Class record · AADS · MCAS

AADS 2467

Politics of Development in Africa · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of

87BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2025

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

60thMore challenging than 60% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”1 record · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”1 record · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This course explores the politics and political economy of development in Africa. It will present key development interventions and processes and the diverse experiences and trajectories of political and developmental relationships across African nations, highlighting enduring patterns that have persisted since the colonial era. Beyond the descriptive goals, the course significantly emphasizes explaining issues. Throughout the course, students will explore initiatives by African governments and critically analyze the domestic and international constraints that shape Africas development within the global economy. The course will give special attention to the role of foreign actors and institutions in influencing the development landscape.

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Mesfin WoldegebrielAfrican and African Diaspora Studies Provisional	921 record	25th	60th	769 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Mesfin Woldegebriel is the only instructor with evaluation records for AADS 2467, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Mesfin Woldegebriel

3 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
AADS 2455Identity, Culture, and Conflict Resolution Practices in Africa	13 records	80
AADS 2465Africa in International Politics	13 records	85
AADS 2466State Building and Conflict in Africa	12 records	76

Other AADS classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
AADS 1110Introduction to African Diaspora Studies	510 records	80
AADS 1114When Gods Begin Again: Intro to African and African Diaspora Religions	310 records	84
AADS 2204Music and Social Justice	210 records	90
AADS 3310Studies of Race, Law, and Resistance	110 records	86
AADS 6600Senior Seminar: Theorizing the Diaspora	46 records	94
AADS 2182Black Popular Culture	25 records	90

The line

All 13 items · means across 1 record

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9238th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

8923rd pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9134th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9770th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9467th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9466th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9673rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9576th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9251st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9462nd pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9260th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8833rd pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

1 section · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Mesfin Woldegebriel	Fall 2025	01	92	87	40

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.