Spring 2027

Independent Reading and Research

Independent Reading and Research provides advanced mentored reading, writing, and research support specifically for students working on dissertations.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Luis Madureira3.7/5Samuel England2.9/5K.D. Thompson +2 more

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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AFRICAN 999

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Raw average: 3.71/5 from 14 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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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Samuel England

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Raw average: 2.43/5 from 28 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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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LUIS MADUREIRA is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARISSA MOORMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MATTHEW BROWN is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2023, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SAMUEL ENGLAND is recorded teaching in Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Dissertation-level independent reading and research

Skills

  • Independent reading, writing, and research skills for dissertation work

Grades

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AFRICAN 999 · Spring 2027

Independent Reading and Research

Recorded 2026-10-14
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    "offering_id": "1274:104:000204",
    "course_id": "AFRICAN 999",
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    "term_id": "1274",
    "source_course_id": "000204",
    "source_subject_id": "104",
    "title": "Independent Reading and Research",
    "credits_min": 1,
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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  "output_id": "7f05cdc46ab29a8cf45cbc2411dfbc5420bb5dce63f9db7e204d36cedcfc7fbd",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
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