In this course, students will enhance their oral and written technical communication competencies in contexts relevant to the engineering profession as well as their future careers. By participating in classes and completing course readings and assignments, students will practice genres of communication relevant to groups that might include clients, peer groups, technical staff, public audiences, and regulatory and policy-focused stakeholders. By focusing on genre, design, and audience, students will come to better understand concepts including meaning-making, perception, and responsibility. By completing written and oral assignments, students will develop confidence and skill as writers and presenters. Furthermore, throughout the semester students will develop research skills and prepare for their professional careers in engineering by critically considering the relationships among agency (a speaker or writer’s ability to make choices), constraint, and audience.