# THOMAS DAWSON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

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### schema version

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### built at

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### courses

8951

### current instructors

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### limited

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### term

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### departments

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## instructor

### instructor uid

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### source

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### source instructor id

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### identity basis

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### identity status

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### name

THOMAS DAWSON

### 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

2

#### quality

2.5

#### difficulty

4

#### quality count

2

#### difficulty count

2

#### profile id

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#### source url

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#### match basis

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#### observed at

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#### courses

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#### prior mean

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#### prior weight

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### grade statistics

#### gpa

3.357

#### graded

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#### counts

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#### sections

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### current

false

### courses

None recorded.

### revision

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### instructor url

/instructors/THOMAS\_DAWSON

## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                          |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------ |
| 1204 | course\_1a1147bc2428571ab7a3a8b9 | LAW 989     | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE |
| 1192 | course\_1a1147bc2428571ab7a3a8b9 | LAW 989     | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE |
| 1172 | course\_1a1147bc2428571ab7a3a8b9 | LAW 989     | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE |
| 1152 | course\_1a1147bc2428571ab7a3a8b9 | LAW 989     | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE |
| 1132 | course\_1a1147bc2428571ab7a3a8b9 | LAW 989     | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE |
| 1122 | course\_1a1147bc2428571ab7a3a8b9 | LAW 989     | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE |
| 1102 | course\_1a1147bc2428571ab7a3a8b9 | LAW 989     | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE |
| 1094 | course\_7f3df39e615c8ef1541cba08 | ENVIRST 699 | DIRECTED STUDY                 |
| 1092 | course\_1a1147bc2428571ab7a3a8b9 | LAW 989     | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE |
| 1082 | course\_1a1147bc2428571ab7a3a8b9 | LAW 989     | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE |
| 1072 | course\_1a1147bc2428571ab7a3a8b9 | LAW 989     | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE |

## timeline

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| ---- | ------- |
| 1072 | 1       |
| 1082 | 1       |
| 1092 | 1       |
| 1094 | 1       |
| 1102 | 1       |
| 1122 | 1       |
| 1132 | 1       |
| 1152 | 1       |
| 1172 | 1       |
| 1192 | 1       |
| 1204 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

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    "review_date": "2011-05-18 01:19:23 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Terrible, dry, lectures that consist mostly of the professor making sure you know his political views on everything. 2 exams of the most ridiculous multiple choice questions, which are designed to trick you whether or not you have learned the material well, comprise the entire grade. All around, even if you are very into environmental law, AVOID.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1272139",
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    "review_date": "2009-04-14 19:14:15 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "The topic can be a little dry, especially during a two hour long lecture, but if you pay attention he has some interesting stories and real life application that will make you understand the material better.  He uses the same questions year after year on exams but you'll still need to study.  Not the easiest calss, but you'll learn a lot.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1272139",
    "quality_rating": 4,
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```

### total

2

### page

1

### courses

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### matched

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## social Image

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