# POLINA LEVCHENKO — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### departments

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| PHYTHER   | 37    |
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| PORTUG    | 33    |
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| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

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### name

POLINA LEVCHENKO

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### last observed at

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#### graded

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                              |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| 1264 | course\_7497df5bc64fedd07f82b4aa | HDFS 174   | INTRODUCTION INTO CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FAMILIES   |
| 1264 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1262 | course\_7497df5bc64fedd07f82b4aa | HDFS 174   | INTRODUCTION INTO CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FAMILIES   |
| 1262 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1262 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1254 | course\_7497df5bc64fedd07f82b4aa | HDFS 174   | INTRODUCTION INTO CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FAMILIES   |
| 1254 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1254 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1252 | course\_7497df5bc64fedd07f82b4aa | HDFS 174   | INTRODUCTION INTO CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FAMILIES   |
| 1252 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1252 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1244 | course\_7497df5bc64fedd07f82b4aa | HDFS 174   | INTRODUCTION INTO CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FAMILIES   |
| 1244 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1244 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1244 | course\_73c0c544abd8d24579abeda5 | HDFS 699   | INDEPENDENT STUDY                                  |
| 1242 | course\_7497df5bc64fedd07f82b4aa | HDFS 174   | INTRODUCTION INTO CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FAMILIES   |
| 1242 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1242 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1234 | course\_7497df5bc64fedd07f82b4aa | HDFS 174   | INTRODUCTION INTO CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FAMILIES   |
| 1234 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1234 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1232 | course\_7497df5bc64fedd07f82b4aa | HDFS 174   | INTRODUCTION INTO CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FAMILIES   |
| 1232 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1232 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1232 | course\_86fa1803eed8dbbac8593e43 | HDFS 517   | COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS                               |
| 1224 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1224 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1224 | course\_86fa1803eed8dbbac8593e43 | HDFS 517   | COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS                               |
| 1222 | course\_7497df5bc64fedd07f82b4aa | HDFS 174   | INTRODUCTION INTO CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FAMILIES   |
| 1222 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1222 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1212 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1212 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1212 | course\_86fa1803eed8dbbac8593e43 | HDFS 517   | COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS                               |
| 1204 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1204 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1202 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1202 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1194 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1194 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1192 | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469   | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES ON THE YOUNG CHILD |
| 1192 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1184 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1182 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1182 | course\_86fa1803eed8dbbac8593e43 | HDFS 517   | COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS                               |
| 1174 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1174 | course\_86fa1803eed8dbbac8593e43 | HDFS 517   | COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS                               |
| 1172 | course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   | RACIAL ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE U.S.                 |
| 1172 | course\_86fa1803eed8dbbac8593e43 | HDFS 517   | COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS                               |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1172 | 2       |
| 1174 | 2       |
| 1182 | 2       |
| 1184 | 1       |
| 1192 | 2       |
| 1194 | 2       |
| 1202 | 2       |
| 1204 | 2       |
| 1212 | 3       |
| 1222 | 3       |
| 1224 | 3       |
| 1232 | 4       |
| 1234 | 3       |
| 1242 | 3       |
| 1244 | 4       |
| 1252 | 3       |
| 1254 | 3       |
| 1262 | 3       |
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## term

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## courses

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    "comment": "So late to reply the email (sometimes no reply), used a lot of \"self-created terms\" that are hard to understand.",
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    "comment": "Took over 2 months to respond to an email I sent about confusion with an assignment after I had sent her 4 emails. Extremely harsh grader with no room for error and will not respond to an email if you express concerns. Recycles materials from old classes and takes over a month and a half to grade weekly assignments. ",
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    "comment": "Very disorganized. Grades posted late with no feedback. Will post homework less than 24 hours before due. In class activities for points - which will alter your grade if not complete within the class time. Final grades are put in night before due, not reflective of syllabus or statements made about dropped grades. Would not recommend to anyone.  ",
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    "comment": "Genuinely this prof did not respond to a single email I or my peers sent the entire semester. Took months to grade easy online assignments. Class itself is easy but if you have any questions or tech issues good luck because she is non existent. Makes me upset my tuition money is going to her salary when she does not do her job at all",
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    "comment": "She will post material literally less than 24 hours before you need to have it done and you have an in class assignment every class which is worth most of your grade. Instructions are sometimes unclear. Easy class and interesting topic overall. Good luck if you have a job or commitments cause you will not have time to do any of the class work. ",
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### courses

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| course\_0dbc849ae691e66884d6c49d | HDFS 474   |
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