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04:192:315

Professional Writing And Communication

COMMUNICATION

School 04
credits
3
Core
None listed
Typical seasons
Fall, Spring
Fall 2026 sections
1
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Course guide

AI-generated overview

Course fingerprint 10 AI-generated signals

Difficulty

3/5
Why

Rutgers describes this 3-credit communication course through writing skills, technique, design, and strategy, with official section themes including research in the disciplines, writing for business and professions, and collaborative writing. This supports a conservative 3/5 difficulty signal; exact section practices can vary.

Workload

4/5
Why

Rutgers describes this 3-credit communication course through writing skills, technique, design, and strategy, with official section themes including research in the disciplines, writing for business and professions, and collaborative writing. This supports a conservative 4/5 workload signal; exact section practices can vary.

Pacing

3/5
Why

Rutgers describes this 3-credit communication course through writing skills, technique, design, and strategy, with official section themes including research in the disciplines, writing for business and professions, and collaborative writing. This supports a conservative 3/5 pacing signal; exact section practices can vary.

Projects

4/5
Why

Rutgers describes this 3-credit communication course through writing skills, technique, design, and strategy, with official section themes including research in the disciplines, writing for business and professions, and collaborative writing. This supports a conservative 4/5 project work signal; exact section practices can vary.

Exams

2/5
Why

Rutgers describes this 3-credit communication course through writing skills, technique, design, and strategy, with official section themes including research in the disciplines, writing for business and professions, and collaborative writing. This supports a conservative 2/5 exam intensity signal; exact section practices can vary.

Math

1/5
Why

Rutgers describes this 3-credit communication course through writing skills, technique, design, and strategy, with official section themes including research in the disciplines, writing for business and professions, and collaborative writing. This supports a conservative 1/5 math intensity signal; exact section practices can vary.

Memorization

2/5
Why

Rutgers describes this 3-credit communication course through writing skills, technique, design, and strategy, with official section themes including research in the disciplines, writing for business and professions, and collaborative writing. This supports a conservative 2/5 memorization load signal; exact section practices can vary.

Abstraction

3/5
Why

Rutgers describes this 3-credit communication course through writing skills, technique, design, and strategy, with official section themes including research in the disciplines, writing for business and professions, and collaborative writing. This supports a conservative 3/5 abstraction level signal; exact section practices can vary.

Prerequisites

3/5
Why

Rutgers describes this 3-credit communication course through writing skills, technique, design, and strategy, with official section themes including research in the disciplines, writing for business and professions, and collaborative writing. This supports a conservative 3/5 prerequisite dependence signal; exact section practices can vary.

Reading

4/5
Why

Rutgers describes this 3-credit communication course through writing skills, technique, design, and strategy, with official section themes including research in the disciplines, writing for business and professions, and collaborative writing. This supports a conservative 4/5 reading load signal; exact section practices can vary.

Topic breakdown

A practical chapter-by-chapter view from foundations to applications.

3 modules

Module 1

Writing as communication design

Official Rutgers materials place this course around writing as communication design; section examples may change, but the topic is a stable guide to the course's purpose.

writing as communication design

Basic concept overview

Writing as communication design

Writing as communication design is a central organizing idea supported by Rutgers' official course description; treat it as a lens for application, not as a promise about one instructor's exact sequence.

Professional and disciplinary applications

Professional and disciplinary applications is a central organizing idea supported by Rutgers' official course description; treat it as a lens for application, not as a promise about one instructor's exact sequence.

Collaboration and revision

Collaboration and revision is a central organizing idea supported by Rutgers' official course description; treat it as a lens for application, not as a promise about one instructor's exact sequence.

Things to watch for

Treating writing as communication design as a list of terms

Connect each term to the course question, evidence, and an example.

Ignoring the audience or context in professional and disciplinary applications

State who is affected, what decision is being made, and what constraints matter.

Leaving collaboration and revision until the end

Use staged practice and revision so the final work reflects feedback and course goals.

Fall 2026 sections

1 open · College Avenue

SectionStatusInstructorMeetingCampus
0114379OpenCHRISTIE, ERINTuesday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at CI 101; Thursday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at CI 101CI 101College Avenue
cachedSource: Checked-in Rutgers Schedule of Classes snapshotsUpdated when term datasets are refreshedMay be stale

SIRS teaching signals

Historical student surveys

Teaching

4.50

Course quality

4.41

Response rate

54.5%

Coverage

21 offerings · 2014–2025

InstructorOfferingsTeachingQuality
Christie, Erin104.644.56
Efimchik Regina34.704.60
Christie Erin24.854.70
EFIMCHIK, REGINA24.554.50
Efimchik, Regina23.103.05
Efimchik Regin14.404.40

Course stats

Catalog and planning context

Credits

3

Current campuses

College Avenue

Current availability

1 open of 1

Catalog terms

Fall, Spring

Core codes

None listed

Loaded terms

4

Prerequisites

(04:192:200)

Degree requirement lists

No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.

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