# Jason Yackee — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JASON_YACKEE) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_e6c7ec55695098f3903cffe1 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id jyackee ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Jason Yackee ### email JYACKEE\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 7 #### quality 3.14 #### difficulty 3.14 #### quality count 7 #### difficulty count 7 #### profile id rmp:1785227 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:34:00.609744+00:00 #### courses ##### course a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a ###### review count 5 ###### quality 3.4 ###### difficulty 3.6 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 #### bayesian quality 3.5249524322567374 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_5e71c36e8d7930c805674494 | LAW 815 | MOOT COURT | 1 | 4 | 3.643 | | course\_8f1af295cff0132c48256961 | LAW 917 | INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION | 3 | 3 | | | course\_c5dabd8ebd10fc78f79ecdb7 | LAW 871 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW | 3 | 3 | 3.349 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JASON\_YACKEE ## 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He would rarely tell us what he thought the correct answer was, he would assign an absurd amount of cases and then say he didn't care about half of them and skip over them during lecture, he gave us practice exams with no answer keys and he left to France the week before our exam and ghosted us.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1785227", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:34:00.609744+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NzM2NDE1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1785227", "instructor_name": "Jason Yackee", "course_label": "LAW711", "course_id": "LAW 711", "course_uid": "course_a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a", "review_date": "2022-01-11 18:34:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Yackee is great at teaching contract law. He is very knowledgeable and is really good at making it the topic approachable for a first-year law student. He makes an effort to know everyones name, and he is easily accessible outside class. To succeed in his class, you just have to read carefully and pay attention in lecture.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1785227", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:34:00.609744+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MTcyODgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1785227", "instructor_name": "Jason Yackee", "course_label": "LAW711", "course_id": "LAW 711", "course_uid": "course_a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a", "review_date": "2020-12-22 04:20:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very nice and easy to reach! He gave a manageable amount of readings (!!!) and portrayed information in a practical way. Really great experience!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1785227", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:34:00.609744+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI3ODk5NTM1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1785227", "instructor_name": "Jason Yackee", "course_label": "CONTRACTS1", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-03-11 19:14:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I hate him", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1785227", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a | LAW 711 | ### matched true ## social Image true