# COLIN BURNETT — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### built at

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### name

COLIN BURNETT

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                              |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 1114 | course\_391fcb703c547d7e79b0643f | COMARTS 100 | INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMPOSITION |
| 1112 | course\_391fcb703c547d7e79b0643f | COMARTS 100 | INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMPOSITION |
| 1104 | course\_d62926fc29c0acf6676528bd | COMARTS 350 | INTRODUCTION TO FILM               |
| 1102 | course\_d62926fc29c0acf6676528bd | COMARTS 350 | INTRODUCTION TO FILM               |
| 1074 | course\_391fcb703c547d7e79b0643f | COMARTS 100 | INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMPOSITION |
| 1072 | course\_391fcb703c547d7e79b0643f | COMARTS 100 | INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMPOSITION |

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| 1072 | 1       |
| 1074 | 1       |
| 1102 | 1       |
| 1104 | 1       |
| 1112 | 1       |
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## reviews

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