Overview of effective writing, speaking, and editing skills needed to convey engineering concepts to a wide range of audiences (in academic and non-academic contexts). High-level editing practices, effective literature review techniques, practical speaking/presentation methods, professional documentation and leadership tactics, coherent/cohesive paragraph structures, rhetoric/discourse practices, and other related skills within engineering-specific contexts. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Engineering Discourse
Host University
Virginia Tech
Semester
Fall 2026
Course Number
ISE-5054
CRN
87085
Credits
3
Discipline
Systems Engineering, Operations Research and Engineering Management
Course Information
Prerequisites
None