Spring 2027

Code and Power

Code and Power analyzes media portrayals of race and gender in computing while teaching PHP web scripting and encouraging student reflection on industry participation.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Reginold Royston

The workload required extensive readings, watching documentaries, and completing LinkedIn certificates. One student noted they had to pay $35 to watch a film just for a 300-word discussion post.

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Prerequisites

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LIS 500

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

REGINOLD ROYSTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Online Only0 / 450

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Reginold Royston

Students found the course disorganized and frustrating, with lectures replaced by long LinkedIn Learning videos and documentaries. Feedback was often described as condescending and vague, leading to harsh grading.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.41 GPA, 65.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.71 GPA, 80.5% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.72 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=44 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Reginold Royston

The workload required extensive readings, watching documentaries, and completing LinkedIn certificates. One student noted they had to pay $35 to watch a film just for a 300-word discussion post.

Past student reviews · Reginold Royston

Students experienced poor organization, including a missed required Zoom session and poorly written Canvas materials. Grading feedback was frequently missing or unhelpful, with some waiting over three weeks for results.

Topics

  • Race, gender, and computing in media
  • Self-perception and identity in computing industries
  • PHP website development and web scripting

Skills

  • Analyze and critique media portrayals of race, gender, and computing
  • Design, develop, and discuss PHP website development
  • Reflect on personal potential as a contributor to computing industries

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 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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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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LIS 500 · Spring 2027

Code and Power

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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  "output_id": "a4dbdef0bcde9acf25e8879264ba35be52672f295d26453d9986f98d383243b3",
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