# MAX BESBRIS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### departments

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### name

MAX BESBRIS

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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### courses

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### revision

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### instructor url

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id      | title                                 |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| 1264 | course\_696f27cd00de0ace1d4bbd1d | C\&ESOC/SOC 995 | RESEARCH: METHODOLOGY TRAINEES        |
| 1264 | course\_f9b521cb47d8827980bde296 | SOC 692         | SENIOR THESIS                         |
| 1264 | course\_b1449052edc141db3a1d770d | SOC 699         | DIRECTED STUDY                        |
| 1262 | course\_696f27cd00de0ace1d4bbd1d | C\&ESOC/SOC 995 | RESEARCH: METHODOLOGY TRAINEES        |
| 1262 | course\_d462860a37b56033541fd9a4 | SOC 691         | SENIOR THESIS                         |
| 1262 | course\_70554546374e13d84fcbd7e3 | SOC 919         | SEMINAR: TOPICS IN ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY |
| 1254 | course\_696f27cd00de0ace1d4bbd1d | C\&ESOC/SOC 995 | RESEARCH: METHODOLOGY TRAINEES        |
| 1252 | course\_696f27cd00de0ace1d4bbd1d | C\&ESOC/SOC 995 | RESEARCH: METHODOLOGY TRAINEES        |
| 1252 | course\_4dc051a141638b554669f685 | EDPOL/SOC 955   | SEMINAR-QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY       |
| 1244 | course\_696f27cd00de0ace1d4bbd1d | C\&ESOC/SOC 995 | RESEARCH: METHODOLOGY TRAINEES        |
| 1242 | course\_696f27cd00de0ace1d4bbd1d | C\&ESOC/SOC 995 | RESEARCH: METHODOLOGY TRAINEES        |
| 1242 | course\_72f274f41970da4dacc47c65 | SOC 901         | SEMINAR: TOPICS IN CURRENT SOCIOLOGY  |
| 1234 | course\_696f27cd00de0ace1d4bbd1d | C\&ESOC/SOC 995 | RESEARCH: METHODOLOGY TRAINEES        |
| 1234 | course\_70554546374e13d84fcbd7e3 | SOC 919         | SEMINAR: TOPICS IN ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY |
| 1232 | course\_8c0f7542356f64346bde176d | C\&ESOC/SOC 357 | METHODS OF SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY       |
| 1232 | course\_94b8693dff50e80ad3e0d9b7 | C\&ESOC/SOC 875 | SPECIAL TOPICS                        |
| 1232 | course\_696f27cd00de0ace1d4bbd1d | C\&ESOC/SOC 995 | RESEARCH: METHODOLOGY TRAINEES        |
| 1224 | course\_468c4fa5d3e269def4299cb8 | SOC 496         | TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY                   |
| 1222 | course\_70554546374e13d84fcbd7e3 | SOC 919         | SEMINAR: TOPICS IN ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY |

## timeline

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| ---- | ------- |
| 1222 | 1       |
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| 1232 | 3       |
| 1234 | 2       |
| 1242 | 2       |
| 1244 | 1       |
| 1252 | 2       |
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## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "I loved Professor Besbris! His lectures were interesting and engaging, and you can tell he knows a lot about the subject. Weekly quizzes on lecture material, readings, and two larger group research projects make up the class, as well as self-reported lecture attendance. I learned a lot in this class and Max is definitely a professor I'd take again.",
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    "comment": "Prof Besbris lectures with clarity and structure. Can get a little dry sometimes, but on the whole useful and mostly engaging. Big assignments require effort, but are graded considerately. He runs through quiz content in class. Might be useful to take stats beforehand though as projects require it. He cancels lectures during project week- helps! ",
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