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Raw average: 3.36/5 from 25 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: 3.2/5 raw quality · 3.0/5 difficulty · 9
reviews
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Bob Batt delivers engaging lectures with interactive activities and guest speakers, making the content straightforward and exams manageable with a cheat sheet. However, as a first-time instructor for this course, he faced criticism for a disorganized Canvas, a confusing restructuring, and mandatory attendance. Some found lectures unhelpful and exam content misaligned with homework.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.29 GPA, 59.7% A/AB (n=390 letter grades).
Historical reviews of Timothy McClurg: Timothy McClurg is praised for clear teaching that complements the textbook, though one review notes the material can be dry. He is described as a good guy with well-taught concepts, and students find his instruction easy to understand.
AMIR FARD BAHREINI is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
BOB BATT is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JORDAN TONG is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
TARIQ MUGHAL is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
TIMOTHY MCCLURG is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, 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, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
XIAOYANG LONG is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023. 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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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
134 / 135
0
LEC 002
Classroom Instruction
135 / 135
1
LEC 003
Classroom Instruction
121 / 129
1
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Bob Batt makes lectures engaging with interactive activities and simulations, though some find the content straightforward and easy.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.18 GPA, 52.9% A/AB (n=348 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.29 GPA, 59.7% A/AB (n=390 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.67 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=455 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Workload is light with few homeworks and a group project; exams allow a cheat sheet, though the midterm can be difficult.
Students report disorganization, mandatory attendance, and exams that do not match prior work, with some finding lectures unhelpful or recordings useless.
Topics
Operations and supply chain management
Production and delivery of goods and services
System and process design, management, and improvement
Skills
Design, manage, and improve systems and processes
Achieve operations excellence and competitive advantage
Grades
Historical instructor
Fall 2026 · Projected
Before grades are released
2.762.76–3.473.47average GPA
Approximate 80% prediction interval
0.04.0
About this estimate
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 · 0.20 GPA average error.
Grades over time
Through Fall 2026
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels
3.673.67GPA
Higher than 4646% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
455455letter grades
More recorded grades than 9696% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 66.066.0 letter grades.
About this comparison
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
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.