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ADHS 1850

From Lagoon to Legend: Venice in World History · 1 instructor on record · 2 sections

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations2 records · weight ×1.0 · 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

50thMore challenging than 50% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

90BC — “Intellectually Challenging”2 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

100thMore work than 100% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

100BC — “Workload”2 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 History core course explores the rich history, art, and culture of Venice, from its founding as a marshy refuge to its flourishing as a maritime republic. Students will examine the city's iconic architecture, including its stunning churches, and the evolution of its founding myths over time. Looking at the role thatreligion and commerce played, the course willhighlight iconic landmarks like St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace. In addition, contemporary challenges such as overtourism, climate change, and migration, will foster critical thinking about the balance between preservation and modernization in a fragile environment. Woods courses designated as Core count towards Woods Core requirements only; they do not count for University Core requirements.

The only instructor on record

2 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Elizabeth ShlalaAdvancing Studies Provisional	842 records	100th	50th	1004 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Elizabeth Shlala is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADHS 1850, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 2 records, which is thin — read it as provisional. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Elizabeth Shlala

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
UNCS 2245First-Year Topic Seminar	32107 records	89
ADHS 1801Themes of African History	19 records	89
ADHS 1902The Late Ottoman Empire and Egypt	16 records	87
HIST 1716Geographies of Imperialism: History of Colonization	14 records	94
HIST 1401History of the Italian Mediterranean: Una Faccia, Una Razza	13 records	90
HIST 4123Gender, Sexuality, and Power in the Ottoman and British Empires	13 records	88

Other ADHS classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADHS 1801Themes of African History	19 records	89
ADHS 1902The Late Ottoman Empire and Egypt	16 records	87
ADHS 1081Modern History I	24 records	91
ADHS 2210For God and Country	13 records	81
ADHS 2320Remaking Europe - Marshall Plan to Brexit	13 records	91
ADHS 3002Women and Gender in World History	13 records	89

The line

All 13 items · means across 2 records

The Professor4 items

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

8820th pctl

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

8922nd pctl

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

9347th pctl

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

9446th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8625th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8937th pctl

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

8927th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8937th pctl

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

8626th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8623rd 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.

100100th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9050th pctl

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

9145th 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

2 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Elizabeth Shlala	Fall 2025	01	84	87	—
Elizabeth Shlala	Spring 2025	01	84	84	100

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.