# John Gillett — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JOHN_GILLETT--instructor_8d04c985f399f0f173b5c02f) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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\_8d04c985f399f0f173b5c02f ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name John Gillett ### email JGILLETT\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-07-13 04:59:22.367394+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-11-16 05:32:31.273726+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 67 #### quality 4.39 #### difficulty 2.66 #### quality count 67 #### difficulty count 67 #### profile id rmp:1567077 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00 #### courses ##### course 64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4 ###### review count 12 ###### quality 4.42 ###### difficulty 2.92 ###### quality count 12 ###### difficulty count 12 ##### course a420e635de610c245d2c3002 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course bf80347054c4234ada79c07e ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 31fb5b7b6bf20ca63e33bd46 ###### review count 21 ###### quality 4.05 ###### difficulty 2.81 ###### quality count 21 ###### difficulty count 21 ##### course 9d705456a9a3f278c1b60cc6 ###### review count 5 ###### quality 4.8 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 ##### course 06abb97e9793bf858754daa3 ###### review count 6 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1.83 ###### quality count 6 ###### difficulty count 6 ##### course 1282dc8dbc1e7c5749f7cc41 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 2.33 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 4.222111674378527 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JOHN\_GILLETT--instructor\_8d04c985f399f0f173b5c02f ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODQ2Mzc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1567077", "instructor_name": "John Gillett", "course_label": "STAT451", "course_id": "STAT 451", "course_uid": "course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4", "review_date": "2026-04-15 21:56:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "John was very unorganized and unorthodox in his teaching methods. He doesnt really use canvas, and his website is very unorganized and hard to follow. He had this group quiz idealogy to start the sem, where we would be graded by our random groups table, but couldnt participate together as a group, but all of our scores would be averaged together! 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His office hours were super helpful, I always left feeling much more confident in the material!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNjA3MzY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1567077", "instructor_name": "John Gillett", "course_label": "STAT451", "course_id": "STAT 451", "course_uid": "course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4", "review_date": "2025-08-28 11:18:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The lecture materials are not hard, and lectures are recorded. The workload is not large compared to CS programming courses. However, you need to review the materials carefully. Some of his exam problems require a bit of intelligence. 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He does go a bit fast in lecture, but teaches well.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 67 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | | course\_9d705456a9a3f278c1b60cc6 | STAT 303 | | course\_06abb97e9793bf858754daa3 | STAT 324 | | course\_31fb5b7b6bf20ca63e33bd46 | STAT 371 | | course\_a420e635de610c245d2c3002 | STAT 405 | | course\_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4 | STAT 451 | | course\_1282dc8dbc1e7c5749f7cc41 | STAT 479 | ### matched true ## social Image false