Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
Spring 2027
Pre-dissertator Research
Pre-dissertator research course for graduate/professional standing students focused on developing critical, analytical, and independent thinking for independent research.
offering recorded1–12 credits
Summary
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Develop critical, analytical, and independent thinking skills to support the development of independent research
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
↗ average GPA
2929 letter grades
A100.0%100.0%
AB0.0%0.0%
B0.0%0.0%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Prerequisites
Course mapGraduate/professional standing
- Graduate/professional standing
This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Prerequisite text tree
- Graduate/professional standing
Professors
Spring 2027MC
Mark Craven
About this rating
Raw average: 4.00/5 from 3 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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SK
Sunduz Keles
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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 2 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).
VS
Vikas Singh
About this rating
Raw average: 3.58/5 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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SR
Sushmita Roy
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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 2 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 — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
CD
Colin Dewey
About this rating
Raw average: 3.43/5 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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QL
Qiongshi Lu
About this rating
Raw average: 2.67/5 from 3 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).
No course-specific feedback yet.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
No course-specific feedback yet.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
DW
Daifeng Wang
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
GC
Guanhua Chen
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).
HD
Huy Dinh
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IO
Irene Ong
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).
JZ
Jiwei Zhao
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JC
Juan Caicedo
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KB
Karl Broman
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LM
Lu Mao
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MA
Majid Afshar
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MY
Menggang Yu
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RG
Ron Gangnon
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TC
Tom Cook
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YL
Yin Li
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
ANOOP MAYAMPURATH is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ANTHONY GITTER is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CLAUDIA SOLIS LEMUS is recorded teaching in Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
COLIN DEWEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DAIFENG WANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DANIEL PIMENTEL ALARCON is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GUANHUA CHEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HUY DINH is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
IRENE ONG is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JIWEI ZHAO is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JUAN CAICEDO is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KYUNGMANN KIM is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LU MAO is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MAJID AFSHAR is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MARK CRAVEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MATTHEW CHURPEK is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MICHAEL NEWTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Fall 2021, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
PALLAVI TIWARI is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
QIONGSHI LU is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
RICHARD CHAPPELL is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SUNDUZ KELES is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SUSHMITA ROY is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
VIKAS SINGH is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
YIN LI is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ZHENGZHENG TANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
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| IND 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 024 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 023 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 10 | 0 |
| IND 018 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 010 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 028 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 014 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 006 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 013 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 027 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 015 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 003 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 002 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 025 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 011 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 039 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 041 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 012 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 048 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 049 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 040 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 042 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 3 | 0 |
| IND 005 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 4 | 0 |
| IND 047 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 020 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 009 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 050 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 017 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| IND 008 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| IND 055 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 0 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
Meeting source records
No records available.
Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
No workload feedback recorded.
Topics
- Independent research
Skills
- Critical, analytical, and independent thinking for independent research
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A100.0%100.0%
AB0.0%0.0%
B0.0%0.0%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
Grades over time
Through Spring 2026
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.
Selected offering source records
Pre-dissertator Research
Recorded 2026-10-14Raw records
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"source_course_id": "024801",
"source_subject_id": "210",
"title": "Pre-dissertator Research",
"credits_min": 1,
"credits_max": 12,
"typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
}
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Madgrades
Grade history
Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.
Explore recorded gradesDataset & model
View the dataset on Hugging Face Recorded 2026-10-14
Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
Full model traces
Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
Model & dataset provenance
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"task_version": "17",
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"requirements_status": "valid",
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