# Patrick Fessenbecker — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PATRICK_FESSENBECKER) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_c531a11bd4881936339257ee ### source enrollment ### source instructor id fessenbecker ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Patrick Fessenbecker ### email FESSENBECKER\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 8 #### quality 3.38 #### difficulty 3.5 #### quality count 8 #### difficulty count 8 #### profile id rmp:3012373 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:12:39.997257+00:00 #### courses ##### course 66966e4ec32912b4aa013042 ###### review count 8 ###### quality 3.38 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 8 ###### difficulty count 8 #### bayesian quality 3.5797755596761394 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_22286be819a541753a8fc1f5 | INTEREGR 156 | INTRODUCTION TO WRITING, SPEAKING, AND ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 | 3 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PATRICK\_FESSENBECKER ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_22286be819a541753a8fc1f5 | INTEREGR 156 | INTRODUCTION TO WRITING, SPEAKING, AND ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_22286be819a541753a8fc1f5", "course_id": "INTEREGR 156", "title": "INTRODUCTION TO WRITING, SPEAKING, AND ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": null, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 20 enrolled students across 3 recorded lecture sections. 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We had mandatory 2-hour lectures twice a week, and a long reading assigned between each, with a writing assignment due every week. He takes a philosophical lens to the course, so get ready to discuss the \"ethics of technology\" quite a lot. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3012373", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:39.997257+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNTA5MTQ5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3012373", "instructor_name": "Patrick Fessenbecker", "course_label": "INTEREGR397", "course_id": "INTEREGR 397", "course_uid": "course_66966e4ec32912b4aa013042", "review_date": "2025-07-18 15:36:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Easy grader, but SO MUCH WORK!! Be prepared to read. Much more time consuming and WAY more reading and philosophical than other professors. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3012373", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:39.997257+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNTA5MDU5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3012373", "instructor_name": "Patrick Fessenbecker", "course_label": "INTEREGR397", "course_id": "INTEREGR 397", "course_uid": "course_66966e4ec32912b4aa013042", "review_date": "2025-07-18 14:22:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He may care, but the class is unreasonable. Expect 100+ pages of reading per week—or every 3 days due to last-minute assignments. Discussions are always about abstract philosophy, feeling more like a PhD-level philosophy course than an engineering communication class. Other professors stick more closely to the course goals with FAR less work.\n\n", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3012373", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:39.997257+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTY1NDkw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3012373", "instructor_name": "Patrick Fessenbecker", "course_label": "INTEREGR397", "course_id": "INTEREGR 397", "course_uid": "course_66966e4ec32912b4aa013042", "review_date": "2025-05-05 19:32:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great professor. Really cares about what he teaches. But the course is very difficult. You will not get a good grade in this course if you're not prepared to put in the work. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3012373", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:39.997257+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTMwMjgw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3012373", "instructor_name": "Patrick Fessenbecker", "course_label": "INTEREGR397", "course_id": "INTEREGR 397", "course_uid": "course_66966e4ec32912b4aa013042", "review_date": "2025-05-02 03:54:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "\"Lets Thank Our Speaker\"", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3012373", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:39.997257+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNjk0ODY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3012373", "instructor_name": "Patrick Fessenbecker", "course_label": "INTEREGR397", "course_id": "INTEREGR 397", "course_uid": "course_66966e4ec32912b4aa013042", "review_date": "2025-02-21 14:04:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Fessenbecker was not only a great professor, but an excellent resource outside of the classroom. He supported me in my career aspirations and helped me apply what I learned in class in real-life. Even with minimal notice, he took time out of his day to help me and I am forever appreciative for my time with him. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3012373", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 8 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------ | | course\_66966e4ec32912b4aa013042 | INTEREGR 397 | ### matched true ## social Image true