Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Top of the board1.ECON 9902962.LAWS 8856973.PRTO 3300984.BSLW 2299975.PHIL 4932986.LAWS 8308987.SCWK 9960998.EESC 99011009.MUSP 16609610.UGMG 10109811.UNCP 55119712.SCWK 883197

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 · SCWK · SSW

SCWK 8889

Social Innovation · 1 instructor on record · 10 sections

What the course score is made of
90BC evaluations10 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 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
62ndMore challenging than 62% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”10 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
43rdMore work than 43% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
53BC — “Workload”10 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 only instructor on record

10 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Praveen KumarSocial Work9210 records43rd62nd

There is no ranking to read here: Praveen Kumar is the only instructor with evaluation records for SCWK 8889, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Praveen Kumar

4 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ENVS 3345Environment and Public Health24 records90
SCHI 5010Forging Just, Effective Climate Policy in the UN COP Process34 records81
SCWK 8840Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Implications for Social Work13 records91
SCHI 6010Forging Just, Effective Climate Policy in the UN COP Process11 record68

Other SCWK classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
SCWK 8841Program Evaluation2368 records72
SCWK 7701The Social Welfare System2966 records72
SCWK 7722Psychosocial Pathology1663 records88
SCWK 7721Human Behavior and the Social Environment1861 records84
SCWK 7747Research Methods in Social Work Practice1758 records69
SCWK 7723Re-thinking Diversity: Systems of Oppression and Privilege1755 records85

The line

All 13 items · means across 10 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9557th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9134th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9559th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9555th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9467th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9358th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9678th 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.
8522nd pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8727th 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.
5343rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9262nd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9463rd 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

10 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Praveen KumarSpring 2026011009640
Praveen KumarSpring 202602989860
Praveen KumarSpring 202501858860
Praveen KumarSpring 202502978960
Praveen KumarSpring 2024018489—
Praveen KumarSpring 202402949460
Praveen KumarSpring 202301939440
Praveen KumarSpring 202302787340
Praveen KumarSpring 202201919360
Praveen KumarSpring 202202969060

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.