# JOHN WITTE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JOHN_WITTE) ## 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\_083943546269d29f67c93c6b ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 2601391 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name JOHN WITTE ### 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 15 #### quality 4.13 #### difficulty 3.27 #### quality count 15 #### difficulty count 15 #### profile id rmp:496647 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:30:56.736339+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.861249019169483 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.58 #### graded 205 #### counts * 83 * 82 * 32 * 6 * 2 * 0 * 0 #### sections 31 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JOHN\_WITTE ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | | 1124 | course\_7149d10fe748091a254db0ee | POLISCI 684 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS SEMINAR | | 1124 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1122 | course\_67afaba2b536b1c7fa58bd04 | POLISCI 683 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS SEMINAR | | 1122 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1122 | course\_998259866fd8054963fde55c | PUBAFFR 974 | TOPICS IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS | | 1114 | course\_865b1bb72dbb40a60d118741 | POLISCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1114 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1114 | course\_7a0a39b3669919935853d75c | POLISCI/PUBAFFR/URBRPL 874 | POLICY-MAKING PROCESS | | 1112 | course\_e868bb5e53380095ee4bfc59 | POLISCI 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1112 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1104 | course\_4f175c00075012a7ff97c26d | ELPA 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1104 | course\_ea2800c3a5b22f286aac0a0c | POLISCI 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1104 | course\_7149d10fe748091a254db0ee | POLISCI 684 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS SEMINAR | | 1104 | course\_865b1bb72dbb40a60d118741 | POLISCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1104 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1104 | course\_7b0f246956e1f17708500802 | PUBAFFR 799 | INDEPENDENT READING | | 1102 | course\_4f175c00075012a7ff97c26d | ELPA 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1102 | course\_67afaba2b536b1c7fa58bd04 | POLISCI 683 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS SEMINAR | | 1102 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1102 | course\_7ca3686bd02a900eeb9fd3ab | POLISCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1102 | course\_7a0a39b3669919935853d75c | POLISCI/PUBAFFR/URBRPL 874 | POLICY-MAKING PROCESS | | 1094 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1094 | course\_998259866fd8054963fde55c | PUBAFFR 974 | TOPICS IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS | | 1092 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1092 | course\_7a0a39b3669919935853d75c | POLISCI/PUBAFFR/URBRPL 874 | POLICY-MAKING PROCESS | | 1084 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1082 | course\_cad402a99b92ef16cfa9ecd2 | POLISCI 401 | SELECTED TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE | | 1082 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1082 | course\_7ca3686bd02a900eeb9fd3ab | POLISCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1082 | course\_7a0a39b3669919935853d75c | POLISCI/PUBAFFR/URBRPL 874 | POLICY-MAKING PROCESS | | 1074 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1074 | 1 | | 1082 | 4 | | 1084 | 1 | | 1092 | 2 | | 1094 | 2 | | 1102 | 5 | | 1104 | 6 | | 1112 | 2 | | 1114 | 3 | | 1122 | 3 | | 1124 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.736339+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2OTk3NTQ1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:496647", "instructor_name": "John Witte", "course_label": "POLI219", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-04-14 22:54:13 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Overall, a good, fair teacher. Public Policy is a rather dry subject, so don't expect too much out of the lectures but if you have some previous knowledge of polisci it shouldn't be too hard. There is a lot of reading but you don't really need to do it all to do well on the test. Be prepared for a 15 page paper though.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/496647", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.736339+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2ODgwMTE5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:496647", "instructor_name": "John Witte", "course_label": "POLI219", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-03-17 01:54:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Witte is a great guy with a lot of knowledge backed up by his hears of experience in the field. Sometimes he may seem like a rambler but even though he is talking about himself he is really teaching you through his mistakes. Very helpful in office hours and really wants everyone to succeed. This class is a lot of reading but its not very hard.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/496647", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.736339+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2ODQ4ODIx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:496647", "instructor_name": "John Witte", "course_label": "PS219", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-03-04 21:27:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very knowledgable and very fair. People who complain about him generally don't care about public policy anyway. Would recommend this course to any Poli Sci major.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/496647", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.736339+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1ODY1MDky", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:496647", "instructor_name": "John Witte", "course_label": "PS219", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-05-19 09:44:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This is just a mediocre class. The last comment is correct: you basically read the public policy textbook and have Witte regurgitate it for you, followed by him talking about his experience. This isn't bad when it pertains, but he sometimes goes off on long tangents that make it hard to stay awake. Moral of story: take at your own risk.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/496647", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.736339+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1Nzg3ODUx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:496647", "instructor_name": "John Witte", "course_label": "PS219", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-05-07 15:24:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Taking 219 basically means reading the assigned chapters to learn the ins and outs of Public Policy, followed by going to two power lectures a week and listening to Witte talk about his accomplishments the whole time.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/496647", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.736339+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1MzUxMTU5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:496647", "instructor_name": "John Witte", "course_label": "POL279", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-01-10 17:55:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A good professor but overated. Very helpful and knowlegeable. Adds humor but the actual presentation of the material is often bland and not especially well organized.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/496647", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 15 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false