# LISA MARTIN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/LISA_MARTIN--instructor_f5f79af50af5982383d95f28) ## 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 | | 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#### sections 61 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/LISA\_MARTIN--instructor\_f5f79af50af5982383d95f28 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------ | | 1264 | course\_d3d71a4ff1544172c0550179 | POLISCI 348 | ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | 1264 | course\_712a04eb5aea94dff92a92bf | POLISCI 354 | INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND WORLD ORDER | | 1262 | course\_cef9d33025546185fad0c83a | POLISCI 857 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORIES | | 1254 | course\_d3d71a4ff1544172c0550179 | POLISCI 348 | ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | 1254 | course\_211071e785d47e04bac892bc | POLISCI 959 | SEMINAR-INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION | | 1252 | course\_712a04eb5aea94dff92a92bf | POLISCI 354 | INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND WORLD ORDER | | 1252 | course\_fc9dcd7e8206862c47c1ea9d | POLISCI 988 | 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| 3 | | 1172 | 2 | | 1174 | 1 | | 1182 | 2 | | 1184 | 1 | | 1192 | 1 | | 1194 | 2 | | 1202 | 1 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 1 | | 1222 | 3 | | 1224 | 2 | | 1232 | 2 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 1 | | 1264 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:59.243493+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMzI0MzM3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1191272", "instructor_name": "Lisa Martin", "course_label": "POLISCI348", "course_id": "POLISCI 348", "course_uid": "course_d3d71a4ff1544172c0550179", "review_date": "2025-05-19 20:59:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I think that the professor's lectures had little to do with the problem sets or the exams. All of the assignments in this course can be completed with the discussion content, and the lectures felt unnecessary. As a junior, this was my first time calculating anything since high school, and I would not have gotten an AB without my TA's office hours.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1191272", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:59.243493+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjEwNDYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1191272", "instructor_name": "Lisa Martin", "course_label": "POLISCI348", "course_id": "POLISCI 348", "course_uid": "course_d3d71a4ff1544172c0550179", "review_date": "2025-05-08 15:20:14 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Not the worst class but I mostly found the lectures to be useless/boring. I don't think she does a great job at explaining stuff tbh. God Bless TA's. You'll get good grade if you just attend discussion and do the hw. 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There were three online exams, but they were generally easier than the problem sets.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1191272", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:59.243493+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTAwNTIw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1191272", "instructor_name": "Lisa Martin", "course_label": "POLISCI348", "course_id": "POLISCI 348", "course_uid": "course_d3d71a4ff1544172c0550179", "review_date": "2025-04-30 15:49:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Martin's lectures are clear and straightforward. Go to discussion section if you want to do well, the TAs this year killed it. Textbook readings are not necessary to understand the content, and sometimes just confusing-- better to stick to course content and ask questions if you're stuck. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1191272", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:59.243493+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNzg2MTIw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1191272", "instructor_name": "Lisa Martin", "course_label": "POLISCI348", "course_id": "POLISCI 348", "course_uid": "course_d3d71a4ff1544172c0550179", "review_date": "2025-03-18 22:13:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She just puts a bunch of material into one lecture, barely explaining concepts. She is lowkey boring and you will fall asleep. You have to be dependent on outside resources.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1191272", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:59.243493+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5Mzk2MjUy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1191272", "instructor_name": "Lisa Martin", "course_label": "POLISCI354", "course_id": "POLISCI 354", "course_uid": "course_712a04eb5aea94dff92a92bf", "review_date": "2024-05-07 21:32:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "For poli sci 354, Prof Martin was great! The discussions were mandatory, but the lectures weren't. There are three midterms (no final) and a 5 page paper that make up most of your grade. If you find international relations interesting, definitely take her class. As long as you keep up with readings and go to lecture, easy A!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1191272", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 69 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_d3d71a4ff1544172c0550179 | POLISCI 348 | | course\_712a04eb5aea94dff92a92bf | POLISCI 354 | ### matched true ## social Image false