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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 · TMCE · STM

TMCE 7216

Virtue Ethics · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of
84BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 2024
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
41stMore challenging than 41% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
89BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 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
81stMore work than 81% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
67BC — “Workload”4 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

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Daniel DalyTheology and Ministry904 records81st41st

There is no ranking to read here: Daniel Daly is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMCE 7216, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Daniel Daly

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMCE 7008Introduction to Catholic Social Ethics35 records81
TMCE 8002Fundamental Moral: Theological Ethics35 records74
TMCE 8118Health Care Ethics13 records89
TMCE 8124End of Life Ethics13 records92
TMCE 7004The Moral Dimension of the Christian Life22 records80
TMCE 8117Christian Ethics and Social Structures11 record63

Other TMCE classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMCE 7038Professional Ethics for Ministry I113 records76
TMCE 7008Introduction to Catholic Social Ethics35 records81
TMCE 8002Fundamental Moral: Theological Ethics35 records74
TMCE 7034Critical Ethical Issues14 records59
TMCE 8118Health Care Ethics13 records89
TMCE 8124End of Life Ethics13 records92

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9349th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9562nd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9347th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9235th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9468th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9148th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9139th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8936th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9149th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8830th 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.
6781st pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8941st pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9144th 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

4 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Daniel DalyFall 202401979060
Daniel DalyFall 2023018780
Daniel DalyFall 202201868160
Daniel DalyFall 202101908680

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.