# Margarita Kaushanskaya — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MARGARITA_KAUSHANSKAYA--instructor_41b377d66b78dd90ac34b8c5) ## 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\_41b377d66b78dd90ac34b8c5 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Margarita Kaushanskaya ### email KAUSHANSKAYA\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-07-13 04:59:22.367394+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-11-16 05:32:31.273726+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 31 #### quality 4.77 #### difficulty 1.81 #### quality count 31 #### difficulty count 31 #### profile id rmp:1094477 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:21:08.276639+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 4.334582660214351 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MARGARITA\_KAUSHANSKAYA--instructor\_41b377d66b78dd90ac34b8c5 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:08.276639+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzNDA1MTI0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1094477", "instructor_name": "Margarita Kaushanskaya", "course_label": "CSD120", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-09-03 00:07:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures were informative, though the reading that was provided wasn't helpful. Lectures were, at worst, somewhat boring, but extremely fascinating other times. Exams were very straight forward. Guest lecturers were cool. Very good professor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1094477", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:08.276639+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNTIzOTI3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1094477", "instructor_name": "Margarita Kaushanskaya", "course_label": "CSD120", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-07-25 16:32:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I really liked this class! I'm a STEM major and didn't have that much interest in CSD, so I sometimes felt bored during the lectures, but we covered a lot of great topics. Some of it was genuinely fascinating. Her exams were easy to prepare for and very straightforward. 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Her grading is fair, and exams are straightforward if you review the slides—no surprises, just pay attention and prepare.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1094477", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:08.276639+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjAzMDIw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1094477", "instructor_name": "Margarita Kaushanskaya", "course_label": "CSD120", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-08 00:06:59 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She was nice, but had a lot of small text on slides. To make up for it, she posts slides with exactly what you need to know. Tests were pretty easy, and overall pretty easy class. 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She also graded a bit harshly on many of the quizzes and the two exams for many things that are largely opinion based, which I thought to be unfair.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1094477", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:08.276639+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2OTA3NDUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1094477", "instructor_name": "Margarita Kaushanskaya", "course_label": "CD240", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-11-29 04:45:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great professor and fun to listen to. Textbook not necessary and homework, quizzes and exams are easy. Don't necessarily NEED to show up for lectures but definitely recommend. Definitely take this course.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1094477", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 31 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false