# Dmitry Orlov — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DMITRY_ORLOV) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_05549c06c4f8e87b33ee2ff6 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id dvorlov ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Dmitry Orlov ### email DMITRY.ORLOV\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 11 #### quality 3.18 #### difficulty 4.27 #### quality count 11 #### difficulty count 11 #### profile id rmp:2572764 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:43:27.916511+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.4894746990623196 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_ad4d4970816277a713b7cfd6 | FINANCE 305 | FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY | 3 | 3 | 3.331 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DMITRY\_ORLOV ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_ad4d4970816277a713b7cfd6 | FINANCE 305 | FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_ad4d4970816277a713b7cfd6", "course_id": "FINANCE 305", "title": "FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.331, "badges": [], "description": "FINANCE 305 analyzes the U.S. financial system, its impact on economic activity and policy, and risk pricing.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 851, 628, 424, 152, 96, 23, 3 ], "count": 2177, "gpa": 3.4308681672025725, "topShare": 67.93752870923288, "firstTerm": "1224", "lastTerm": "1264" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_ad4d4970816277a713b7cfd6", "uid": "instructor_be67ae09f5d9786f4875d091", "name": "Ilhan Demiralp", "quality": 3.7997381529554963, "quality_count": 4, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ILHAN_DEMIRALP" }, { "course_uid": "course_ad4d4970816277a713b7cfd6", "uid": "instructor_05549c06c4f8e87b33ee2ff6", "name": "Dmitry Orlov", "quality": 3.4894746990623196, "quality_count": 11, "instructor_url": "/instructors/DMITRY_ORLOV" }, { "course_uid": "course_ad4d4970816277a713b7cfd6", "uid": "instructor_fb06ef14b86a18cc8e0a65ee", "name": "Simon Brown", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/SIMON_BROWN" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": null, "reviewFiles": [ "/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_ad4d4970816277a713b7cfd6-0.json" ] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:27.916511+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MzU1MzUy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2572764", "instructor_name": "Dmitry Orlov", "course_label": "FIN330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-05-17 02:49:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Goes above and beyond and willing to do anything to help you. He's too nice that sometimes it's cringeworthy because he's so scared of offending anyone. Tests very similar to practice tests(40% of grade). Hw is fine but can take long. High bar for A because everyone scores well and tests are open note. Final project course grading subjective asf.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2572764", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:27.916511+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NTkzMTQx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2572764", "instructor_name": "Dmitry Orlov", "course_label": "FIN330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-04-21 19:22:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures were great and homework is manageable. 3 tests - 40%, homework - 20%, and the rest is participation/weekly assignments. Highly recommend.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2572764", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:27.916511+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NTYzNjE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2572764", "instructor_name": "Dmitry Orlov", "course_label": "FIN330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-04-16 19:25:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dmitry is such a genuine and caring guy, actually one of my favorite profs I've ever had. The material is tough but he does a great job of giving examples and the homework really nails in the concepts. He gives you a practice exam before the exam and runs through the entire thing with a video, which is just like the actual exam. Love this prof!!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2572764", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:27.916511+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzNjM4MDY0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2572764", "instructor_name": "Dmitry Orlov", "course_label": "FIN330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-09-10 05:44:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Yes, this class is hard, but you can learn tons of useful practical things from it. Be prepared for the heavy homework, and if you don't keep up with the materials, you can get totally lost, so come prepared.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2572764", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:27.916511+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzMjYyMzg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2572764", "instructor_name": "Dmitry Orlov", "course_label": "FIN330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-05-11 15:14:34 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I second that the other reviews are too harsh, definitely nowhere near the worst b school prof. He couldn't explain tough concepts well, expected too much prior knowledge, if you can get past confusing parts you can get a lot out of the class. What wasn't understandable was the insane workload but he eventually lessened it. Absolutely hilarious tho", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2572764", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:27.916511+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzMjYxMjU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2572764", "instructor_name": "Dmitry Orlov", "course_label": "FIN330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-05-11 07:39:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Some of the comments here are too rough. Dmitry is one of the most caring professors I ever had at UW-Madison. He gives his students everything. Yes, the material is hard and it takes time to digest stuff, but it will all come together if you put in the work. Also, this was Dmitry's first teaching experience at UW.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2572764", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 11 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image true