In order to address the diversity of disciplines, concentrations, experience, interests, and ambitions of the MEng students, ENGIN 295 has a variety of course sections with different goals and deliverables. In the fall, the objective of the course is to allow each student to hone in on their individual communication skills.
Your goal is to enroll in a section that most closely corresponds with your experience and goals, so please review the information below carefully.
The default instructional mode for Fall 2022 is in-person. Sections that meet over 15 weeks meet 1 hour per week, 7 week sections meet 2 hours per week, and 10 week sections meet 1.5 hours per week. Please pay close attention to the start and end dates of each unique section to plan your schedules accordingly.
For most ENGIN295 sections, students can enroll directly through CalCentral. The exceptions are those that require an application and this is noted in the specific section descriptions below. If the section you’re interested in is full and has a waitlist, we strongly encourage students to identify an alternative section that still has seats available.
Please note that the course will appear as Engineering 295: Communications for Engineering Leaders on the transcript regardless of your section/stream.
Fall 2022 Sections
Section 1: Efficient Communication + Mentorship
We focus on producing short, succinct written documents and presentations that are essential to your professional success. By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Craft and revise a variety of written materials, including mission statements and project reports
- Summarize and synthesize ideas from published articles
- Turn your ideas into modular, skimmable, and clear writing
Take this section if you want the added support of working one-on-one with a peer mentor throughout the semester. Enrollment in this section is by application only. Please go to our Google form to tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re hoping to get out of the experience of working with a mentor.
Section Logistics:
Taught by Mark Bauer
Wednesdays, 1-2pm (15 weeks)
For more information, see the Efficient Communication + Mentorship (Bauer) Flyer
Sections 2, 3, 4, 5: Efficient Communication
We focus on producing short, succinct written documents and presentations that are essential to your professional success. By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Craft and revise a variety of written materials, including mission statements and project reports
- Summarize and synthesize ideas from published articles
- Turn your ideas into modular, skimmable, and clear writing
- Sharpen your elevator pitch
- Share your technical expertise during networking events
- Put your best foot forward in online bios and emails
Section Logistics:
Taught by Mark Bauer
All sections 15 weeks.
Section 2: Wednesday 10-11am
Section 3: Wednesday 11am-12pm
Section 4: Thursday 10-11am
Section 5: Thursday 11am-12pm
For more information, see the Efficient Communication (Bauer) Flyer
Successful students in these sections have some experience in academic and professional communication, both in writing and presenting, who want to deepen their leadership confidence and refine their skills in effectively communicating with varied audiences.
Sections 15, 16, 17, 18: Learning to Lead with Authentic Communication
“You can have all the critical thinking skills in the world, but if you can’t communicate them to people, they’re not even going to be remembered.”
– Ed Oliver O’Reilly, UC Berkeley Vice Provost for Undergrads
Learning to effectively and persuasively communicate is an essential leadership skill. Together we’ll learn how to overcome common obstacles like self-doubt, lack of clarity in ideas, uncertainty in your ultimate message, and how to create an impactful storyline to reveal the power of gaining attention and support for your ideas.
- Learn to overcome self imposed limits that hold you back from being your best self
- Refine your understanding of what high quality communication looks and feels like
- Learn to build professional rapport with teammates through mutual support and candor
Section Logistics:
Taught by: Heidi Kritscher Weller
7 week sections:
Aug 24-Oct 7:
Section 15: Wednesday 12-2pm
Section 16: Thursday 10:30am-12:30pm
Oct 17-Dec 2:
Section 17: Wednesday 12-2pm
Section 18: Thursday 10:30am-12:30pm
For more information, see the Authentic Communication (Weller) Flyer
Section 14: Storytelling for Scientific Leaders
Leverage the art of storytelling to articulate your ideas as memorable, clear, and succinct narratives. Students admitted to this application-based section will not only hone writing and speaking skills, but will also will build an arsenal of go-to managerial tools by working one-on-one with a mentee throughout the semester. Enrollment in this section is by application only, and will prepare students to pursue the year-long Fung Institute Mentoring Certificate. Please use our Google form to tell us about yourself and why you are hoping to become a mentor. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis; the course will stay open until filled/Aug 24th.
Section Logistics:
Taught by Margaret Kolb
Mentor application (Complete by August 8th for priority enrollment)
Section 14: Wednesdays, 12:30-2pm (10 week course beginning August 24th)
For more information, see the Storytelling for Scientific Leaders (Kolb) Flyer
Sections 6 and 7 (Caleshu); 8, 9, and 10 (Fitzpatrick); 11, 12, 13 (Houlihan): Developing your Leadership Presence
Get frameworks and personalized coaching in order to connect to, motivate and inspire any audience with authentic communication and storytelling. This activity-based course will develop your skills in the following areas:
- How you show up: Explore and improve the verbal and non-verbal aspects of your leadership presence.
- How you communicate: Support your data and technical content with inspiring stories and well-designed business focused presentations.
- How you improve: Deliver, receive & incorporate effective feedback to improve your own & others communication.
Section Logistics: Taught by Jennifer Caleshu
7 week sections, October 18 – December 2
Section 6: Tuesday, 10am-12pm
Section 7: Tuesday, 12:30-2:30pm
For more information, see the Developing your Leadership Presence (Caleshu) Flyer
Section Logistics: Taught by Thomas Fitzpatrick
15 week sections:
Section 8: Monday, 10-11am
Section 9: Monday, 12-1pm
Section 10: Monday, 1-2pm
For more information, see the Developing your Leadership Presence (Fitzpatrick) Flyer
Section Logistics: Taught by Susan Houlihan
Section 11: Tuesday, 8-10am, 7 weeks starting August 30
Section 12: Tuesday, 10-12pm, 7 weeks starting August 30
Section 13: Tuesday, 10-12pm, 7 weeks, starting October 18
For more information, see the Developing your Leadership Presence (Houlihan) Flyer
Successful students in this section will be comfortable writing academic papers and experienced in academic and professional communication, who want to go outside their comfort zone and take their verbal communication and leadership to the next level. They have been required to write academic papers and give presentations in their past.
Section 14: Storytelling for Scientific Leaders
Leverage the art of storytelling to articulate your ideas as memorable, clear, and succinct narratives. Students admitted to this application-based section will not only hone writing and speaking skills, but will also will build an arsenal of go-to managerial tools by working one-on-one with a mentee throughout the semester. Enrollment in this section is by application only, and will prepare students to pursue the year-long Fung Institute Mentoring Certificate. Please use our Google form to tell us about yourself and why you are hoping to become a mentor. Rolling application consideration; the course will stay open until filled.
Section Logistics:
Taught by Margaret Kolb
Mentor application (Complete by August 8th for priority enrollment)
Section 14: Wednesdays, 12:30-2pm (10 week course beginning August 24th)
For more information, see the Storytelling for Scientific Leaders (Kolb) Flyer
Sections 6 and 7 (Caleshu); 8, 9, and 10 (Fitzpatrick); 11, 12, 13 (Houlihan): Developing your Leadership Presence
Get frameworks and personalized coaching in order to connect to, motivate and inspire any audience with authentic communication and storytelling. This activity-based course will develop your skills in the following areas:
- How you show up: Explore and improve the verbal and non-verbal aspects of your leadership presence.
- How you communicate: Support your data and technical content with inspiring stories and well-designed business focused presentations.
- How you improve: Deliver, receive & incorporate effective feedback to improve your own & others communication.
Section Logistics: Taught by Jennifer Caleshu
7 weeks sections, October 18-December 2
Section 6: Tuesday, 10am-12pm
Section 7: Tuesday, 12:30-2:30pm
For more information, see the Developing your Leadership Presence (Caleshu) Flyer
Section Logistics: Taught by Thomas Fitzpatrick
15 week sections:
Section 8: Monday, 10-11am
Section 9: Monday, 12-1pm
Section 10: Monday, 1-2pm
For more information, see the Developing your Leadership Presence (Fitzpatrick) Flyer
Section Logistics: Taught by Susan Houlihan
Section 11: Tuesday, 8-10am, 7 weeks starting August 30
Section 12: Tuesday, 10-12pm, 7 weeks starting August 30
Section 13: Tuesday, 10-12pm, 7 weeks, starting October 18
For more information, see the Developing your Leadership Presence (Houlihan) Flyer
*Courses listed are for Fall 2022 and are subject to change.
