# DONATA OERTEL — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DONATA_OERTEL) ## 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\_2a965fbe2750ebdd5a7d6432 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 2602025 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name DONATA OERTEL ### 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 6 #### quality 3.33 #### difficulty 3.33 #### quality count 6 #### difficulty count 6 #### profile id rmp:323563 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:43:20.154532+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.5836044488819967 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.659 #### graded 473 #### counts * 315 * 60 * 64 * 11 * 19 * 3 * 1 #### sections 52 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DONATA\_OERTEL ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------- | | 1204 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1202 | course\_c0dea66d96fafa9903326c28 | NEURODPT 629 | MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF MEMORY | | 1202 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1202 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1194 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1194 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1192 | course\_c0dea66d96fafa9903326c28 | NEURODPT 629 | MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF MEMORY | | 1192 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1192 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1184 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1184 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1182 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1182 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1174 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1174 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1172 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1172 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1164 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1164 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1162 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1162 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1154 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1154 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1152 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1152 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1144 | course\_83a5fcab0196b930212b2093 | NTP 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1144 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1142 | course\_83a5fcab0196b930212b2093 | NTP 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1142 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1142 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1134 | course\_83a5fcab0196b930212b2093 | NTP 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1134 | course\_51400fbd4869ab89cd5e0b79 | PHYSIOL 699 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1134 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1132 | course\_83a5fcab0196b930212b2093 | NTP 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1132 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1132 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1124 | course\_83a5fcab0196b930212b2093 | NTP 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1124 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1122 | course\_83a5fcab0196b930212b2093 | NTP 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1122 | course\_24338ea995ca53d231089143 | PHYSIOL 901 | SEMINAR | | 1114 | course\_83a5fcab0196b930212b2093 | NTP 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1112 | course\_ff40b1cbd1c6cc939f162555 | NEURODPT/NTP 610 | CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE | | 1112 | course\_83a5fcab0196b930212b2093 | NTP 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1112 | course\_51400fbd4869ab89cd5e0b79 | PHYSIOL 699 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1104 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1102 | course\_ff40b1cbd1c6cc939f162555 | NEURODPT/NTP 610 | CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE | | 1102 | course\_83a5fcab0196b930212b2093 | NTP 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1092 | course\_ff40b1cbd1c6cc939f162555 | NEURODPT/NTP 610 | CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE | | 1084 | course\_51400fbd4869ab89cd5e0b79 | PHYSIOL 699 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1082 | course\_ff40b1cbd1c6cc939f162555 | NEURODPT/NTP 610 | CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE | | 1074 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1072 | course\_43a2484edc383eb239157874 | PHYSIOL 990 | RESEARCH | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 1 | | 1074 | 1 | | 1082 | 1 | | 1084 | 1 | | 1092 | 1 | | 1102 | 2 | | 1104 | 1 | | 1112 | 3 | | 1114 | 1 | | 1122 | 2 | | 1124 | 2 | | 1132 | 3 | | 1134 | 3 | | 1142 | 3 | | 1144 | 2 | | 1152 | 2 | | 1154 | 2 | | 1162 | 2 | | 1164 | 2 | | 1172 | 2 | | 1174 | 2 | | 1182 | 2 | | 1184 | 2 | | 1192 | 3 | | 1194 | 2 | | 1202 | 3 | | 1204 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:20.154532+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxNTcyNjg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:323563", "instructor_name": "Donata Oertel", "course_label": "PHYS435", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2013-04-21 10:28:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "While she may be a really nice person, she is a really mediocre teacher. She doesn't present the material in a concise manner and her lectures tend to be very boring.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/323563", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:20.154532+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwMzIyODQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:323563", "instructor_name": "Donata Oertel", "course_label": "PHYS435", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-05-21 14:47:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very nice person but not a great lecturer. Tended to include lots of slides that weren't in the notes. Wasn't too knowledgeable about the second topic she taught (respiratory system) but was definitely trying hard.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/323563", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:20.154532+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTExMTk0MTkx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:323563", "instructor_name": "Donata Oertel", "course_label": "BIOCORE323", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2005-12-17 01:37:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "By leaps and bounds the worst Biocore professor of them all. Friends taking a separate neurobiology class and getting A's on tests had no idea were confused about what she was talking about. I'm definitely going to take another neuro class before medical school because I don't get any of it after this.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/323563", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:20.154532+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxNzgyMTY=", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:323563", "instructor_name": "Donata Oertel", "course_label": "BCORE323", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2004-05-23 14:00:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I liked science before (one would hope, with these classes i'm taking) but after my class from Prof Oertel i know i'm in the right field.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/323563", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:20.154532+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxNjgwMDI=", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:323563", "instructor_name": "Donata Oertel", "course_label": "BCORE323", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2004-05-20 11:45:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A great professor. Helped me a lot during her office hours. I recommend her. Students who don't respect her tend to have a harder time-pay attention, participate in class and learn a lot.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/323563", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:20.154532+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1MjY0ODQ=", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:323563", "instructor_name": "Donata Oertel", "course_label": "BCORE323", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2003-12-17 19:29:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Absolutely terrible. Hard to understand. Doesn't answer questions effectively. Writes questions that don't make any sense. Will never admit when she's wrong.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/323563", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 6 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false