Course Overview
In a workplace that varies from offices to tents to mountains to cities, graduates need to be able to present technical and economic facts regarding mining projects accurately and clearly, and work effectively with other professionals and teams. To ensure that students are acquiring these communication skills in a technical context that is relevant to mining and mineral exploration, this communication course is closely coordinated with the students’ major mining course. To develop their teamwork and interpersonal skills, students complete team profiling exercises, practice effective meeting strategies, participate in case-study simulations, and acquire the planning and editing skills for writing a composite team report. Students will also prepare a professional resume, an application letter, and a sample answer appropriate for a professional job interview.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Plan a formal report.
- Deliver an oral presentation before a technical audience.
- Field questions and handle objections from a presentation audience.
- Write clear technical descriptions and technical instructions.
- Prepare effective graphics.
- Prepare short reports including evaluation, incident, progress, recommendation, and trip reports and proposals, with appropriate content, organization, and formats.
- Use primary sources (people in government and industry) and secondary sources (reference materials) to gather up-to-date information on technical subjects.
- Formulate research questions and research plans.
- Collaborate as part of a team to plan the group writing project.
- Present your qualifications, as they are related to mining, in an effective resume application letter, LinkedIn profile, and sample interview answers.
Effective as of Winter 2016
Related Programs
Technical Communications 2 (COMM 2451) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Construction and the Environment
- Mineral Exploration and Mining Technology
Diploma Full-time
- Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Full-time
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