# JOEL Beier — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JOEL_BEIER) ## 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\_9b8dfdccf1e2404b52ef0749 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id jpbeier ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name JOEL Beier ### email JPBEIER\@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 3 #### quality 5 #### difficulty 1.67 #### quality count 3 #### difficulty count 3 #### profile id rmp:3001540 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:32:00.752926+00:00 #### courses ##### course efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a ###### review count 3 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1.67 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 3.8345093769970395 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488 | CHEM 109 | ADVANCED GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 | 5 | 3.268 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JOEL\_BEIER ## 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There's extra credit and the exams you get a notecard and are pretty easy. However, he takes forever to grade things. Overall though, good guy and the class should be an easy A", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3001540", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:00.752926+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMTE3NzI0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3001540", "instructor_name": "Joel Beier", "course_label": "EDPSYCH301", "course_id": "EDPSYCH 301", "course_uid": "course_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a", "review_date": "2024-12-05 17:37:22 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Joel, has honestly been one of my favorite professors i've had in my college career. He is very caring and down to earth, he creates a very calm and welcoming classroom experience. Exams are not that bad. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for an Edpsych requirement, or who just want a great professor ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3001540", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:00.752926+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5MTg1MDg1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3001540", "instructor_name": "Joel Beier", "course_label": "EDPSYCH301", "course_id": "EDPSYCH 301", "course_uid": "course_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a", "review_date": "2024-04-16 19:06:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Joel walks the walk when it comes to educational psychology. He actively incorporated all of the positively proven techniques and modes of learning he taught us about in his own instruction, and his slides and assignments were laid-back, clear, but full of super valuable info for life as a student!\n", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3001540", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 3 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a | EDPSYCH 301 | ### matched true ## social Image true