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MCIS 2200

Data Visualization · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of

90BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · 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

2ndMore challenging than 2% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

73BC — “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

25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”1 record · 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 course covers foundations of data visualization and best practices to help students effectively analyze data and present their insights clearly in a way that will engage their audience. The course provides discussions and presentations on topics such as visual perception, the various chart types and when to use them, the effective use of colors, typography, maps, and other visualization techniques for incorporating analytics and storytelling, and teaches through many examples of compare and contrast. The conceptual discussions will be integrated with hands-on experience using Tableau.STEM-designated.

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Nam Wook KimComputer Science Provisional	851 record	25th	2nd

There is no ranking to read here: Nam Wook Kim is the only instructor with evaluation records for MCIS 2200, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Nam Wook Kim

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
CSCI 2254Web Application Development	28 records	89
CSCI 3311Data Visualization	15 records	83
CSCI 3360Human-AI Interaction	12 records	84
CSCI 3361Human-Computer Interaction	11 record	83
CSCI 4921Advanced Independent Research	11 record	100
MESA 8417Data Visualization and Storytelling	11 record	87

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.

9349th pctl

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

804th pctl

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

8717th pctl

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

9343rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9573rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9042nd pctl

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

9569th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8725th pctl

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

9044th 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.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

732nd pctl

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

8521st 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

1 section · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Nam Wook Kim	Fall 2025	01	85	90	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.