Class record · GERM · MCAS

GERM 2004

German for Professional Purposes · 1 instructor on record · 5 sections

What the course score is made of

89BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 2025

—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

24thMore challenging than 24% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

86BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 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

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

50BC — “Workload”5 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.

This language course is designed for students interested in living in a German-speaking country and want to use German in a professional setting. Students will develop presentation skills necessary to be successful at work in Germany. Topics covered include sustainability, the political landscape, social benefits, cultural differences, and expectations when working or studying in a German-speaking environment. Students will learn about organizations and companies that offer opportunities for BC students such as Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange and Fulbright. A visit to a German company is also planned. Not suitable for native speakers of German.

The only instructor on record

5 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Ruth SondermannAdjunct Instructor, German Studies · Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies	925 records	39th	24th

There is no ranking to read here: Ruth Sondermann is the only instructor with evaluation records for GERM 2004, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Ruth Sondermann

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
GERM 1001Elementary German I	420 records	85
GERM 1002Elementary German II	318 records	81
GERM 1050Intermediate German I	616 records	83
GERM 1061Intensive Reading in German	216 records	84
GERM 1051Intermediate German II	615 records	86
GERM 2005Germany in Europe today	11 record	93

Other GERM classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
GERM 1001Elementary German I	420 records	85
GERM 1002Elementary German II	318 records	81
GERM 1050Intermediate German I	616 records	83
GERM 1061Intensive Reading in German	216 records	84
GERM 1051Intermediate German II	615 records	86
GERM 1003Elementary German Practicum I	25 records	85

The line

All 13 items · means across 5 records

The Professor4 items

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

9665th pctl

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

8510th 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.

9343rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8727th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9252nd pctl

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

9676th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9046th pctl

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

9465th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9675th 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.

5039th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8624th pctl

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

9780th 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

5 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Ruth Sondermann	Fall 2025	01	88	88	60
Ruth Sondermann	Fall 2024	01	85	80	40
Ruth Sondermann	Fall 2023	01	96	96	—
Ruth Sondermann	Fall 2022	01	92	92	60
Ruth Sondermann	Fall 2021	01	100	87	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.