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4 courses

Ranked courses have at least 100 recorded letter grades.

#1 ·INTEREGR 397

Engineering Communication

3 credits

Engineering Communication covers theory and practice in planning, preparing, and critiquing reports, proposals, and workplace correspondence for engineering, science, and technology.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Thomas D McGlamery

Thomas McGlamery’s section demanded significant time for researching and rewriting papers, which some students felt competed with more important courses. However, assignments were structured to build toward the final paper.

Nathan JungElizabeth Boyle+5 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
#2 ·INTEREGR 275

Technical Presentations

2 credits

Covers principles and theory of effective oral technical presentations for engineering professionals, including preparation, delivery, evaluation, and analysis of real-world examples.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Muhammed Alimi

A student reported that assignment expectations were unclear and changed frequently, contradicting the syllabus, while grades were returned weeks later.

Michael Schlicting

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2025–Spring 2026
#3 ·INTEREGR 170

Design Practicum

3 credits

Design Practicum introduces engineering design through inventing, fabricating, and testing a device for a real-world client, covering topics like specification writing, shop safety, and technical communication.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Tracy Puccinelli

Post-lecture assignments were described as easy. The lab component involved a lot of work, and some students found project expectations unclear because examples did not align with the rubric.

Tracy Puccinelli

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
#4 ·INTEREGR 303

Applied Leadership Competencies in Engineering

3 credits

Introduction to basic leadership theories, styles, and perspectives applied to engineering practice and professional contexts.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Angela Kita

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026