Informal assignment 1: The Importance of communication skills for engineers

Hey all,

Professor asked us to explain a quote and I was assigned this following one:

“Communication skills are an essential component in the education of engineering students to facilitate not just students’ education but also to prepare them for their future careers.”

Marc Riemer, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University (2007)

To me, this sentence means the following:

“Having good communication skills is beneficial regardless of who possesses it. It doesn’t just enhance an individual’s learning prowess, but also can help them better communicate with others at a professional level or even in their daily dealings. As it helps in reducing and/or eliminating possibilities of miscommunications/ misunderstandings. Etc. "

Some afterthoughts:

Perhaps, Mr Marc Riemer understands the importance of communication skills from his professional experience and as such urges us, engineering students, to learn and better craft our skills in communication in hopes that we will benefit greatly from this skill even before entering the workforce. And by extension, be able to integrate seamlessly into the communications of the working world without much additional effort needed.