Fall 2026

Directed Study

CS&D 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research or study arranged with a faculty member.

offering recorded1–6 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Margarita Kaushanskaya4.3/5Ruth Litovsky3.9/5Katie Hustad3.9/5 +14 more

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.93 GPA, 98.5% A/AB (n=67 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=84 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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CS&D 699

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Professors

Fall 2026

Margarita Kaushanskaya

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Raw average: 4.77/5 from 31 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 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.24/5 from 17 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 2014: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 4 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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Raw average: 3.75/5 from 4 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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Michelle Ciucci

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Raw average: 3.48/5 from 31 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 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 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=9 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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=7 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AUDRA STERLING VON GLAHN is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CARRIE NIZIOLEK 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.

COURTNEY SEIDEL is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ERIK JORGENSEN 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.

HALEY DRESANG 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.

KATHERINE HUSTAD is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2015, Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KIMBERLY MUELLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, 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.

MARGARITA KAUSHANSKAYA is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, 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.

MICHELLE CIUCCI is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, 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.

NADINE CONNOR is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2009, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NICOLE PULIA is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NIKE GNANATEJA GURINDAPALLI 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.

REBECCA ALPER 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.

RUTH LITOVSKY is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUSAN ELLIS WEISMER is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUSAN THIBEAULT is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2018. 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

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 013Classroom Instruction1 / 100
IND 004Classroom Instruction3 / 30
IND 022Classroom Instruction5 / 100
IND 025Classroom Instruction0 / 30
IND 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
IND 040Classroom Instruction0 / 30
IND 024Classroom Instruction1 / 100
IND 046Classroom Instruction3 / 100
IND 060Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 095Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 005Classroom Instruction5 / 150
IND 017Classroom Instruction4 / 100
IND 011Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 010Classroom Instruction6 / 150
IND 002Classroom Instruction3 / 100
IND 003Classroom Instruction11 / 200
IND 030Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 016Classroom Instruction0 / 100

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.93 GPA, 98.5% A/AB (n=67 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=84 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

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Topics

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Skills

  • Independent study skills

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

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About this comparison

1283 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.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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CS&D 699 · Fall 2026

Directed Study

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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