ABSTRACT

E ff ective communication skills are essential for anyone working in engineering. This unit will help you develop skills in using and interpreting information in a wide variety of forms. It aims to provide you with experience of speaking, reading and writing as well as graphical means of communication including drawing and sketching. These skills are essential not only for employment in engineering, but also as a basis for further study. The unit also gives you a variety of techniques used for obtaining, evaluating, processing and presenting information.