Integration of student presentations into advanced classes

Almost all practising engineers must, at one time or another orally present their work to their peers. Although separate classes in public speaking are frequently provided-or even required-for engineering students, they often do not provide ample opportunity to focus on the unique skills required for technical presentations. At the City College of New York, we have begun a project to integrate student presentations into a sequence of three advanced undergraduate classes in engineering. We discuss the educational objectives of the project