Class record · POLI · MCAS

POLI 2339

State and Local Government · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of

91BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022

—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

69thMore challenging than 69% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”1 record · 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”1 record · 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.

Although national politics captures most media and public attention, state and local governments may well have a greater impact on citizens' daily lives. Consequently, this course examines the key institutions and processes that shape politics and policymaking at the state and local levels of government. Specific attention will be paid to how American sub-national governments raise revenues, allocate and manage their resources (zoning laws, regulatory takings), and provide important governmental services (public schools, fire and police protection, parks). Along the way, students will be introduced to and asked to evaluate key concepts and theories relating to the operation of sub-national governments (e.g., federalism, Tiebout sorting, the "homevoter hypothesis").

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Michael HartneyAssociate Professor · Political Science Provisional	961 record	78th	69th	885 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Michael Hartney is the only instructor with evaluation records for POLI 2339, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Michael Hartney

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
POLI 1061Introduction to American Politics	58 records	77
POLI 4933Honors Seminar	33 records	74
POLI 3340Sem: Democracy and Our Schools	12 records	94
POLI 2338Environmental Politics and Policy	11 record	93
POLI 4395Interest Groups in American Politics	11 record	82
POLI 4396Sem: American Subnational Politics	11 record	95

Other POLI classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
POLI 1021How to Rule the World: Introduction to Political Theory	645 records	82
POLI 1041Fundamental Concepts of Politics	1037 records	76
POLI 2360Seminar: Rights in Conflict	923 records	84
POLI 1042Introduction to Modern Politics	519 records	83
POLI 2665The Question of Justice	919 records	80
POLI 2440A Continent on the Move: Immigration in Contemporary Europe	110 records	86

The line

All 13 items · means across 1 record

The Professor4 items

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

9882nd pctl

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

9883rd pctl

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

9882nd pctl

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

9878th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9888th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9677th pctl

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

9672nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9367th 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.

9886th 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.

9369th pctl

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

9361st 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

1 section · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Michael Hartney	Spring 2022	01	96	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.