Spring 2027

Biological Systems Engineering Design Practicum II

Senior-level practicum involving individual or team work on a biological systems engineering design project, covering problem identification, specification writing, and solution analysis.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Jessica Drewry

One student found expectations for assignments unclear and felt that grading did not correlate with the amount of effort invested.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.

  • Develop alternative solutions to biological systems engineering problems.

  • Develop a model or prototype to evaluate an engineering design.

  • Provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives as part of a team.

  • Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Senior standing and BSE 508

BSE 509

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JESSICA DREWRY is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KODY HABECK is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Christopher Choi

Students described the senior design project component as particularly challenging due to unclear guidance from the instructor.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.79 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.88 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.47 GPA, 82.1% A/AB (n=39 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Jessica Drewry

One student found expectations for assignments unclear and felt that grading did not correlate with the amount of effort invested.

Past student reviews · Jessica Drewry

A past student found Jessica Drewry frustrating, noting she lacked empathy and did not seem to have students' best interests in mind.

Topics

  • Biological systems engineering design projects
  • Development of alternative engineering solutions

Skills

  • Problem identification, information retrieval, specification writing, and development/analysis of alternative solutions for engineering design projects.
  • Developing models or prototypes to evaluate engineering designs.
  • Effective communication with diverse audiences.

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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