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BCOM 6688

Business Writing and Communication Skills for Managers · 2 instructors on record · 22 sections

What the course score is made of

89BC evaluations22 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

36thMore challenging than 36% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

88BC — “Intellectually Challenging”22 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

61BC — “Workload”22 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.

Restricted to CSOM and GCSOM The course focuses on the types of communication done on the job, especially in corporations. Business assignments are used to illustrate appropriate writing and communication strategies, protocols, styles, and formats. Students work alone and in collaboration with others around various assignments and tools, including traditional reports, emails, chats, social media, and presentations. By the end of the semester, students will be proficient in producing business letters, instructions, reports, proposals, resumes, and presentation materials. NOTE:Students will not earn credit for both ACCT8810 and BCOM6688.

The board

2 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 2

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.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
1	Jocelyn RiceUndergrad Management Honors/Ethics Provisional	942 records	93rd	42nd
2	Rita OwensSenior Lecturer · Business Law and Society	9320 records	48th	36th

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. 1 of 2 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 22 records

The Professor4 items

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

9562nd pctl

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

9671st pctl

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

9560th pctl

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

9557th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9785th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9785th pctl

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

9458th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9254th pctl

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

9678th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9674th 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.

6178th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8836th pctl

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

8934th 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

22 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Rita Owens	Spring 2026	01	98	95	60
Rita Owens	Spring 2026	02	94	93	60
Rita Owens	Fall 2025	01	82	77	60
Rita Owens	Fall 2025	02	95	91	60
Jocelyn Rice	Fall 2025	03	96	93	80
Rita Owens	Spring 2025	01	87	85	60
Rita Owens	Spring 2025	02	98	91	60
Rita Owens	Fall 2024	01	94	89	60
Rita Owens	Fall 2024	02	96	91	60
Rita Owens	Spring 2024	01	99	88	60
Rita Owens	Spring 2024	02	93	85	60
Rita Owens	Fall 2023	01	97	95	60
Rita Owens	Fall 2023	02	89	83	60
Rita Owens	Spring 2023	01	96	93	60
Rita Owens	Spring 2023	02	91	90	60
Rita Owens	Fall 2022	01	88	82	60
Rita Owens	Fall 2022	02	91	83	60
Jocelyn Rice	Fall 2022	03	93	84	80
Rita Owens	Spring 2022	03	100	98	40
Rita Owens	Spring 2022	04	97	90	—
Rita Owens	Fall 2021	01	98	95	80
Rita Owens	Fall 2021	03	87	87	40

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.