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David Ward

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Raw average: 3.38/5 from 21 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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GB360 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
David is a great guy and really cares about how everyone is doing. He is super funny and smart, really helped me be a better communicator. Lots of busy work, and definitely need to put in effort to get an A. A lot of how much you'll enjoy this class will depend on the other kids in your class and their participation, but fun class.
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GB360 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Gave me a poor grade for having medical leave despite doing all of the assignments. He claimed that attending lecture was mandatory to understanding the writing assignments that already had instructions on the canvas page and gave me 0's for late work despite having academic accommodations. Disrespected my mental health
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GB360 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Attendance is mandatory. The classes are really boring and you ant use your computer during class. There are two individual presentations that were stressful for me. There is a final huge portfolio worth the majority of the course grade, and it was so stressful and the topic was not intriguing.
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GB360 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. David was an awesome for GB360. He wanted us to succeed in the course and was so accessible and helpful. I don't think he's a harsh grader at all, the grading criteria is super clear and he gives in-depth feedback, so if you lose points it's on you! There is a ton of work to do but it's a comm class so not surprising. I enjoyed this class!
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GENBUS300 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Do NOT take GB300 with David Ward. This dude is a harsh grader and is against you all semester. I averaged a 16/20 on the emails because he would take off points for every small thing. For example, I got a point off for the heading at the top of my email for it saying SUBJECT: Apology: ... He said I used double colons. take the other prof, way easy
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GB300 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
I took GB300 in the summer with Professor Ward. He is a nice professor and loves to talk. We had fewer assignments in the summer (in a shorter amount of time), so I can't attest to the school year, but it's (a lot of) manageable work. Sometimes objectives are unclear, but if you put in time and make an effort, getting a strong grade is possible!
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Classes with David Ward

GENBUS 360

Workplace Writing and Communication

3 credits

GENBUS 360 teaches workplace writing and communication skills, including audience analysis, professional research, and presentation preparation.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.70 GPA, 97.4% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.68 GPA, 91.2% A/AB (n=57 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.72 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=39 letter grades).

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026GENBUS 360Workplace Writing and Communication
Fall 2026GENBUS/INTLBUS 340Culture and Communication in Western Europe

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