# JOHN NILES — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JOHN_NILES) ## 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\_929054d4763d3d79663d6628 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name JOHN NILES ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 10 #### quality 4 #### difficulty 2.2 #### quality count 10 #### difficulty count 10 #### profile id rmp:442631 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:31:15.098785+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.7731238556977305 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JOHN\_NILES ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.098785+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE5ODkxMDU5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:442631", "instructor_name": "John Niles", "course_label": "ENG360", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-03-08 03:41:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Niles is very knowledgeable about the material that he teaches. His exams are very straight-forward and fair, but he is a bit on the harsh side when it comes to grading papers.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/442631", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.098785+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MDg3NDUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:442631", "instructor_name": "John Niles", "course_label": "ENG215", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-01-05 17:18:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great professor overall, very funny at times. His lectures are far more interesting than other English profs I have had.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/442631", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.098785+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MDExMjc2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:442631", "instructor_name": "John Niles", "course_label": "ENG518", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-12-21 02:18:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Niles likes his lectures (at least for smaller classes) to be discussion-based, and if a student brings up a topic of interest, he delves into great detail. I heard a few classmates complain that he wastes class time by rambling, which made me smile because his "rambling" is highly intelligent analysis that makes essay-writing a breeze.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/442631", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.098785+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3OTg4NjYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:442631", "instructor_name": "John Niles", "course_label": "ENG215", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-12-18 12:40:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I still have bruises from pounding my head against a wall for 4 months. His lectures and rambling and pull in outside sources that do nothing to enrich our understanding of the books. Somehow he manages to make God the most important aspect of each book. He does nothing to show us why these books were significant or how they still resonate today.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/442631", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.098785+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3ODUyNjc3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:442631", "instructor_name": "John Niles", "course_label": "ENG215", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-12-03 11:49:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I was not impressed. He rambles and gets caught up in explaining something for fifteen minutes that would have taken 1 sentence to explain. Too smart in my opinion, doesn't understand what we need to know since he knows it all. Needs to do more close reading.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/442631", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.098785+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE0MjQ2ODIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:442631", "instructor_name": "John Niles", "course_label": "ENG215", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2008-04-05 13:48:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A very nice and knowledgable professor. He does tend to let his lectures wander off topic, but he has a true passion for the material. His tests were very easy as long as you went to lecture, which was mandatory.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/442631", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 10 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false