Course Description

Effective communication of technical content is essential to a student’s success before and after graduation. This course consists of short workshop videos specially adapted for the OCW format, with accompanying activities designed to help you develop specific communication skills. It is designed for you to pick and …

Effective communication of technical content is essential to a student’s success before and after graduation. This course consists of short workshop videos specially adapted for the OCW format, with accompanying activities designed to help you develop specific communication skills. It is designed for you to pick and choose the topics that are relevant to you and to access them in any order.

This course is produced by the MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Communication Lab. Course materials and presentations were developed and presented by the Communication Lab Fellows, who are graduate students in AeroAstro with specialized training in effective technical communication. The Fellows provide technical communication support in the department and beyond.

Activity Assignments
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Lecture Videos
Title slide for MIT's AeroAstro Communication Lab displayed on a blue background. The slide features the MIT logo and name in the top left, the large text 'AeroAstro Communication Lab' in the center, a cartoon alien character inside a flying saucer in the top right, and the AeroAstro Communication Lab logo in the bottom right corner.
This communication lab teaches effective technical communication through flexible, self-paced workshop videos and activities designed to develop essential communication skills before and after graduation (Image courtesy of MIT’s AeroAstro Communication Lab).