Fall 2026

The Digital Age

Introduces the history of computing from the 1940s to the present, emphasizing the people, institutions, and social movements behind digital technology.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Devin Kennedy: The course features a midterm, final, op-ed, and weekly reading responses, with some students finding the workload simple while others note the grading scale can be harsh for high grades.

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HISTSCI 150

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Devin Kennedy: Devin Kennedy is consistently described as caring, accessible, and an excellent lecturer who organizes materials well on Canvas. Reviewers appreciate his clear assignment expectations and engaging discussions, though some note his semi-scripted lectures can be dry. He is generally viewed as a supportive instructor who resolves administrative issues promptly.

DEVIN KENNEDY is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Student experience

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Historical reviews for Devin Kennedy describe him as a caring, accessible, and excellent lecturer who organizes materials well, though some find his semi-scripted delivery dry.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.76 GPA, 93.0% A/AB (n=229 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.75 GPA, 88.8% A/AB (n=276 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.68 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Devin Kennedy: The course features a midterm, final, op-ed, and weekly reading responses, with some students finding the workload simple while others note the grading scale can be harsh for high grades.

Historical reviews of Devin Kennedy: Lectures are not mandatory and slides are posted, but attendance is helpful for details; discussion sections require participation and vary in engagement depending on the TA.

Topics

  • Major developments in computer science and technology
  • Recent trends in computing and society
  • Institutions, scientists, workers, and social movements in digital technology

Grades

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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.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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