Technical Communications Internship

An internship with local corporations, industries, or agencies that includes classroom components on social media, conflict management, technical communication, ethics, and presentations.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Laura Grossenbacher3.9/5

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2014: 3.57 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2015: 3.68 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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INTEREGR 397 and declared in Certificate in Technical Communication

    • INTEREGR 397
    • declared in Certificate in Technical Communication
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EPD 398

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    • INTEREGR 397
    • declared in Certificate in Technical Communication

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Raw average: 4.42/5 from 12 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LAURA GROSSENBACHER is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2014: 3.57 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2015: 3.68 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Use and misuse of social media
  • Workplace conflict management
  • Technical communication
  • Engineering ethics
  • Group discussion and presentation skills

Skills

  • Understanding the use and misuse of social media in a professional context.
  • Managing workplace-related conflicts.
  • Communicating technical information to colleagues.
  • Identifying and resolving engineering ethics challenges.
  • Practicing group discussion and presentation skills.

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EPD 398 · Spring 2027

Technical Communications Internship

Recorded 2026-10-29
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