# Robert Asen — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

Robert Asen

### email

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Professor Asen's lectures can run a bit dry and he is quite wordy when explaining concepts, but overall this was a very interesting course. Your grade is determined by lecture and discussion attendance, a few (pretty easy) speeches, exams, and papers. Be prepared to write, but it is nothing out of the norm for a Comm B course. ",
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    "comment": "Professor Asen's lectures are quite dry at times, but the content is important to know for tests and essays. He genuinely cares about the content and his students. However, they do take attendance at lecture which I found to be quite annoying at times. I would take a course taught by Professor Asen again!",
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    "comment": "Do not take his class ",
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