Spring 2027

Directed Study

Directed study under faculty supervision on topics in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Florence Hsia4.1/5Judith Houck3.8/5

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2008: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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HISTSCI 699

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Professors

Spring 2027

Florence Hsia

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Raw average: 4.20/5 from 83 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 2008: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.22/5 from 9 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

FLORENCE HSIA is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2008: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Topics in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology

Grades

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HISTSCI 699 · Spring 2027

Directed Study

Recorded 2026-10-14
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    "course_id": "HISTSCI 699",
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    "title": "Directed Study",
    "credits_min": 1,
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    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
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]
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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