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JAMES TINJUM

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Raw average: 1.89/5 from 9 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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CEE330 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Tinjums slides are unorganized, there is a lot of homework and a lab and gives you more work then a 3 credit class should take. That being said, if you do the work, go to exam prep sessions it isnt that bad. He tells you essentially what will be on the exam so you know what to prep for. he even gives you part of the exam ahead of time.
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CEE330 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
James does not deserve the rating that he gets. He is a good professor and makes this class not that bad. He shows you basically everything that is on the exams, and grades pretty easy on some harder exams. He also likes his dad jokes. Go to lecture. You get extra time on the homework if you guess the correct score of one of his favorite teams
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CIVENGR/GLE 532
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
This class was beyond difficult. No homework was graded before the first in person exam, the lectures packed with information, and for the first 2 months of class he would not do math examples as they "would take too long in class". Don't take this class unless you already know all the information. Last exam is online & open note so that is good.
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CEE330 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
He is a fine professor but his slides are unorganized and hard to study from.
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CIVENGR/GLE 532
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
I'm in my 7th semester of engineering here at Madison and Tinjum is one of the hardest professors I've had yet. His lectures are impossible to follow and his hw has absolutely no directions or expectations stated. I spend about 20 hours per hw assignment and still am barely passing this class. Do NOT take his class unless you absolutely have to.
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CEE330 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Nice guy but unorganized and terrible at teaching, The HW is basically a head first dive into the unknown. Studying for exams is tough cuz his lectures are all over the place and u never know exactly what ur supposed to learn. Ive never rated a prof before but i had to for him. Don't take this guy unless you want to teach yourself and waste time.
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Classes with JAMES TINJUM

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026CIVENGR/GLE 432Introduction to Shallow and Deep Foundation Systems
Spring 2026EPD 669Sustainable Systems Engineering Capstone
Spring 2026GLE 401Special Topics in Geological Engineering
Spring 2026GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2026GLE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2025CIVENGR/GLE 330Soil Mechanics
Fall 2025EPD 699Independent Study
Fall 2025GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2025EPD 669Sustainable Systems Engineering Capstone
Spring 2025GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2025GLE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2024GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2024GLE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2024CIVENGR/GLE 432Introduction to Shallow and Deep Foundation Systems
Spring 2024CIVENGR/GLE 535Wind Energy Balance-of-plant Design
Spring 2024EPD 669Sustainable Systems Engineering Capstone
Spring 2024GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2024GLE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2023CIVENGR/GLE 330Soil Mechanics
Fall 2023EPD 699Independent Study
Fall 2023GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2023GLE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2023CIVENGR 639Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering
Spring 2023CIVENGR 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2023CIVENGR/GLE 635Remediation Geotechnics
Spring 2023EPD 669Sustainable Systems Engineering Capstone
Spring 2023GLE 401Special Topics in Geological Engineering
Spring 2023GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2022CIVENGR 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2022CIVENGR/GLE 330Soil Mechanics
Fall 2022CIVENGR/GLE 532Foundations
Fall 2022GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2022CIVENGR/GLE 432Introduction to Shallow and Deep Foundation Systems
Spring 2022CIVENGR/GLE 535Wind Energy Balance-of-plant Design
Spring 2022EPD 669Sustainable Systems Engineering Capstone
Spring 2022GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2021CIVENGR 699Independent Study
Fall 2021CIVENGR/GLE 330Soil Mechanics
Fall 2021GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2020CIVENGR 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2020CIVENGR/GLE 330Soil Mechanics
Fall 2020CIVENGR/GLE 532Foundations
Fall 2020GLE 699Independent Study
Fall 2020GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2020CIVENGR 639Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering
Spring 2020CIVENGR 699Independent Study
Spring 2020CIVENGR 939Geotechnical Engineering Seminar
Spring 2020EPD 669Sustainable Systems Engineering Capstone
Spring 2020GLE 401Special Topics in Geological Engineering
Spring 2020GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2020GLE 900Seminar
Spring 2020GLE 999Independent Work
Fall 2019CIVENGR 990Thesis
Fall 2019CIVENGR/GLE 635Remediation Geotechnics
Fall 2019EPD 699Independent Study
Fall 2019GLE 699Independent Study
Fall 2019GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2019CIVENGR 990Thesis
Spring 2019EPD 669Sustainable Systems Engineering Capstone
Spring 2019EPD 699Independent Study
Spring 2019GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2018CIVENGR 990Thesis
Fall 2018EPD 669Sustainable Systems Engineering Capstone
Fall 2018EPD 699Independent Study
Fall 2018GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2018CIVENGR 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2018CIVENGR 990Thesis
Spring 2018EPD 669Sustainable Systems Engineering Capstone
Spring 2018EPD 699Independent Study
Spring 2018GLE 699Independent Study
Spring 2018GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2017CIVENGR 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2017CIVENGR 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2017CIVENGR 990Thesis
Fall 2017EPD 612Technical Project Management
Fall 2017EPD 669Sustainable Systems Engineering Capstone
Fall 2017GLE 699Independent Study
Spring 2017CIVENGR 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2017CIVENGR 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2017GLE 699Independent Study
Spring 2017GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2016CIVENGR 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2016GLE 699Independent Study
Fall 2016GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2016CIVENGR 639Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering
Spring 2016CIVENGR 699Independent Study
Spring 2016CIVENGR 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2016GLE 401Special Topics in Geological Engineering
Spring 2016GLE 699Independent Study
Spring 2016GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2015CIVENGR 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2015GLE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015GLE 999Independent Work
Spring 2015CIVENGR 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2015CIVENGR 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2015CIVENGR 990Thesis
Spring 2015CIVENGR/GLE 635Remediation Geotechnics
Spring 2015GLE 699Independent Study
Spring 2015GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2015GLE 990Research and Thesis

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