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COMM 1030

Public Speaking · 11 instructors on record · 66 sections

What the course score is made of

83BC evaluations66 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

10thMore challenging than 10% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

81BC — “Intellectually Challenging”66 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

42BC — “Workload”66 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.

Required course for all Communication majors This course is an introduction to the theory, composition, delivery, and criticism of speeches. Attention is devoted to the four key elements of the speech situation: message, speaker, audience, and occasion. Emphasis in the course is also given to different modes of speaking and a variety of speech types, such as persuasive, ceremonial, and expository addresses. This is a performance course.

The board

11 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. 1 of the 11 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Christine CaswellCommunication	957 records	25th	32nd	—no page
2	Christine Caswell MccarronCommunication Provisional	952 records	—	24th	—no page
3	Christopher CitorikCommunication Provisional fewer records	1001 record	—	—	—no page
4	Christine SchwartzCommunication	913 records	30th	30th	—no page
5	Kalemba KizitoAssistant Professor of the Practice · Communication Provisional	901 record	78th	5th	464 ratings · all classes
6	Lisa CuklanzProfessor, Director of Women's and Gender Studies · Communication	843 records	30th	36th	664 ratings · all classes
7	Rita RosenthalAssociate Professor of the Practice and Public Speaking Coordinator · Communication	8420 records	25th	5th	603 ratings · all classes
8	Erin LoganCommunication	8317 records	25th	6th	964 ratings · all classes
9	Brett IngramCommunication	825 records	25th	11th	6234 ratings · all classes
10	Ali ErolAssociate Professor of the Practice · Communication Provisional	761 record	25th	5th	1002 ratings · all classes
11	Marcus BreenCommunication	676 records	25th	9th	664 ratings · all classes

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 11 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 66 records

The Professor4 items

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

8925th pctl

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

8921st pctl

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

9029th pctl

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

9027th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8831st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8934th pctl

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

9247th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8728th pctl

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

9251st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8833rd 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.

4225th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8110th pctl

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

8418th 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

66 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Rita Rosenthal	Spring 2026	01	80	80	40
Rita Rosenthal	Spring 2026	02	74	80	40
Rita Rosenthal	Spring 2026	03	82	78	40
Lisa Cuklanz	Spring 2026	04	82	80	60
Marcus Breen	Spring 2026	05	60	57	40
Christine Caswell	Spring 2026	06	96	96	—
Brett Ingram	Spring 2026	07	88	92	40
Rita Rosenthal	Fall 2025	01	85	80	40
Rita Rosenthal	Fall 2025	02	73	76	40
Marcus Breen	Fall 2025	03	64	74	40
Lisa Cuklanz	Fall 2025	04	80	82	40
Lisa Cuklanz	Fall 2025	05	89	87	40
Christine Caswell	Fall 2025	06	98	91	40
Erin Logan	Spring 2025	01	85	87	40
Rita Rosenthal	Spring 2025	02	72	63	40
Rita Rosenthal	Spring 2025	03	94	87	—
Erin Logan	Spring 2025	04	78	85	40
Marcus Breen	Spring 2025	05	77	77	40
Christine Caswell	Spring 2025	06	98	95	40
Rita Rosenthal	Fall 2024	01	92	92	40
Erin Logan	Fall 2024	02	88	84	40
Erin Logan	Fall 2024	03	89	88	40
Rita Rosenthal	Fall 2024	04	92	89	40
Christine Caswell	Fall 2024	05	100	93	—
Marcus Breen	Fall 2024	06	87	85	—

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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.