Class record · ECON · MCAS

ECON 3712

History of Economic Thought · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2025 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

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What the challenge rank is made of

30thMore challenging than 30% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

87BC — “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.

Examination of economic thought from the ancient Greeks through the modern period. Explores the way in which historical events have affected the evolution of economics, the connections between economics and other academic disciplines, and the influence of economists on society. Also includes an introduction to research and literature analysis in economics.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Megan Mccoy DowdyAssistant Professor of the Practice · Economics	874 records	25th	30th	6011 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Megan Mccoy Dowdy is the only instructor with evaluation records for ECON 3712, 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 Megan Mccoy Dowdy

1 other class

Class	Instructors	Course score
ECON 2201Microeconomic Theory	1967 records	71

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All of them

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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 4 records

The Professor4 items

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

9031st pctl

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

9242nd pctl

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

9032nd pctl

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

9235th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9256th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9252nd pctl

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

9033rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9149th pctl

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

8521st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8937th 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.

8730th pctl

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

8419th 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

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Megan Mccoy Dowdy	Spring 2026	01	86	78	40
Megan Mccoy Dowdy	Spring 2026	02	82	83	40
Megan Mccoy Dowdy	Spring 2025	01	88	86	40
Megan Mccoy Dowdy	Spring 2025	02	93	93	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.