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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 · ISYS · CSOM

ISYS 2160

Intro to Programming using Swift for iOS App Development · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of
78BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2023
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
92ndMore challenging than 92% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
98BC — “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
93rdMore work than 93% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
80BC — “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.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
John GallaugherAssociate Professor · Business Analytics844 records93rd92nd702 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: John Gallaugher is the only instructor with evaluation records for ISYS 2160, 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 John Gallaugher

5 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
BZAN 2165AI-based iOS Development for All14 records86
BZAN 2175Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, and Tech for Good14 records87
ISYS 2170Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, and Tech for Good14 records68
BZAN 8165AI-based iOS Development for All13 records80
BZAN 8175Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, and Tech for Good13 records78

Other ISYS classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ISYS 1021Digital Technologies: Strategy and Use517 records76
ISYS 7700Data Analytics 2: Data Management for Analytics115 records78
ISYS 7705Data Analytics 3: In Practice315 records82
ISYS 6645Data Visualization314 records74
ISYS 4258Systems Analysis and Design411 records84
ISYS 3350Data Management for Analytics and Applications38 records87

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.
9030th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9240th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
8719th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9343rd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8938th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9359th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8719th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9152nd pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9149th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9043rd 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.
8093rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9892nd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
787th 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
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
John GallaugherSpring 202301858360
John GallaugherFall 202201928660
John GallaugherSpring 2022018880100
John GallaugherFall 2021017065100

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.