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MFIN 1127

Corporate Finance · 9 instructors on record · 83 sections

What the course score is made of

80BC evaluations83 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

58thMore challenging than 58% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”83 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

43rdMore work than 43% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

54BC — “Workload”83 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 course is designed to teach the techniques of financial analysis and the management of a firm's sources and uses of funds. Topics treated intensively include financial statement analysis, techniques of financial forecasting, operating and financial leverage, working capital management, capital budgeting, leasing, and long term finance. The teaching method will be a combination of lectures, problems, and cases.

The board

9 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. 1 of the 9 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Nadya MalenkoTim and Debbie Connors Family Professor · Finance	937 records	26th	60th	—no page
2	Aimee SmithFinance	8738 records	46th	64th	846 ratings · all classes
3	Angela MaAssistant Professor · Finance fewer records	885 records	46th	63rd	902 ratings · all classes
4	Rawley HeimerFinance Provisional	882 records	25th	41st	—no page
5	Simcha BarkaiAssistant Professor · Finance	8510 records	78th	63rd	947 ratings · all classes
6	Arup GangulyAssistant Professor of the Practice · Finance	843 records	78th	85th	9446 ratings · all classes
7	Manuel LancastreAssociate Professor of the Practice · Finance	824 records	25th	51st	—no page
8	Michael BarryProfessor of the Practice · Finance	769 records	41st	76th	—no page
9	Elliott SmithFinance	545 records	33rd	4th	6411 ratings · all classes

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. 1 of 9 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 RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 83 records

The Professor4 items

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

8822nd pctl

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

9346th pctl

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

8926th pctl

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

8919th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9044th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9144th pctl

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

9034th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8519th pctl

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

9253rd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8935th 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.

5443rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9258th pctl

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

8417th 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

83 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Aimee Smith	Spring 2026	01	84	75	40
Aimee Smith	Spring 2026	02	85	79	60
Aimee Smith	Spring 2026	03	85	80	60
Nadya Malenko	Spring 2026	04	94	86	40
Nadya Malenko	Spring 2026	05	92	87	40
Manuel Lancastre	Spring 2026	06	77	78	40
Manuel Lancastre	Spring 2026	07	91	87	40
Arup Ganguly	Spring 2026	08	85	84	60
Arup Ganguly	Spring 2026	09	82	76	60
Simcha Barkai	Fall 2025	01	84	83	60
Simcha Barkai	Fall 2025	02	81	78	60
Angela Ma	Fall 2025	03	85	83	60
Angela Ma	Fall 2025	04	93	90	60
Angela Ma	Fall 2025	05	91	84	60
Aimee Smith	Fall 2025	06	85	80	40
Aimee Smith	Fall 2025	07	82	75	60
Aimee Smith	Fall 2025	08	82	78	60
Aimee Smith	Summer 2025	01	100	97	—
Aimee Smith	Summer 2025	02	93	87	60
Nadya Malenko	Spring 2025	01	93	88	40
Nadya Malenko	Spring 2025	02	91	87	40
Aimee Smith	Spring 2025	03	86	80	60
Aimee Smith	Spring 2025	04	86	81	60
Aimee Smith	Spring 2025	05	90	80	60
Arup Ganguly	Spring 2025	06	85	79	60

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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.