# LAURA LEGAULT — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/LAURA_LEGAULT) ## 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\_533b97505e4e976b622f195e ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 3467904 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name LAURA LEGAULT ### 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 45 #### quality 4.09 #### difficulty 2.89 #### quality count 45 #### difficulty count 45 #### profile id rmp:1856181 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:24:10.140255+00:00 #### courses ##### course 28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 ###### review count 12 ###### quality 3.42 ###### difficulty 3.08 ###### quality count 12 ###### difficulty count 12 ##### course 451e04263559a1194fd692f0 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.957595625706645 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.391 #### graded 4369 #### counts * 1728 * 1157 * 966 * 246 * 129 * 83 * 60 #### sections 42 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/LAURA\_LEGAULT ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1262 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1254 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1254 | course\_37a551eb9007bebe6a41c6b3 | COMPSCI 368 | LEARNING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE | | 1252 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1252 | course\_37a551eb9007bebe6a41c6b3 | COMPSCI 368 | LEARNING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE | | 1244 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1244 | course\_37a551eb9007bebe6a41c6b3 | COMPSCI 368 | LEARNING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE | | 1242 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1242 | course\_37a551eb9007bebe6a41c6b3 | COMPSCI 368 | LEARNING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE | | 1234 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1234 | course\_37a551eb9007bebe6a41c6b3 | COMPSCI 368 | LEARNING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE | | 1232 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1232 | course\_37a551eb9007bebe6a41c6b3 | COMPSCI 368 | LEARNING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE | | 1224 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1224 | course\_37a551eb9007bebe6a41c6b3 | COMPSCI 368 | LEARNING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE | | 1222 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1212 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1204 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II | | 1204 | course\_e0f984e8747ee9ccaba16d75 | COMPSCI 540 | INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | | 1184 | course\_451e04263559a1194fd692f0 | COMPSCI 638 | UNDERGRADUATE TOPICS IN COMPUTING | | 1182 | course\_451e04263559a1194fd692f0 | COMPSCI 638 | UNDERGRADUATE TOPICS IN COMPUTING | | 1174 | course\_451e04263559a1194fd692f0 | COMPSCI 638 | UNDERGRADUATE TOPICS IN COMPUTING | | 1172 | course\_451e04263559a1194fd692f0 | COMPSCI 638 | UNDERGRADUATE TOPICS IN COMPUTING | | 1164 | course\_451e04263559a1194fd692f0 | COMPSCI 638 | UNDERGRADUATE TOPICS IN COMPUTING | | 1132 | course\_79e5479d9eb1286e8642b399 | COMPSCI 537 | INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1132 | 1 | | 1164 | 1 | | 1172 | 1 | | 1174 | 1 | | 1182 | 1 | | 1184 | 1 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 1 | | 1222 | 1 | | 1224 | 2 | | 1232 | 2 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 1 | | 1264 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:10.140255+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1ODQ5OTk3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1856181", "instructor_name": "Laura Legault", "course_label": "CS300", "course_id": "COMPSCI 300", "course_uid": "course_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72", "review_date": "2022-02-12 22:43:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Legault is super fun! Attending her lectures is always a pleasure. CS300 is all about basic programming skills and should not be considered a difficult course. She takes good pace in her lecture and thoroughly addresses students' questions. Most of the grades comes from 3 tests, but weekly projects and quizzes are also important.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1856181", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:10.140255+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NjE0NzEx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1856181", "instructor_name": "Laura Legault", "course_label": "CS300", "course_id": "COMPSCI 300", "course_uid": "course_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72", "review_date": "2021-12-21 02:29:34 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lots of reading and required activities in the online textbook. The 11 projects were a major time commitment. I felt like I learned a lot about coding in this class. Dr. Legault is very funny and tries to keep students engaged. Office hours were very helpful for troubleshooting code. Time management is important for this class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1856181", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:10.140255+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NjY5NDk5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1856181", "instructor_name": "Laura Legault", "course_label": "CS300", "course_id": "COMPSCI 300", "course_uid": "course_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72", "review_date": "2021-04-30 18:27:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very clear assignments, she could be contacted on multiple social media platforms", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1856181", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:10.140255+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NTA0Mjk5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1856181", "instructor_name": "Laura Legault", "course_label": "CS300", "course_id": "COMPSCI 300", "course_uid": "course_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72", "review_date": "2021-04-04 04:59:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She's really nice and understanding and I think her lectures make the content easy to understand. She's also really funny. The only thing is that the tests are harder than what is taught and we are expected to code more difficult projects during exams than we have in practice.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1856181", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:10.140255+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MTk2OTE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1856181", "instructor_name": "Laura Legault", "course_label": "CS300", "course_id": "COMPSCI 300", "course_uid": "course_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72", "review_date": "2020-12-25 08:39:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Her section is asynchronous but I think she misunderstood this word as absent. Her lecture is so short that doesn't cover something specific and useful. I was really lost at the beginning but I got back on track since I started listening to another professor's lecture and watching YouTube. Good luck if you take her section.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1856181", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:10.140255+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MTM3Nzg2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1856181", "instructor_name": "Laura Legault", "course_label": "CS300", "course_id": "COMPSCI 300", "course_uid": "course_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72", "review_date": "2020-12-18 18:10:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great person but did not do good at teaching. If you want to pass you better be good at self teaching. She expects you to be able to write code for advanced topics from a 15 minute video. You're thrown into water and expected to swim. I can't learn from a brief overview of what the topic is about. I learned everything this semester from youtube.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1856181", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 45 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | | course\_451e04263559a1194fd692f0 | COMPSCI 638 | ### matched true ## social Image false