# TRACY LEWIS-WILLIAMS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/TRACY_LEWIS-WILLIAMS--instructor_f84bb99f8faf48b727c8e74f) ## Dataset ### search projection #### version 1 #### 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 ### revision b68f68efcd3387a01fee00416f57beb6d43f3bcb ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 8 ### projection id 84ef894187d6e25cdc7581be1fb1349a5254613f3a20ecbb5eb766fbfcb3e68b ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-04T15:23:21.818911+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 | ### designations None recorded. ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_f84bb99f8faf48b727c8e74f ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 5476239 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name TRACY LEWIS-WILLIAMS ### 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 32 #### quality 1.78 #### difficulty 2.88 #### quality count 32 #### difficulty count 32 #### profile id rmp:2126212 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:01:15.133817+00:00 #### courses ##### course 32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d ###### review count 21 ###### quality 1.43 ###### difficulty 2.9 ###### quality count 21 ###### difficulty count 21 ##### course 8e330bc7deed0164dc8f9e2b ###### review count 11 ###### quality 2.45 ###### difficulty 2.82 ###### quality count 11 ###### difficulty count 11 #### bayesian quality 2.5029560705948444 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.627 #### graded 2295 #### counts * 1423 * 413 * 283 * 71 * 72 * 15 * 18 #### sections 107 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision b68f68efcd3387a01fee00416f57beb6d43f3bcb ### instructor url /instructors/TRACY\_LEWIS-WILLIAMS--instructor\_f84bb99f8faf48b727c8e74f ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1222 | course\_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d | COMPSCI/ECE 506 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | | 1222 | course\_5a1031e60c53a3c7773c2836 | LIS 615 | SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS | | 1212 | course\_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d | COMPSCI/ECE 506 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | | 1212 | course\_5a1031e60c53a3c7773c2836 | LIS 615 | SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS | | 1204 | course\_8e330bc7deed0164dc8f9e2b | COMPSCI 570 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION | | 1204 | course\_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d | COMPSCI/ECE 506 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | | 1202 | course\_c0d1fd9ce16e5a5666b8ab11 | COMPSCI 304 | PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS) | | 1202 | course\_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d | COMPSCI/ECE 506 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | | 1202 | course\_5a1031e60c53a3c7773c2836 | LIS 615 | SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS | | 1194 | course\_c0d1fd9ce16e5a5666b8ab11 | COMPSCI 304 | PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS) | | 1194 | course\_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d | COMPSCI/ECE 506 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | | 1192 | course\_c0d1fd9ce16e5a5666b8ab11 | COMPSCI 304 | PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS) | | 1192 | course\_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d | COMPSCI/ECE 506 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | | 1192 | course\_512588be8251eba856ef447c | LIS 640 | TOPICS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES | | 1184 | course\_c0d1fd9ce16e5a5666b8ab11 | COMPSCI 304 | PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS) | | 1184 | course\_8e330bc7deed0164dc8f9e2b | COMPSCI 570 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION | | 1182 | course\_c0d1fd9ce16e5a5666b8ab11 | COMPSCI 304 | PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS) | | 1182 | course\_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d | COMPSCI/ECE 506 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | | 1182 | course\_512588be8251eba856ef447c | LIS 640 | TOPICS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES | | 1174 | course\_c0d1fd9ce16e5a5666b8ab11 | COMPSCI 304 | PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS) | | 1174 | course\_8e330bc7deed0164dc8f9e2b | COMPSCI 570 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION | | 1172 | course\_c0d1fd9ce16e5a5666b8ab11 | COMPSCI 304 | PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS) | | 1172 | course\_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d | COMPSCI/ECE 506 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | | 1172 | course\_512588be8251eba856ef447c | LIS 640 | TOPICS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES | | 1164 | course\_c0d1fd9ce16e5a5666b8ab11 | COMPSCI 304 | PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS) | | 1164 | course\_8e330bc7deed0164dc8f9e2b | COMPSCI 570 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION | | 1162 | course\_c0d1fd9ce16e5a5666b8ab11 | COMPSCI 304 | PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS) | | 1162 | course\_512588be8251eba856ef447c | LIS 640 | TOPICS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES | | 1154 | course\_c0d1fd9ce16e5a5666b8ab11 | COMPSCI 304 | PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS) | | 1154 | course\_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d | COMPSCI/ECE 506 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | | 1154 | course\_512588be8251eba856ef447c | LIS 640 | TOPICS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1154 | 3 | | 1162 | 2 | | 1164 | 2 | | 1172 | 3 | | 1174 | 2 | | 1182 | 3 | | 1184 | 2 | | 1192 | 3 | | 1194 | 2 | | 1202 | 3 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 2 | | 1222 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:01:15.133817+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1Njc0NDQ5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2126212", "instructor_name": "Tracy Lewis-Williams", "course_label": "CS506", "course_id": "COMPSCI/ECE 506", "course_uid": "course_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d", "review_date": "2021-12-29 23:06:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Well, to be fair it seemed she had some health issue this year. Having good TAs is also part of professor's teaching skill... Despite all negative reviews (which are true), there are some good points like no finals (or.. is that the only good aspect?..)", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2126212", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:01:15.133817+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1MjMzMTY5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2126212", "instructor_name": "Tracy Lewis-Williams", "course_label": "CS506", "course_id": "COMPSCI/ECE 506", "course_uid": "course_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d", "review_date": "2021-11-12 22:53:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I'm not sure what Professor Williams even does. The TAs lead the class, do all of the grading, do the design demos, and literally everything else. She is useless. Don't expect to learn anything from her. CS506 is only good if you want to work on a big project and already know how to develop software. Don't expect this course to teach you anything.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2126212", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:01:15.133817+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1MTA4NTU2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2126212", "instructor_name": "Tracy Lewis-Williams", "course_label": "CS506", "course_id": "COMPSCI/ECE 506", "course_uid": "course_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d", "review_date": "2021-10-07 02:27:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The worst CS class I have ever taken. There is a big project worth 55% of the grade but to get familiar with that there is a spike exercise that takes around 30+ hours to complete. Expected to learn a lot in this course but learnt nothing so far after a whole month. Class is in person but professor only showed up to class 2 times out of 12 classes.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2126212", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:01:15.133817+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0ODcxNjgz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2126212", "instructor_name": "Tracy Lewis-Williams", "course_label": "CS506", "course_id": "COMPSCI/ECE 506", "course_uid": "course_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d", "review_date": "2021-05-29 04:12:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "pretends to care for her students publically and is very vocal about it but absolutely denies helping when issues are brought up. Has 0 grasp on the material. Her lectures were extremely vague and full of how 'she did it in the industry', never looked at lectures and got an A. Grading is the only good part of her class. TA's carry her load.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2126212", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:01:15.133817+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NzcxOTI3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2126212", "instructor_name": "Tracy Lewis-Williams", "course_label": "CS506", "course_id": "COMPSCI/ECE 506", "course_uid": "course_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d", "review_date": "2021-05-12 04:36:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The worst professor I've encountered during my 4 years of undergrad experiences. The group project takes a great portion of the final grade. TAs were really nice and gave reasonable scores, but the professor's scores and comments made no sense at all. Asked for a regrade, and she assured to give feedback soon, but never did ever since!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2126212", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:01:15.133817+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0Njg0MzE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2126212", "instructor_name": "Tracy Lewis-Williams", "course_label": "CS506", "course_id": "COMPSCI/ECE 506", "course_uid": "course_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d", "review_date": "2021-05-03 02:58:13 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class is useless if you have taken any software internship or work experience. Communication is terrible and the TA's are the only thing holding things together. There are "peer evaluations" to try to help balance team scores, but if you have someone mooching on your team, you are pretty much toast. No final exam is the only plus.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2126212", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 32 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | --------------- | | course\_8e330bc7deed0164dc8f9e2b | COMPSCI 570 | | course\_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d | COMPSCI/ECE 506 | ### matched true ## social Image false