Spring 2027

Communicating Technical Information

EPD 617 develops skills for engineering professionals to communicate technical and managerial information to diverse audiences through individual and collaborative projects.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Bart Skarzynski

Students reported the course was demanding, noting that the instructor pushed them to think critically and perform to their highest ability.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Differentiate and use key aspects of rhetoric and communication ethics

  • Distinguish communication needs in a variety of contexts and for a variety of audiences

  • Write and edit technical documents that reflect the 5 Cs of writing: correctness, clarity, conciseness, coherence, and cogency

  • Craft and deliver technical presentations that are persuasive and easy to understand

  • Collaborate with others to accomplish communication goals

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
EPD 617

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BARTOSZ SKARZYNSKI is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 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

the class

Past student reviews · Bart Skarzynski

Past students found the course challenging yet rewarding, praising the instructor for fostering critical thinking and maintaining an engaging classroom atmosphere with humor.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.57 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Bart Skarzynski

Students reported the course was demanding, noting that the instructor pushed them to think critically and perform to their highest ability.

Past student reviews · Bart Skarzynski

One student appreciated the instructor's teaching style, describing him as someone who effectively balanced academic rigor with a light touch of humor during class.

Topics

  • Communication problem solving and efficiency
  • Rhetoric and communication ethics
  • Distinguishing communication needs across contexts and audiences

Skills

  • Communicating technical and managerial information
  • Approaches for communicating to diverse audiences and for action-oriented purposes
  • Writing and editing technical documents reflecting the 5 Cs of writing
  • Crafting and delivering persuasive technical presentations
  • Collaborating to accomplish communication goals

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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