ENGRC 3500

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ENGRC 3500
Engineering Communications

Course information provided by the 2023-2024 Catalog.

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.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: two (2) First-Year Writing Seminars and major affiliation.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: EN and BEE juniors and seniors, or permission of instructor.

Distribution Category (CE-EN)

When Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies the College of Engineering's Engineering Communication Requirement. This course also fulfills a liberal studies requirement.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8808 ENGRC 3500   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: EN and BEE students or permission of instructor

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9319 ENGRC 3500   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Pre-enroll will be open to second semester sophomores-second semester seniors. Regular enrollment will be open to all students who have the proper pre-reqs.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9979 ENGRC 3500   SEM 103

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Pre-enroll will be open to second semester sophomores-second semester seniors. Regular enrollment will be open to all students who have the proper pre-reqs.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18402 ENGRC 3500   SEM 104

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    Permission of Department-email [engrcomm_info@cornell.edu] for permissions.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20866 ENGRC 3500   SEM 105

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    Department Consent Required (Add)