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ECON 3363

Micro Public Policy Analysis · 1 instructor on record · 10 sections

What the course score is made of

96BC evaluations10 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

60thMore challenging than 60% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”10 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

26thMore work than 26% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

42BC — “Workload”10 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.

Enrollment limited; significant writing/research component. This is a seminar on the economic analysis of current microeconomic public policy issues. During the first half of the course, students will read and discuss articles on selected topics and prepare first drafts of papers on topics of their choice. The second half of the course will be run like a professional economics conference. Students will read and critique others' papers, present their drafts to the class, and revise their papers on the basis of the comments received.

The only instructor on record

10 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Joseph QuinnEconomics	9710 records	26th	60th	1002 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Joseph Quinn is the only instructor with evaluation records for ECON 3363, 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 Joseph Quinn

2 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
UNCS 2245First-Year Topic Seminar	32107 records	89
ECON 2242Public Policy in an Aging Society	28 records	91

Other ECON classes

All of them

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ECON 1101Principles of Economics	46223 records	73
ECON 2228Econometric Methods	33131 records	71
ECON 1151Statistics	2797 records	72
ECON 2202Macroeconomic Theory	2072 records	69
ECON 2201Microeconomic Theory	1967 records	71
ECON 9900Third Year Thesis Workshop	1440 records	91

The line

All 13 items · means across 10 records

The Professor4 items

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

9562nd pctl

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

9558th pctl

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

9774th pctl

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

9768th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9574th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9571st pctl

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

9571st pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9254th pctl

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

9782nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9783rd 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.

4226th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9260th pctl

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

9042nd 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

10 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Joseph Quinn	Spring 2026	01	99	98	40
Joseph Quinn	Spring 2026	02	95	96	40
Joseph Quinn	Fall 2025	01	99	98	40
Joseph Quinn	Spring 2025	01	98	94	40
Joseph Quinn	Spring 2024	01	95	94	40
Joseph Quinn	Fall 2023	01	99	98	—
Joseph Quinn	Spring 2023	01	98	96	40
Joseph Quinn	Fall 2022	01	96	95	60
Joseph Quinn	Spring 2022	01	98	94	40
Joseph Quinn	Fall 2021	01	96	98	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.