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Class record · COMM · MCAS

COMM 2282

Researching Big Data and Artificial Intelligence · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of
78BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 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
5thMore challenging than 5% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
79BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 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
40BC — “Workload”4 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. This course is designed to develop an understanding of big data and artificial intelligence from social science perspectives. Students will critically interpret the distinctive paradigms of emerging research with digital social media data (big data) by engaging with case studies and theoretical frameworks.They will also discuss challenges and opportunities AI presents and how it shapes our understanding of human communication and society. The subtopics include human-AI interactions, social media analytics, algorithm-based discrimination, social media-related policy, misinformation, and machine learning.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Seung JangCommunication824 records25th5th

There is no ranking to read here: Seung Jang is the only instructor with evaluation records for COMM 2282, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Seung Jang

4 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
COMM 2278Social Media410 records79
COMM 2291Persuasion28 records85
COMM 3330Communication Methods: Social Science47 records79
COMM 3373Theory of Media and Social Influence14 records79

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 4 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
8821st pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9133rd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
8616th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
8816th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8214th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
809th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9137th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8726th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8523rd pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8623rd 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.
4025th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
795th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8623rd 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

4 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Seung JangSpring 2026017877
Seung JangFall 202501808040
Seung JangSpring 202501908240
Seung JangFall 2024018074

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.