# Jon Eckhardt — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JON_ECKHARDT) ## 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\_1ff59574d93056ddd99b18f8 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id jeckhardt ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Jon Eckhardt ### email JON.ECKHARDT\@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 10 #### quality 3.3 #### difficulty 2.2 #### quality count 10 #### difficulty count 10 #### profile id rmp:940662 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:28:12.145608+00:00 #### courses ##### course ba431ca9abcfcac1bac9b4e0 ###### review count 5 ###### quality 2.8 ###### difficulty 2.4 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 ##### course f9745222e60401b0352a8d34 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 85c2f5f272ab49ba582ca81a ###### review count 4 ###### quality 3.5 ###### difficulty 2.25 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 3.539790522364397 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_b68df0f210403925bed7309a | MHR 990 | MANAGEMENT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | 1 | 12 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JON\_ECKHARDT ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------ | | 1272 | course\_b68df0f210403925bed7309a | MHR 990 | MANAGEMENT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_b68df0f210403925bed7309a", "course_id": "MHR 990", "title": "MANAGEMENT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS", "credits_min": 1, "credits_max": 12, "gpa": null, "badges": [], "description": "MHR 990 is an independent research course for PhD students to complete their dissertation thesis requirements.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_b68df0f210403925bed7309a", "uid": "instructor_c317bd61cc411f8cab9a335d", "name": "Martin Ganco", "quality": 3.7360779850423596, "quality_count": 2, "instructor_url": "/instructors/MARTIN_GANCO" }, { "course_uid": "course_b68df0f210403925bed7309a", "uid": "instructor_d0924189e49ef55e2ec1493d", "name": "Barry Gerhart", "quality": 3.6166832900405175, "quality_count": 3, "instructor_url": "/instructors/BARRY_GERHART" }, { "course_uid": "course_b68df0f210403925bed7309a", "uid": "instructor_1077c52d0af98a927d9f70c4", "name": "Ann Terlaak", "quality": 3.599803614716622, "quality_count": 12, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ANN_TERLAAK" }, { "course_uid": "course_b68df0f210403925bed7309a", "uid": "instructor_1ff59574d93056ddd99b18f8", "name": "Jon Eckhardt", "quality": 3.539790522364397, "quality_count": 10, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JON_ECKHARDT" }, { "course_uid": "course_b68df0f210403925bed7309a", "uid": "instructor_ed4d095c7dd0f259114b2d1b", "name": "Alexander Stajkovic", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ALEXANDER_STAJKOVIC" }, { "course_uid": "course_b68df0f210403925bed7309a", "uid": "instructor_572bea3d84b36e23f381f2e7", "name": "Charlie Trevor", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/CHARLIE_TREVOR" }, { "course_uid": "course_b68df0f210403925bed7309a", "uid": "instructor_da093d8ee9d1226e8db1d3eb", "name": "Florence Honore", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/FLORENCE_HONORE" }, { "course_uid": "course_b68df0f210403925bed7309a", "uid": "instructor_2cb0be0c8cdf5b5dd31903c7", "name": "Jirs Meuris", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JIRS_MEURIS" }, { "course_uid": "course_b68df0f210403925bed7309a", "uid": "instructor_e2b10579b9ca6d32f63849cf", "name": "Mahka Moeen", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/MAHKA_MOEEN" }, { "course_uid": "course_b68df0f210403925bed7309a", "uid": "instructor_e9a4d531d322a46c0bb370e6", "name": "Russ Coff", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/RUSS_COFF" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": null, "reviewFiles": [] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:28:12.145608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4OTEyNjk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:940662", "instructor_name": "Jon Eckhardt", "course_label": "MHR422", "course_id": "MHR 422", "course_uid": "course_ba431ca9abcfcac1bac9b4e0", "review_date": "2024-01-22 22:38:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I would not take this class if you need an entrepreneurship credit. Every class is just students giving presentations. The presentation also involves you having to know someone who is willing to share all the financial details about their company which makes it very difficult to do. Course material is rarely talked about in class and exams are hard", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/940662", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:28:12.145608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NTQyODg5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:940662", "instructor_name": "Jon Eckhardt", "course_label": "MHR422", "course_id": "MHR 422", "course_uid": "course_ba431ca9abcfcac1bac9b4e0", "review_date": "2021-12-15 20:49:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Just didn't love the class format for 422. You basically read and are examined only on the reading. Then, in class, every day is student presentations not having to do with exam material. Didn't work for me.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/940662", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:28:12.145608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NjMxNzc5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:940662", "instructor_name": "Jon Eckhardt", "course_label": "MHR422", "course_id": "MHR 422", "course_uid": "course_ba431ca9abcfcac1bac9b4e0", "review_date": "2021-04-27 02:42:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class is definitely very interesting and very useful career-wise, but Jon's teaching method just doesn't work for me. You have to read the textbook on your own and every synchronous class is a student presentation. His lectures are all interviews with entrepreneurs and it feels quite sporadic.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/940662", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:28:12.145608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NDQ2OTU5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:940662", "instructor_name": "Jon Eckhardt", "course_label": "MHR422", "course_id": "MHR 422", "course_uid": "course_ba431ca9abcfcac1bac9b4e0", "review_date": "2021-03-17 19:04:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "One of my favorite professors at UW. Very practical guy that makes class entertaining while also making it centered around real world skills and useful information.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/940662", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:28:12.145608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyNjc2Nzc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:940662", "instructor_name": "Jon Eckhardt", "course_label": "MHR322", "course_id": "MHR 322", "course_uid": "course_f9745222e60401b0352a8d34", "review_date": "2013-12-30 22:39:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is a very fair professor and the class is easy. I had a 100% until the final and the class is an easy A if you do the reading and attend lecture. I definitely recommend the class to anyone interested in entrepreneurship.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/940662", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:28:12.145608+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4NTk4OTgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:940662", "instructor_name": "Jon Eckhardt", "course_label": "MHR427", "course_id": "MHR 427", "course_uid": "course_85c2f5f272ab49ba582ca81a", "review_date": "2011-05-13 23:28:13 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He tweaks out occasionally so get use to that but all and all a good professor", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/940662", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 10 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_f9745222e60401b0352a8d34 | MHR 322 | | course\_ba431ca9abcfcac1bac9b4e0 | MHR 422 | | course\_85c2f5f272ab49ba582ca81a | MHR 427 | ### matched true ## social Image true