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SOCY 9981

Dissertation Seminar · 1 instructor on record · 7 sections

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations7 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

17thMore challenging than 17% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

84BC — “Intellectually Challenging”7 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

45thMore work than 45% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

55BC — “Workload”7 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 a continuing research workshop which covers all stages of the research process, from conceptualization and theory development through data analysis and writing. The workshop is intended primarily for sociology graduate students working on dissertation proposals, dissertations, and/or comprehensiveexam papers. Others will be welcomed on a case-by-case basis. The group meets bi-weekly, with individual meetings with the professor as necessary. All students who are writing dissertations are strongly recommended to enroll in this workshop, at least for one semester.

The only instructor on record

7 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Natalia SarkisianAssociate Professor · Sociology	887 records	45th	17th	646 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Natalia Sarkisian is the only instructor with evaluation records for SOCY 9981, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Natalia Sarkisian

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
SOCY 2200Statistics	311 records	74
SOCY 7702Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis	25 records	85
SOCY 7703Multivariate Statistics	24 records	75
SOCY 7710Social Inquiry Research Seminar	13 records	82
SOCY 7706Longitudinal Data Analysis	22 records	85
SOCY 7171Work, Health, Aging, Family, Life course (WHAFL) Research Workshop	11 record	100

Other SOCY classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
SOCY 1001Introductory Sociology	2657 records	82
SOCY 2210Research Methods	723 records	79
SOCY 1030Deviance and Social Control	213 records	74
SOCY 2215Social Theory	313 records	76
SOCY 2200Statistics	311 records	74
SOCY 1501Global Implications of Climate Change	310 records	78

The line

All 13 items · means across 7 records

The Professor4 items

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

9669th pctl

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

9240th pctl

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

9670th pctl

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

9234th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9253rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9680th pctl

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

8822nd 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.

9362nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9145th 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.

5545th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8417th pctl

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

9571st 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

7 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Natalia Sarkisian	Spring 2026	01	—	—	—
Natalia Sarkisian	Fall 2025	01	100	100	60
Natalia Sarkisian	Spring 2025	01	100	100	—
Natalia Sarkisian	Fall 2023	01	70	70	—
Natalia Sarkisian	Spring 2023	01	80	80	40
Natalia Sarkisian	Fall 2022	01	100	80	60
Natalia Sarkisian	Spring 2022	01	80	80	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.