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MFIN 2205

Corporate Financial Strategies · 1 instructor on record · 14 sections

What the course score is made of

83BC evaluations14 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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

66thMore challenging than 66% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”14 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

47thMore work than 47% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

58BC — “Workload”14 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 examines how corporate financial managers create value for stakeholders through a broad range of financial transactions. We will first take an in-depth look at corporate valuation methodologies from both a theoretical and applied perspective. Then, using a combination of case studies, class presentations, and assigned readings, we will focus on applications of these methods in the context of various types of corporate restructurings. Specific applications will include capital structure and financing decisions, M&A and other asset restructuring decisions, and more complex financial transactions including buyouts and distressed restructurings.

The only instructor on record

14 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Edith HotchkissAccenture Professor · Finance	8814 records	47th	66th

There is no ranking to read here: Edith Hotchkiss is the only instructor with evaluation records for MFIN 2205, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Edith Hotchkiss

1 other class

Class	Instructors	Course score
MFIN 8821Corporate Valuation and Restructure	15 records	83

Other MFIN classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
MFIN 1021Fundamentals of Finance	1297 records	83
MFIN 1127Corporate Finance	983 records	80
MFIN 1151Investments	1172 records	82
MFIN 8801Investments	627 records	84
MFIN 2270Data Analytics in Finance	325 records	81
MFIN 8807Corporate Finance	1022 records	85

The line

All 13 items · means across 14 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.

9450th pctl

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

9029th pctl

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

9232nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8625th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8830th pctl

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

9139th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8939th pctl

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

9360th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9251st 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.

5847th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9366th pctl

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

8831st 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

14 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2025	01	88	84	60
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2025	02	84	78	60
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2025	03	74	72	60
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2024	01	90	84	60
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2024	02	94	87	40
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2024	03	92	93	—
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2023	01	86	79	60
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2023	02	94	90	60
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2023	03	88	88	60
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2022	01	89	87	—
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2022	02	79	72	40
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2022	03	91	87	80
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2021	01	88	79	60
Edith Hotchkiss	Fall 2021	02	89	81	60

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.