Product Design Practicum
Product Design Practicum involves group work to design, fabricate, and test a device solving a real-world problem, covering fabrication, safety, and communication.
Summary
Past student reviews · Kody Habeck
The course was heavy on homework for a 2-credit engineering class.
What you’ll be able to do
Work effectively in teams by creating a collaborative and inclusive environment, establishing goals and meeting objectives
Practice oral and written communication
Demonstrate safe use of engineering fabrication equipment and techniques and general shop safety procedures
Generate a functional design prototype based on working through the engineering design process steps
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapDeclared in Biological Systems Engineering BS or classified as Pre-Biological Systems Engineering
- Declared in Biological Systems Engineering BS or classified as Pre-Biological Systems Engineering
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- Declared in Biological Systems Engineering BS or classified as Pre-Biological Systems Engineering
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
KODY HABECK is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Kody Habeck
One student described the course as a great introduction to the BSE department faculty.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.84 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.83 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Kody Habeck
The course was heavy on homework for a 2-credit engineering class.
Past student reviews · Kody Habeck
Opinions on instructor Kody Habeck varied significantly, with some finding him rude and condescending while others appreciated his advice and support.
Topics
- Engineering design process, fabrication equipment and techniques, safety engineering, and sustainability in design.
Skills
- Designing, fabricating, and testing devices to solve real-world problems in small groups.
- Retrieval techniques, specification writing, creativity enhancement, selection methodologies, safety engineering, and sustainability in design.
- Safe use of engineering fabrication equipment and general shop safety procedures.
- Generating functional design prototypes using the engineering design process.
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2023— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
Grades over time
Through Spring 2023
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Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.
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Catalog & offerings
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
Model outputs & technical records
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Full model traces
Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
Model & dataset provenance
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