# BENJAMIN PARRELL — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/BENJAMIN_PARRELL) ## 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 | 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\_95fce7145671824e14e55941 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 6025057 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name BENJAMIN PARRELL ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 28 #### quality 3.96 #### difficulty 4 #### quality count 28 #### difficulty count 28 #### profile id rmp:2325667 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:52:04.764425+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.834869076477748 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.38 #### graded 1483 #### counts * 676 * 310 * 246 * 116 * 76 * 44 * 15 #### sections 40 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/BENJAMIN\_PARRELL ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_cbeace0604bbb89e8bed9204 | CS\&D 210 | NEURAL BASIS OF COMMUNICATION | | 1264 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1264 | course\_83a5fcab0196b930212b2093 | NTP 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1262 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1262 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1254 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1252 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1244 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1244 | course\_5b772ea0c812c3b64545b33f | CS\&D 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1244 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1242 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1242 | course\_5e5301267908c76fb1a37754 | CS\&D 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1242 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1234 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1234 | course\_5b772ea0c812c3b64545b33f | CS\&D 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1234 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1234 | course\_5bcf76a893166c92d56016d6 | CS\&D 999 | INDEPENDENT STUDIES | | 1232 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1232 | course\_5e5301267908c76fb1a37754 | CS\&D 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1232 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1224 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1224 | course\_cbeace0604bbb89e8bed9204 | CS\&D 210 | NEURAL BASIS OF COMMUNICATION | | 1224 | course\_5b772ea0c812c3b64545b33f | CS\&D 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1224 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1222 | course\_5e5301267908c76fb1a37754 | CS\&D 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1222 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1222 | course\_5bcf76a893166c92d56016d6 | CS\&D 999 | INDEPENDENT STUDIES | | 1212 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1212 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1204 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1204 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1202 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1202 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1194 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1194 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1192 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1192 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1184 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | | 1184 | course\_1ba94a43ece34546f78d7b3c | CS\&D 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1182 | course\_f5361eb61dde0d9c2af9a759 | CS\&D 201 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1182 | 1 | | 1184 | 2 | | 1192 | 2 | | 1194 | 2 | | 1202 | 2 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 2 | | 1222 | 3 | | 1224 | 4 | | 1232 | 3 | | 1234 | 4 | | 1242 | 3 | | 1244 | 3 | | 1252 | 1 | | 1254 | 1 | | 1262 | 2 | | 1264 | 3 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:04.764425+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyOTgxNzg3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2325667", "instructor_name": "Benjamin Parrell", "course_label": "CSD210", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-30 15:31:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Parrell was a great professor! He is open to feedback and questions. I was confused about a test question I answered. I emailed him, and he gave me points back because the wording of the question was confusing. Very content-heavy class - pay attention in class and do the practice tests. You have to get a 94% or above for an A, which sucks", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2325667", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:04.764425+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NzgzMjI1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2325667", "instructor_name": "Benjamin Parrell", "course_label": "CSD201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-10-03 01:53:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Okay, let's be clear. Dr. Parrell (aka Dr. Par-Swell) is smokeshow. I googled him and apparently he is a world class frisbee football player!\n\nAnyway, the class was hard but seeing him kept me coming. to class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2325667", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:04.764425+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5MDAzOTQy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2325667", "instructor_name": "Benjamin Parrell", "course_label": "CSD201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-02-27 06:06:34 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Engaging teacher. The class is hard but he gives you all the materials you need to succeed. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2325667", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:04.764425+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NDIzMzA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2325667", "instructor_name": "Benjamin Parrell", "course_label": "CSD201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-11-20 23:05:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "So many exams/midterms (5) and a cumulative final- however, they are all online/Honorlock. Besides that, Professor Parrell is a great teacher. Lectures are engaging, a little overwhelming, but very informative. Online labs and quizzes help prepare you for the exams. Exams are multiple choice, some short answer, and labeling diagrams. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2325667", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:04.764425+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NDE5NTU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2325667", "instructor_name": "Benjamin Parrell", "course_label": "CSD201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-11-20 04:14:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Class was hard but he made it easy to learn. I found myself wanting to learn in this class. Only take if you are a CSD major", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2325667", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:04.764425+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4MzkxNzYz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2325667", "instructor_name": "Benjamin Parrell", "course_label": "CSD201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-11-14 22:12:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Fair and flexible class. Multiple exams, all online, so that each one covers less content. The class is straight memorization, but there are many optional resources to exceed. Work for each unit not due until the night before the exam. Study off of the study guides and learning objectives. Dr. Parrell is friendly, helpful, and responds quickly.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2325667", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 28 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false