Spring 2027

Independent Reading

Independent Reading involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Laura Birkeland

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2012: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Fall 2013: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2015: 3.67 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply concepts learned in coursework to real life situations

  • Develop critical, analytical, and independent thinking skills

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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MDGENET 699

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Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LAURA BIRKELAND is recorded teaching in Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2012: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Fall 2013: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2015: 3.67 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

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Topics

  • Directed study projects

Skills

  • Applying concepts from coursework to real-life situations
  • Critical, analytical, and independent thinking

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2015— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
MDGENET 699 · Spring 2027

Independent Reading

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": "cb169cf19983649f71bce33f9449bb9796571fae3ab76c191c5f1cb3ae8d0e0a",
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