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ADAN 7905

AI/ML Software Tools and Platforms · 1 instructor on record · 14 sections

What the course score is made of

82BC evaluations14 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2023 – Spring 2026

—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

66thMore challenging than 66% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”14 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

88BC — “Workload”14 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 aims to prepare students to understand the data engineering required for data science research projects and industry products.

The only instructor on record

14 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Kuppuswamy SeshadhriAdvancing Studies	8414 records	94th	66th

There is no ranking to read here: Kuppuswamy Seshadhri is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADAN 7905, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Kuppuswamy Seshadhri

1 other class

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADAN 7915AI/ML Software Tools and Platforms	13 records	86

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 7603AI Algorithms II	113 records	64
ADAN 7310Data Analysis	36 records	83
ADAN 7431Natural Language Processing	16 records	91

The line

All 13 items · means across 14 records

The Professor4 items

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

8926th pctl

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

9452nd pctl

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

8821st pctl

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

8818th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8625th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8831st pctl

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

9139th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8832nd pctl

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

8114th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8519th 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.

8894th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9366th pctl

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

8623rd 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

14 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Spring 2026	01	84	78	80
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Spring 2026	02	83	80	80
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Fall 2025	01	93	87	80
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Fall 2025	02	87	80	100
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Summer 2025	01	87	93	100
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Spring 2025	01	94	94	60
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Spring 2025	02	82	82	100
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Fall 2024	01	76	75	100
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Fall 2024	02	68	68	100
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Summer 2024	01	100	90	—
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Spring 2024	01	90	85	—
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Spring 2024	02	85	88	80
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Fall 2023	01	91	91	100
Kuppuswamy Seshadhri	Fall 2023	02	60	55	80

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.