# John Gillett — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JOHN_GILLETT) ## Dataset ### search projection #### version 1 #### terms * 1274 * 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 ### revision c9cd06eaa45f9ddf7e69faa38b89ff3d3dd995dd ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 10 ### projection id 469f2a049bbd6e6df51a44d9706c58467345e109eed155c96f70c71e90e32ead ### observed at 2026-10-29T21:30:40.248904+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-30T05:31:19.452312+00:00 ### courses 8929 ### current instructors 3946 ### limited false ### terms * 1274 * 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 1274 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 70 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 54 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 53 | | ANTHRO | 93 | | ART | 124 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 70 | | BIOCHEM | 52 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 68 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 51 | | CIVENGR | 131 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 11 | | CNSRSCI | 49 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 10 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 14 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 39 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 33 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 144 | | EDPOL | 115 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 71 | | EMA | 52 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 205 | | ENTOM | 39 | | ENVIRST | 149 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 65 | | ESL | 15 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 21 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 38 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 62 | | GEN\&WS | 144 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 112 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 84 | | GLE | 47 | | GNS | 39 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 43 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 232 | | HISTSCI | 54 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 21 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 52 | | ISYE | 82 | | ITALIAN | 55 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 87 | | KINES | 127 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 118 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 90 | | LITTRANS | 79 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 65 | | MATH | 152 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 132 | | MEDHIST | 41 | | MEDICINE | 59 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 45 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 60 | | MUSIC | 164 | | MUSPERF | 125 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 5 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 112 | | NUTRSCI | 64 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 13 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 44 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 27 | | PHARMACY | 36 | | PHILOS | 76 | | PHMCOL-M | 10 | | PHMPRAC | 41 | | PHMSCI | 58 | | PHYASST | 38 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 53 | | PLPATH | 37 | | POLISCI | 197 | | POPHLTH | 54 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 102 | | PSYCHIAT | 21 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 101 | | S\&APHM | 16 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 90 | | SOC | 145 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 81 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 91 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 24 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 88 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 6 | | ZOOLOGY | 90 | ### designations | family | value | label | | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | breadth | biological-science | Breadth - Biological Science | | breadth | biological-science-or-social-science | Breadth - Biological Science or Social Science | | breadth | humanities | Breadth - Humanities | | breadth | humanities-or-natural-science | Breadth - Humanities or Natural Science | | breadth | humanities-or-social-science | Breadth - Humanities or Social Science | | breadth | literature | Breadth - Literature | | breadth | natural-science | Breadth - Natural Science | | breadth | physical-science | Breadth - Physical Science | | breadth | social-science | Breadth - Social Science | | breadth | social-science-or-natural-science | Breadth - Social Science or Natural Science | | catalog-level | advanced | Level - Advanced | | catalog-level | elementary | Level - Elementary | | catalog-level | intermediate | Level - Intermediate | | communication | a | Comm QR - Communication A | | communication | b | Comm QR - Communication B | | core-gened | civics-and-perspectives | Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives | | core-gened | communication-and-literacy | Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy | | core-gened | humanities-and-arts | Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts | | core-gened | mathematics-and-quantitative-reasoning | Core GenEd - Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning | | core-gened | natural-science-and-wellness | Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness | | core-gened | natural-science-and-wellness-lab | Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab | | core-gened | social-and-behavioral-science | Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science | | ethnic-studies | yes | Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies | | frgn-lang | 1st-semester-language | Frgn Lang - 1st semester language | | frgn-lang | 2nd-semester-language | Frgn Lang - 2nd semester language | | frgn-lang | 3rd-semester-language | Frgn Lang - 3rd semester language | | frgn-lang | 4th-semester-language | Frgn Lang - 4th semester language | | frgn-lang | 5th-semester-language | Frgn Lang - 5th + semester language | | graduate-credit | yes | Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement | | honors | accelerated-honors | Honors - Accelerated Honors (!) | | honors | honors-only-courses-h | Honors - Honors Only Courses (H) | | honors | honors-optional | Honors - Honors Optional (%) | | liberal-arts | l-and-s-liberal-arts-and-science | L\&S Credit - L\&S Liberal Arts and Science | | quantitative-reasoning | a | Comm QR - Quantitative Reasoning A | | quantitative-reasoning | b | Comm QR - Quantitative Reasoning B | | workplace | workplace-experience | Workplace - Workplace Experience | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_4d0f89219b9efbef40920d35 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id jgillett ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name John Gillett ### email JGILLETT\@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 68 #### quality 4.37 #### difficulty 2.69 #### quality count 68 #### difficulty count 68 #### profile id rmp:1567077 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-10-29 23:18:43.191930+00:00 #### courses ##### course 64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4 ###### review count 12 ###### quality 4.42 ###### difficulty 2.92 ###### quality count 12 ###### difficulty count 12 ##### course a420e635de610c245d2c3002 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 3.67 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 ##### 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 4.2082413392625195 #### prior mean 3.658261892755085 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision c9cd06eaa45f9ddf7e69faa38b89ff3d3dd995dd ### instructor url /instructors/JOHN\_GILLETT ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | | 1272 | course\_9d705456a9a3f278c1b60cc6 | STAT 303 | R FOR STATISTICS I | | 1272 | course\_a420e635de610c245d2c3002 | STAT 405 | DATA SCIENCE COMPUTING PROJECT | | 1272 | course\_6fd1a9b69697ce26f5edccf4 | STAT 605 | DATA SCIENCE COMPUTING PROJECT | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 4 | ## term 1274 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-10-29 23:18:43.191930+00:00", "run_id": "20261029T213040-0fa85c20", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzNDcxNzMx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1567077", "instructor_name": "John Gillett", "course_label": "STAT405", "course_id": "STAT 405", "course_uid": "course_a420e635de610c245d2c3002", "review_date": "2026-10-08 09:18:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Tooooooo much contents for each exam", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-10-29 23:18:43.191930+00:00", "run_id": "20261029T213040-0fa85c20", "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. 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