ENGRC 3500 Engineering Communications
Course description
Prepares students for important communication activities. Students will communicate using various types of written communication which may include emails, memos, problem analyses, proposals, progress reports, or other genres. Students will give oral presentations and incorporate graphics in their oral and written work. Students learn how to communicate specialized information to different audiences (e.g., technical and nontechnical audiences, colleagues and clients, peers and supervisors, and in-house departments), work in teams, and address organizational and ethical issues including using GenAI, racism, equity, inclusiveness, and accessibility. The course material is drawn from professional contexts, principally engineering, and it generates lively discussion.
Enrollment limited to: juniors and seniors.
Prerequisites
Two first-year writing seminars and affiliation with a major. Fulfills college Engineering Communications Requirement. This course also fulfills a liberal studies requirement. May be used as free or approved elective, per requirements of the student's major.
Summer 2025: Online course
Section ID: | ENGRC 3500 101-SEM |
Number: | TBA |
Session: | Summer 6-week |
Class dates: | June 23-August 1, 2025 |
Final exam/project due: | Tuesday August 05, 11:59 PM (see Final exams) |
Time / room: | |
Mode of instruction: | Online (async) |
Credit: | 3 |
Grade: | Graded |
Instructor: | TBA |
Max. enroll: | 16 |
Restrictions: | Juniors and Seniors in the College of Engineering |
Notes: | On occasion, individuals and teams will meet in a live Zoom session with the instructor. These sessions will be scheduled to best fit the students' schedules. |
Notes: | Demand continues for summer offerings of ENGRC 3500. Since it is a class that fulfills the Engineering Communications Requirement for CE AND serves as a Liberal Studies, this is always a popular course. |
To enroll: | See Register and Dates & Deadlines for enrollment information. See Online Learning FAQs. |