Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.56 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=63 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Production Planning and Control
ISYE 315 teaches control concepts for designing inventory, production, quality, and project-planning systems using computer components.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Michael Biehler
Summary
1 / 7
Historical reviews of Sinan Tas, Terry Mann: The course project is described as time-consuming or intense, with reviewers advising students to start early. Exams are reported as easy if students attend lectures and discussions, though one review noted lectures could be tough.
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Prerequisites
Course map(I SY E 210,E C E 331,MATH/STAT 309,STAT 311, 324, 371,MATH/STAT 431, 531, or concurrent enrollment), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
- ISYE 210 · prior_or_concurrent
- ECE 331 · prior_or_concurrent
- MATH/STAT 309 · prior_or_concurrent
- STAT 311 · prior_or_concurrent
- STAT 324 · prior_or_concurrent
- STAT 371 · prior_or_concurrent
- MATH/STAT 431 · prior_or_concurrent
- MATH 531 · prior_or_concurrent
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
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- Any of
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Terry Mann describe him as helpful and engaging, though one reviewer found the course unnecessarily difficult. Reviewers note the project is time-consuming and require early starts. Historical reviews for Sinan Tas praise his clear lectures and ample extra credit, while another notes the project is time-consuming and content is easy.
MICHAEL BIEHLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SINAN TAS is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
TERRY MANN is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, 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, Spring 2022, Spring 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.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 67 / 62 | 1 |
| DIS 301 | Classroom Instruction | 22 / 21 | 1 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 24 / 22 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 21 / 20 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
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Student experience
the class
Reviewers describe historical instructor Terry Mann as helpful and engaging, though one strongly advised against taking his section. Historical instructor Sinan Tas is praised for clear lectures and ample extra credit opportunities.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.73 GPA, 87.7% A/AB (n=65 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.56 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=63 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.84 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=83 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Sinan Tas, Terry Mann: The course project is described as time-consuming or intense, with reviewers advising students to start early. Exams are reported as easy if students attend lectures and discussions, though one review noted lectures could be tough.
Historical reviews of Sinan Tas, Terry Mann: Lectures are engaging with real-world examples and clear expectations. Discussion sections are crucial for understanding formulas. Extra credit opportunities help improve grades, and the textbook is deemed essential for the final exam.
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Grades
Fall 2026 · Projected
Before grades are released– average GPA
Approximate 80% prediction interval
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season 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.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.07 GPA average error.
Grades over time
Through Fall 2026
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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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Catalog observation history
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Selected offering source records
Production Planning and Control
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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