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COMM 4431

Religious Expression in the Digital Age · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2022

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

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What the challenge rank is made of

33rdMore challenging than 33% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

88BC — “Intellectually Challenging”1 record · 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

78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

60BC — “Workload”1 record · 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.

Satisfies one of two writing intensive courses required within the Communication major. Restricted to Juniors and Seniors. This writing intensive seminar examines religious expression within the current digital moment of social acceleration, infinite interconnections and expanding cultural spaces. Recent surveys show that while Americans are less affiliated with institutional religions, they still seek spiritual meaning and connections. This course explores how the digital age offers new opportunities for religious expression as well as challenges to traditional religious authorities. Students will discuss emerging theories on digital media and the intersections of media and religion. In order to critically examine the representation of religion in digital media spaces, students will engage with contemporary case studies, such meditation apps, Neopagan online rituals, Muslim fashion gurus on Instagram, spirituality podcasts, Evangelical Christian "mommy" blogs, Jewish dating sites and the Pope's Twitter feed. This course is a writing intensive seminar with a required twenty five page research paper.

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Kristin PetersonAssociate Professor · Communication Provisional	911 record	78th	33rd	1003 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Kristin Peterson is the only instructor with evaluation records for COMM 4431, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Kristin Peterson

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
COMM 2125Introduction to Feminisms	416 records	81
COMM 2278Social Media	410 records	79
COMM 4475Introduction to Honors	510 records	90
COMM 2250Media Ethics in the Digital Age	25 records	74
COMM 3335Communication Methods: Honors	55 records	82
COMM 4962Senior Research Seminar	45 records	87

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 1 record

The Professor4 items

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

9564th pctl

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

9452nd pctl

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

9135th pctl

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

9128th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9575th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9145th 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.

9470th pctl

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

9464th 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.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8833rd pctl

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

8830th 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

1 section · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Kristin Peterson	Fall 2022	01	91	85	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.