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ICSP 7855

Modern/Contemporary Islam in Context · 1 instructor on record · 2 sections

What the course score is made of
98BC evaluations2 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2023 – Spring 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
79thMore challenging than 79% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
95BC — “Intellectually Challenging”2 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
85thMore work than 85% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
70BC — “Workload”2 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.

The only instructor on record

2 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Natana Delong-BasTheology Provisional982 records85th79th

There is no ranking to read here: Natana Delong-Bas is the only instructor with evaluation records for ICSP 7855, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 2 records, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Natana Delong-Bas

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
THEO 1431Islam and Christianity in Dialogue1341 records78
ICSP 3310Women and Gender in Islam15 records90
ICSP 7101Readings and Research--Grad55 records
THEO 1707Geographies of Imperialism: Theology of Colonization13 records82
THEO 3200Engaging Interreligious Leadership22 records85
THEO 1703Building a Habitable Planet: Theological Perspectives11 record63

Other ICSP classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ICSP 2615Islam and Liberal Democracy15 records91
ICSP 3310Women and Gender in Islam15 records90
ICSP 7101Readings and Research--Grad55 records
ICSP 1199Islamic Civilization13 records94
ICSP 4942ICS Senior Seminar Continuation13 records95
ICSP 2250Conversion, Islam, and Politics in the Balkans12 records80

The line

All 13 items · means across 2 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9880th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9881st pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9881st pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9876th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9887th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9888th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9885th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9889th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9572nd pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
100100th 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.
7085th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9579th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9885th 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

2 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Natana Delong-BasSpring 202401959580
Natana Delong-BasSpring 20230110010060

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.