Indeed. If they wanted CS grads to come out of their shells, then a mandatory communications course might be more in order. That would cover all multitudes of c

Indeed. If they wanted CS grads to come out of their shells, then a mandatory communications course might be more in order. That would cover all multitudes of communication: face-to-face, telephone, written, email, etc. Not "Communication for Dummies" but "Communication for the Workplace", and maybe a few boundaries could be pushed within that class, but not to the point of irrelevance.