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BZAN 3307

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence · 3 instructors on record · 23 sections

What the course score is made of

83BC evaluations23 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

69thMore challenging than 69% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”23 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

33rdMore work than 33% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

48BC — “Workload”23 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.

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence won't replace managers in the near term, but managers who use ML and AI well will replace those who don't. Organizations now have too much data and insufficient time for managers to consume data only in spreadsheets. Instead, the future of work involves managers designing models that, for example, segment customers, forecast sales, schedule preventative maintenance, or predict markets. This course addresses both the technical and managerial aspects of these applications. Technically, students use Python to create, evaluate, and tune multiple practical models (e.g., classifiers, trees, neural networks) in supervised and unsupervised machine learning contexts. Managerially, this course examines how organizations create value through AI applications.

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.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
1	Samuel RansbothamBusiness Analytics	9611 records	27th	76th
2	Pieter VanderwerfProfessor of the Practice · Business Analytics	894 records	25th	39th
3	Do Yoon KimBusiness Analytics	768 records	45th	75th

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.

The line

All 13 items · means across 23 records

The Professor4 items

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

9030th pctl

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

9029th pctl

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

9032nd pctl

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

9337th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8834th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8936th 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.

8622nd pctl

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

8114th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8624th 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.

4833rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9369th pctl

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

8726th 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

23 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Do Yoon Kim	Spring 2026	01	81	73	60
Do Yoon Kim	Spring 2026	02	79	77	60
Do Yoon Kim	Spring 2026	03	53	64	60
Samuel Ransbotham	Fall 2025	01	94	83	60
Samuel Ransbotham	Fall 2025	02	97	90	—
Samuel Ransbotham	Fall 2025	03	99	91	—
Do Yoon Kim	Spring 2025	01	79	77	40
Do Yoon Kim	Spring 2025	02	78	78	60
Do Yoon Kim	Spring 2025	03	81	78	60
Samuel Ransbotham	Fall 2024	01	95	88	40
Samuel Ransbotham	Fall 2024	02	97	90	40
Samuel Ransbotham	Fall 2024	03	97	86	40
Do Yoon Kim	Spring 2024	01	78	68	40
Do Yoon Kim	Spring 2024	02	81	78	60
Samuel Ransbotham	Fall 2023	01	98	89	—
Samuel Ransbotham	Fall 2023	02	94	90	—
Samuel Ransbotham	Fall 2023	03	99	94	—
Pieter Vanderwerf	Spring 2023	01	81	85	40
Pieter Vanderwerf	Fall 2022	01	87	84	40
Samuel Ransbotham	Fall 2022	02	93	88	40
Samuel Ransbotham	Fall 2022	03	93	88	40
Pieter Vanderwerf	Spring 2022	01	90	85	40
Pieter Vanderwerf	Fall 2021	01	97	93	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.