# MICHAEL DOESCHER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MICHAEL_DOESCHER--instructor_122a7e74ef02066805f0b041) ## 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 | ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1184 | 1 | | 1192 | 1 | | 1194 | 1 | | 1202 | 1 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 3 | | 1222 | 1 | | 1224 | 1 | | 1232 | 2 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 2 | | 1264 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:28.055099+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNjc0MTk1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2593156", "instructor_name": "Michael Doescher", "course_label": "CS220", "course_id": "COMPSCI 220", "course_uid": "course_834bc468ca49d8090d0f211f", "review_date": "2026-03-06 19:11:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "His overall does not reflect him well anymore. He used to be not a great professor but he had a heart attack and now he is super relaxed all the time. He gives out extensions super easily and he seems to really care about teaching. He is incredibly smart and knowledgeable. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2593156", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:28.055099+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTc0MjMy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2593156", "instructor_name": "Michael Doescher", "course_label": "COMPSCI220", "course_id": "COMPSCI 220", "course_uid": "course_834bc468ca49d8090d0f211f", "review_date": "2026-02-02 15:58:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He was great, played Fortnite lobby music to start class one day, and it was a great beginning. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2593156", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:28.055099+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTM3OTA1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2593156", "instructor_name": "Michael Doescher", "course_label": "CS220", "course_id": "COMPSCI 220", "course_uid": "course_834bc468ca49d8090d0f211f", "review_date": "2026-01-22 21:50:59 +0000 UTC", "comment": "His lectures are very helpful in understanding the niche code rules, and the only con really was that when he made a mistake, he would fix it and move on quickly. I did not have to do any extra reading/work outside the class besides the graded assignments. The class in general is very manageable, and I did not come in with code experience.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2593156", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:28.055099+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTIwOTQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2593156", "instructor_name": "Michael Doescher", "course_label": "COMPSCI220", "course_id": "COMPSCI 220", "course_uid": "course_834bc468ca49d8090d0f211f", "review_date": "2026-01-20 00:14:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Mike is an amazing professor! I had never coded before taking CS220 but the content was easy to follow. Although attendance is not mandatory (notes are provided), I'd still recommend attending them since it was so much easier for me to understand. Projects take a lot of time but are still manageable. The exams are easy if you do the practice exams.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2593156", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:28.055099+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTA1Mzc1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2593156", "instructor_name": "Michael Doescher", "course_label": "COMPSCI220", "course_id": "COMPSCI 220", "course_uid": "course_834bc468ca49d8090d0f211f", "review_date": "2026-01-15 21:36:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Ignore the bad reviews they are mostly from a bad semester (not his fault). Lowkey hilarious teacher and explains the class clearly. 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