# SANDRA ARFA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SANDRA_ARFA) ## 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\_f0981d76c6791fcbdb83101f ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name SANDRA ARFA ### 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 11 #### quality 4.18 #### difficulty 1.82 #### quality count 11 #### difficulty count 11 #### profile id rmp:304923 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:07:31.448941+00:00 #### courses ##### course d42692f1b596109222ecb432 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 1a14b3172bfbf31f9ef0fced ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.8443134087397386 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/SANDRA\_ARFA ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:31.448941+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MzA1NzM0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:304923", "instructor_name": "Sandra Arfa", "course_label": "ENGL415", "course_id": "ENGL 415", "course_uid": "course_d42692f1b596109222ecb432", "review_date": "2021-01-22 06:17:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Sandra is one of my favorite teachers. She is obviously very knowledgeable and always is funny and inviting. I really do not have much else to say.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/304923", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:31.448941+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc0ODY5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:304923", "instructor_name": "Sandra Arfa", "course_label": "ESL", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-02-10 18:09:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She is not a good teacher, and not understanding at all.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/304923", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:31.448941+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwNzk5NTkx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:304923", "instructor_name": "Sandra Arfa", "course_label": "ENG334", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-11-08 13:24:34 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Sandra is great! Her classes are always fun and entertaining. Outside tutoring required, but other than that not much homework. She graded the two take home tests very fairly.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/304923", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:31.448941+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwNTkzNjUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:304923", "instructor_name": "Sandra Arfa", "course_label": "ENG334", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-08-21 13:20:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A little confusing personality-wise: casual and joking, but also seemingly firm, direct, impatient. Stopped reading the text half way through the course and it made no difference whatsoever. Grading was easy, but because of the schedule that's only apparent towards the end. Hard to know where you stand and if you're even learning prior to that.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/304923", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:31.448941+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MjUyNTYz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:304923", "instructor_name": "Sandra Arfa", "course_label": "ENG334", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-03-06 01:14:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Wonderful lady!! The class itself was pretty good, although not extremely interesting, but Sandy is helpful, interesting (as a person and professor), and engaging", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/304923", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:31.448941+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2NjMzMTc1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:304923", "instructor_name": "Sandra Arfa", "course_label": "ENGL334", "course_id": "ENGL 334", "course_uid": "course_1a14b3172bfbf31f9ef0fced", "review_date": "2009-12-23 19:58:23 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I was anxious after my first impression of Sandy (she's very direct and to the point in emails, she answered "Yes" to my five paragraph advising question!), but she is wonderful, very experienced and easy-going. Yes, you will want to give her a big hug! People who don't like her probly think she's a little standoffish, but that's just Sandy!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/304923", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 11 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_1a14b3172bfbf31f9ef0fced | ENGL 334 | | course\_d42692f1b596109222ecb432 | ENGL 415 | ### matched true ## social Image false