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This course explores how to effectively communicate technical subjects to diverse audiences. Students will engage scientific and engineering communications from multiple genres, including popular articles, long form journalism, fiction, technical reports, and TED Talks, to analyze what makes technical communication successful. In addition to honing their communication skills through writing assignments, response papers, and brief presentations, students will apply what they've learned by writing a scientific or engineering article and delivering a technical presentation based on their area of study.