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ARTS 2223

Painting 2: Observation and Abstraction · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

68BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Spring 2024

—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

29thMore challenging than 29% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

87BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 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

81stMore work than 81% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

67BC — “Workload”3 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 intermediate level course reviews and expands on fundamental painting skills acquired in the foundation painting course primarily with oil paint. Students work on assigned and individual projects that highlight both historical and contemporary methods and concepts of the discipline. Some projects are based on direct observation while others utilize found images, memory and imagination in order to promote the development of a personal and expressive painting style.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Hartmut AustenAssociate Professor, Studio Art · Art, Art History, and Film	763 records	81st	29th

There is no ranking to read here: Hartmut Austen is the only instructor with evaluation records for ARTS 2223, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Hartmut Austen

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
ARTS 1101Drawing I: Foundations	1045 records	76
ARTS 1102Painting I: Foundations	740 records	81
ARTS 3328Senior Minor Project	37 records	76
ARTS 4473Senior Project II	25 records	79
ARTS 4498Senior Project I	25 records	73
ARTS 3306Drawing 3: Expanded Practice	14 records	78

Other ARTS classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ARTS 1101Drawing I: Foundations	1045 records	76
ARTS 1102Painting I: Foundations	740 records	81
ARTS 1156Imagemaking with Photoshop and Illustrator	734 records	88
ARTS 1141Ceramics I	423 records	87
ARTS 1163Introduction to Digital Photography	522 records	91
ARTS 1161Photography I	520 records	93

The line

All 13 items · means across 3 records

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.

8511th pctl

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

838th pctl

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

859th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8112th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

796th pctl

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

8820th 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.

693rd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8010th 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.

6781st pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8729th 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

3 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Hartmut Austen	Spring 2024	01	80	85	80
Hartmut Austen	Spring 2023	01	60	40	60
Hartmut Austen	Spring 2022	01	88	80	60

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.