# Jim Shovein — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JIM_SHOVEIN) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 94468b7d4154126ca413937bb4738a6d21e0c2277f6fa397a6078ad80a32384f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T23:19:01.870283+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\_8837f087a72c73d1021e4d24 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id jshovein ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Jim Shovein ### email JSHOVEIN\@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 13 #### quality 4.69 #### difficulty 2.46 #### quality count 13 #### difficulty count 13 #### profile id rmp:2846068 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:32:21.017126+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 4.065567141543391 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_4cfe7c41a69cd36368492b6d | FINANCE 425 | CASE STUDIES IN FINANCE | 3 | 3 | | | course\_bff484b003bf5318358b70ba | ECON/FINANCE 300 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE | 3 | 3 | 3.011 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JIM\_SHOVEIN ## 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Exams overlap with material he teaches, attendance is not mandatory, and he is a great lecturer. He is also a very wholesome and likeable guy. 100% recommend him", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2846068", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:21.017126+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODgwNTYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2846068", "instructor_name": "Jim Shovein", "course_label": "FIN300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-20 20:57:43 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The best option for finance 300, it is still graded on a 3.2 curve so getting an A can still be hard, but definitely less work compared to the other options for the class. Pretty entertaining lectures and thats only if you go because attendance is not mandatory.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2846068", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:21.017126+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNjcwNzkw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2846068", "instructor_name": "Jim Shovein", "course_label": "FIN300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-03-05 20:05:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Amazing lectures, and exams go hand in hand with what you learn in class", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2846068", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:21.017126+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMTIwNjQ5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2846068", "instructor_name": "Jim Shovein", "course_label": "FIN300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-09 17:17:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Good guy, cares about his students and material isn't impossible if you're showing up/paying attention in lectures.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2846068", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:21.017126+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxOTA1NTU5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2846068", "instructor_name": "Jim Shovein", "course_label": "FIN300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-11-19 19:55:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Shovein is okay, but likes to get distracted by \"life-lesson\" tangents during lecture, talking about irrelevant experiences from his own profession. His slides are always posted and are easy to follow, but the homework he assigns isn't really relevant, but there's not a ton of it, which makes up for it. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2846068", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:21.017126+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxODMwOTY5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2846068", "instructor_name": "Jim Shovein", "course_label": "FIN300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-11-09 23:05:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Shovein is a great educator and role model. Lectures are interesting and easy to follow.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2846068", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 13 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image true