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DANIEL PHANEUF

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Raw average: 4.38/5 from 8 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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AAE 352
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Phanuef is nice. lectures are really boring/dry. quizzes and exams aren't “difficult “ inherently but multiple answers seem right or aren't bad answers so it can be hard to decipher. lots of reading. the excel stuff is terrible. not much in gradebook overall. attendance isn't mandatory but needed for points (so basically is mandatory).
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AAE 352
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He's nice and kind to talk to during class, and lectures are fairly smooth if you do the pre-class reading. Exams are going to be easy as long as you review all his ppts and notes. His explains difficult terms very clearly and is very accessible during office hours as well.
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AAE 352
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
This class is not hard, however, Phaneuf is hard. His lectures are dry and tons of heavy readings are given, which are quizzed on. In the midst of COVID, we are expected to make every class at 8 am. Pop quizzes are given for attendance with NO drops or makeups. One 2 pt quiz can be drastic to your grade. Awfully designed course by the chair himself
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AAE 352
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Going to class technically isn't mandatory- only if you want the points. If you do not show up you won't be able to access the participation activities or small pop quizzes, so you almost have to go. The class is only out of 100 points so missing one quiz hurts you. But other than that his grading is super light and fair so assignments aren't hard
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AAE 352
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Dr. Phaneuf respects his students, and is easy to reach out to for questions or just to talk to. His lectures are sometimes dry, he assigns a lot of readings and sometimes has short quizzes during class. However, take notes, listen to his lectures, and they're not hard. He tries to minimize homework for the class and cares what people have to say.
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AAE 636
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He is nice and gentle. His lectures are clear and he always tries to make things easy to understand. Do the review questions then you will get A.
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Classes with DANIEL PHANEUF

AAE 780

Research Colloquium

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AAE 780 is a research colloquium covering methods to develop and execute a research paper proposal in agricultural and applied economics.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Daniel Phaneuf

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026AAE 780Research Colloquium
Spring 2026AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025AAE 352Global Health: Economics, Natural Systems, and Policy
Fall 2025AAE 875Special Topics
Fall 2025AAE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025AAE 780Research Colloquium
Spring 2025AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2024AAE 352Global Health: Economics, Natural Systems, and Policy
Fall 2024AAE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024AAE 643Foundations of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Spring 2024AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023AAE 352Global Health: Economics, Natural Systems, and Policy
Fall 2023AAE 762Frontiers in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 2
Fall 2023AAE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022AAE 352Global Health: Economics, Natural Systems, and Policy
Fall 2022AAE 636Applied Econometric Analysis I
Fall 2022AAE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021AAE 352Global Health: Economics, Natural Systems, and Policy
Fall 2021AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020AAE 352Global Health: Economics, Natural Systems, and Policy
Fall 2020AAE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019AAE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019AAE 643Foundations of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Spring 2019AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018AAE 636Applied Econometric Analysis I
Fall 2018AAE 762Frontiers in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 2
Fall 2018AAE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017AAE 636Applied Econometric Analysis I
Fall 2017AAE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017AAE 643Foundations of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Spring 2017AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016AAE 636Applied Econometric Analysis I
Fall 2016AAE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2016AAE 643Foundations of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Spring 2016AAE 875Special Topics
Spring 2016AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015AAE 636Applied Econometric Analysis I
Fall 2015AAE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2015AAE 643Foundations of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Spring 2015AAE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014AAE 636Applied Econometric Analysis I
Fall 2014AAE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2014AAE 643Foundations of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Spring 2014AAE 875Special Topics
Spring 2014AAE/ENVIRST 244The Environment and the Global Economy
Spring 2012AAE 875Special Topics

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