The keys to improving technical communication skills include organizing content logically, understanding the needs and abilities of your intended audience, and utilizing writing, editing, and reviewing techniques to explain technical subject matter clearly, concisely, and effectively. There are also ethical considerations tied to technical writing, which include being objective, factual, and providing (and maintaining) all relevant data in an organized manner. This official ASME Ethics and Communication Learning Path, comprised of two self-study eLearning courses accessible via ASME’s Learning Hub, is designed to provide learners with fundamental ethical principles in the ASME Code of Ethics of Engineers that guide the engineering profession, along with key considerations involved in writing effective technical documentation. By participating in this learning path, you will learn how to successfully:
Create clear, concise, and engaging technical content
Structure documents effectively
Emphasize important information and increase readability
Determine how to present data to effectively support your writing
Recognize what constitutes professional ethical behavior
Identify unethical behavior and solve ethical dilemmas
For the full list of learning objectives and detailed descriptions for this learning path, please click on the links to the individual courses above. Who should attend? This learning path is designed for engineers of all levels and disciplines. Course participants are expected to have:
Access to computer equipment, and a reliable internet connection
Software to display PDF files (such as Adobe Reader)
A Certificate of Completion will be issued to registrants who successfully complete each course in this Ethics and Communication for Engineers learning path.
The keys to improving technical communication skills include organizing content logically, understanding the needs and abilities of your intended audience, and utilizing writing, editing, and reviewing techniques to explain technical subject matter clearly, concisely, and effectively. There are also ethical considerations tied to technical writing, which include being objective, factual, and providing (and maintaining) all relevant data in an organized manner.
This official ASME Ethics and Communication Learning Path, comprised of two self-study eLearning courses accessible via ASME’s Learning Hub, is designed to provide learners with fundamental ethical principles in the ASME Code of Ethics of Engineers that guide the engineering profession, along with key considerations involved in writing effective technical documentation.
By participating in this learning path, you will learn how to successfully:
- Create clear, concise, and engaging technical content
- Structure documents effectively
- Emphasize important information and increase readability
- Determine how to present data to effectively support your writing
- Recognize what constitutes professional ethical behavior
- Identify unethical behavior and solve ethical dilemmas
For the full list of learning objectives and detailed descriptions for this learning path, please click on the links to the individual courses above.
Who should attend?
This learning path is designed for engineers of all levels and disciplines.
Course participants are expected to have:
- Access to computer equipment, and a reliable internet connection
- Software to display PDF files (such as Adobe Reader)
A Certificate of Completion will be issued to registrants who successfully complete each course in this Ethics and Communication for Engineers learning path.
