About CourseLens AU

What is CourseLens AU?

CourseLens AU is an independent educational software project designed to help Australian university students compare courses and lecturer experiences. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any university.

How ratings work

Quality and difficulty are rated from 1 to 5. Only approved reviews appear publicly. We display an unadjusted mean and a Bayesian shrinkage estimate with a prior mean of 3.5 and prior strength of 5. A sparse rating history carries more uncertainty than a large one. No score should be interpreted as an objective assessment of a person.

Data quality

Lecturer-course teaching relationships should be checked against authoritative sources. Demo profiles are labeled clearly. Registration does not prove that someone took a particular course, unless a separate verified-enrolment system is implemented.