# RICHARD YOUNG — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/RICHARD_YOUNG) ## 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\_301150e9cd523fb6ec877ae4 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name RICHARD YOUNG ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 35 #### quality 3.34 #### difficulty 3.43 #### quality count 35 #### difficulty count 35 #### profile id rmp:288674 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:09:54.769450+00:00 #### courses ##### course 148cd932ec26f162ba0f299b ###### review count 1 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.4562493758351254 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/RICHARD\_YOUNG ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:54.769450+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMjg2NDk4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:288674", "instructor_name": "Richard Young", "course_label": "ENG420", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-06-21 22:05:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He sets unrealistic goals by giving heavy workload and tight deadlines. For take-home exams, expect to write dozens of pages in 2 days without knowing the scoring of each question. The weekly homework needs to be completed based on long and tedious readings - they were ALL very difficult to read AND his lectures WONT help a bit on it.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/288674", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:54.769450+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5Nzk1MDMz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:288674", "instructor_name": "Richard Young", "course_label": "ENG214", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-04-12 18:40:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The class content is not hard, but the online quizzes are ridiculous. The homework does not prepare you for the quizzes, and the tests are basically "learn by yourself". The content he talks about in class is usually pretty bland and does not prepare you for assignments. The TAs aren't very helpful either, making the class that much harder.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/288674", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:54.769450+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI3OTgyNTg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:288674", "instructor_name": "Richard Young", "course_label": "ENG214", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-04-02 21:10:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I really enjoyed the course material and his lectures were a helpful recap of the textbook. TA's will be helpful in clearing up misconceptions as he tends to move quickly through more important material.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/288674", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:54.769450+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NjcxNDEw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:288674", "instructor_name": "Richard Young", "course_label": "ENG420", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-12-13 16:44:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "learned to use discourse markers in English that are very very important from his class", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/288674", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:54.769450+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NDQzNDEy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:288674", "instructor_name": "Richard Young", "course_label": "ENG214", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-11-18 16:39:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The grading was super easy, we ended up having take-home exams so not to difficult. The weekly assignments were harder because I never really understood the content until discussion when the assignments were due. I feel lecture was a waste. I didn't learn anything that I couldn't read in the book. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/288674", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:54.769450+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE5NTI4MTI1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:288674", "instructor_name": "Richard Young", "course_label": "ENG333", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-12-15 18:25:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures were worthless, lecture slides averaged ~80 words per slide. I actually found it paid off not to pay attention in this class. He says some pretty sketchy things, but he is nice. So there's that. I wouldn't take 333 unless you have to though.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/288674", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 35 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_148cd932ec26f162ba0f299b | ENGL 713 | ### matched true ## social Image false