Task 3: The Importance of Communication Skills for Engineers

“Without clear lines of communication, our ideas would stay within our own small development teams instead of becoming mature products. While this is obvious to those of us who have become experienced engineers, the real question is: Why is it lost to us when we are engineering students?”  

— Akbar R Khan, Software Systems Engineer, USA, “Good Communication Is Essential...” (2014)

 

As discussed during the meeting. We feel communication skills are extremely important for engineers to maintain relevance in the industry. The experienced engineers are fully aware of how important it is to communicate as it is believed they went have went through the difficulties and understood the consequences in having unclear communications within the team. We We believe it is important to pitch out the individual ideations to procreate a better project.

An engineer’s role is complex and it is difficult to come to the same consensus coming from different expertise. They encounter many people, from employees in a different departments to project clients. Hence, they ought to understand the importance of communication. It is a necessity to explain and project their ideas to the target audience, ensuring everyone is on the same page and have a common expectation or goals.

However, it comes to a point why such communication is lost when it comes to engineering students. We feel students lack certain fundamental knowledge to express the thoughts and help improve each other’s ideas through cross-referencing. Students will have to learn through experience to  express more effectively.