# MICHAEL FLAHERTY — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MICHAEL_FLAHERTY--instructor_4afcae5844cd2164311dd493) ## 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\_4afcae5844cd2164311dd493 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 2601436 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name MICHAEL FLAHERTY ### 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 10 #### quality 3.9 #### difficulty 3.1 #### quality count 10 #### difficulty count 10 #### profile id rmp:794446 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:18:21.840698+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.739790522364397 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.453 #### graded 95 #### counts * 60 * 4 * 12 * 6 * 11 * 1 * 1 #### sections 10 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MICHAEL\_FLAHERTY--instructor\_4afcae5844cd2164311dd493 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1154 | course\_bc58b5bc052530ce6b896d54 | LSC 515 | SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS IN SCIENCE, HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT | | 1144 | course\_bc58b5bc052530ce6b896d54 | LSC 515 | SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS IN SCIENCE, HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT | | 1122 | course\_d92c20a2581aca623b1a72d2 | LSC 212 | INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION | | 1114 | course\_d92c20a2581aca623b1a72d2 | LSC 212 | INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION | | 1094 | course\_b642429f1034be9c8840545f | LSC 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1092 | course\_b642429f1034be9c8840545f | LSC 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1084 | course\_b642429f1034be9c8840545f | LSC 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1082 | course\_b642429f1034be9c8840545f | LSC 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1082 | course\_977ad68e097cc9faeee512b9 | LSC 699 | SPECIAL PROBLEMS | | 1074 | course\_b642429f1034be9c8840545f | LSC 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1074 | 1 | | 1082 | 2 | | 1084 | 1 | | 1092 | 1 | | 1094 | 1 | | 1114 | 1 | | 1122 | 1 | | 1144 | 1 | | 1154 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:21.840698+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxNzQwNjgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:794446", "instructor_name": "Michael Flaherty", "course_label": "LSC111", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-05-02 01:53:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is very unprofessional and give poor feedback. He does care a lot about students and know a lot about the material, but is not a good teacher. You have to learn how to write what he wants exactly to do well. Take every suggestion he gives you. His feedback is hard to follow. He also speaks in a way that can be offensive, so be prepared for that.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/794446", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:21.840698+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5OTM2MzYz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:794446", "instructor_name": "Michael Flaherty", "course_label": "LSC111", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-04-30 16:24:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "If you don't write like Mike, you will not pass this class. Whatever you have learned about writing, it is all wrong in the eyes of Mike. You have a to be a good debater if you want a good grade.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/794446", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:21.840698+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5NTEyNjUy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:794446", "instructor_name": "Michael Flaherty", "course_label": "LSC111", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-01-28 21:38:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "While I did learn a lot from this class and improved my writing abilities greatly, I don't know if it was because of Mike. While I enjoyed him as a person, I didn't feel he gave great feedback on writing assignments. The writing assignments are challenging in that you must learn to write like articles in a newspaper. Improvement matters.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/794446", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:21.840698+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyNzA4OTc5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:794446", "instructor_name": "Michael Flaherty", "course_label": "LSC111", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-01-06 23:48:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I learned a lot from this class. I was skeptical about the class but Mike proved to be an insightful and passionate teacher, and I loved the class. Put in the work and show improvement and you'll get an A", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/794446", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:21.840698+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxNDcwMDcy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:794446", "instructor_name": "Michael Flaherty", "course_label": "LSC111", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2013-04-01 12:21:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Mike is a great professor. Overall if you try in the course you will receive an A. He just wants to see improvement and a good work ethic.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/794446", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:21.840698+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4Njc1MjIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:794446", "instructor_name": "Michael Flaherty", "course_label": "LSC111", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-05-28 11:00:59 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Really sharp instructor. Has a passion for journalism and for improving the writing of his students. Mike challenges you and will force you to work and be present in class, but that is his job. Not a difficult choice if you do the work.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/794446", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 10 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false