# Junda Li — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JUNDA_LI) ## 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\_5474975bf4ce9a9db6eca56d ### source enrollment ### source instructor id jli2458 ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Junda Li ### email JLI2458\@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 7 #### quality 2.29 #### difficulty 4.29 #### quality count 7 #### difficulty count 7 #### profile id rmp:3112501 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:29:40.621223+00:00 #### courses ##### course 767d0cb707b806b279292846 ###### review count 7 ###### quality 2.29 ###### difficulty 4.29 ###### quality count 7 ###### difficulty count 7 #### bayesian quality 3.304582061886367 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_767d0cb707b806b279292846 | POLISCI 350 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | 3 | 4 | 3.517 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JUNDA\_LI ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_767d0cb707b806b279292846 | POLISCI 350 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_767d0cb707b806b279292846", "course_id": "POLISCI 350", "title": "INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 4, "gpa": 3.517, "badges": [], "description": "POLISCI 350 analyzes the interaction of politics and economics in the international arena, focusing on trade, monetary, and financial relations in developed and developing economies.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 106, 143, 42, 18, 7, 0, 2 ], "count": 318, "gpa": 3.488993710691824, "topShare": 78.30188679245283, "firstTerm": "1232", "lastTerm": "1262" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_767d0cb707b806b279292846", "uid": "instructor_5474975bf4ce9a9db6eca56d", "name": "Junda Li", "quality": 3.304582061886367, "quality_count": 7, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JUNDA_LI" }, { "course_uid": "course_767d0cb707b806b279292846", "uid": "instructor_814c87cbb4275b14ef61a488", "name": "DAVID Shin", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/DAVID_SHIN" }, { "course_uid": "course_767d0cb707b806b279292846", "uid": "instructor_32e074c587b10cb435e6eaa8", "name": "Nathan Lamers", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/NATHAN_LAMERS" } ], "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": { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "Junda Li", "review_date": "2025-12-02 23:23:07 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "9fa2e92c70ca10f0904f5998", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3112501", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMDAyNDIw", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3112501", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Junda Li", "review_date": "2025-12-07 18:06:53 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "4ced3ba33fa21f4cc50c2297", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3112501", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMDgxMjI1", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3112501", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Junda Li", "review_date": "2025-12-17 06:46:07 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "5fa698c1dc5d0d152cdf07a6", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3112501", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzA1MzI4", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3112501", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Junda Li", "review_date": "2025-12-25 05:10:42 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "f9549825889cde6b95e72b1f", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3112501", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzk1ODU2", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3112501", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Junda Li", "review_date": "2026-01-25 08:36:47 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "e4b25623bbb3f6c2c05a3dc8", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3112501", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTQ2NzEz", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3112501", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Junda Li", "review_date": "2026-04-09 03:51:14 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "e0018c8305e39af71a3c4e03", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3112501", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODAzNjcy", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3112501", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Junda Li", "review_date": "2026-04-14 03:22:39 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "c7393d2ce003aa476f87980c", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3112501", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODI5Njky", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3112501", "type": "review" } ], "text": "Junda Li is described as a personable and accessible instructor who cares about students, though his teaching style is frequently criticized. Reviewers report that his lectures and slides are disorganized, boring, or hard to follow, making the material difficult to conceptualize. 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The midterms were a lot of writing and sometimes unclear, but Junda was happy to clarify if anyone had questions. He was also accessible outside class and engaging in lecture-- smart guy, but you need to read AND go to lecture to do well.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3112501", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:29:40.621223+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzA1MzI4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3112501", "instructor_name": "Junda Li", "course_label": "polisci350", "course_id": "POLISCI 350", "course_uid": "course_767d0cb707b806b279292846", "review_date": "2025-12-17 06:46:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He has a passion for Econ, but lectures are incredibly hard to follow and exams are ridiculously long and scrutinized. Clearly smart in his subject but I would wait a few years at least before taking another class of his. Teaching is not an inherit skill for everyone. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3112501", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:29:40.621223+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMDgxMjI1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3112501", "instructor_name": "Junda Li", "course_label": "polisci350", "course_id": "POLISCI 350", "course_uid": "course_767d0cb707b806b279292846", "review_date": "2025-12-07 18:06:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Not a bad guy, the lectures are just incredibly boring. Each exam is an 8 page paper, so get ready to write. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3112501", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_767d0cb707b806b279292846 | POLISCI 350 | ### matched true ## social Image true