Fall 2026

Health Care Systems: Interdisciplinary Approach

This course introduces health care systems, covering factors affecting health, care delivery in various settings, roles of health workers, and the sociological and economic aspects of health care.

offering recorded2 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 David Dwyer3.4/5Kirsten BushekMichelle Chui +3 more

Summary

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Reviewers describe the workload as disproportionately high for a two-credit course, citing weekly discussion posts, long papers, and extensive research projects. Some students found the volume of reading and detailed note-taking requirements overwhelming.

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Prerequisites

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NURSING/SOCWORK 105

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Fall 2026
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About this rating

Raw average: 3.19/5 from 21 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 3.1/5 raw quality · 2.9/5 difficulty · 10 reviews

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David Dwyer is described as knowledgeable and passionate, with lectures that are often interesting and well-explained. Reviewers appreciate his clear teaching style and the relevance of the material for medical careers.

Some students find Dwyer’s delivery boring, dry, or monotone, and criticize the course structure as disorganized or overly demanding. Concerns include strict grading, excessive workload for a two-credit course, and confusing quiz questions.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.63 GPA, 85.6% A/AB (n=306 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.77 GPA, 89.9% A/AB (n=258 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=322 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

David Dwyer is the current instructor, but no reviews exist for his teaching. Historical reviews for Sarah Kruger describe her as caring and passionate with interesting guest lectures, though one student noted a shift from helpful quizzes to stressful exams.

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

SARAH KRUGER is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017. 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 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Online Only224 / 28112
DIS 301Online Only26 / 336
DIS 302Classroom Instruction20 / 200
DIS 303Classroom Instruction20 / 200
DIS 304Online Only20 / 330
DIS 305Classroom Instruction18 / 180
DIS 306Classroom Instruction19 / 190
DIS 307Online Only29 / 334
DIS 308Online Only31 / 310
DIS 309Online Only18 / 332
DIS 310Online Only23 / 310
DIS 311Online Only0 / 10
LEC 001Online Only44 / 24510
DIS 301Online Only6 / 302
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 250
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 250
DIS 304Online Only12 / 303
DIS 305Classroom Instruction0 / 250
DIS 306Classroom Instruction0 / 300
DIS 307Online Only3 / 303
DIS 308Online Only0 / 00
DIS 309Online Only15 / 302
DIS 310Online Only8 / 300
DIS 311Online Only0 / 10

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Student experience

the class

David Dwyer’s NURSING/SOCWORK 105 receives polarized reviews, with students describing him as either passionate and knowledgeable or boring and dry. While some find the course manageable and fair, others report excessive workload and strict grading.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.63 GPA, 85.6% A/AB (n=306 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.77 GPA, 89.9% A/AB (n=258 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=322 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Reviewers describe the workload as disproportionately high for a two-credit course, citing weekly discussion posts, long papers, and extensive research projects. Some students found the volume of reading and detailed note-taking requirements overwhelming.

Positive reviews praise Dwyer’s engaging lectures, often ending with music, and manageable quizzes if students keep up. Negative reviews criticize his monotone delivery, confusing quiz questions, and a disorganized Canvas page that lacks beginner-friendly structure.

Topics

  • Factors affecting health and values placed on health
  • Delivery of health care in different settings
  • Roles of various health workers
  • Sociological and economic aspects of health care

Grades

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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

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Where this course fits relative to

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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

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
NURSING/SOCWORK 105 · Fall 2026

Health Care Systems: Interdisciplinary Approach

Recorded 2026-09-07
NURSING/SOCWORK 105 · Fall 2026

Health Care Systems: Interdisciplinary Approach

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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