# Anuj Desai — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ANUJ_DESAI) ## 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\_c58c514be38cdba2864e48ef ### source enrollment ### source instructor id acdesai ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Anuj Desai ### email ANUJ.DESAI\@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 8 #### quality 4.12 #### difficulty 3 #### quality count 8 #### difficulty count 8 #### profile id rmp:464206 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:54:24.068738+00:00 #### courses ##### course 14f8d62c06352032e2a893db ###### review count 4 ###### quality 4.5 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course 2058f772e7eaae5190a64c44 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course a477b1ab094bd65446e41436 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.791204131104711 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------ | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_14f8d62c06352032e2a893db | LEGALST/LIS 663 | INTRODUCTION TO CYBERLAW | 3 | 3 | 3.396 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ANUJ\_DESAI ## 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Overall, he's an engaging and highly motivated professor that has a passion for teaching and the law.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/464206", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:24.068738+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MzUwNzI5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:464206", "instructor_name": "Anuj Desai", "course_label": "LS645", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-12-28 14:20:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Desai is an excellent and knowledgeable professor. He is also very helpful and accessible outside of class to answer questions. There were weekly discussion posts and two essays. My only complaints for his class were that there was A LOT of reading and the grading criteria for the discussion posts and essays was somewhat unclear.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/464206", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:24.068738+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzk1NjQ4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:464206", "instructor_name": "Anuj Desai", "course_label": "LIS645", "course_id": "LEGALST/LIS 645", "course_uid": "course_2058f772e7eaae5190a64c44", "review_date": "2015-02-19 03:05:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He assigned hundreds of pages of incredibly boring reading each week. The class is a two and a half hour discussion section and participation is 40% of the grade, but most of it is him rambling on tangents because it takes him forever to finish a sentence. The term paper expectations were unclear, the class was unorganized, & he was always behind.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/464206", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:24.068738+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwNTA4MTU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:464206", "instructor_name": "Anuj Desai", "course_label": "LIS663", "course_id": "LEGALST/LIS 663", "course_uid": "course_14f8d62c06352032e2a893db", "review_date": "2012-07-21 20:36:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Desai may be a good lecturer for Law classes, but not as interesting or clear in Library Science. It was pretty disorganized and kind of boring. He is smart, but not a very good teacher", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/464206", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:24.068738+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE5NTYzMDM2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:464206", "instructor_name": "Anuj Desai", "course_label": "LIS663", "course_id": "LEGALST/LIS 663", "course_uid": "course_14f8d62c06352032e2a893db", "review_date": "2011-12-18 20:01:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Cyberlaw is a wonderful class. The cases are very interesting, and the challenges the internet poses to settled law are really highlighted. Anuj knows what he's talking about, but reiterates too much. The class loses its pace later on, but the material stays interesting. Papers aren't hard if you are a confident writer.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/464206", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 8 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | | course\_a477b1ab094bd65446e41436 | ARTHIST/HISTORY/JOURN/LIS 650 | | course\_2058f772e7eaae5190a64c44 | LEGALST/LIS 645 | | course\_14f8d62c06352032e2a893db | LEGALST/LIS 663 | ### matched true ## social Image true