# MARK NELSON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MARK_NELSON--instructor_fa12b0a6ad6d2f1576ef4043) ## 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\_fa12b0a6ad6d2f1576ef4043 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 3573624 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name MARK NELSON ### 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 4 #### quality 2.5 #### difficulty 3.5 #### quality count 4 #### difficulty count 4 #### profile id rmp:1714603 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:20:37.193778+00:00 #### courses ##### course 4925cb96bb7a8d9a437bc1c1 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 2.5 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.466404819622163 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.567 #### graded 506 #### counts * 231 * 184 * 54 * 16 * 16 * 3 * 2 #### sections 56 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MARK\_NELSON--instructor\_fa12b0a6ad6d2f1576ef4043 ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 3 | | 1082 | 2 | | 1084 | 3 | | 1092 | 1 | | 1094 | 1 | | 1112 | 2 | | 1114 | 1 | | 1122 | 1 | | 1124 | 1 | | 1132 | 2 | | 1134 | 2 | | 1142 | 4 | | 1144 | 5 | | 1152 | 2 | | 1154 | 2 | | 1162 | 2 | | 1164 | 3 | | 1172 | 2 | | 1174 | 1 | | 1182 | 5 | | 1184 | 4 | | 1192 | 3 | | 1194 | 2 | | 1202 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:37.193778+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0ODY4MDIz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1714603", "instructor_name": "Mark Nelson", "course_label": "DS501", "course_id": "DS 501", "course_uid": "course_4925cb96bb7a8d9a437bc1c1", "review_date": "2015-05-19 14:38:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Such a disappointing class. His grading system is unbelievably knit-picky and there is practically no partial credit. It's all or nothing friends. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1714603", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:37.193778+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0NzkxNDM4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1714603", "instructor_name": "Mark Nelson", "course_label": "DS50119", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-05-10 18:39:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A required 1-credit DESIGN course yet we were assigned a 4-page SINGLE-SPACED paper as if we were English majors. I'm not saying that it was hard by any means, but it was ridiculous if he expected us to complete that much work for a 1-CR course", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1714603", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:37.193778+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0NzkxNDI1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1714603", "instructor_name": "Mark Nelson", "course_label": "DS50121", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-05-10 18:36:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I tagged him as having a clear grading criteria but for this very reason he is a ridiculously hard grader. If you don't follow his expectations to the letter expect to receive 0 points for that section. After a while we simply copy-and-paste his requirements into our Powerpoint slides and spend our entire presentation answering these questions.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1714603", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:37.193778+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwMTIwODQz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1714603", "instructor_name": "Mark Nelson", "course_label": "DS501", "course_id": "DS 501", "course_uid": "course_4925cb96bb7a8d9a437bc1c1", "review_date": "2012-04-25 17:40:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "DS 501 Contemporary Designers. One of the easiest classes I've ever taken. Mark is a really nice guy and is really passionate about design. Lots of interesting material, just very easy to do well overall. I recommend!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1714603", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 4 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_4925cb96bb7a8d9a437bc1c1 | DS 501 | ### matched true ## social Image false