Fall 2026

Independent Work

ECON 999 offers directed study projects for graduate students arranged with a faculty member.

offering recorded2–9 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Ananth Seshadri4.1/5Charles Engel3.8/5Jesse Gregory3.7/5 +7 more

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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Professors

Fall 2026

Ananth Seshadri

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Raw average: 4.32/5 from 56 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).

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 11 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: 3.67/5 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.

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Raw average: 3.12/5 from 8 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: 2.33/5 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.

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANANTH SESHADRI is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 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.

CHARLES ENGEL is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEAN-FRANCOIS HOUDE is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

KENNETH HENDRICKS is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PANLE BARWICK is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 004Classroom Instruction0 / 00
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IND 006Classroom Instruction2 / 00
IND 007Classroom Instruction0 / 00
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IND 002Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 011Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 003Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 008Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 012Classroom Instruction0 / 100

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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Grades

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ECON 999 · Fall 2026

Independent Work

Recorded 2026-09-07
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    "offering_id": "1272:296:005873",
    "course_id": "ECON 999",
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    "term_id": "1272",
    "source_course_id": "005873",
    "source_subject_id": "296",
    "title": "Independent Work",
    "credits_min": 2,
    "credits_max": 9,
    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
  }
]
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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  "model_revision": "1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5",
  "task_version": "14",
  "output_id": "0d8128b80986cf40a2788196f622d1a242e07016b3a68a740a6cd366bcc252e5",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
}