The mouse (quiet, under utilized resource, doesn’t volunteer). • The Loud Mouth (dominant, highly opinionated, takes up much of the discussion time) • Others

  19. Homework (discussion/presentation) • Six groups in Pocatello and 2 groups in IF • On Jan 25th, in class, discuss these questions: • Why should we go to Mars? • Who should go to Mars and why? • (man, woman), (married couples), (boyfriend, girlfriend), (Military, civilian), etc. • OR, Engineering vs. Science: • similarities and differences • Is engineering an art or science? Etc.

  20. Homework (discussion/presentation) • Each group prepare a 10 min. presentation. • It can be ppt, overhead, just talking, anything you want. • Everyone has to make a presentation. • Groups 1-4 present on Jan. 30th, and 5-8 present on Feb. 1st. • You will be graded based on your presentation.

  21. GOOGLE: “art of communication”, “effective presentation”http://www.amanet.org/seminars/category.cfm?cat=206&org=Sem&CMP=KAC-G2085&pcode=XAR7&gclid=CIyltI7a9IkCFSNdYQoddB7-Hghttp://www.kevinhogan.com/communication-influence-persuasion.htmhttp://www.ccsb.ca/leadership/MasteringCommunication.htm

  22. Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. Eleanor Roosevelt

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