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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 · ADSA · ADV

ADSA 7502

Sports Marketing and Communication · 1 instructor on record · 19 sections

What the course score is made of
90BC evaluations19 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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
43rdMore challenging than 43% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
90BC — “Intellectually Challenging”19 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
48thMore work than 48% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
59BC — “Workload”19 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 developed to provide an understanding of marketing and communication concepts that apply to sports and sporting events. The core concepts include vision, goals, and objectives of sports marketing management, communications, branding, product management, sales, sponsorship, promotion, and research associated with the sports industry.

The only instructor on record

19 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
James Di LoretoAdvancing Studies9219 records48th43rd

There is no ranking to read here: James Di Loreto is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADSA 7502, so the number is a record, not a position.

Other ADSA classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ADSA 7504Sports Law and Compliance518 records83
ADSA 7501Survey of Sports Administration317 records90
ADSA 8007Revenue Generation in Sports417 records77
ADSA 7503Sports Finance216 records80
ADSA 7585Sports Leadership and Ignatian-based Ethics215 records88
ADSA 9001Sports Administration Internship115 records84

The line

All 13 items · means across 19 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9347th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9559th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9453rd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9551st pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9150th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9464th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9243rd pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9255th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8939th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9145th 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.
5948th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9043rd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8726th 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

19 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
James Di LoretoSpring 20260110010060
James Di LoretoSpring 202602848260
James Di LoretoFall 202501969540
James Di LoretoFall 202502958860
James Di LoretoSummer 202501969660
James Di LoretoSpring 202501919160
James Di LoretoSpring 202502939140
James Di LoretoFall 202401899460
James Di LoretoSummer 202401888860
James Di LoretoSpring 2024019389
James Di LoretoFall 2023019388
James Di LoretoSummer 2023019797
James Di LoretoSpring 202301908560
James Di LoretoFall 2022019690
James Di LoretoFall 202202858460
James Di LoretoSummer 2022018010060
James Di LoretoSpring 202201979780
James Di LoretoFall 2021011009260
James Di LoretoFall 202102837360

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.