Current instructor

Kody Habeck

Adjusted rating
RMP difficulty
captured reviews
About this rating

Raw average: 1.39/5 from 72 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.

RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.

What students say

Original student reviews · all captured dates

BSE 509
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
The way he conducts himself throughout both courses and in the shop is a very poor reflection on the department, the university, and agricultural industry as a whole.
Rate My Professors ↗
BSE 508
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Thanks to him I changed my major and choose a better one with a more competent department not run by farmers who don't understand anything about professionalism and higher education and I have no regrets.
Rate My Professors ↗
BSE 508
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
He gets two thumbs down from me. Learn to treat your students better, both inside the classroom and in the shop that you shouldn't even be running. Way to set a bad example as an educator, engineer, and leader
Rate My Professors ↗
BSE 508
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
This class was very discouraging to me as a future engineer and my classmates. Would not recommend
Rate My Professors ↗
BSE 508
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
The university should offer a course on anger management for teachers like Kody
Rate My Professors ↗

Personal experiences, not a representative survey. Profile matching and captured coverage are shown in the source details.

Classes with Kody Habeck

BSE 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent study course where students conduct research work in Biological Systems Engineering under direct faculty guidance, arranging their own work and credits with the supervisor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Anita ThompsonChristopher Choi+5 more

No recorded grade history

BSE 508

Biological Systems Engineering Design Practicum I

2 credits

BSE 508 covers the engineering design process from problem identification to cost estimating, culminating in design project proposals for real-world biological systems engineering problems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Kody Habeck

Kody Habeck was described as rough around the edges, but one student noted that he made them search for answers rather than giving them immediately, which ultimately made them a better engineer.

Kody Habeck

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

Explore courses taught by this instructor →
Browse recorded courses
TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027BSE 299Independent Study
Spring 2027BSE 508Biological Systems Engineering Design Practicum I
Fall 2026BSE 509Biological Systems Engineering Design Practicum II

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

Instructor identity & provenance 
{
  "instructor_uid": "instructor_964d52dcce2db9fb81795020",
  "source": "enrollment",
  "source_instructor_id": "khabeck",
  "identity_basis": "netid",
  "identity_status": "source_identified",
  "name": "Kody Habeck",
  "email": "KHABECK@WISC.EDU",
  "first_observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00",
  "last_observed_at": "2026-10-14 17:50:09.728220+00:00",
  "ratings": {
    "review_count": 72,
    "quality": 1.39,
    "difficulty": 3.67,
    "quality_count": 72,
    "difficulty_count": 72,
    "profile_id": "rmp:2620280",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2620280",
    "match_basis": "exact_name",
    "observed_at": "2026-10-14 18:59:54.697607+00:00",
    "courses": {
      "course_f868e1163e5a15efc1f4735c": {
        "review_count": 42,
        "quality": 1.4,
        "difficulty": 4.36,
        "quality_count": 42,
        "difficulty_count": 42
      },
      "course_90ac0a97b11ba0b4dfe59df2": {
        "review_count": 27,
        "quality": 1.41,
        "difficulty": 2.74,
        "quality_count": 27,
        "difficulty_count": 27
      },
      "course_7ce912989a41e6df793c30b1": {
        "review_count": 1,
        "quality": 1,
        "difficulty": 5,
        "quality_count": 1,
        "difficulty_count": 1
      }
    },
    "bayesian_quality": 1.8833029522818412,
    "prior_mean": 3.65919358049647,
    "prior_weight": 20
  },
  "current": true,
  "courses": [
    {
      "course_uid": "course_17a09fc37c295a6fb0283a41",
      "course_id": "BSE 299",
      "title": "INDEPENDENT STUDY",
      "credits_min": 1,
      "credits_max": 3,
      "gpa": 3.25
    },
    {
      "course_uid": "course_f868e1163e5a15efc1f4735c",
      "course_id": "BSE 508",
      "title": "BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DESIGN PRACTICUM I",
      "credits_min": 2,
      "credits_max": 2,
      "gpa": 3.718
    }
  ],
  "revision": "fc1811fa52e581ea57a35c0cf3343f8740a8ffbf",
  "instructor_url": "/instructors/KODY_HABECK"
}