WISE Seminar features speakers from math, science, and engineering to explore campus research and its daily impact within a learning community.
Past student reviews · Briana Burton
One student rated the class difficulty as 1 out of 5, indicating it was not challenging.
Identify resources and services available through CALS, the College of Engineering, and UW-Madison
Apply the skills of a successful college student, including the ability to engage in professional conversations with peers, instructors, and successful female scientists and engineers
Reflect on academic, career, and personal goals while building a supportive community with your WISE peers
Identify resources and strategies that will support your long-term professional success, such as building a strong professional resume and acquiring job search skills
Discuss complex issues faced by women in science, technology, and engineering
Identify the ways in which gender can affect career and work goals
Reflect on the role of diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Wisconsin
Source: UW Guide
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Raw average: 3.94/5 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.
For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 1.0/5 difficulty · 1 reviews
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Past student reviews · Aurelie Rakotondrafara
Aurelie Rakotondrafara was described as funny and super nice, making her a great professor for this seminar.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.99 GPA, 99.1% A/AB (n=107 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 97.2% A/AB (n=108 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Raw average: 3.71/5 from 7 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.
For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 1.0/5 difficulty · 1 reviews
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Past student reviews · Briana Burton
Briana Burton is described as a super nice professor who taught a super nice class. The review rates the course difficulty as 1 and the overall quality as 5.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 97.4% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 97.2% A/AB (n=108 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Past student reviews · Rebecca Larson
In a past seminar, the course was described as very easy with grades based mostly on attendance. One small homework assignment was submitted weekly, and the student felt it was not read, resulting in perfect scores. The reviewer found the content incredibly boring.
AURELIE RAKOTONDRAFARA is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
BRIANA BURTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
REBECCA LARSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEM 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 45 | 0 |
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Past student reviews · Aurelie Rakotondrafara
Students described the course as a great seminar experience with a professor who was both funny and nice.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 97.4% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 97.2% A/AB (n=108 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
Past student reviews · Briana Burton
One student rated the class difficulty as 1 out of 5, indicating it was not challenging.
Past student reviews · Briana Burton
Reviewers highlighted the welcoming atmosphere, noting the professor was super nice and the class was enjoyable.
Approximate 80% prediction interval
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 recent terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
5 earlier forecasts · 0.02 GPA average error.
Through Spring 2027
Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.
WISE Seminar
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Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.
Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
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