OPIM 5601 Technical Communication
Course Title: OPIM 5601 Technical Communication
Type: Required, intensive course
Term/Time: Spring 2017 / 9 am to 12 pm on Tuesdays from 1/11 to 2/7
Instructor: Katherine Duncan (also call Kat)
Teaching Assistant: Prasraban Mukhopadhyay
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Knowledge/Skills Gained: LinkedIn profile, Verbal and written communication skills.
Summary: This required course accounts for just one credit. Students can earn A easily. Kat is the only professor teaching this class. Unless you have other considerations when arranging your class schedule; otherwise I recommend complete this course as early as possible.
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This class was newly added as a required subject starting from spring 2017 (you can take a look at its syllabus here). Given that this is just a one-credit course and students can complete it in a short period of time, I recommend finish this class early; unless you'd like to keep it as the last required course in the last semester.
This subject was an easy A for me thanks to my background in nutrition. I've long known how important communication is very well. Working as a nutritionist before, a good amount of my job involved translating those scientific, evidence-based dietary recommendations into a oral conversation that can be understood by a 6th grader. In other words, I can talk differently according to my audience. This course just confirmed my understanding of the communication skills gain.
Although LinkedIn profile accounts just 5% of the final grade, it actually took me the most time to complete it. The tricky part was "join at least 10 groups" and "have at least 50 connections." It took time because not everyone/group would accept your connect/join request as soon as you clicked/sent it. Therefore, I suggest to start your Linkedin profile as early as possible (if you want, you can connect with me and the group I manage after viewing my LinkedIn and the Husky Career Tech).
The instructor was MSBAPM's career advisor before, but now she works as the MBA's career advisor. She teaches very well. The TA was past president of the UConn Business School Toastmaster Club. I believe many students already met him before. Toastmaster is a club for students to practice our public speaking. Perhaps I should also start blogging my Toastmaster speeches.
In summary, how useful this subject to students really depends on our personal experience and understanding of communication skills. Regardless, this should be an easy A course to every student.
Type: Required, intensive course
Term/Time: Spring 2017 / 9 am to 12 pm on Tuesdays from 1/11 to 2/7
Instructor: Katherine Duncan (also call Kat)
Teaching Assistant: Prasraban Mukhopadhyay
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Knowledge/Skills Gained: LinkedIn profile, Verbal and written communication skills.
Summary: This required course accounts for just one credit. Students can earn A easily. Kat is the only professor teaching this class. Unless you have other considerations when arranging your class schedule; otherwise I recommend complete this course as early as possible.
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This class was newly added as a required subject starting from spring 2017 (you can take a look at its syllabus here). Given that this is just a one-credit course and students can complete it in a short period of time, I recommend finish this class early; unless you'd like to keep it as the last required course in the last semester.
This subject was an easy A for me thanks to my background in nutrition. I've long known how important communication is very well. Working as a nutritionist before, a good amount of my job involved translating those scientific, evidence-based dietary recommendations into a oral conversation that can be understood by a 6th grader. In other words, I can talk differently according to my audience. This course just confirmed my understanding of the communication skills gain.
Although LinkedIn profile accounts just 5% of the final grade, it actually took me the most time to complete it. The tricky part was "join at least 10 groups" and "have at least 50 connections." It took time because not everyone/group would accept your connect/join request as soon as you clicked/sent it. Therefore, I suggest to start your Linkedin profile as early as possible (if you want, you can connect with me and the group I manage after viewing my LinkedIn and the Husky Career Tech).
The instructor was MSBAPM's career advisor before, but now she works as the MBA's career advisor. She teaches very well. The TA was past president of the UConn Business School Toastmaster Club. I believe many students already met him before. Toastmaster is a club for students to practice our public speaking. Perhaps I should also start blogging my Toastmaster speeches.
In summary, how useful this subject to students really depends on our personal experience and understanding of communication skills. Regardless, this should be an easy A course to every student.
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