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 9904

DNP Project Seminar 1 · 11 instructors on record · 30 sections

What the course score is made of
74BC evaluations30 records · weight ×1.0 · Summer 2022 – 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
19thMore challenging than 19% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
85BC — “Intellectually Challenging”30 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
85thMore work than 85% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
71BC — “Workload”30 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 is the first of three courses in the scholarly inquiry project sequence. Students will utilize project management principles and advanced leadership skills, in collaboration with their project team, to revise the scholarly inquiry charter/proposal that they developed during the advance scholarly inquiry course.

The board

11 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 11 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
1Sarah GivenNursing994 records78th65th
2Corrine JurgensNursing924 records81st48th
3Catherine ConahanNursing917 records85th36th
4Jacqueline SlyNursing Provisional fewer records931 record21st
5Beth Mcnutt-ClarkeNursing904 records94th3rd
6Patricia Reid PonteNursing895 records85th12th
7Tam NguyenNursing Provisional801 record
8Stacey BaroneNursing Provisional751 record93rd9th
9Christine RepshaNursing Provisional701 record9th
10Elizabeth HowardNursing Provisional651 record78th0th
11Marie BorgellaNursing Provisional601 record

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 11 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 30 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9242nd pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9563rd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9240th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9131st pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8522nd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8520th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8614th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8414th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9251st pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9044th 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.
7185th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8519th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
754th 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

30 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Sarah GivenSpring 20260110010060
Stacey BaroneSpring 202602755580
Sarah GivenSpring 2026031009460
Catherine ConahanSummer 202501100100100
Beth Mcnutt-ClarkeSummer 20250210097100
Sarah GivenSummer 2025039791
Corrine JurgensSpring 202501968280
Corrine JurgensSpring 202502907660
Catherine ConahanSpring 2025038076100
Sarah GivenSpring 2025049886
Beth Mcnutt-ClarkeSummer 2024018053100
Catherine ConahanSummer 202402938060
Patricia Reid PonteSummer 202403947880
Patricia Reid PonteSpring 2024018570
Catherine ConahanSpring 202402916760
Beth Mcnutt-ClarkeSummer 20230110080
Corrine JurgensSummer 2023028575
Tam NguyenSummer 2023038047
Catherine ConahanSummer 2023048775
Marie BorgellaSummer 2023056050
Patricia Reid PonteSummer 2023069370
Patricia Reid PonteSpring 202301938360
Catherine ConahanSpring 202302987560
Patricia Reid PonteSummer 2022018068
Corrine JurgensSummer 202202978360

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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.