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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 · COMM · MCAS

COMM 1066

Communicating Jewish Identity · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of
93BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2024 – 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
75thMore challenging than 75% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
94BC — “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
3rdMore work than 3% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
33BC — “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.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Matthew SienkiewiczCommunication963 records3rd75th

There is no ranking to read here: Matthew Sienkiewicz is the only instructor with evaluation records for COMM 1066, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Matthew Sienkiewicz

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
INTL 4941International Studies Senior Seminar1022 records84
COMM 2308Entertainment Media28 records88
COMM 4455Comedy Studies Seminar27 records83
COMM 2254Introduction to Jewish Culture and Civilization23 records85
COMM 2264Global Cultures and Creative Industries12 records74
COMM 2284Jewish Media, Arts, and Culture12 records88

Other COMM classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
COMM 1030Public Speaking1166 records83
COMM 1065Fundamentals of Creative Communication746 records79
COMM 1010The Rhetorical Tradition320 records83
COMM 1020Introduction to Media Studies220 records83
COMM 2213Fundamentals of Audio I120 records85
COMM 1060Anti-Social Media217 records95

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.
9665th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9453rd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9672nd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9882nd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9253rd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9681st pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9673rd pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9576th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9679th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9887th 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.
333rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9475th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9676th 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
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Matthew SienkiewiczSpring 202601939220
Matthew SienkiewiczSpring 202501958940
Matthew SienkiewiczSpring 2024011009840

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.