# RUTH TURLEY — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### departments

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### name

RUTH TURLEY

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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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#### difficulty count

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#### graded

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#### sections

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### courses

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### instructor url

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id      | title                                              |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| 1104 | course\_58b26847c4d5d0b3a7cc519b | C\&ESOC/SOC 987 | RESEARCH: RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES                  |
| 1104 | course\_636497c01ee603e3a78b0225 | SOC 134         | SOCIOLOGY OF RACE & ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES |
| 1102 | course\_58b26847c4d5d0b3a7cc519b | C\&ESOC/SOC 987 | RESEARCH: RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES                  |
| 1102 | course\_b1449052edc141db3a1d770d | SOC 699         | DIRECTED STUDY                                     |
| 1094 | course\_58b26847c4d5d0b3a7cc519b | C\&ESOC/SOC 987 | RESEARCH: RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES                  |
| 1094 | course\_636497c01ee603e3a78b0225 | SOC 134         | SOCIOLOGY OF RACE & ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES |
| 1094 | course\_b1449052edc141db3a1d770d | SOC 699         | DIRECTED STUDY                                     |
| 1092 | course\_94b8693dff50e80ad3e0d9b7 | C\&ESOC/SOC 875 | SPECIAL TOPICS                                     |
| 1092 | course\_58b26847c4d5d0b3a7cc519b | C\&ESOC/SOC 987 | RESEARCH: RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES                  |
| 1084 | course\_58b26847c4d5d0b3a7cc519b | C\&ESOC/SOC 987 | RESEARCH: RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES                  |
| 1084 | course\_636497c01ee603e3a78b0225 | SOC 134         | SOCIOLOGY OF RACE & ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES |
| 1084 | course\_7baf1fd6cdd2acb680083b11 | SOC 199         | DIRECTED STUDY                                     |
| 1084 | course\_690e83ed013781edee718b70 | SOC 682         | SENIOR HONORS THESIS                               |
| 1082 | course\_58b26847c4d5d0b3a7cc519b | C\&ESOC/SOC 987 | RESEARCH: RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES                  |
| 1082 | course\_636497c01ee603e3a78b0225 | SOC 134         | SOCIOLOGY OF RACE & ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES |
| 1082 | course\_7baf1fd6cdd2acb680083b11 | SOC 199         | DIRECTED STUDY                                     |
| 1082 | course\_898ecbccd713cc54bf00320e | SOC 681         | SENIOR HONORS THESIS                               |
| 1074 | course\_58b26847c4d5d0b3a7cc519b | C\&ESOC/SOC 987 | RESEARCH: RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES                  |
| 1072 | course\_8c0f7542356f64346bde176d | C\&ESOC/SOC 357 | METHODS OF SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY                    |
| 1072 | course\_58b26847c4d5d0b3a7cc519b | C\&ESOC/SOC 987 | RESEARCH: RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES                  |
| 1072 | course\_636497c01ee603e3a78b0225 | SOC 134         | SOCIOLOGY OF RACE & ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1072 | 3       |
| 1074 | 1       |
| 1082 | 4       |
| 1084 | 4       |
| 1092 | 2       |
| 1094 | 3       |
| 1102 | 2       |
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## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "boring lectures and readings, but you have to do both if you want to do well on tests. all her lectures blend together b/c they are all the same format: sleep inducing dribble. test questions had weird wording and were confusing. not a super hard prof but you will be pulling your hair out every lecture and exam.",
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    "comment": "Lectures are important, as well as the readings. The exam questions are directly from the lectures. No trick questions. She has well organized power points that she posts after lecture.",
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    "comment": "lectures aint that bad but the discussions were kinda boring and the readings arent the best but all-in-all, the class aint bad.",
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    "comment": "She almost made me change my major to sociology. Her lectures were surprisingly good but discussions were a drag. The papers aren't too bad either.  She likes trick questions on the exams, but you get used to them after seeing the first one.  Loved the class",
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    "comment": "Easiest A ever. Two joke papers, and the tests are only multiple choice.",
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### courses

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