The Importance of Communication Skills for Engineers

Being able to communicate effectively and efficiently is an important aspect in our everyday life, as it can help us bring our message across. My initial goal of CVE 1281 Effective Communication was to be able to have a better grasp on how to use grammar properly when I am writing and to better pace myself even when I am nervous during a presentation. Through the help of Professor Brad and my classmates in this module, I was able to achieve my goals to a certain extend. Throughout this whole module, I was given the opportunity to improve my grammar as we had different assignments that we need to complete. The very first assignment to be done was a self-introduction letter which had stated my initial goal upon completing this module. The next assignment proved to be a challenge as I have to write a summary as well as a reader response. Summarizing articles was never my strong suit, I always had difficulty in this section when I was in secondary school. However, I have received a lot of

  In the article, “An Architect’s Guide to Building with Bamboo”, Vadot (n.d) develops the idea of using bamboo as a sustainable material for the future of construction. He mentions that bamboo can mature fast with little maintenance and is   b eing harvested in various places around the world. Being a lightweight material, bamboo is available at a low cost in these areas and is easy to transport. He also notes that while bamboo is often referred to as an alternative for steel, it is quite fragile and requires treatment and protection from various natural circumstances. He concludes that it is hard to normalise bamboo as construction material as it is impossible to classify the 1,200 species under a standardised civil building code. However, standards have been made locally in Colombia. While Vadot (n.d) mentions the advantages of using bamboo, he fails to elaborate sufficiently about the disadvantages.  Firstly, Vadot (n.d) only briefly mentions that bamboo requires treatment and pr