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Class record · ADSA · ADV

ADSA 7506

Athlete Entrepreneurship: Opportunities Created by Name, Image, & Likeness · 3 instructors on record · 13 sections

What the course score is made of
85BC evaluations13 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 1 2023 – Fall 2025
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
32ndMore challenging than 32% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
87BC — “Intellectually Challenging”13 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
78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
60BC — “Workload”13 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 will explore the rights of college student-athletes to access entrepreneurial opportunities based on their common law rights of publicity, often called rights of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) that has been created. Historical amateurism rules had prevented college student-athletes from using these rights going back to the 19th Century. The 2021 law change represented a major shift in how intercollegiate athletics may both operate and relate to its athletes, sponsors, and fans. For student-athletes, the ability to use and potentially profit from these rights offer a range of challenges and opportunities and this course will cover including the legal environment around NIL opportunities, the NCAA rules still applicable to NIL, key contractual terms and provisions related to NIL, opportunities allowed and limited under NIL laws and regulation, institutional responsibilities created by NIL, and strategies for limiting risk in pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities.

The board

3 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 1 of the 3 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
1Chimaeze OkoliAdvancing Studies8311 records78th32nd
2William CarterAdvancing Studies Provisional fewer records861 record78th39th
3Robert BolandAdvancing Studies Provisional681 record78th25th

How this board is orderedPositions 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. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 2 of 3 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row.

The line

All 13 items · means across 13 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
8717th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
826th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
8615th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
8919th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9039th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9253rd pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9034th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9041st pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8318th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8112th 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.
6078th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8732nd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
776th 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

13 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Chimaeze OkoliFall 202501808460
Chimaeze OkoliSummer 202501868780
Chimaeze OkoliFall 202401828060
Chimaeze OkoliSummer 2024017878
Chimaeze OkoliSummer 2023028785
Chimaeze OkoliFall 202202738660
Robert BolandFall 202202688660
Chimaeze OkoliMidterm Fall 202201868460
Chimaeze OkoliMidterm Fall 202301888560
Chimaeze OkoliMidterm Spring 202401848540
Chimaeze OkoliMidterm Spring 202501898960
Chimaeze OkoliSpring 1 2023018282
William CarterMidterm Spring 202601868960

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.