# Mouna Kacem — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MOUNA_KACEM) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_33b6ae0f51f7cbf95cdb26c9 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id ayaribenhadj ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Mouna Kacem ### email AYARIBENHADJ\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 60 #### quality 2.57 #### difficulty 3.1 #### quality count 60 #### difficulty count 60 #### profile id rmp:2360531 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:16:24.702483+00:00 #### courses ##### course 24eab2446bdb8e3067c39f55 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 ###### review count 59 ###### quality 2.59 ###### difficulty 3.1 ###### quality count 59 ###### difficulty count 59 #### bayesian quality 2.842421445886649 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_24eab2446bdb8e3067c39f55 | COMPSCI 407 | FOUNDATIONS OF MOBILE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS | 3 | 3 | 3.633 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MOUNA\_KACEM ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_24eab2446bdb8e3067c39f55 | COMPSCI 407 | FOUNDATIONS OF MOBILE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_24eab2446bdb8e3067c39f55", "course_id": "COMPSCI 407", "title": "FOUNDATIONS OF MOBILE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.633, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Large lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 256 enrolled students across 1 recorded lecture section. 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Additionally, exams are reported to include unexpected physics content, contributing to a low quality rating." }, "reviewFiles": [ "/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_24eab2446bdb8e3067c39f55-0.json" ] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:16:24.702483+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzM3MTcz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2360531", "instructor_name": "Mouna Kacem", "course_label": "CS407", "course_id": "COMPSCI 407", "course_uid": "course_24eab2446bdb8e3067c39f55", "review_date": "2025-12-18 23:14:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The course use autograders for lab projects without giving any documentation. You have to guess how they implement features though it is impossible to do so in android development. The exams also contain physics content.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2360531", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:16:24.702483+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNzEwMDMx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2360531", "instructor_name": "Mouna Kacem", "course_label": "CS300", "course_id": "COMPSCI 300", "course_uid": "course_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72", "review_date": "2025-10-13 00:03:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She has great slides and made the content easy to understand. People misconstrue the class being a intro/weed out with her teaching but she is better than some of the other professors for sure. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2360531", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:16:24.702483+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjQyNjQz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2360531", "instructor_name": "Mouna Kacem", "course_label": "CS300", "course_id": "COMPSCI 300", "course_uid": "course_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72", "review_date": "2025-05-11 06:56:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She just randomly made cs300 exams harder than the last semester for no apparent reason, she also wasn't very helpful in office hours. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2360531", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:16:24.702483+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTg3NTAz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2360531", "instructor_name": "Mouna Kacem", "course_label": "CS300", "course_id": "COMPSCI 300", "course_uid": "course_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72", "review_date": "2025-05-07 01:30:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I think a lot of people grade Mouna harshly because cs300 is a weed out class and many find it difficult. while the workload is heavy, Mouna gives good tips and her slides/lectures are extremely helpful. she is also very available during office hours. 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