Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.67 GPA, 88.5% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.52 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.64 GPA, 88.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Engineering Communication
Engineering Communication teaches theory and practice in planning, preparing, and critiquing technical reports, proposals, and workplace correspondence.
Summary
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Thomas McGlamery’s section requires significant time and effort, with some students finding the grading harsh and lectures monotonous. Reviewers note that the assignments are tedious and demand consistent research and rewriting, though the work prepares students for the final paper.
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Prerequisites
Course mapSatisfied Communications A and junior or senior standing only
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- Satisfied Communications A
- junior or senior standing only
Professors
Fall 2026Nathan Jung receives consistent praise for making the course manageable through engaging lectures and clear assignment expectations. Reviewers highlight his supportive nature, useful resume workshops, and encouragement of AI integration. He is described as an easy grader who genuinely cares about student success and skill development.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 97.0% A/AB (n=67 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.84 GPA, 98.5% A/AB (n=65 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.84 GPA, 98.4% A/AB (n=64 letter grades).
Elizabeth Boyle is described as nice and an engaging lecturer who makes lectures enjoyable. Reviewers note that active participation is required beyond mere attendance, and she is generally well-recommended compared to other sections.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=65 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.84 GPA, 98.4% A/AB (n=64 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=52 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.28 GPA, 57.9% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.37 GPA, 63.4% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.38 GPA, 68.4% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.77 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=65 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.84 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=64 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 87.3% A/AB (n=63 letter grades).
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Reviewers describe Thomas Mcglamery as a kind instructor who provides useful feedback and clear expectations.
Some criticize his grading as harsh regarding grammar, and note the course demands significant time with assignments leading to a final paper.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.51 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.54 GPA, 69.4% A/AB (n=49 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.50 GPA, 72.5% A/AB (n=40 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Patrick Fessenbecker: Patrick Fessenbecker engages students well and cares about the subject, but his course management is flawed. Reviewers cite difficult Canvas navigation, harsh feedback, and last-minute assignment notices as significant concerns.
BARTOSZ SKARZYNSKI is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, 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.
DEBI GALLEY is recorded teaching in 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.
ELIZABETH BOYLE is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LAURA GROSSENBACHER is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
NATHAN JUNG is recorded teaching in 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.
PATRICK FESSENBECKER is recorded teaching in 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.
THOMAS MCGLAMERY is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, 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.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 27 / 27 | 1 |
| LEC 003 | Classroom Instruction | 22 / 22 | 0 |
| LEC 004 | Classroom Instruction | 21 / 22 | 1 |
| LEC 007 | Classroom Instruction | 21 / 22 | 3 |
| LEC 009 | Classroom Instruction | 26 / 27 | 1 |
| LEC 010 | Classroom Instruction | 25 / 27 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 26 / 27 | 0 |
| LEC 011 | Classroom Instruction | 26 / 27 | 0 |
| LEC 005 | Classroom Instruction | 22 / 22 | 3 |
| LEC 014 | Online Only | 19 / 20 | 4 |
| LEC 018 | Classroom Instruction | 21 / 22 | 0 |
| LEC 021 | Classroom Instruction | 26 / 27 | 0 |
| LEC 006 | Classroom Instruction | 22 / 22 | 1 |
| LEC 008 | Classroom Instruction | 21 / 22 | 1 |
| LEC 012 | Classroom Instruction | 26 / 27 | 0 |
| LEC 013 | Online Only | 17 / 20 | 3 |
| LEC 019 | Classroom Instruction | 22 / 22 | 2 |
| LEC 020 | Classroom Instruction | 22 / 22 | 4 |
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Student experience
the class
Students highly recommend Nathan Jung and Elizabeth Boyle for their engaging lectures, clear expectations, and supportive feedback. Jung is praised as an easy grader who improves writing skills, while Boyle is noted for her engaging style and manageable workload.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.65 GPA, 85.1% A/AB (n=450 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 85.3% A/AB (n=450 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.66 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=431 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Thomas McGlamery’s section requires significant time and effort, with some students finding the grading harsh and lectures monotonous. Reviewers note that the assignments are tedious and demand consistent research and rewriting, though the work prepares students for the final paper.
McGlamery’s grading is criticized for penalizing grammar despite emphasizing content, which frustrates engineering students. In contrast, Boyle’s section features a semester-long group project that constitutes the majority of the grade, requiring careful group selection.
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Fall 2026 · Projected
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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
4 earlier forecasts · 0.07 GPA average error.
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Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
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UW–Madison
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Engineering Communication
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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