The course has two parts - first part will focus on understanding and communicating a technical idea, and the second part will be on forecasting/prediction for some technology trend. For the first part, students will be taught what good communication is (both written and presentation) - how is a well written paper organized, and how to organize a good presentation. The second part will focus on technology forecasting and trend analysis. Here the students will work in groups on some forecasting/trends project. In the end they write a small report, and make a presentation in class.