Spring 2027

Advanced Consumer Finance

Advanced Consumer Finance studies financial markets and instruments from the perspective of individual consumers and their portfolio decisions over their lifetime.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Amanda Kozlowski4.0/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Amanda Kozlowski

The course involved a lot of difficult content. Exams were open resource, which may influence study strategies.

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Prerequisites

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CNSR SCI 275 or graduate/professional standing

CNSRSCI 627 used by

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 6 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.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 3.0/5 difficulty · 1 reviews

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Past student reviews · Amanda Kozlowski

Amanda Kozlowski taught this course with difficult content, but she was very encouraging and made every effort to ensure students understood the material. Exams were open resource, and the reviewer described her as the best professor they had at the university.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 73.6% A/AB (n=53 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.66 GPA, 86.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.10 GPA, 52.4% A/AB (n=42 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Past student reviews · Cliff Robb

Cliff Robb’s lectures varied in engagement, with some students finding topics dull despite his efforts, while others found his teaching fun and fascinating. An investment project was considered tough because it included questions on material not covered in class, requiring significant study time. Robb provided good pre-exam reviews and was generally happy to help, though one student found TA email support vague. Curves were described as nice.

AMANDA KOZLOWSKI is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CLIFFORD ROBB is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. 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 2027

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LEC 001Online Only0 / 480

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Amanda Kozlowski

Amanda Kozlowski taught difficult content with an encouraging approach, prioritizing student understanding. Students found her supportive in ensuring they grasped complex material.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.54 GPA, 81.1% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.60 GPA, 83.8% A/AB (n=99 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.10 GPA, 52.4% A/AB (n=42 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Amanda Kozlowski

The course involved a lot of difficult content. Exams were open resource, which may influence study strategies.

Past student reviews · Amanda Kozlowski

One student described Amanda as their best professor at the university, noting she did everything in her power to help students succeed.

Topics

  • Financial markets and instruments
  • Consumer portfolio decisions over a lifetime

Skills

  • Analyzing financial markets and instruments from a consumer perspective
  • Making portfolio decisions over a lifetime

Grades

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1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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CNSRSCI 627 · Spring 2027

Advanced Consumer Finance

Recorded 2026-10-29
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-29

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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