The most valuable non-CS class I took in college was a technical writing class where we wrote documents very similar to the memos, reports and analyses seen in

The most valuable non-CS class I took in college was a technical writing class where we wrote documents very similar to the memos, reports and analyses seen in corporate organizations. In particular it taught me how to state my ideas using brevity, directness and accessibility. Prior to this, I had only written essays and poetry for writing classes-- my language was overly verbose and flowery.