# AYDIN BAL — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/AYDIN_BAL--instructor_6db896c5f4113878d8471ccd) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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 | 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course\_4b810f11bce1cc1434f0296c | RP\&SE 300 | INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES | | 1152 | course\_219422ae5303a025944965d9 | RP\&SE 699 | INDEPENDENT READING | | 1144 | course\_b8cd61c29605539ae6af99c7 | RP\&SE 690 | RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1144 | course\_219422ae5303a025944965d9 | RP\&SE 699 | INDEPENDENT READING | | 1144 | course\_8a6a428276b6886c6d16b733 | RP\&SE 710 | MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | | 1134 | course\_8a6a428276b6886c6d16b733 | RP\&SE 710 | MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | | 1132 | course\_a4dc752c0d9967909b8099d2 | RP\&SE 466 | DIVERSITY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | | 1132 | course\_b8cd61c29605539ae6af99c7 | RP\&SE 690 | RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1132 | course\_219422ae5303a025944965d9 | RP\&SE 699 | INDEPENDENT READING | | 1124 | course\_219422ae5303a025944965d9 | RP\&SE 699 | INDEPENDENT READING | | 1124 | course\_8a6a428276b6886c6d16b733 | RP\&SE 710 | MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | | 1124 | course\_015f10d563b7df9a9eb73763 | RP\&SE 930 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| | 1262 | 2 | | 1264 | 4 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.447324+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2NjA0NTkx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1274594", "instructor_name": "Aydin Bal", "course_label": "RPSE300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-08-23 04:38:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Bal is fantastic, he is hilarious which makes class enjoyable. Informative, but super easy class. He lets you know exactly what is on exams. pre-class readings and videos can be long but are needed for in class group discussion which is ~1/2 of each class", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1274594", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.447324+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MTU0MDcx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1274594", "instructor_name": "Aydin Bal", "course_label": "RPSE300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-04-26 03:59:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures were interesting, didn't cover the textbook during them. You're expected to read it on your own. I enjoyed the volunteer work, there are great opportunities. You had to read a chapter, watch 2 videos, and submit a reflection answering 1 question of your choice about the chapter each week. 3 exams not cumulative & get test questions before.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1274594", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.447324+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MTE4NjAw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1274594", "instructor_name": "Aydin Bal", "course_label": "RPSE300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-04-21 03:58:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class is pretty easy. If you do discussion posts you get 100% on them. Attendance is mandatory which I don't like because I don't learn anything during lectures. It's more discussion based and I wish he would talk more about the textbook than the two media pieces we have to watch/listen each week. He does give the test questions beforehand.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1274594", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.447324+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMDY0MjA1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1274594", "instructor_name": "Aydin Bal", "course_label": "RPSE300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-05-10 21:06:23 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very nice professor and is very fair in grading. Gives the questions for the exams ahead of time which is really nice. Lecture is pretty much mandatory but I don't think I learned anything within the 3 hour lecture which was annoying. Easy class if you need service learning.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1274594", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.447324+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5NDMwNTU2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1274594", "instructor_name": "Aydin Bal", "course_label": "RPSE300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-01-10 17:04:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This was very much a class that was dependent on your work outside of lecture. 3 hours is really long, even though there are breaks every hour. His lectures did not go into any detail beyond what is in the readings from the textbook. If it weren't for in-class activities almost every class, attending lecture really wasn't important for your grade.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1274594", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.447324+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4MzEyNTkx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1274594", "instructor_name": "Aydin Bal", "course_label": "RPSE300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-05-15 09:35:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Bal's RP&SE class was amazing, and my favorite class ever. It was very stress free and gave me a new perspective on things. It required a service learning component to work with individuals with disabilities, and that was a great experience and looks good on the resume. I highly advise taking it, and he is the nicest and funniest guy!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1274594", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 17 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false