Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.88 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=289 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 98.4% A/AB (n=126 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 95.9% A/AB (n=74 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Data and Algorithms: Ethics and Policy
LIS 461 introduces ethical, legal, and policy issues in analytics and algorithms, teaching students to critically analyze debates and apply moral reasoning to case studies.
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Historical reviews of Alan Rubel, Clinton Castro: The course is typically graded on three short papers and in-class assignments, which reviewers describe as easy to manage. However, writing can be time-consuming for those new to philosophical analysis, and dense readings require careful attention to grasp the core arguments.
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Fall 2026Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.91 GPA, 98.1% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 93.6% A/AB (n=78 letter grades).
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Dane Gogoshin: Dane Gogoshin receives polarized reviews, with some praising her as caring, knowledgeable, and engaging in office hours, while others criticize her lectures as boring and her handling of course structure as dismissive. Reviewers disagree on whether her teaching style is thought-provoking or ineffective, though most agree the content is relevant and grading is fair.
ALAN RUBEL is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
B. HUTCHINS is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DANE LEIGH GOGOSHIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DEVANSH SAXENA is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. 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 002 | Online Only | 76 / 75 | 75 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 194 / 200 | 163 |
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Student experience
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LIS 461 experiences vary by instructor. Historical reviews praise Alan Rubel’s accessibility and Clinton Castro’s engagement. Recent reviews for Dane Gogoshin are polarized, with some students citing poor feedback handling, while others highly recommend her.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.90 GPA, 97.2% A/AB (n=422 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=500 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.79 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=320 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Alan Rubel, Clinton Castro: The course is typically graded on three short papers and in-class assignments, which reviewers describe as easy to manage. However, writing can be time-consuming for those new to philosophical analysis, and dense readings require careful attention to grasp the core arguments.
Historical reviews of Clinton Castro, Dane Gogoshin: Students report that attending lectures is highly beneficial for understanding material, though some find them boring or mandatory attendance frustrating. Office hours are recommended for engaging with content, but some instructors have been criticized for ignoring student feedback on class structure.
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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.
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Data and Algorithms: Ethics and Policy
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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