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COMM 2471

The Social Construction of Travel · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

82BC 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

9thMore challenging than 9% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

81BC — “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

25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

40BC — “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.

This course may be used to satisfy one of four electives required within the Communication major. Communication shapes how individuals perceive, experience, and articulate travel. In this course, we will delve into thought-provoking questions that encompass the essence of travel: Why do we set our bodies in motion? What profound insights can we glean about others through travel, and how do such insights enrich our understanding of ourselves? To tackle these intriguing questions, we will tap into an array of theoretical frameworks, including Intercultural Communication Theory, New Media Theory, Cultural Studies, Visual Communication and Representation Theory, Media Literacy, and Postcolonial Theory, among others. These frameworks will serve as cognitive maps, illuminating the intricate interplay between communication, travel, media, culture, and self-perception.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Kalemba KizitoAssistant Professor of the Practice · Communication	853 records	25th	9th	464 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Kalemba Kizito is the only instructor with evaluation records for COMM 2471, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Kalemba Kizito

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
COMM 1030Public Speaking	1166 records	83
COMM 1010The Rhetorical Tradition	320 records	83
COMM 3372Media Theory	313 records	91
MCCO 1030Public Speaking	58 records	87
COMM 4466Surveillance, Media and Contemporary Society	16 records	87
AADS 2182Black Popular Culture	25 records	90

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 3 records

The Professor4 items

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

8819th pctl

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

9346th pctl

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

9033rd pctl

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

9130th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8315th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8211th pctl

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

9141st pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9040th pctl

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

9253rd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9145th 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.

819th pctl

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

8937th 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

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Kalemba Kizito	Spring 2026	01	94	93	40
Kalemba Kizito	Fall 2025	01	87	88	40
Kalemba Kizito	Spring 2024	01	74	67	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.