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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 · THTR · MCAS

THTR 1015

Theater Production Lab I: Sound Run · 1 instructor on record · 5 sections

What the course score is made of
88BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2023 – 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
3rdMore challenging than 3% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
76BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 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
100thMore work than 100% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
100BC — “Workload”5 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.

Participate in a Theatre Department production as part of the Sound Crew. Positions such a Sound Board Operator, Assistant Sound Designer, and Wireless Mic Technician are available. Great chance to learn valuable tech skills. No experience necessary.

The only instructor on record

5 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
George CookeTheater995 records100th3rd

There is no ranking to read here: George Cooke is the only instructor with evaluation records for THTR 1015, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by George Cooke

3 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
THTR 1035Theatre Production Lab III: Assistant Sound Designer14 records100
THTR 1045Advanced Production Lab: Sound Design13 records93
THTR 2255Theatre Skills: Sounds Design Basics13 records100

Other THTR classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
THTR 1170Introduction to Theatre1299 records76
THTR 1103Acting I: Fundamentals of Performance325 records91
THTR 1012Theatre Production Lab I: Wardrobe Run317 records83
THTR 1120Elements of Dance116 records71
THTR 1140Elements of Theatrical Design514 records69
THTR 1130Elements of Stagecraft513 records78

The line

All 13 items · means across 5 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9453rd pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9453rd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9453rd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9985th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8831st pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8829th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8824th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9786th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
100100th 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.
100100th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
763rd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9888th 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

5 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
George CookeSpring 202601100100
George CookeFall 20250110080100
George CookeSpring 202501100100
George CookeFall 20230110087
George CookeSpring 2023019675100

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.