# JIM SHOVEIN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### name

JIM SHOVEIN

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### last observed at

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id       | title                   |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- |
| 1264 | course\_bff484b003bf5318358b70ba | ECON/FINANCE 300 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE |
| 1264 | course\_faf7d9a69fa9fc71c5c85438 | FINANCE 365      | CONTEMPORARY TOPICS     |
| 1262 | course\_bff484b003bf5318358b70ba | ECON/FINANCE 300 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE |
| 1262 | course\_faf7d9a69fa9fc71c5c85438 | FINANCE 365      | CONTEMPORARY TOPICS     |
| 1254 | course\_bff484b003bf5318358b70ba | ECON/FINANCE 300 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE |
| 1254 | course\_faf7d9a69fa9fc71c5c85438 | FINANCE 365      | CONTEMPORARY TOPICS     |
| 1252 | course\_bff484b003bf5318358b70ba | ECON/FINANCE 300 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE |
| 1252 | course\_faf7d9a69fa9fc71c5c85438 | FINANCE 365      | CONTEMPORARY TOPICS     |
| 1244 | course\_bff484b003bf5318358b70ba | ECON/FINANCE 300 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE |
| 1244 | course\_faf7d9a69fa9fc71c5c85438 | FINANCE 365      | CONTEMPORARY TOPICS     |
| 1242 | course\_bff484b003bf5318358b70ba | ECON/FINANCE 300 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE |
| 1234 | course\_bff484b003bf5318358b70ba | ECON/FINANCE 300 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE |
| 1232 | course\_bff484b003bf5318358b70ba | ECON/FINANCE 300 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE |

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| 1244 | 2       |
| 1252 | 2       |
| 1254 | 2       |
| 1262 | 2       |
| 1264 | 2       |

## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

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