Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Positions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

Class record · ENGR · MCAS

ENGR 3100

Collaborative Service Engineering Project · 5 instructors on record · 15 sections

What the course score is made of
85BC evaluations15 records · weight ×1.0 · Summer 2023 – 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
53rdMore challenging than 53% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
91BC — “Intellectually Challenging”15 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
87thMore work than 87% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
74BC — “Workload”15 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.

In this course, students apply the engineering design process to a project in collaboration with a community partner. The process involves identifying real-world problems through stakeholder engagement, defining design requirements, and applying engineering methods to generate, evaluate, and refine conceptual designs that address user needs. Designs are further developed through testing and feedback from stakeholders. The course culminates in a final presentation and a detailed project report that demonstrates the application of engineering principlesincluding consideration of risks and trade-offsto develop high-quality solutions to complex, community-driven challenges.

The board

5 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 1 of the 5 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Siddhartan GovindasamyProfessor, Sabet Family Dean's Faculty Fellow; Interim Department Chair · Engineering975 records81st58th1005 ratings · all classes
2Glenn GaudetteJohn W. Kozarich ’71 Chair of the Department of Engineering (on leave starting June 2026) · Engineering963 records100th74thno page
3Avneet HiraAssociate Professor, Sabet Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow · Engineering Provisional fewer records1001 record84thno page
4Jonathan KronesComplex Problems and Enduring Questions Provisional952 records78th53rd646 ratings · all classes
5Justin HenriquesEngineering Human Centered764 records85th32ndno page

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 2 of 5 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 15 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9238th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9450th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9345th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9445th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8113th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8727th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9463rd pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8313th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8625th 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.
7487th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9153rd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9043rd 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

15 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Justin HenriquesSpring 202601545260
Glenn GaudetteSummer 202501100100100
Justin HenriquesSummer 20250198100100
Avneet HiraSummer 202502100100
Siddhartan GovindasamySummer 202502100100
Justin HenriquesSpring 202501564560
Siddhartan GovindasamySpring 202502887840
Justin HenriquesFall 202402958560
Glenn GaudetteSummer 2024019494100
Siddhartan GovindasamySummer 202402100100100
Jonathan KronesSpring 202401907860
Siddhartan GovindasamySpring 2024021008460
Siddhartan GovindasamySpring 2024039688
Jonathan KronesFall 20230110096
Glenn GaudetteSummer 2023019380

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.