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ADPS 1153

Research Methods for the Social Sciences · 1 instructor on record · 5 sections

What the course score is made of

80BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – 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

51stMore challenging than 51% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

91BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 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

95thMore work than 95% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Workload”5 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 introductory course in research methodology examines issues underlying research from a theoretical and practical point of view. It explores the basic concepts and problems encountered in designing and conducting research and develops the practice of critically thinking about resources located in the research process. Focus is on the tenets of sound research practice to enable students to make reasonable judgments about research read and undertaken.

The only instructor on record

5 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Samuel HayAdvancing Studies	895 records	95th	51st

There is no ranking to read here: Samuel Hay is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADPS 1153, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Samuel Hay

1 other class

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADPS 1100Introductory Psychology	35 records	92

Other ADPS classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADPS 2220Forensic Psychology	16 records	91
ADPS 1100Introductory Psychology	35 records	92
ADPS 2272Cognitive Psychology	35 records	86
ADPS 4001Psychology in Context	15 records	84
ADPS 2101Positive Psychology	14 records	92
ADPS 2210Industrial and Organizational Psychology	14 records	87

The line

All 13 items · means across 5 records

The Professor4 items

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

9136th pctl

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

9452nd pctl

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

9137th pctl

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

9234th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9146th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9038th pctl

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

9136th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8832nd pctl

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

9149th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9462nd 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.

9395th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9151st pctl

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

8316th 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

5 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Samuel Hay	Spring 2026	01	96	85	100
Samuel Hay	Spring 2025	01	84	80	—
Samuel Hay	Spring 2024	01	82	74	100
Samuel Hay	Spring 2023	01	93	80	80
Samuel Hay	Spring 2022	01	89	79	—

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.