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BILGE MUTLU

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Raw average: 3.69/5 from 13 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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COMPSCI 639
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Best professor in the cs department. He truly cared about his students and wanted everyone to succeed. Provided a lot of extra credit opportunities and assignment extensions during the stressful era of covid. I'm sure putting the projects from this class on my resume grabbed attention of a lot of companies. You get to learn js, react and dialogflow
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COMPSCI 639
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Mutlu's lectures are engaging, that I never missed any of them even though I'm one of those "slackers". I still remember his "pep talk" which gave me confidence to succeed in this class. I've landed an internsh… Read full reviewShow less
Professor Mutlu's lectures are engaging, that I never missed any of them even though I'm one of those "slackers". I still remember his "pep talk" which gave me confidence to succeed in this class. I've landed an internship at a big tech company thanks to React (Native), and DialogFlow experience from class projects. I wish he taught more classes...
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COMPSCI 639
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
in online class, be prepared to teach yourself everything. they teach you the basics of react/js and expect full working algorithms done in a week. tons of homework, but it helps balance out grades. they were good with accommodating extensions, but no curve for final grades. if you have no experience in user design it will be rough
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COMPSCI 639
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Bilge is a phenomenal professor. UI is a course that needs to be offered and he created this course from scratch because he cares, not because he has to. Some people will say this is a hard class, but it's probably just their first 500+ level course. Bilge even helped me land a research position. 10/10 professor.
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COMPSCI 639
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
HW not well designed. I believe that this course should be helping us to bulid UI, but not to challenge us with programming. As a CS student, it's important to solve these issue ourselves for sure. However, you may face a bunch of confusion bugs if you are a beginner of js, react. Though I'm able to solve them, it's really a waste of time.
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COMPSCI 639
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Building User Interfaces is the best CS course I have taken in UW-Madison yet. The lesson I gained from this course is so valuable and I would not have landed my internship if not because of the knowledge and skills I gained from the course. He truly cares about his students and the there're pretty much office hours any hour during the week.
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Classes with BILGE MUTLU

COMPSCI 639

Undergraduate Elective Topics in Computing

3–4 credits

COMPSCI 639 is an undergraduate elective covering selected topics in computing, with specific content determined by the instructor for each offering.

No offering record · Spring 2026

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Fred SalaJosiah Hanna+18 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026
COMPSCI 682

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

COMPSCI 682 is an individual study course for seniors completing honors theses in Computer Sciences, arranged with a faculty member.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Manolis VlatakisMichael Swift+11 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
COMPSCI 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

COMPSCI 699 offers directed study projects for junior and senior students arranged with a faculty member.

No offering record · Spring 2026

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Shivaram VenkataramanFred Sala+19 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
COMPSCI 790

Master's Thesis

1–9 credits

COMPSCI 790 is a Master's Thesis course for graduate students, focusing on independent research and thesis completion.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Dan NegrutManolis Vlatakis+8 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026COMPSCI 639Undergraduate Elective Topics in Computing
Spring 2026COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2026COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2026COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2026COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2026COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2026COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2025COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2025COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2025COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2025COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2025COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2025COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2025COMPSCI/CURRIC 502Theory and Practice in Computer Science Education
Fall 2025COMPSCI/EDPSYCH/PSYCH 770Human-computer Interaction
Spring 2025COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2025COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2025COMPSCI 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2025COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2025COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2025COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2025COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2024COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2024COMPSCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2024COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2024COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2024COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2024COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2024COMPSCI 571Building User Interfaces
Spring 2024COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2024COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2024COMPSCI/EDPSYCH/PSYCH 770Human-computer Interaction
Fall 2023COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2023COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2023COMPSCI 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2023COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 839Core Topics in Computing
Spring 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2022COMPSCI 571Building User Interfaces
Fall 2022COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2022COMPSCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2022COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2022COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2021COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2021COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2021COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2021COMPSCI/EDPSYCH/PSYCH 770Human-computer Interaction
Fall 2020COMPSCI 639Undergraduate Elective Topics in Computing
Fall 2020COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2020COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2020COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2020COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2020COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2020COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2020COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2020COMPSCI/EDPSYCH/PSYCH 770Human-computer Interaction
Fall 2019COMPSCI 639Undergraduate Elective Topics in Computing
Fall 2019COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2019COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2019COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2019COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2019COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2019COMPSCI 639Undergraduate Elective Topics in Computing
Spring 2019COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2019COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2019COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI 639Undergraduate Elective Topics in Computing
Fall 2018COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2018COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI/EDPSYCH/PSYCH 770Human-computer Interaction
Fall 2018ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2018COMPSCI 639Undergraduate Elective Topics in Computing
Spring 2018COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2018COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2018COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2018COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2018COMPSCI/LIS 612User Experience Design 2
Fall 2017COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2017COMPSCI 691Senior Thesis

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