Carney Curve

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Positions 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.

Class record · NURS · CSON

NURS 9816

Population Health Principles, Program Planning, and Evaluation · 8 instructors on record · 16 sections

What the course score is made of
67BC evaluations16 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
11thMore challenging than 11% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
82BC — “Intellectually Challenging”16 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
81stMore work than 81% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
66BC — “Workload”16 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.

The course focuses on care at the aggregate level and examines the multiple determinants of health. The principles of population health and population health management will be explored. Health promotion theories will be analyzed and evaluated. Building on these theories and epidemiologic principles, students will assess and identify health care needs at the population level. Students will design theory-driven, evidence-based interventions to improve population outcomes. Program planning and evaluation in partnership with community stakeholders will be emphasized.

The board

8 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. 1 of the 8 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
1Aimee MillikenNursing933 records78th26th
2Beth Mcnutt-ClarkeNursing Provisional901 record25th64th
3Jinhee SungNursing Provisional832 records39th13th
4Lindsey CampNursing793 records25th15th
5Catherine ConahanNursing Provisional651 record6th
6Elizabeth HowardNursing Provisional651 record93rd2nd
7Kathleen RyanAdvancing Studies Provisional fewer records621 record100th5th
8Kellie LapierreNursing654 records94th5th

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. 5 of 8 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 16 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
816th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
8511th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
817th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
804th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
809th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8211th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
783rd pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
763rd pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8013th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8213th 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.
6681st pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8211th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
744th 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

16 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Jinhee SungFall 202501766660
Aimee MillikenFall 202502817060
Jinhee SungSpring 202501908040
Lindsey CampFall 202401665740
Catherine ConahanFall 2024036562
Beth Mcnutt-ClarkeSpring 202401909440
Lindsey CampSpring 202401999440
Lindsey CampFall 2023017464
Aimee MillikenFall 2023029887
Aimee MillikenSpring 2023011009660
Kellie LapierreFall 202201515480
Kellie LapierreFall 202202655460
Kellie LapierreSpring 2022018567100
Kathleen RyanFall 2021016244100
Elizabeth HowardFall 202102654180
Kellie LapierreFall 2021035945100

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.