Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Positions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

Class record · ADAN · ADV

ADAN 7399

Computer Vision · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of
87BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2023 – Spring 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
84thMore challenging than 84% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
96BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 records · 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
94thMore work than 94% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
87BC — “Workload”4 records · 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 introduces students to computer vision concepts and methods. Students will learn how to conduct classification, detection, and recognition tasks. The course covers 1) the basics of computer vision, 2) machine learning (ML) models for vision, 3) Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and transformer architecture, 4) object detection and image segmentation, 5) autoencoders & image manipulation, 6) Generative Adversarial Networks for image creation, and 7) multi-input models.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Lawrence FultonAdvancing Studies944 records94th84th

There is no ranking to read here: Lawrence Fulton is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADAN 7399, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Lawrence Fulton

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ADEC 7301Data Analysis722 records86
ADEC 7406Predictive Analytics/Forecasting314 records88
ADEC 7310Data Analysis512 records81
ADEC 7460Predictive Analytics/Forecasting210 records81
ADAN 7310Data Analysis36 records83
ADAN 7431Natural Language Processing16 records91

Other ADAN classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ADAN 7430ML/AI Algorithms I421 records80
ADAN 7320Regression Models418 records86
ADAN 7220Mathematical Methods for Machine Learning I417 records86
ADAN 7905AI/ML Software Tools and Platforms114 records82
ADAN 7603AI Algorithms II113 records64
ADAN 7310Data Analysis36 records83

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9240th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9131st pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9240th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9449th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9043rd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9575th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9570th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9150th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9148th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9466th 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.
8794th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9684th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8213th 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

4 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Lawrence FultonSpring 2025029387100
Lawrence FultonFall 2024019494100
Lawrence FultonSpring 2024021009760
Lawrence FultonFall 2023019070

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.