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 · TMPS · STM

TMPS 8119

Liturgical Preaching · 1 instructor on record · 7 sections

What the course score is made of
80BC evaluations7 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 2025
—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
15thMore challenging than 15% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
83BC — “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 course is an introduction to the art of liturgical preaching. Included will be discussion of the nature, content, and context of the homily with emphasis on developing skills of preparation, composition, and delivery. There will be opportunity for frequent student preaching with the use of videotape for teacher, peer, and self-evaluation.

The only instructor on record

7 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Joseph WeissTheology and Ministry837 records45th15th

There is no ranking to read here: Joseph Weiss is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMPS 8119, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Joseph Weiss

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMPS 7207Professional Ministry Practicum110 records76
TMPS 8515Advanced Professional Ministry Practicum18 records85
TMPS 8006Confessional Ministry15 records93
TMPS 8008Liturgical Presiding for Ordained Ministry15 records95
TMST 8021Priesthood: Theology and Praxis24 records79
TMPS 7254English Chants of the Roman Liturgy12 records95

Other TMPS classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMPS 7080Spiritual Formation for Ministry650 records84
TMPS 7280Theological Reflection for Ministry114 records72
TMPS 7096Professional Ethics for Ministry II113 records75
TMPS 8139Internship Reflection Group112 records73
TMPS 7207Professional Ministry Practicum110 records76
TMPS 8034Introduction to the Practice of Spiritual Direction28 records98

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.
9030th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9346th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9452nd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9340th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8831st pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9148th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
100100th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9468th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8728th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8829th 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.
8315th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9885th 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
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Joseph WeissFall 202501868640
Joseph WeissFall 202401858060
Joseph WeissFall 202402939340
Joseph WeissFall 2023018075—
Joseph WeissFall 2023028476—
Joseph WeissFall 2022018080—
Joseph WeissFall 202101707080

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.