Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Positions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

Class record · ADIT · ADV

ADIT 1360

Database Management · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of
47BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2022
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
4thMore challenging than 4% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
77BC — “Intellectually Challenging”1 record · 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
BC — “Workload”1 record — does not contribute

Boston College's workload question was not reported in these records, so there is nothing to show. That is missing data, not a light class.

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
John RussoAdvancing Studies Provisional671 record4th

There is no ranking to read here: John Russo is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADIT 1360, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by John Russo

4 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ADIT 1400Python13 records78
ADIT 1985Python23 records69
ADIT 1990C++23 records74
ADIT 1350Introduction to Programming22 records81

Other ADIT classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ADIT 3308Project Management19 records88
ADIT 2025Data Visualization35 records82
ADIT 2100Computer Networks15 records94
ADIT 2000Computer Security14 records95
ADIT 2500Cybersecurity Fundamentals14 records87
ADIT 3300Project Management14 records91

The line

All 13 items · means across 1 record
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
670th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
772nd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
701st pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
700th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
672nd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
733rd pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
630th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
701st pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
601st pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
631st pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
774th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
600th 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. 1 of 13 questions were not reported and are left out rather than shown as zero.

Game log

1 section · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
John RussoFall 2022016747

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.