# ROBIN VALENZA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## instructor

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### name

ROBIN VALENZA

### first observed at

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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## history

None recorded.

## timeline

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## term

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## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "She was by far my favorite professor this past semester. Email responses are super fast, turnaround on papers was lightning speed, and she was super flexible with students. She is one of those professors who is open to new ideas, too, so she won't judge you if you share an answer with the class that is either wrong or wasn't what she expected.",
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    "comment": "The class is a piece of cake.  Lectures are pretty much useless. Discussion section was useful.  The final project was easy but there was minimal guidance. The rubric for the final project was given out after most people had completed it which is frustrated because it was video project. She a big too carefree.  Nice lady though.",
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    "review_date": "2013-11-25 02:23:44 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "This class lacked rigor. Discussions were often banal - general reactions to the readings, or \"how we felt,\" rather than pointed and intellectually useful. Organization was haphazard. She should challenge students more.",
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    "comment": "I learned nothing.",
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