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ADCO 1005

Introduction to Communications · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of

79BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Fall 2025

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

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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

11thMore challenging than 11% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

82BC — “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

93rdMore work than 93% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

80BC — “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.

Introduces the four main divisions in communication studies: interpersonal communication, mass media theory, group and organizational communication. Examines the influence and impact of electronic communication. Practical application of theory focuses the course.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Austin GillilandAdvancing Studies	754 records	93rd	11th

There is no ranking to read here: Austin Gilliland is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADCO 1005, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Austin Gilliland

1 other class

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADCO 1020Survey of Mass Communication	24 records	87

Other ADCO classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADCO 1020Survey of Mass Communication	24 records	87
ADCO 3041Persuasive Communication	14 records	80
ADCO 1771Applied Data Analysis and Interpretation	12 records	61
ADCO 2001Writing for the Digital Space	12 records	78
ADCO 2002Digital Storytelling	12 records	85
ADCO 2240Public Relations	12 records	89

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.

8513th pctl

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

848th pctl

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

839th pctl

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

8818th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9039th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9037th pctl

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

9243rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9260th pctl

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

8625th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8936th 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.

8093rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8211th pctl

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

9043rd 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

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Austin Gilliland	Fall 2025	01	70	80	—
Austin Gilliland	Fall 2024	01	75	78	—
Austin Gilliland	Fall 2023	01	78	75	—
Austin Gilliland	Spring 2022	01	78	84	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.