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ARTS 1156

Imagemaking with Photoshop and Illustrator · 7 instructors on record · 34 sections

What the course score is made of

88BC evaluations34 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

31stMore challenging than 31% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

87BC — “Intellectually Challenging”34 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

62BC — “Workload”34 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 is a course to explore, critique and produce 2D digital media projects. Through critical research, students garner insight into what specifically intrigues them about an artwork, and how to utilize these ideas in their own work. The class will focus on design and production in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Students will become familiar with digital illustration, design, photo manipulation, compositing, and printing. All assignments must be accompanied with evidence of research, and the class will be treated as a portfolio class.*Does not fulfill Arts Core requirement.

The board

7 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. 2 of the 7 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Caleb ColeStudio Art	9524 records	79th	36th	1002 ratings · all classes
2	Courtney EngstromStudio Art Provisional fewer records	981 record	—	—	—no page
3	Georgie FriedmanPart-time Faculty, Film and Studio Art · Art, Art History, and Film Provisional	871 record	93rd	9th	—no page
4	Karl BadenAssociate Professor of the Practice, Studio Art · Art, Art History, and Film Provisional	801 record	25th	9th	801 rating · all classes
5	Carissa HenriquesAssociate Professor of the Practice of Graphic Design · Art, Art History, and Film	803 records	43rd	13th	—no page
6	Jane CassidyFine Arts Provisional fewer records	621 record	—	19th	—no page
7	Jenifer FriedmanFine Arts	663 records	81st	41st	—no page

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. 4 of 7 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 RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 34 records

The Professor4 items

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

9345th pctl

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

9345th pctl

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

9244th pctl

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

9449th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9363rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9464th pctl

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

9139th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9471st pctl

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

9045th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9357th 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.

6278th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8731st pctl

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

9147th 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

34 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Carissa Henriques	Spring 2026	01	90	88	40
Caleb Cole	Spring 2026	02	100	96	60
Caleb Cole	Spring 2026	03	96	89	60
Caleb Cole	Fall 2025	02	94	88	60
Caleb Cole	Fall 2025	03	98	93	60
Georgie Friedman	Fall 2025	04	87	53	80
Caleb Cole	Summer 2025	01	100	100	60
Carissa Henriques	Spring 2025	01	89	84	60
Caleb Cole	Spring 2025	02	100	100	—
Caleb Cole	Spring 2025	03	95	91	60
Carissa Henriques	Fall 2024	01	62	68	60
Caleb Cole	Fall 2024	02	98	96	60
Caleb Cole	Fall 2024	03	97	97	60
Caleb Cole	Summer 2024	01	96	92	100
Caleb Cole	Spring 2024	01	97	97	60
Caleb Cole	Spring 2024	02	88	86	60
Jenifer Friedman	Spring 2024	03	69	80	60
Caleb Cole	Fall 2023	01	93	98	—
Courtney Engstrom	Fall 2023	02	98	92	—
Caleb Cole	Fall 2023	03	84	84	—
Caleb Cole	Summer 2023	01	90	90	—
Caleb Cole	Spring 2023	01	96	90	60
Caleb Cole	Spring 2023	02	89	89	—
Jenifer Friedman	Spring 2023	03	64	65	80
Caleb Cole	Fall 2022	02	90	91	60

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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.