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Guanming Shi

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Raw average: 2.00/5 from 4 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 7052022-09-24

Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5

Totally a mess

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AAE 7052021-08-18

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Nice professor! Just make sure you read all her lecture notes.

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AAE 7052020-12-09

Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5

For the material of this course, no sample exam or any key point review session for the final. We ask her several time if she would provide something to study for, she said NO

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AAE 7052020-12-09

Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5

Guanming's lecture slide is not equally spread throughout the semester, Her slides are poorly organized, it just have some key points, she just write all over the slides. For the material of this course, no sample exam or any key point review session for the final. We ask her several time if she would provide something to study for, she said NO

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Classes with Guanming Shi

AAE 399

Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education

1–8 credits

An internship in Agricultural and Applied Economics where students perform assigned responsibilities in a professional setting under faculty and site supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Paul Mitchell Jeremy Foltz+6 more

No recorded grade history

AAE 990

Research and Thesis

1–12 credits

Independent research and writing course for completing the dissertation requirement in Applied Economics.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Corbett Grainger Dominic Parker+18 more

No recorded grade history

AAE 999

Special Work - Agricultural and Applied Economics

1–3 credits

Graduate directed study in Agricultural and Applied Economics involving independent research projects arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Corbett Grainger Dominic Parker+8 more

No recorded grade history

AAE/MHR 540

Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Technology

3 credits

This course uses economic concepts to examine technological innovation, competition, and economic growth, focusing on intellectual property protection, market structure, and public-private sector interactions.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Guanming Shi

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Recorded teaching history

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	AAE 399	Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Spring 2027	AAE 990	Research and Thesis
Spring 2027	AAE 999	Special Work - Agricultural and Applied Economics
Spring 2027	AAE/MHR 540	Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Technology
Fall 2026	AAE 422	Food Systems and Supply Chains
Fall 2026	AAE 699	Special Problems
Fall 2026	AAE 990	Research and Thesis
Fall 2026	AAE 999	Special Work - Agricultural and Applied Economics

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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