# GIOSUE ALAGNA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/GIOSUE_ALAGNA) ## 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\_165dd8b2b12b7f9f61426ea4 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 3318592 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name GIOSUE ALAGNA ### 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 17 #### quality 4.18 #### difficulty 2.47 #### quality count 17 #### difficulty count 17 #### profile id rmp:696339 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:38:20.347608+00:00 #### courses ##### course 39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 22471592cae15095f64341f1 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 9c65ac3a802542e952578f36 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.898749072187349 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.481 #### graded 399 #### counts * 167 * 106 * 96 * 14 * 13 * 1 * 2 #### sections 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/GIOSUE\_ALAGNA ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1194 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311 | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE | | 1192 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311 | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE | | 1182 | course\_39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f | SPANISH 226 | INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH EMPHASIS ON WRITING AND GRAMMAR | | 1174 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311 | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE | | 1172 | course\_39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f | SPANISH 226 | INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH EMPHASIS ON WRITING AND GRAMMAR | | 1164 | course\_39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f | SPANISH 226 | INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH EMPHASIS ON WRITING AND GRAMMAR | | 1162 | course\_39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f | SPANISH 226 | INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH EMPHASIS ON WRITING AND GRAMMAR | | 1154 | course\_39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f | SPANISH 226 | INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH EMPHASIS ON WRITING AND GRAMMAR | | 1152 | course\_39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f | SPANISH 226 | INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH EMPHASIS ON WRITING AND GRAMMAR | | 1144 | course\_22471592cae15095f64341f1 | SPANISH 203 | THIRD SEMESTER SPANISH | | 1142 | course\_22471592cae15095f64341f1 | SPANISH 203 | THIRD SEMESTER SPANISH | | 1132 | course\_22471592cae15095f64341f1 | SPANISH 203 | THIRD SEMESTER SPANISH | | 1124 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204 | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH | | 1122 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204 | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH | | 1114 | course\_d6fff9cdf353e8b6f11eb208 | ITALIAN 102 | SECOND SEMESTER ITALIAN | | 1112 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204 | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH | | 1104 | course\_22471592cae15095f64341f1 | SPANISH 203 | THIRD SEMESTER SPANISH | | 1074 | course\_22471592cae15095f64341f1 | SPANISH 203 | THIRD SEMESTER SPANISH | | 1072 | course\_22471592cae15095f64341f1 | SPANISH 203 | THIRD SEMESTER SPANISH | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 1 | | 1074 | 1 | | 1104 | 1 | | 1112 | 1 | | 1114 | 1 | | 1122 | 1 | | 1124 | 1 | | 1132 | 1 | | 1142 | 1 | | 1144 | 1 | | 1152 | 1 | | 1154 | 1 | | 1162 | 1 | | 1164 | 1 | | 1172 | 1 | | 1174 | 1 | | 1182 | 1 | | 1192 | 1 | | 1194 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:20.347608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwOTk0MjM5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:696339", "instructor_name": "Giosue Alagna", "course_label": "322", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-04-21 19:42:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Has an ego. Class is super easy if you pay attention and do the reading, but he surely has an ego. He tends to be condensing sometimes, and is more worried about you being 5 minutes late to class rather than the actual work you do. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/696339", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:20.347608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NjgwNzgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:696339", "instructor_name": "Giosue Alagna", "course_label": "SPAN203", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-12-15 00:15:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Alagna was amazing! He's a great Spanish teacher who loves teaching his language. Be ready to complete homework for every class, it is apart of your final grade! There are 2 compositions, and 4 exams with 3 quiz's. Lots of grammar content but if you study (or took Spanish in highschool) you should be fine! ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/696339", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:20.347608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1OTM0MjY4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:696339", "instructor_name": "Giosue Alagna", "course_label": "SPAN101", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-03-14 16:51:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Alagna was enthusiastic and encouraging. He made a great effort to keep us engaged with the content during a semester that wasn't ideal.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/696339", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:20.347608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNDk3OTQ1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:696339", "instructor_name": "Giosue Alagna", "course_label": "SPAN101", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-12-02 03:52:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I was not a fan of the type of teaching style that was given. Expecting a 101 class to gain knowledge of a language very quickly is not acceptable and not fair. It is something new and shouldn't be thrown at us all at once. It is unfair for the students that didn't take any Spanish in high school and had to struggle catching up.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/696339", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:20.347608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwODI3Njcz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:696339", "instructor_name": "Giosue Alagna", "course_label": "SPAN311", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-11-30 17:35:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Really great class experience so far. In a higher level of Spanish a lot of the kids have different types of experience. Some kids are practically fluent and others have terrible accents. But, he grades everyone in the class on how much they've progressed, not how much they knew before. Hilarious guy and very reasonable, would take again.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/696339", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:20.347608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI3Njg5NzAw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:696339", "instructor_name": "Giosue Alagna", "course_label": "SPANISH226", "course_id": "SPANISH 226", "course_uid": "course_39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f", "review_date": "2017-01-07 14:50:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Alagna was a very solid Spanish professor. Spanish 226 was restructured this year and was filled with mounds of homework. Mr. Alagna made this class bearable by following grading rubrics and meeting with students outside of class to review major assignment.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/696339", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 17 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_9c65ac3a802542e952578f36 | SPANISH 101 | | course\_22471592cae15095f64341f1 | SPANISH 203 | | course\_39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f | SPANISH 226 | ### matched true ## social Image false