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COMM 4449

Crisis Communication · 1 instructor on record · 14 sections

What the course score is made of

91BC evaluations14 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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

58thMore challenging than 58% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”14 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

43rdMore work than 43% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

54BC — “Workload”14 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.

Satisfies one of two writing intensive courses required within the Communication major. Restricted to Juniors and Seniors. This course is designed to examine events and situations that potentially threaten the viability of an organization. Attention is devoted to developing an effective crisis communication plan, speaking to multiple stakeholders, decision-making under pressure, and resolving-rather than litigating-organizational problems. Among the studies examined are the Tylenol product tampering incident, the Exxon Valdez accident, the Union Carbide gas leak, the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster, the Three Mile Island accident, and the Pepsi syringe hoax.

The only instructor on record

14 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Donald FishmanCommunication	9314 records	43rd	58th	8016 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Donald Fishman is the only instructor with evaluation records for COMM 4449, 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 Donald Fishman

1 other class

Class	Instructors	Course score
COMM 1020Introduction to Media Studies	220 records	83

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 14 records

The Professor4 items

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

9454th pctl

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

9563rd pctl

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

9564th pctl

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

9659th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9571st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9466th pctl

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

9462nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9152nd pctl

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

9573rd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9466th 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.

5443rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9258th pctl

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

9039th 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

14 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Donald Fishman	Spring 2026	01	93	86	—
Donald Fishman	Fall 2025	01	87	87	40
Donald Fishman	Summer 2025	01	100	100	80
Donald Fishman	Spring 2025	01	78	80	40
Donald Fishman	Fall 2024	01	84	78	40
Donald Fishman	Summer 2024	01	100	100	80
Donald Fishman	Spring 2024	01	96	94	60
Donald Fishman	Fall 2023	01	90	91	—
Donald Fishman	Summer 2023	01	100	100	—
Donald Fishman	Spring 2023	01	93	89	40
Donald Fishman	Fall 2022	01	98	92	40
Donald Fishman	Summer 2022	01	95	95	80
Donald Fishman	Spring 2022	01	98	93	40
Donald Fishman	Fall 2021	01	93	90	—

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.