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MGMT 8134

Power and Influence · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

79BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Summer 2023 – Summer 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

21stMore challenging than 21% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

85BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 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

78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

60BC — “Workload”3 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.

Power and Influence is a graduate level course that aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of power and influence within organizational and social contexts. The course will cover a range of theories and perspectives on power, including how power is acquired, maintained, and exercised in different settings. In addition to examining the theoretical foundations of power and influence, the course will also provide students with practical skills for analyzing and navigating power dynamics in their own lives and careers. This will include learning how to identify and challenge power imbalances, as well as how to effectively use power and influence to achieve desired outcomes.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Rick ArrowoodManagement and Organization	833 records	78th	21st

There is no ranking to read here: Rick Arrowood is the only instructor with evaluation records for MGMT 8134, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Rick Arrowood

4 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADGR 7726Leading and Managing Change	310 records	90
MGMT 2141Power and Influence	17 records	80
ADGR 8010Leader as Change Agent	24 records	85
ADGR 8045Media Relations and Community Management	23 records	84

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 2170Entrepreneurial Management	120 records	89
MGMT 2137Managing Diversity	218 records	83

The line

All 13 items · means across 3 records

The Professor4 items

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

9134th pctl

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

9453rd pctl

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

8928th pctl

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

9449th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8419th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8829th pctl

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

9242nd 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.

9148th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8624th 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.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8521st pctl

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

8624th 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

3 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Rick Arrowood	Summer 2025	01	85	80	60
Rick Arrowood	Summer 2024	01	86	83	60
Rick Arrowood	Summer 2023	01	78	74	—

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.