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ADBM 1430

Corporate Communications · 1 instructor on record · 8 sections

What the course score is made of

83BC evaluations8 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 1 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

29thMore challenging than 29% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

87BC — “Intellectually Challenging”8 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

86thMore work than 86% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

72BC — “Workload”8 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.

In a globally competitive and technologically advanced world, the ability to convey ideas and persuade diverse audiences is critical to professional success in every organization. This course provides a learning environment which develops proficient communication skills. Focusing on business writing and oral presentations with particular attention to purpose and audience, the curriculum offers strategies for effective business communications in letters, memos, e-mail, reports, proposals, resumes, meetings, and presentations. Class interaction, written assignments, collaborative media design, and team presentations provide multiple opportunities to demonstrate and enhance skills and to receive personal feedback on your professional communication style.

The only instructor on record

8 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Martha WhalenAdvancing Studies	858 records	86th	29th

There is no ranking to read here: Martha Whalen is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADBM 1430, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Martha Whalen

4 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
ELHE 7726Organizational Theory	620 records	88
ADET 2650Entrepreneurship	311 records	93
ADCO 3041Persuasive Communication	14 records	80
ADCO 1143Corporate Communication	11 record	84

Other ADBM classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADBM 1771Applied Data Analysis and Interpretation	49 records	73
ADBM 2250Design Thinking	14 records	87
ADBM 3075Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills	34 records	96
ADBM 2075Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills	23 records	99
ADBM 4001Strategic Leadership	13 records	87
ADBM 1510Management and Organizational Behavior	12 records	83

The line

All 13 items · means across 8 records

The Professor4 items

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

9026th pctl

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

9240th pctl

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

9243rd pctl

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

9131st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9145th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9148th pctl

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

9029th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9040th pctl

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

8835th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9357th 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.

7286th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8729th pctl

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

8011th 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

8 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Martha Whalen	Spring 2026	01	80	78	60
Martha Whalen	Summer 2025	01	80	84	80
Martha Whalen	Summer 2024	01	88	88	—
Martha Whalen	Spring 2024	02	95	87	60
Martha Whalen	Spring 2024	03	92	91	80
Martha Whalen	Midterm Spring 2024	01	85	81	80
Martha Whalen	Midterm Spring 2025	01	95	95	—
Martha Whalen	Spring 1 2023	01	69	64	—

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.