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Introduction to Survey Research
Introduction to the theory and practice of survey research.
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Historical reviews of Eleanor Powell, Ethan vanderWilden: Workload centers on a large final project and problem sets rather than exams. Coding in R is a significant component, which some students find difficult or unnecessary for their major.
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.71 GPA, 86.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades).
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Eleanor Powell describe a course focused on R programming with minimal exams, relying on group projects and problem sets. While some found the material easy and engaging, others criticized the dry lectures and lack of instructor interaction, noting that coding difficulty varied by student. A good TA was considered crucial for success under Powell.
ELEANOR POWELL is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ETHAN VANDERWILDEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MATTHEW PIETRYKA is recorded teaching in Fall 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 |
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| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 1 / 103 | 0 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 304 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 307 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 308 | Classroom Instruction | 1 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 309 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 310 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 152 / 153 | 6 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 15 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 304 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 17 | 2 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 17 | 2 |
| DIS 307 | Classroom Instruction | 16 / 16 | 1 |
| DIS 308 | Classroom Instruction | 16 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 309 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 310 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 1 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 103 | 0 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 304 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 307 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 308 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 309 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 310 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 17 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Eleanor Powell, Ethan vanderWilden: Reviewers describe the course as easy with minimal exams, focusing on a semester-long project. While some find the content engaging, others criticize the heavy emphasis on R coding over survey research concepts.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.49 GPA, 75.8% A/AB (n=99 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.46 GPA, 68.9% A/AB (n=90 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.71 GPA, 86.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Eleanor Powell, Ethan vanderWilden: Workload centers on a large final project and problem sets rather than exams. Coding in R is a significant component, which some students find difficult or unnecessary for their major.
Historical reviews of Eleanor Powell, Ethan vanderWilden, Nils Ringe: Students value the engaging project structure and accessible instructors who provide feedback. However, lectures are often described as dry or boring, and success may depend heavily on TA support for coding tasks.
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About this comparison
1320 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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UW–Madison
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Introduction to Survey Research
Recorded 2026-09-07Introduction to Survey Research
Recorded 2026-09-07Introduction to Survey Research
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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