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LAWS 2140

Property · 6 instructors on record · 16 sections

What the course score is made of

79BC evaluations16 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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”16 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

75BC — “Workload”16 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 board

6 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. 2 of the 6 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
1	Daniel LyonsLaw	945 records	87th	81st
2	Mary BilderLaw	943 records	93rd	89th
3	Rebecca CurtinLaw Provisional fewer records	961 record	78th	82nd
4	Rashmi Dyal-ChandLaw Provisional fewer records	631 record	93rd	33rd
5	Felipe ColeLaw	724 records	85th	16th
6	Thomas MitchellLaw Provisional	572 records	93rd	30th

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. 3 of 6 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 line

All 13 items · means across 16 records

The Professor4 items

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

8411th pctl

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

9131st pctl

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

8616th pctl

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

8714th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8521st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8621st pctl

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

8820th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8622nd pctl

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

8729th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8417th 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.

7587th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9153rd pctl

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

8727th 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

16 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Felipe Cole	Spring 2026	01	75	69	60
Mary Bilder	Spring 2026	02	96	92	80
Daniel Lyons	Spring 2026	03	94	92	60
Daniel Lyons	Spring 2025	01	94	91	80
Thomas Mitchell	Spring 2025	02	61	58	80
Felipe Cole	Spring 2025	03	77	73	60
Mary Bilder	Spring 2024	01	92	87	80
Felipe Cole	Spring 2024	02	86	80	80
Daniel Lyons	Fall 2023	03	96	96	—
Felipe Cole	Spring 2023	02	50	48	80
Thomas Mitchell	Spring 2023	03	53	52	80
Daniel Lyons	Fall 2022	01	96	96	80
Rashmi Dyal-Chand	Spring 2022	01	63	59	80
Rebecca Curtin	Spring 2022	03	96	94	60
Daniel Lyons	Spring 2022	04	89	84	80
Mary Bilder	Fall 2021	02	94	89	80

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.