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MGMT 2170

Entrepreneurial Management · 1 instructor on record · 20 sections

What the course score is made of

89BC evaluations20 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

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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

51stMore challenging than 51% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

91BC — “Intellectually Challenging”20 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

30thMore work than 30% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

46BC — “Workload”20 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 focuses on the fundamentals of building a business either as a start-up or within a larger organization. Entrepreneurial Management introduces conceptual frameworks and tools that help students to identify, evaluate, launch and grow innovative ventures that have the potential to revolutionize markets. We will discuss cases set in a range of industries including car sharing, aviation, electronic publishing, fashion, file storage, streaming media, consulting, food services and education.Course goals include:Help you to understand the major issues entrepreneurs face when starting, growing and capturing the value of their ventures.Develop the analytical skills required for the environment in which entrepreneurs operate high uncertainty, rapid growth, ongoing change and limited resources.Be able to compare and contrast the major sources of capital available to entrepreneurs and the expectations of investors.Better understand the role that entrepreneurship will play in your career.Entrepreneurial Management requires strong qualitative and quantitative analysis skills. There are no official prerequisites. To evaluate the drivers of venture profitability and to analyze business models, you will need a basic understanding of income statements which will be reviewed during the initial classes.

The only instructor on record

20 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Douglas ShawManagement and Organization	9220 records	30th	51st

There is no ranking to read here: Douglas Shaw is the only instructor with evaluation records for MGMT 2170, so the number is a record, not a position.

Other MGMT classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
MGMT 1021Organizational Behavior	1289 records	80
MGMT 3099Strategic Management	872 records	84
MGMT 2127Leadership	935 records	86
MGMT 7710Strategic Management	523 records	83
MGMT 2137Managing Diversity	218 records	83
MGMT 2123Negotiation	314 records	87

The line

All 13 items · means across 20 records

The Professor4 items

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

9557th pctl

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

9455th pctl

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

9455th pctl

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

9661st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9573rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9574th pctl

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

9566th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9361st pctl

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

9675th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9356th 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.

4630th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9151st pctl

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

9148th 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

20 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Douglas Shaw	Spring 2026	01	94	89	40
Douglas Shaw	Spring 2026	02	87	86	60
Douglas Shaw	Fall 2025	01	88	87	40
Douglas Shaw	Fall 2025	02	88	83	40
Douglas Shaw	Spring 2025	01	97	92	40
Douglas Shaw	Spring 2025	02	92	92	40
Douglas Shaw	Fall 2024	01	90	88	60
Douglas Shaw	Fall 2024	02	90	84	40
Douglas Shaw	Spring 2024	01	98	93	40
Douglas Shaw	Spring 2024	02	93	91	40
Douglas Shaw	Fall 2023	01	87	85	—
Douglas Shaw	Fall 2023	02	90	85	—
Douglas Shaw	Spring 2023	01	92	88	40
Douglas Shaw	Spring 2023	02	89	91	40
Douglas Shaw	Fall 2022	01	90	87	40
Douglas Shaw	Fall 2022	02	93	89	60
Douglas Shaw	Spring 2022	01	90	88	—
Douglas Shaw	Spring 2022	02	97	90	40
Douglas Shaw	Fall 2021	01	96	94	60
Douglas Shaw	Fall 2021	02	93	91	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.