# Justin Boutilier — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JUSTIN_BOUTILIER) ## 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 | 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He always emphasizes teaching us how to apply class materials into solving real-world issues. All his lectures+discussions were super fun and engaging. His slides and notes are very organized, and he's super responsive on slack. He was the reason I chose health systems as my focus area. Wishing him all the best in Canada :)", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2691068", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:29:22.978411+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MjE0MTkz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2691068", "instructor_name": "Justin Boutilier", "course_label": "ISYE521", "course_id": "ISYE 521", "course_uid": "course_1aa7cc66114a83c08d6cf947", "review_date": "2022-12-21 15:53:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Best prof. I've ever had. 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