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COMM 2221

Digital Media Field Production · 1 instructor on record · 5 sections

What the course score is made of

80BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 2025

—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”5 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

45thMore work than 45% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

55BC — “Workload”5 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.

This course may be used to satisfy one of four electives required within the Communication major.With the ubiquitous nature of video streaming on desktops, mobile phones and tablets, the influence of video storytelling has never been greater or more pervasive and the demand for skilled digital storytellers to fill those increasingly ubiquitous screens is stronger than ever. This course offers professional guidance and hands-on experience to develop the skills, techniques, and disciplines necessary for the creation of digital media produced in the field. Students will write and produce their own video programs, becoming familiar with all aspects of production and post-production, including producing, performing, directing, single-camera shooting, sound recording, and location lighting, as well as editing, digital effects, and graphics. In the process, students will develop a discerning eye for what makes an effective, professional, aesthetically pleasing video production, while they build a portfolio that can be used during job or graduate program interviews.

The only instructor on record

5 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Richard HowleyCommunication	805 records	45th	10th

There is no ranking to read here: Richard Howley is the only instructor with evaluation records for COMM 2221, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Richard Howley

1 other class

Class	Instructors	Course score
COMM 2222Studio Television Production	210 records	96

Other COMM classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
COMM 1030Public Speaking	1166 records	83
COMM 1065Fundamentals of Creative Communication	746 records	79
COMM 1010The Rhetorical Tradition	320 records	83
COMM 1020Introduction to Media Studies	220 records	83
COMM 2213Fundamentals of Audio I	120 records	85
COMM 1060Anti-Social Media	217 records	95

The line

All 13 items · means across 5 records

The Professor4 items

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

8410th pctl

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

815th pctl

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

8412th pctl

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

8816th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8728th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8517th pctl

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

8927th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8937th pctl

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

8939th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8830th 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.

5545th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8110th 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

5 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Richard Howley	Fall 2025	01	75	73	60
Richard Howley	Fall 2024	01	93	89	40
Richard Howley	Fall 2023	01	88	88	—
Richard Howley	Fall 2022	01	63	70	60
Richard Howley	Fall 2021	01	83	80	60

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.