# Alejandro Azocar — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ALEJANDRO_AZOCAR) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_c67d3b54dce72fb8055d99e8 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id saazocar ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Alejandro Azocar ### email SAAZOCAR\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 16 #### quality 4.62 #### difficulty 2.44 #### quality count 16 #### difficulty count 16 #### profile id rmp:883225 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:53:25.858131+00:00 #### courses ##### course afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 44c96673fa1edf356243e374 ###### review count 10 ###### quality 4.6 ###### difficulty 2.7 ###### quality count 10 ###### difficulty count 10 #### bayesian quality 4.0864921019703315 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b | ESL 116 | ACADEMIC READING AND VOCABULARY SKILLS | 3 | 3 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ALEJANDRO\_AZOCAR ## 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He really give great feedbacks of my essays, and as long as you could talk to him and understand his points, you could get good grades.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/883225", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:25.858131+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzNTc4MTEw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:883225", "instructor_name": "Alejandro Azocar", "course_label": "ESL118", "course_id": "ESL 118", "course_uid": "course_44c96673fa1edf356243e374", "review_date": "2020-08-11 18:57:59 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Best lecturer in ESL serial courses!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/883225", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:25.858131+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNTc3MzE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:883225", "instructor_name": "Alejandro Azocar", "course_label": "ESL118", "course_id": "ESL 118", "course_uid": "course_44c96673fa1edf356243e374", "review_date": "2019-12-09 18:38:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The best professor to have for ESL 118, especially since he's so flexible with deadlines. He clearly cares for his students and is always willing to help improve your grade, 10/10 would recommend", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/883225", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:25.858131+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMTQzNDQw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:883225", "instructor_name": "Alejandro Azocar", "course_label": "ESL118", "course_id": "ESL 118", "course_uid": "course_44c96673fa1edf356243e374", "review_date": "2018-12-23 06:08:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Clearly cares about his students and wants them all to succeed in his class, make sure you put in effort and you'll be rewarded. Also very flexible with deadlines as long as you inform him beforehand, overall good class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/883225", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:25.858131+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMDY5MzY5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:883225", "instructor_name": "Alejandro Azocar", "course_label": "ESL116", "course_id": "ESL 116", "course_uid": "course_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b", "review_date": "2018-12-17 21:55:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Azocar is really helpful with clear and reasonable instructions. He is also the considerate and responsible.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/883225", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 16 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b | ESL 116 | | course\_44c96673fa1edf356243e374 | ESL 118 | ### matched true ## social Image true