# Amanda Kenny — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/AMANDA_KENNY) ## 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\_10827613ecc061260088d1ef ### source enrollment ### source instructor id adkenny ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Amanda Kenny ### email AMANDA.KENNY\@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 22 #### quality 2.45 #### difficulty 3.09 #### quality count 22 #### difficulty count 22 #### profile id rmp:1275086 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:56:16.575718+00:00 #### courses ##### course 9b3135c2c046ea5cf092e2fc ###### review count 7 ###### quality 1.29 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 7 ###### difficulty count 7 #### bayesian quality 3.0260408493079027 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_9b3135c2c046ea5cf092e2fc | GENBUS 360 | WORKPLACE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | 3 | 3 | 3.685 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/AMANDA\_KENNY ## 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I don't feel that her feedback is accurate to a true workplace. This is a required course otherwise I would not take it.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1275086", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:16.575718+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4OTE3Mjkx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1275086", "instructor_name": "Amanda Kenny", "course_label": "GB300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-01-23 22:59:13 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I had such a major problem with Amanda in GB360 that I had to appeal my grade to the associate dean, because her teaching and policies were so ridiculous. She word for word says that the class is too big for her to work with individual students. Not ideal.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1275086", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:16.575718+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4OTE3Mjc2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1275086", "instructor_name": "Amanda Kenny", "course_label": "GENBUS360", "course_id": "GENBUS 360", "course_uid": "course_9b3135c2c046ea5cf092e2fc", "review_date": "2024-01-23 22:56:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I think all the negative reviews tell you the truth, that is genuinely how it is. Amanda has good intentions I think and seems to try very hard, but she would be a better fit in the English department or teaching a smaller non-required class. She tends to be very unhelpful and unkind when you meet with her 1 on 1 to solve a problem.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1275086", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:16.575718+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4OTE3MjYw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1275086", "instructor_name": "Amanda Kenny", "course_label": "GENBUS360", "course_id": "GENBUS 360", "course_uid": "course_9b3135c2c046ea5cf092e2fc", "review_date": "2024-01-23 22:53:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Amanda has three major problems: severe lack of real-world business experience, a massive stream of pointless, painstaking, long and not valuable assignments, and she can be very cold. Gen Bus 360 is easily the School of Business's worst class, and Amanda being uncaring for her students makes it much worse.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1275086", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:16.575718+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3NTQxNjA4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1275086", "instructor_name": "Amanda Kenny", "course_label": "GENBUS360", "course_id": "GENBUS 360", "course_uid": "course_9b3135c2c046ea5cf092e2fc", "review_date": "2023-03-26 15:10:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class is a 3 credit class but the instructor's amount of reading assignments, group projects, quizzes, etc. is that of a 4-5 credit class. There is tons of busy work and convoluted instruction given. Do NOT take this course if you don't have to.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1275086", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:16.575718+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2NjgxNDk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1275086", "instructor_name": "Amanda Kenny", "course_label": "GENBUS360", "course_id": "GENBUS 360", "course_uid": "course_9b3135c2c046ea5cf092e2fc", "review_date": "2022-10-06 03:42:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This woman just assigns an EXTREME amount of work. She is like your high school english teacher got lost and is now stuck teaching in grainger hall. She lacks empathy for students and should find another profession.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1275086", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 22 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_9b3135c2c046ea5cf092e2fc | GENBUS 360 | ### matched true ## social Image true