ENGRC 3350 Communications for Engineering Managers (LA)
Fall, spring. 3 credits. Fulfills college technical-writing requirement. May be used as free or approved elective in expressive arts. Intended for juniors and seniors. Limited to 20 students per sec. Prerequisite: two first-year writing seminars and major affiliation.
This seminar focuses on communications in organizational contexts common to engineering graduates. Topics may include internal and external communications; balancing visual and verbal elements in documents and oral presentations; teamwork and leadership; running and attending meetings; management strategies; and communicating with colleagues, superiors, subordinates, and clients. Students develop writing and management strategies that they apply in individual and team assignments. They learn how to organize technical and managerial information, articulate and support ideas, and communicate with technical and nontechnical audiences.