# LIANE KOSAKI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### built at

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## instructor

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### name

LIANE KOSAKI

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id          | title                                                           |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1164 | course\_6fea586d199f949f361d08ca | POLISCI 411         | THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION : POWERS AND STRUCTURES OF GOVERNMENT |
| 1142 | course\_6fea586d199f949f361d08ca | POLISCI 411         | THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION : POWERS AND STRUCTURES OF GOVERNMENT |
| 1134 | course\_72b1ebead6ff5d756edddb78 | POLISCI 400         | TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE                                     |
| 1132 | course\_6fea586d199f949f361d08ca | POLISCI 411         | THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION : POWERS AND STRUCTURES OF GOVERNMENT |
| 1122 | course\_6fea586d199f949f361d08ca | POLISCI 411         | THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION : POWERS AND STRUCTURES OF GOVERNMENT |
| 1112 | course\_6fea586d199f949f361d08ca | POLISCI 411         | THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION : POWERS AND STRUCTURES OF GOVERNMENT |
| 1102 | course\_6fea586d199f949f361d08ca | POLISCI 411         | THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION : POWERS AND STRUCTURES OF GOVERNMENT |
| 1092 | course\_6fea586d199f949f361d08ca | POLISCI 411         | THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION : POWERS AND STRUCTURES OF GOVERNMENT |
| 1082 | course\_6fea586d199f949f361d08ca | POLISCI 411         | THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION : POWERS AND STRUCTURES OF GOVERNMENT |
| 1074 | course\_2c1f5513f79c75023e65e320 | LEGALST/POLISCI 217 | LAW, POLITICS AND SOCIETY                                       |

## timeline

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| 1102 | 1       |
| 1112 | 1       |
| 1122 | 1       |
| 1132 | 1       |
| 1134 | 1       |
| 1142 | 1       |
| 1164 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

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    "comment": "Attempts to create discussion throughout the lecture. It's a nice way to break up some of the dryer Supreme Court cases. Only one exam in class, the other two are take home. Great personality and helpfulness if you ask her a question.",
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    "comment": "She is a disgrace to the standards of Madison's polisci department.  Lectures are mind-bogglingly boring and she merely recites SC opinions that were assigned from the textbook.  Provides absolutely nothing that can not be found in the text and can make even the most interesting topics inanely dull.",
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### page

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### courses

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