Writing and communication skills

triseradad
Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:24:29 +0000

I have a question for engineering graduates, those who have gone on to engineering grad school and/or industry.

I notice that in college exit surveys of engineering graduates, engineers consistently say that their undergraduate programs did not have adequate preparation in writing and communication, yet employers (and presumably grad programs) consistently look for strong writing and communication skills.

What writing and communication classes did you take as an undergraduate, how would you evaluate your writing/communication skills coming out of undergrad, were your writing/communication skills adequate for grad school and/or industry, and if not, what specific type(s) of additional writing/communication course(s) do you wish you had taken as an undergraduate?

Thanks for any insights you can provide!