# PETER COMMONS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

[View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PETER_COMMONS--instructor_463be485240662ca7bfbde29)

## 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\_463be485240662ca7bfbde29

### source

madgrades

### source instructor id

6400411

### identity basis

source\_id

### identity status

source\_identified

### name

PETER COMMONS

### 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

2.25

#### difficulty

3.5

#### quality count

4

#### difficulty count

4

#### profile id

rmp:2793784

#### source url

<https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2793784>

#### match basis

exact\_name

#### observed at

2026-09-07 16:12:07.215484+00:00

#### courses

##### course 384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908

###### review count

4

###### quality

2.25

###### difficulty

3.5

###### quality count

4

###### difficulty count

4

#### bayesian quality

3.4247381529554963

#### prior mean

3.6596857835465957

#### prior weight

20

### grade statistics

#### gpa

3.701

#### graded

1333

#### counts

* 759
* 409
* 132
* 19
* 10
* 2
* 2

#### sections

33

### current

false

### courses

None recorded.

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

### instructor url

/instructors/PETER\_COMMONS--instructor\_463be485240662ca7bfbde29

## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                   |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- |
| 1264 | course\_35e461687326974a8b5727b5 | GENBUS 790 | CONSULTING PROJECT CAPSTONE             |
| 1264 | course\_06cf96d608f07511611cd836 | OTM 701    | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1264 | course\_4b7a6b92f1c912d76b969150 | OTM 752    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1262 | course\_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908 | OTM 452    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1262 | course\_06cf96d608f07511611cd836 | OTM 701    | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1262 | course\_4b7a6b92f1c912d76b969150 | OTM 752    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1262 | course\_1bf63a8396c8be5c9cea1868 | OTM 765    | CONTEMPORARY TOPICS                     |
| 1254 | course\_35e461687326974a8b5727b5 | GENBUS 790 | CONSULTING PROJECT CAPSTONE             |
| 1254 | course\_968898b390219a46c9463040 | GENBUS 893 | ANALYTICS CONSULTING PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 1254 | course\_06cf96d608f07511611cd836 | OTM 701    | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1254 | course\_4b7a6b92f1c912d76b969150 | OTM 752    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1252 | course\_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908 | OTM 452    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1252 | course\_06cf96d608f07511611cd836 | OTM 701    | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1252 | course\_4b7a6b92f1c912d76b969150 | OTM 752    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1244 | course\_35e461687326974a8b5727b5 | GENBUS 790 | CONSULTING PROJECT CAPSTONE             |
| 1244 | course\_06cf96d608f07511611cd836 | OTM 701    | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1244 | course\_4b7a6b92f1c912d76b969150 | OTM 752    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1242 | course\_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908 | OTM 452    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1242 | course\_4b7a6b92f1c912d76b969150 | OTM 752    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1234 | course\_35e461687326974a8b5727b5 | GENBUS 790 | CONSULTING PROJECT CAPSTONE             |
| 1234 | course\_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908 | OTM 452    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1234 | course\_06cf96d608f07511611cd836 | OTM 701    | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1234 | course\_4b7a6b92f1c912d76b969150 | OTM 752    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1232 | course\_4b7a6b92f1c912d76b969150 | OTM 752    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1224 | course\_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908 | OTM 452    | PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      |
| 1224 | course\_06cf96d608f07511611cd836 | OTM 701    | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT                      |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1224 | 2       |
| 1232 | 1       |
| 1234 | 4       |
| 1242 | 2       |
| 1244 | 3       |
| 1252 | 3       |
| 1254 | 4       |
| 1262 | 4       |
| 1264 | 3       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

```json
[
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:07.215484+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNjI2NzIy",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2793784",
    "instructor_name": "Peter Commons",
    "course_label": "OTM452",
    "course_id": "OTM 452",
    "course_uid": "course_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908",
    "review_date": "2026-02-19 19:13:14 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Nice guy and means well. Talks way too quickly, never have time to take notes from the slides before he changes them. Also, his quizzes aree extremely specific - but his lectures are not. Hard to do well. ",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2793784",
    "quality_rating": 2,
    "difficulty_rating": 4
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:07.215484+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNDE2MzAz",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2793784",
    "instructor_name": "Peter Commons",
    "course_label": "OTM452",
    "course_id": "OTM 452",
    "course_uid": "course_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908",
    "review_date": "2025-12-30 04:31:55 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Peter was fine. 4 Homework sets, instructions were vague, took hours, and were worth 30% of the overall grade. Refused to confirm/deny answers during office hours, convinced all his students used AI, spoke quickly, etc. The course would benefit from a TA/someone who offered guided instruction for HW sets,etc. One midterm exam & group project.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2793784",
    "quality_rating": 2,
    "difficulty_rating": 3
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:07.215484+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzczNzI4",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2793784",
    "instructor_name": "Peter Commons",
    "course_label": "OTM452",
    "course_id": "OTM 452",
    "course_uid": "course_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908",
    "review_date": "2025-12-22 07:39:00 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Peter was an okay professor throughout. He went through lectures really fast and it was tough to understand all the content. He is a pretty harsh grader and will take off for anything little. He said he curved the class but didn't really follow through. He means the best for his students but he came off a little harsh.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2793784",
    "quality_rating": 2,
    "difficulty_rating": 4
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:07.215484+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNDAwMzMy",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2793784",
    "instructor_name": "Peter Commons",
    "course_label": "OTM452",
    "course_id": "OTM 452",
    "course_uid": "course_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908",
    "review_date": "2024-12-20 21:09:48 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "He's ok. I heard that Tom's class is easier. He takes attendance every class. It is vey lecture heavy and he goes fast and it's hard to keep up. Doesn't record lectures, but posts slides, so if you miss what he said hope someone else caught it. If you put in the work you'll be okay. Office hours felt like a waste of time, at least to me. ",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2793784",
    "quality_rating": 3,
    "difficulty_rating": 3
  }
]
```

### total

4

### page

1

### courses

| course\_uid                      | course\_id |
| -------------------------------- | ---------- |
| course\_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908 | OTM 452    |

### matched

true

## social Image

false