ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION Dr. Bahawodin Baha University of Brighton, UK March 2008 Development Partnerships in Higher Education programme (DelPHE)

Beside Technical Knowledge We all need personnel skills such as: Communication skills Organisation Presentation Research Report writing Time Management

Research Methods Carry out research to find information about your topic Sources of information Text books Journals Conference proceedings Internet Writing to companies

Report writing Title page Abstract or summary Content Main body of report – Introduction Background Main objectives – Chapters and sections – Discuss your results Conclusions

References Appendices Title page format KABUL UNIVERSITY Faculty of Engineering Project Title Your full name Supervisor’s name Date

Project Planning A "Project" is a set of activities which ends with specific accomplishment and which has Non-routine tasks Distinct start/finish dates Resource constraints (time/money/people/equipment). Use Gannt chart

The Original Training Plan of the KPU Lecturers at UoB Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 ActivitiesOct. 07Jun. 08Jul. 08Sep. 08Oct. 08Jun. 09Jul. 09Sep. 09Oct. 09Sep. 10 English Language Training Back to KPU Preparatory course Back to KPU MSc course English Language Training - 9 Months Return to KPU- 3 Months Prep. Course - 9 Months Return to KPU- 3 Months MSc- 12 Months

The Modified Training Plan of the KPU Lecturers at UoB Year 1Year 2 Year 3 ActivitiesApr. 08Sep. 08Oct. 08Jun. 09 Jul. 09 Sep. 09Oct. 09Sep. 10 English Language Training Preparatory courses English Language Training MSc courses English Language Training - 6 Months Prep. Course - 9 Months English Language Training - 3 Months MSc-12 Months

Engineering Education at Universities in Modern World Universities are centers of knowledge and inventions not politics Future world leaders educated and trained at universities The students are educated to have wider vision Are trained for further one or two years after graduation Respect the law

Engineering during the last 30 years Huge changes have been introduced Examples in Elec. Eng. are PC, mobile phone, Internet, etc. These technologies have brought prosperity the societies It is regrettable that Afghanistan was at war that was imposed on us Sadly, we missed the opportunities Huge task and responsibility for the current generation

Major tasks to be defined by all of us We must work hard to catch up with the rest of the world. – Individually – Institutions Overall development in the country

THE END Thanks for your attention Development Partnerships in Higher Education programme (DelPHE)