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ADIT 1400

Python · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

78BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Summer 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

33rdMore challenging than 33% 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

87thMore work than 87% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

73BC — “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 is meant for any student interested in learning computer programming concepts with the Python programming language. We will cultivate our problem-solving abilities as we develop programs in Python. This course is suitable for students with little to no programming experience. The course will start with the basics as we discuss logical decisions and loops. Further, we will explore Python data structures such as tuples, sets, lists, and dictionaries. We will couple this knowledge to make our own classes as we learn about object-oriented programming. Throughout the semester we will discover and implement basic debugging techniques. By the end of this course, students will compose Python programs that solve problems on their own.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
John RussoAdvancing Studies	863 records	87th	33rd

There is no ranking to read here: John Russo is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADIT 1400, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by John Russo

4 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADIT 1985Python	23 records	69
ADIT 1990C++	23 records	74
ADIT 1350Introduction to Programming	22 records	81
ADIT 1360Database Management	11 record	47

Other ADIT classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADIT 3308Project Management	19 records	88
ADIT 2025Data Visualization	35 records	82
ADIT 2100Computer Networks	15 records	94
ADIT 2000Computer Security	14 records	95
ADIT 2500Cybersecurity Fundamentals	14 records	87
ADIT 3300Project Management	14 records	91

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.

8820th 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.

8821st pctl

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

8919th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8831st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8829th pctl

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

8820th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8725th pctl

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

9572nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9251st 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.

7387th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8833rd pctl

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

712nd 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
John Russo	Spring 2026	01	89	83	60
John Russo	Fall 2025	01	87	73	60
John Russo	Summer 2025	01	83	77	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.