# KAIPING CHEN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/KAIPING_CHEN--instructor_624a8c2549ee2d04057ad18e) ## 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\_624a8c2549ee2d04057ad18e ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 5027904 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name KAIPING CHEN ### 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 3 #### quality 3.67 #### difficulty 2.33 #### quality count 3 #### difficulty count 3 #### profile id rmp:2697891 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:27:47.830016+00:00 #### courses ##### course 887d019bdf21ec7676231bc8 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 270e5bf9ade902304083d7c9 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.6610311161274747 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.658 #### graded 857 #### counts * 553 * 142 * 101 * 26 * 26 * 6 * 3 #### sections 26 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/KAIPING\_CHEN--instructor\_624a8c2549ee2d04057ad18e ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_270e5bf9ade902304083d7c9 | LSC 460 | SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS | | 1262 | course\_887d019bdf21ec7676231bc8 | LSC 250 | RESEARCH METHODS IN THE COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY | | 1262 | course\_fa3fb735db7e71b2886d4b4f | LSC 270 | MARKETING COMMUNICATION FOR THE SCIENCES | | 1262 | course\_29afc6d18a75d16703fa0c90 | LSC 720 | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH | | 1254 | course\_887d019bdf21ec7676231bc8 | LSC 250 | RESEARCH METHODS IN THE COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY | | 1254 | course\_270e5bf9ade902304083d7c9 | LSC 460 | SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS | | 1254 | course\_afafab76486bf8d342a5538a | LSC 990 | RESEARCH | | 1252 | course\_29afc6d18a75d16703fa0c90 | LSC 720 | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH | | 1252 | course\_afafab76486bf8d342a5538a | LSC 990 | RESEARCH | | 1244 | course\_887d019bdf21ec7676231bc8 | LSC 250 | RESEARCH METHODS IN THE COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY | | 1244 | course\_270e5bf9ade902304083d7c9 | LSC 460 | SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS | | 1244 | course\_afafab76486bf8d342a5538a | LSC 990 | RESEARCH | | 1242 | course\_08b25a445a5e2aa893889dee | LSC 640 | CASE STUDIES IN THE COMMUNICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | | 1242 | course\_afafab76486bf8d342a5538a | LSC 990 | RESEARCH | | 1234 | course\_887d019bdf21ec7676231bc8 | LSC 250 | RESEARCH METHODS IN THE COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY | | 1234 | course\_270e5bf9ade902304083d7c9 | LSC 460 | SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS | | 1234 | course\_ccb94ee868ba6e652d9dfedd | LSC 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1232 | course\_18824b42a4008734a32e651d | LSC 660 | DATA ANALYSIS IN COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH | | 1232 | course\_758c5682a9128142c3fe96b6 | LSC 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1224 | course\_887d019bdf21ec7676231bc8 | LSC 250 | RESEARCH METHODS IN THE COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY | | 1224 | course\_977ad68e097cc9faeee512b9 | LSC 699 | SPECIAL PROBLEMS | | 1222 | course\_29afc6d18a75d16703fa0c90 | LSC 720 | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH | | 1204 | course\_887d019bdf21ec7676231bc8 | LSC 250 | RESEARCH METHODS IN THE COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY | | 1204 | course\_4252db16aa48efbf45a82dfa | LSC 999 | INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | | 1202 | course\_4252db16aa48efbf45a82dfa | LSC 999 | INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1202 | 1 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1222 | 1 | | 1224 | 2 | | 1232 | 2 | | 1234 | 3 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 3 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 3 | | 1262 | 3 | | 1264 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:47.830016+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5OTM4NDI3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2697891", "instructor_name": "Kaiping Chen", "course_label": "LSC250", "course_id": "LSC 250", "course_uid": "course_887d019bdf21ec7676231bc8", "review_date": "2024-11-13 14:49:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The class itself was super boring and not very fun at all, but most people are required to take it. Kaiping is very passionate and will make sure everyone has a solid understanding of the content. Lots of group projects if you arent into that.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2697891", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:47.830016+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3Nzk1NDEy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2697891", "instructor_name": "Kaiping Chen", "course_label": "LSC460", "course_id": "LSC 460", "course_uid": "course_270e5bf9ade902304083d7c9", "review_date": "2023-05-02 21:26:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Kaiping is a great person -- she brought a big smile to class every time, and has a strong passion for the course material. However, as a professor, she is unclear at times with instructions and how she presents things. The course itself is group-project heavy & at times can be rather boring/confusing, but I recommend it if you love RStudio!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2697891", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:47.830016+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0ODU4Njky", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2697891", "instructor_name": "Kaiping Chen", "course_label": "LSC250", "course_id": "LSC 250", "course_uid": "course_887d019bdf21ec7676231bc8", "review_date": "2021-05-26 05:04:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She's a pretty good professor, she cares a lot about her students and works hard to ensure that you understand the concepts and do well in her class. Sometimes she isn't great at explaining complex concepts, but she's happy to work with you outside of class to understand.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2697891", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 3 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_887d019bdf21ec7676231bc8 | LSC 250 | | course\_270e5bf9ade902304083d7c9 | LSC 460 | ### matched true ## social Image false