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MFIN 8807

Corporate Finance · 10 instructors on record · 22 sections

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations22 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 1 2023 – 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”22 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

48thMore work than 48% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

59BC — “Workload”22 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 studies the techniques of financial analysis, including financial statement analysis, cash budgeting, and pro forma analysis. It also covers the firm's investment and financing decisions, including the concepts of present and net present value, capital budgeting analysis, investment analysis under uncertainty, the cost of capital, capital structure theory and policy and the interrelation of the firm's investment and financing decisions.

The board

10 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 10 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Andrey MalenkoRobert A. and Evelyn J. Ferris Professor · Finance	933 records	43rd	87th	—no page
2	Nadya MalenkoTim and Debbie Connors Family Professor · Finance Provisional	922 records	78th	72nd	—no page
3	Aimee SmithFinance Provisional	912 records	78th	34th	846 ratings · all classes
4	Simcha BarkaiAssistant Professor · Finance	884 records	78th	37th	947 ratings · all classes
5	Rawley HeimerFinance Provisional fewer records	891 record	25th	24th	—no page
6	Arup GangulyAssistant Professor of the Practice · Finance Provisional	871 record	78th	74th	9446 ratings · all classes
7	Vyacheslav FosFinance	874 records	81st	57th	—no page
8	Clifford HoldernessFinance Provisional	761 record	78th	19th	—no page
9	Elliott SmithFinance Provisional fewer records	761 record	78th	22nd	6411 ratings · all classes
10	Michael BarryProfessor of the Practice · Finance	813 records	78th	76th	—no page

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. 6 of 10 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 22 records

The Professor4 items

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

9133rd pctl

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

9343rd pctl

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

9137th pctl

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

9234th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9251st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9253rd pctl

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

9247th 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.

9040th 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.

5948th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9153rd pctl

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

9146th 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

22 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Nadya Malenko	Spring 2026	02	90	86	60
Vyacheslav Fos	Fall 2025	01	79	81	60
Simcha Barkai	Fall 2025	02	81	82	60
Nadya Malenko	Spring 2025	02	94	92	60
Michael Barry	Fall 2024	01	83	82	60
Michael Barry	Fall 2024	02	84	81	60
Andrey Malenko	Spring 2024	02	96	91	40
Vyacheslav Fos	Fall 2023	01	90	90	60
Simcha Barkai	Fall 2023	02	89	86	60
Elliott Smith	Spring 2023	02	76	68	60
Vyacheslav Fos	Fall 2022	02	92	93	80
Simcha Barkai	Fall 2022	03	92	86	60
Aimee Smith	Spring 2022	02	92	85	60
Rawley Heimer	Spring 2022	03	89	81	40
Aimee Smith	Fall 2021	01	89	86	—
Vyacheslav Fos	Fall 2021	02	88	88	60
Simcha Barkai	Fall 2021	03	91	89	60
Andrey Malenko	Midterm Spring 2024	01	89	89	60
Andrey Malenko	Midterm Spring 2026	01	94	94	60
Arup Ganguly	Midterm Spring 2025	01	87	85	60
Clifford Holderness	Midterm Spring 2022	01	76	73	60
Michael Barry	Spring 1 2023	01	77	73	—

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.