Kommunikationsträning i civilingenjörsprogrammen

Abstract

At the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University,
two of the engineering programmes have decided to strengthen
and systematise the students’ communication training during
the curriculum. The project addresses two different levels: the
engineering teachers of the programme are offered further
education while the programme managers are responsible for
the progression during the curriculum. The teachers
experience that engineering students need to practice writing.
They recognise the importance of communication training, but
difficulties in finding time for implementation. One of the
teachers’ problems is to convince the students about the
relevance of communication training. Another challenge is to
provide the students with constructive feedback. The article
argues that teachers of engineering can successfully conduct
communication training, but also