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LAURA GROSSENBACHER

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Raw average: 4.42/5 from 12 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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EPD397 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Grossenbacher is the department head and has been teaching this class for over 30 years which means she has a lot of knowledge to share. She doesn't grade easy, but the grading is fair and makes logical sense. Attendance isn't mandatory which is nice, but it's extremely helpful to go to lecture. You will learn a lot. Definitely reccomend.
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EPD397 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Expect a challenging but well-structured class. Grossenbacher is an expert in her field, though her grading is strict; students should be prepared to work hard for an A. She places a high level of importance on the impact of ethics/communication in engineering, which is reflected in the heavy workload and high expectations for student engagement.
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EPD397 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Laura Grossenbacher is an incredibly fair professor. She is very passionate about what she teaches, and wants to see her students succeed. This being said, her class requires reasonable effort. She knows how to differentiate student writing from AI, and will call you out on it.
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EPD397 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Laura is amazing. She pushes you to your best and nothing is given with her, but she wants nothing more than to help her students. She gives a lot of really good feedback and that combined with a class that is not necessarily hard just a lot of work, it was a really good experience
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EPD397 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
This class will be what you make of it. If you are diligent in your efforts, you will appreciate the feedback and tough grading from Laura (compared to other professors). You REALLY have to earn an A, only take this professor if you want a healthy challenge!
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EPD397 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof Grossenbacher is damn good. She was clear and very helpful with every part of the course. She is very frank about everything which just means she'll be honest with you and you can be honest back. Couldn't ask for a better EPD teacher- this is a class that you need a good one for.
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Classes with LAURA GROSSENBACHER

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2026EPD 398Technical Communications Internship
Spring 2026INTEREGR 397Engineering Communication
Fall 2025EPD 712Ethics for Professionals
Fall 2025INTEREGR 397Engineering Communication
Fall 2025INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Spring 2025EPD 398Technical Communications Internship
Spring 2025INTEREGR 397Engineering Communication
Fall 2024EPD 712Ethics for Professionals
Fall 2024INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Spring 2024EPD 398Technical Communications Internship
Spring 2024EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Fall 2023EPD 712Ethics for Professionals
Fall 2023INTEREGR 397Engineering Communication
Fall 2023INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Spring 2023EPD 398Technical Communications Internship
Spring 2023INTEREGR 397Engineering Communication
Fall 2022EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Fall 2022EPD 712Ethics for Professionals
Fall 2022GLE 401Special Topics in Geological Engineering
Fall 2022INTEREGR 397Engineering Communication
Fall 2022INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Spring 2022EPD 398Technical Communications Internship
Spring 2022INTEREGR 397Engineering Communication
Spring 2022INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Fall 2021EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Fall 2021EPD 712Ethics for Professionals
Fall 2021GLE 401Special Topics in Geological Engineering
Fall 2021INTEREGR 397Engineering Communication
Fall 2020EPD 712Ethics for Professionals
Fall 2020GLE 401Special Topics in Geological Engineering
Fall 2020INTEREGR 397Engineering Communication
Fall 2020INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Spring 2020EPD 398Technical Communications Internship
Spring 2020EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Fall 2019GLE 401Special Topics in Geological Engineering
Fall 2019INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Spring 2019EPD 398Technical Communications Internship
Spring 2019EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Fall 2018EPD 712Ethics for Professionals
Fall 2018GLE 401Special Topics in Geological Engineering
Fall 2018INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Spring 2018EPD 398Technical Communications Internship
Fall 2017EPD 398Technical Communications Internship
Fall 2017GLE 401Special Topics in Geological Engineering
Fall 2017INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Spring 2017EPD 398Technical Communications Internship
Spring 2017INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Fall 2016EPD 398Technical Communications Internship
Fall 2016GENBUS 710Ethics, Integrity and Society
Fall 2016INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Fall 2015GENBUS 710Ethics, Integrity and Society
Fall 2015INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Fall 2014EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Fall 2014INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Spring 2014EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Fall 2013INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Spring 2013EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Spring 2013EPD 699Independent Study
Fall 2012INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Fall 2011EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Fall 2011INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Fall 2010INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Fall 2009INTEREGR 413Current Issues in International Engineering
Spring 2009EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Fall 2008EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Fall 2008EPD 699Independent Study
Spring 2008EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Fall 2007EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Spring 2007EPD 499Senior Independent Study
Spring 2007EPD 699Independent Study
Fall 2006EPD 499Senior Independent Study

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

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