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ADFN 1010

Principles of Finance · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2025 – 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

36thMore challenging than 36% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

88BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 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

78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

60BC — “Workload”3 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 the theory and practice of corporate finance in both a theoretical and practical manner. The course is designed to give students a basic understanding of the financial tools managers need to cope in a rapidly changing and dynamic business environment. Finances lie at the heart of every major corporate decision whether it is strategic in nature or operational. The course examines how corporations raise capital in the financial markets and decide upon its deployment in the enterprise. Topics treated extensively include the time value of money, valuing bonds and stocks, concepts of risk/return, capital budgeting, project evaluation, and working capital management.The course will provide students with a theoretical foundation in Finance, but the emphasis is on applying that theory to solve practical problems and increase the value of the enterprise.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Edmond RyanAdvancing Studies	873 records	78th	36th

There is no ranking to read here: Edmond Ryan is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADFN 1010, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Edmond Ryan

4 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADFN 2000Principles of Finance	13 records	91
ADSY 4730Leadership and Innovation	12 records	96
ADFN 1045Investments: Stocks, Bonds, Securities Market	11 record	90
ADSY 4001Strategic Leadership	11 record	90

Other ADFN classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADFN 2000Principles of Finance	13 records	91
ADFN 1045Investments: Stocks, Bonds, Securities Market	11 record	90
ADFN 3041Principles of Financial Management	11 record	80

The line

All 13 items · means across 3 records

The Professor4 items

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

9239th pctl

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

9558th pctl

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

9351st pctl

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

9552nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9148th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9252nd pctl

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

9352nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9364th pctl

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

9887th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9572nd 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.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8836th pctl

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

9249th 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

3 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Edmond Ryan	Spring 2026	01	96	94	—
Edmond Ryan	Fall 2025	01	74	71	60
Edmond Ryan	Spring 2025	01	91	89	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.