Spring 2027

Topics in Computing

Advanced topics of special interest in Computer Science, with each offering covering a topic selected by the instructor.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Shuchi Chawla

Students described the performance expectations as extremely high, likening the required level to an Olympic gold medal standard.

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
COMPSCI 838

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

PARIS KOUTRIS is recorded teaching in Spring 2016. 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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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Shuchi Chawla

The course covers challenging material with a grading curve, and the instructor puts immense effort into lectures while providing plenty of resources.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=80 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Shuchi Chawla

Students described the performance expectations as extremely high, likening the required level to an Olympic gold medal standard.

Past student reviews · Shuchi Chawla

One student found the instructor forthright and a joy to work with, though they noted that trust was not preserved.

Topics

  • Advanced topics in various areas of Computer Science
  • Topics selected by the instructor for each offering

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

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Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Grade history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
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Full model traces

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Model & dataset provenance 
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  "output_id": "a19f0081f0c86bacfb1494c79f0e3933bcaed653f6fbbf3eec69d00e8f4d3113",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "fc1811fa52e581ea57a35c0cf3343f8740a8ffbf",
  "observed_at": "2026-10-14 17:50:09.728220+00:00"
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