Carney Curve

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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 · BSLW · CSOM

BSLW 3345

Managing for Social Impact and the Public Good · 5 instructors on record · 24 sections

What the course score is made of
85BC evaluations24 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
21stMore challenging than 21% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
85BC — “Intellectually Challenging”24 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
25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
41BC — “Workload”24 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.

Managing for Social Impact is an interdisciplinary course that explores the challenges and opportunities for affecting social change in the public and private sphere. Students will utilize the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework to explore how we can leverage market forces, governmental policies, and philanthropies to better support flourishing human populations. This seminar is the required introductory class for the MSI minor and thus most seats are reserved for those currently enrolled in the minor. Others will be permitted as space allows.

The board

5 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.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Jeremy EvansAssociate Professor of the Practice · Business Law and Society945 records25th32nd10010 ratings · all classes
2Jeffrey BellowsBusiness Law907 records27th15thno page
3Edward FrechetteManagement and Organization863 records25th29thno page
4Jennifer CasasBusiness Law857 records25th32ndno page
5Ryan LITTMAN-QUINNBusiness Law Provisional582 records25th3rdno 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. 1 of 5 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 24 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
8926th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
8819th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9134th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9340th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9043rd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8937th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9570th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8830th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8420th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8519th 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.
4125th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8521st pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9043rd 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

24 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Jennifer CasasSpring 202601696140
Jeremy EvansFall 202501959540
Jeremy EvansFall 202502959540
Jeffrey BellowsFall 202503928840
Jeremy EvansFall 202504979740
Jennifer CasasSpring 202501908640
Jeremy EvansFall 202401929040
Jeffrey BellowsFall 202403848060
Jeremy EvansFall 202404939140
Jennifer CasasSpring 202401837840
Jeffrey BellowsSpring 202402888940
Edward FrechetteFall 2023018278
Jennifer CasasFall 2023029287
Jeffrey BellowsFall 2023038888
Jennifer CasasSpring 202301888640
Jeffrey BellowsSpring 202302938840
Edward FrechetteFall 202201858340
Jennifer CasasFall 202202807840
Jeffrey BellowsFall 202203959340
Jennifer CasasSpring 202201918840
Jeffrey BellowsSpring 202202919140
Edward FrechetteFall 2021019288
Ryan LITTMAN-QUINNFall 202102435740
Ryan LITTMAN-QUINNFall 202103737740

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.