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ADAN 7800

Foundations of Generative AI: Techniques, Tools, and Applications · 1 instructor on record · 5 sections

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Midterm Spring 2025 – 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

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

86BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 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

81stMore work than 81% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

67BC — “Workload”5 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 provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of Generative AI (GenAI) with a focus on its applications in analytics, data science, and related fields. Students will gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in GenAI techniques, tools, and applications. The course covers the underlying principles of GenAI, its current capabilities and limitations, and its potential impact on various analytical domains.

The only instructor on record

5 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Gary AroraAdvancing Studies	875 records	81st	25th

There is no ranking to read here: Gary Arora is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADAN 7800, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Gary Arora

3 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADGR 7726Leading and Managing Change	310 records	90
ADLP 7003Leading Change from the Middle	36 records	82
ADLP 8201GenAI for Business Leaders	11 record	100

Other ADAN classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADAN 7430ML/AI Algorithms I	421 records	80
ADAN 7320Regression Models	418 records	86
ADAN 7220Mathematical Methods for Machine Learning I	417 records	86
ADAN 7905AI/ML Software Tools and Platforms	114 records	82
ADAN 7603AI Algorithms II	113 records	64
ADAN 7310Data Analysis	36 records	83

The line

All 13 items · means across 5 records

The Professor4 items

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

8819th 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.

9032nd pctl

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

9022nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9253rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9144th pctl

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

8615th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8728th pctl

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

8521st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8213th 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.

6781st pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8625th pctl

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

8522nd 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

5 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Gary Arora	Fall 2025	02	74	71	60
Gary Arora	Summer 2025	01	100	100	—
Gary Arora	Spring 2025	02	85	75	—
Gary Arora	Midterm Fall 2025	01	93	93	80
Gary Arora	Midterm Spring 2025	01	83	85	60

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.