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Class record · NURS · CSON

NURS 4260

Population Health Nursing Theory · 5 instructors on record · 24 sections

What the course score is made of
68BC evaluations24 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
11thMore challenging than 11% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
81BC — “Intellectually Challenging”24 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
25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
41BC — “Workload”24 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.

Learners apply conceptual and scientific frameworks of population health to understand the impact of multiple determinants (i.e., socio-cultural, economic, political and environmental) that shape the health of individuals, families and communities. Learners identify the nurses role in the core functions of public health and integrate lessons in health promotion and disease prevention. Learners develop foundational skills in community assessment and epidemiological methods to examine health inequities and vulnerabilities through social justice and ecological lenses. Learners identify opportunities to bridge population health and clinical care to meet the health needs of individuals, families, and populations.

The board

5 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.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
1Lindsey CampNursing935 records25th20th
2Susan GennaroNursing Provisional802 records25th23rd
3Kathleen RyanAdvancing Studies Provisional722 records25th11th
4Raymond GasserNursing709 records26th9th
5Thamarah CrevecoeurNursing626 records25th5th

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. 2 of 5 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 line

All 13 items · means across 24 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
828th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
8611th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
828th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
826th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8214th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8519th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8717th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
796th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8420th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8315th 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.
4125th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8111th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
787th 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

24 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Lindsey CampSpring 202601907840
Susan GennaroSpring 202601817840
Susan GennaroSpring 202602798340
Lindsey CampSpring 202603897840
Raymond GasserFall 202501747140
Raymond GasserSpring 202501746240
Thamarah CrevecoeurSpring 202501526240
Raymond GasserSpring 202502736740
Thamarah CrevecoeurSpring 202503567040
Raymond GasserFall 202401716960
Raymond GasserSpring 202401686140
Thamarah CrevecoeurSpring 202401656140
Raymond GasserSpring 202402747040
Thamarah CrevecoeurSpring 202403666540
Raymond GasserFall 2023018268
Raymond GasserSpring 202301525640
Thamarah CrevecoeurSpring 202301665640
Raymond GasserSpring 202302586740
Thamarah CrevecoeurSpring 202303665940
Kathleen RyanSpring 202201656240
Lindsey CampSpring 202201906240
Kathleen RyanSpring 202202807140
Lindsey CampSpring 202202957140
Lindsey CampFall 202101999440

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.