# Fabio Gaertner — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/FABIO_GAERTNER--instructor_e88361881bd679c2666bcb82) ## 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\_e88361881bd679c2666bcb82 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Fabio Gaertner ### email FABIO.GAERTNER\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 48 #### quality 4.81 #### difficulty 3.02 #### quality count 48 #### difficulty count 48 #### profile id rmp:1868981 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:39:26.252487+00:00 #### courses ##### course 9b2e2b0c576f857dcfc9e451 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3.33 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 4.47167228927841 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/FABIO\_GAERTNER--instructor\_e88361881bd679c2666bcb82 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:26.252487+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5MjIxMDcx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1868981", "instructor_name": "Fabio Gaertner", "course_label": "ACC301", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-04-30 18:30:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Would not take this professor again, he comes off as funny and easy going, but don't expect one-on-one help, he is not there for it. He will criticize your inability to understand the material. If don't understand something and ask him to clarify after class, he will say he doesn't have time. Good luck with this course.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1868981", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:26.252487+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1Mzc5NjA2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1868981", "instructor_name": "Fabio Gaertner", "course_label": "AIS301", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-11-10 11:21:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's a great professor. The cases suck and so do the exams but if you actually apply yourself it should be just as easy as AIS 100. He's a genuinely great dude too.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1868981", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:26.252487+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0NjMyNzU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1868981", "instructor_name": "Fabio Gaertner", "course_label": "AIS301", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-04-20 21:27:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "If you took AIS100 on campus, you should be fine, otherwise may struggle a bit. Overall, he's very generous about grades. Very likely to curve your grade one level up if you really put effort in his class. You will learn a lot from him. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1868981", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:26.252487+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0MzIyNTg4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1868981", "instructor_name": "Fabio Gaertner", "course_label": "AIS301", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-01-22 21:07:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Fabio helps you out as much as he can. He goes through examples during class to help you understand the material and sets a pretty generous curve compared to the other professors. Also kept classes somewhat entertaining. Great professor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1868981", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:26.252487+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0MjEwNDMw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1868981", "instructor_name": "Fabio Gaertner", "course_label": "ACCOUNTING301", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-12-31 15:05:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Would highly recommend taking this course with Fabio. Tests aren't easy, but he is great in lecture and is an overall very personable guy. Always available for help and most important WANTS each student to understand everything. Would definitely take another accounting course with Fabio ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1868981", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:26.252487+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0MjAxMjQx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1868981", "instructor_name": "Fabio Gaertner", "course_label": "AIS301", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-12-29 14:43:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Accounting is a difficult subject for me, but Fabio's class was much more interesting and relevant than other accounting classes I've taken. He was upfront about the subject matter from the beginning, and worked hard to make the class about more than just the textbook. He is a really great professor, and I highly suggest taking a class with him.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1868981", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 48 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_9b2e2b0c576f857dcfc9e451 | ACCTIS 301 | ### matched true ## social Image false