Fall 2026

Computer Sciences Capstone

A capstone course where students design, develop, and deliver a software project for a corporate client using agile techniques.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Leah Ujda3.6/5Amber Field

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The course imposes significant busywork on top of weekly meetings and project progress requirements.

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Prerequisites

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COMP SCI 400, senior standing, and declared in an undergraduate Computer Sciences major

    • COMPSCI 400
    • senior standing
    • declared in an undergraduate Computer Sciences major
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COMPSCI 620

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  • All of
    • COMPSCI 400
    • senior standing
    • declared in an undergraduate Computer Sciences major

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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Leah Ujda is described as a fine professor, but the course structure is criticized for excessive busywork alongside weekly meetings and project progress requirements. This workload is seen as hindering student success in the group project context.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.91 GPA, 98.0% A/AB (n=49 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 93.4% A/AB (n=106 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 97.0% A/AB (n=99 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.93 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=121 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AMBER FIELD is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LEAH UJDA is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. 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

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction113 / 11021
LEC 002Classroom Instruction98 / 1000

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Student experience

the class

Leah Ujda is a fine professor, but the course structure with excessive busywork and weekly meetings hinders student success.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 93.4% A/AB (n=106 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.93 GPA, 97.3% A/AB (n=148 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.93 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=121 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

The course imposes significant busywork on top of weekly meetings and project progress requirements.

The class setup is not conducive to student success due to the volume of non-essential tasks.

Topics

  • Agile software development techniques
  • Real-world problem solving with corporate clients

Skills

  • Agile software development, software design, development, testing, debugging, documentation, and delivery.

Grades

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Selected offering source records
COMPSCI 620 · Fall 2026

Computer Sciences Capstone

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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