In this module, we will explore the benefits and challenges of working and communicating collaboratively and in team-based environments. We will also discuss ways of facilitating high-functioning workplace teams, including the strategic use of meetings and brainstorming. To get us started, here is a definition of a collaborative team: a group of disparate staff members and experts working together to accomplish a shared goal.

In this module, we will explore ethics in the context of technology, engineering, and risk. We will also discuss ethical communication and leadership ethics in your professional context.

In this module, we will explore the key characteristics of culture and its underlying complexity in organizations. We will also discuss the need for greater awareness of cross-cultural contexts and review research-based frameworks to help contextualize their impact in the workplace.

In this module, we will explore conflict and strategies for managing conflict within a technical organization. We will examine constructive/productive and destructive conflict and consider the value of constructive conflict for increasing organizational effectiveness and innovation. As an extension of conflict in communications, we will investigate strategies for managing negotiations in the workplace.

In this module, we will explore strategy as a tool for guiding a technical organization. We will examine the importance of creating an organizational strategy and define the elements of an effective strategy. Recognizing the importance of communication for implementing a strategy, we will seek to create a message that is clearly articulated and actionable and explore storytelling as a tool for effectively communicating strategy.