Class record · FILM · MCAS

FILM 3390

Audio Production · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of

77BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2024

—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

39thMore challenging than 39% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

89BC — “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

—BC — “Workload”1 record — does not contribute

Boston College's workload question was not reported in these records, so there is nothing to show. That is missing data, not a light class.

This course teaches the basic principles of sound and audio. This will include basic acoustics and how it impacts sound capture, proper gain setup and signal flow from sound to mic to recorder to playback for the cleanest and clearest sound capture and mix, the difference between analog and digital audio, the decibel and what each decibel type means, proper metering and understanding meter ballistics. It will also include field sound and post sound. The sound mix will be the final stage of the course. Adobe Premiere and Audition will be used in the course.

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Christopher AndersonFilm Studies Provisional	831 record	—	39th

There is no ranking to read here: Christopher Anderson is the only instructor with evaluation records for FILM 3390, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Other FILM classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
FILM 1171Filmmaking I	426 records	87
FILM 2202Introduction to Film Art	318 records	91
FILM 2230Video Art	210 records	79
FILM 2273Filmmaking II	210 records	87
FILM 2285Adobe Premiere Editing	110 records	91
FILM 2283History of European Cinema	26 records	93

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.

9136th pctl

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

9779th pctl

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

9456th pctl

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

9448th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8624th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8724th pctl

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

8925th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8621st pctl

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

9151st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9149th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8939th pctl

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

9148th 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. 1 of 13 questions were not reported and are left out rather than shown as zero.

Game log

1 section · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Christopher Anderson	Fall 2024	01	83	77	—

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.