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ADLP 8103

The Art and Science of Strategy · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of

68BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2026

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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

48thMore challenging than 48% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

90BC — “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

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

100BC — “Workload”1 record · 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.

The history of strategy has roots in military planning, focused on predicting the future based on historic trend lines. Strategy was issued from the C-suite with the rest of the organization responsible for execution. In an era of uncertainty and volatility this model no longer meets the needs of today's organizations. Instead, leading strategists suggest that an agile approach to strategy is needed; one in which a roadmap and navigational tools are essential to adapt and respond to emerging conditions. This course equips students with new lens by which to view strategy development.Students will learn how to think strategically, focused more on questions than answers. They will be equipped with the tools and techniques to discern an organization's capabilities and its unique value proposition. They will learn how to evaluate competitive dynamics and how to assess externalities and potential disruptors. They also will be prepared to contribute in a meaningful way to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of their organization's strategy.

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Rory SenerchiaAdvancing Studies Provisional	681 record	100th	48th

There is no ranking to read here: Rory Senerchia is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADLP 8103, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Rory Senerchia

1 other class

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ADEN 2650Writing With Precision	25 records	86

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ADLP 7001Leading Through Words: Crafting Impactful Messages	29 records	68
ADLP 7004Problem Solving Through Critical Thinking	17 records	94
ADLP 7003Leading Change from the Middle	36 records	82
ADLP 8102Leading High Performing Teams	26 records	84
ADLP 8600Project Management Fundamentals	26 records	85

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.

8513th pctl

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

9028th pctl

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

752nd pctl

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

731st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8315th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8519th pctl

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

8513th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

808th pctl

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

8317th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8520th 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.

9048th pctl

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

723rd 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

1 section · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Rory Senerchia	Spring 2026	01	68	68	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.