공학커뮤니케이션 수업이 공과대학 학생의 자아효능감 및 의사소통역량에 미치는 영향

A Study on the Impact of Engineering Communication Classes on Self-efficacy and Communication Competence of Engineering Students

This study was conducted to find out the influence of the ‘Engineering Communication’ class, a specialized liberal arts subject operated to develop the communication competence of engineering students, on the students’ self-efficacy and communication competence, and to seek ways to increase the educational effectiveness of the class. To achieve the purpose of the study, literature review and survey research methodologies were utilized. For the research, a survey was conducted on 130 students from four classes in the College of Engineering at University D in Gyeonggi Province, and the students' communication competence and self-efficacy levels were measured. The results of the study showed that there was a significant difference by gender in terms of students’ self-efficacy and communication competence, with male students showing higher levels. There was no significant difference in self-efficacy by grade level, and among communication competence, speaking skills were found to be lower in older students. There was a significant difference in self-efficacy according to GPA level up to the previous semester, but there was no significant difference in communication competence. The results of the correlation analysis between communication competence and self-efficacy showed a positive correlation, and it was confirmed that communication competence differed depending on the level of self-efficacy. Based on these research results, suggestions were made for educational directions for developing communication competence in engineering students and for follow-up research.