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Chapter 4
Engineering Communications
PREP004 – Introduction to Applied Engineering
College of Engineering - University of Hail
Fall 2009
Communication Skills
 Interpersonal –
– Engineering today is more about teamwork.
– i.e. working on projects within multidisciplinary
teams and groups (including different
specialties in engineering, financial, marketing
etc..).
– Communication skills are essential for your
engineering career.
Communication Skills
 Written
– When working on engineering projects , you
will need to communicate the results of your
team in technical words and means.
– These should be clearly understood by your
peers engineers and your management (may be
from different horizons).
Communication Skills
– Why?
 Engineers write proposals. They need to convince
people to spend money on their projects.
 These “shopping lists” may be read by their
immediate boss, the president of the company, etc.
 Engineers also write reports when a design change
is needed or to explain a failure.
Part 1 - Report writing
 To your organization`s Management
 To your peers Engineers
 To your clients or customers
Contents of Engineering Reports
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Appropriate cover page
Title page
Abstract
Table of contents
Body
Conclusions and recommendations
Appendices
Engineering Reports
Appropriate cover page
The report will be contained in a cover which
binds the pages.
Title page
The title page announces your report to the
reader. As an announcement, it should be
descriptive of the report content and
understandable to the general
reader.
Engineering Reports
Title page
HAIL UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Engineering,
Department of : ....
Project Title : ………..
Your full name : …………
Supervisor’s name : ………
Date : …………..
Engineering Reports
Abstract.
 A brief paragraph indicating the
purpose and results of the effort being
reported, the abstract is used primarily
for archiving so that others can decide
quickly if they want to obtain the
complete report.
Engineering Reports
Body
 This is the principal section of the report. It
begins with an introduction to activities,
including problem identification, background
material, and the plan for attacking and
solving the problem. If tests were conducted,
research completed, and surveys
undertaken, the results are recounted and
their significance is underscored.
Engineering Reports
Conclusions and recommendations
 This section gives the reason for conducting
the study and explains the purpose of the
report.
 It explains what you now believe to be true as
a result of the work discussed in the body and
what you recommend to be done about it.
 You must lay the groundwork earlier in the
report, and at this point you must sell your
idea.
Engineering Reports
Appendices
Any data supplementary to the main ideas of the
report may be placed in an appendix.
Any type of information may be placed in an
appendix if it is relevant, provided it is referred to
in the main report.
Part 2 - Communication Skills
 Oral and Electronic Presentation – For the same reasons as listed for written
skills, oral and electronic presentation skills
are needed.
– The use of presentation software and
hardware can vastly improve the
effectiveness of an engineer’s report.
– This is especially important with regard to
concurrent engineering.
What can you do to make a good
presentation
 First, you must be prepared.
 Standing.
 Look at your audience and maintain eye
contact.
 Project your voice by consciously speaking
to the back row.
 Speak clearly.
 The quality of your graphic displays often
can influence the opinion of your audience.
Thank you
Any Questions ?
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