# RONALD KUKA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/RONALD_KUKA--instructor_e27aaa1bfb03068225aec677) ## 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 | | 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madgrades ### source instructor id 1005574 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name RONALD KUKA ### 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 10 #### quality 4.6 #### difficulty 2.5 #### quality count 10 #### difficulty count 10 #### profile id rmp:1008383 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:09:08.472144+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.97312385569773 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.952 #### graded 513 #### counts * 486 * 13 * 12 * 0 * 1 * 0 * 1 #### sections 71 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/RONALD\_KUKA--instructor\_e27aaa1bfb03068225aec677 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | 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ENGL 408 | CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION WORKSHOP | | 1182 | course\_3d1093d15bba9be2dcc51c34 | ENGL 695 | DIRECTED CREATIVE WRITING | | 1182 | course\_ed2a66d856b4a2da13744af8 | ENGL 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1182 | course\_79562bd74a2c300ae1a7f8c2 | ENGL 799 | INDEPENDENT READING | | 1174 | course\_6871568e6260489d4b1e2243 | ENGL 408 | CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION WORKSHOP | | 1174 | course\_3d1093d15bba9be2dcc51c34 | ENGL 695 | DIRECTED CREATIVE WRITING | | 1174 | course\_ed2a66d856b4a2da13744af8 | ENGL 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1174 | course\_79562bd74a2c300ae1a7f8c2 | ENGL 799 | INDEPENDENT READING | | 1172 | course\_3d1093d15bba9be2dcc51c34 | ENGL 695 | DIRECTED CREATIVE WRITING | | 1172 | course\_ed2a66d856b4a2da13744af8 | ENGL 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1172 | course\_79562bd74a2c300ae1a7f8c2 | ENGL 799 | INDEPENDENT READING | | 1164 | course\_6871568e6260489d4b1e2243 | ENGL 408 | CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION WORKSHOP | | 1164 | course\_3d1093d15bba9be2dcc51c34 | ENGL 695 | DIRECTED CREATIVE WRITING | | 1164 | course\_ed2a66d856b4a2da13744af8 | ENGL 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1164 | course\_79562bd74a2c300ae1a7f8c2 | ENGL 799 | INDEPENDENT READING | | 1162 | course\_3d1093d15bba9be2dcc51c34 | ENGL 695 | DIRECTED CREATIVE WRITING | | 1162 | course\_ed2a66d856b4a2da13744af8 | ENGL 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1154 | course\_6871568e6260489d4b1e2243 | ENGL 408 | CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION WORKSHOP | | 1154 | course\_3d1093d15bba9be2dcc51c34 | ENGL 695 | DIRECTED CREATIVE WRITING | | 1154 | course\_ed2a66d856b4a2da13744af8 | ENGL 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1152 | course\_6871568e6260489d4b1e2243 | ENGL 408 | CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION WORKSHOP | | 1152 | course\_3d1093d15bba9be2dcc51c34 | ENGL 695 | DIRECTED CREATIVE WRITING | | 1152 | course\_ed2a66d856b4a2da13744af8 | ENGL 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1152 | 3 | | 1154 | 3 | | 1162 | 2 | | 1164 | 4 | | 1172 | 3 | | 1174 | 4 | | 1182 | 4 | | 1184 | 3 | | 1192 | 2 | | 1194 | 4 | | 1202 | 4 | | 1204 | 4 | | 1212 | 3 | | 1222 | 3 | | 1224 | 2 | | 1232 | 3 | | 1234 | 4 | | 1242 | 4 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 3 | | 1264 | 3 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:08.472144+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMjAyMDA5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1008383", "instructor_name": "Ronald Kuka", "course_label": "ENG695", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-10 20:37:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Ron is an awesome guy! Really cares about giving thoughtful feedback, will brainstorm ideas with you. You're expected to turn in a decent amount of new writing content every 2 weeks (10-20 pages), anything from short stories or long-fiction, etc. Time management is really important!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1008383", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:08.472144+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4MjEwNzAw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1008383", "instructor_name": "Ronald Kuka", "course_label": "ENG301", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-09-10 02:01:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I had Ron for ENGL408, but that wasn't a class option. The advanced workshops require a ton of writing, but he is amazingly laid-back and truly cares about you as a person/writer. Sincerely don't think I've met a nicer guy in college, and even better you can learn a ton from him. 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I couldn't recommend him as an instructor more whole-heartedly.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1008383", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:08.472144+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE5MDcxODk1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1008383", "instructor_name": "Ronald Kuka", "course_label": "CW301", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-10-14 10:59:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "No one has rated Kuka in 2 years! One of the few CW professors who doesn't give written comments for your work, but everything he says is gold. Laid back kind of guy", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1008383", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:08.472144+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2NTgyODMw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1008383", "instructor_name": "Ronald Kuka", "course_label": "ENG301", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-12-17 11:13:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "For someone who basically unknown in the field (I looked him up and found nothing of his own work), Ron is an amazingly adept creative writing instructor. He just thoroughly understands this craft and will absolutely make you a better writer if you're lucky enough to land in a workshop with him. He is a a great, genuine and funny guy too.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1008383", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:08.472144+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2NDEyNzI5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1008383", "instructor_name": "Ronald Kuka", "course_label": "CRE101", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-11-22 15:38:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is a nice guy who selects interesting material for classes to read. The only downside is that he doesn't seem that enthused to be a teacher, and even shares this will you on occasion.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1008383", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 10 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false