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TMTM 2008

Introductory Latin: Summer Intensive · 1 instructor on record · 5 sections

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Summer 2022 – Summer 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

27thMore challenging than 27% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

86BC — “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

95thMore work than 95% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

90BC — “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.

This elementary course in Latin presumes no prior study of the language. Basic principles of Latin phonology, morphology and syntax will be treated in classes and reinforced by regular homework exercises and their review in class. Emphasis will be placed on the vocabulary that is appropriate to the various theological disciplines. This course is highly intensive and requires significant weekly work and a fair measure of independent learning. Students will be expected to master the basic grammar and most common vocabulary. There will be optional review sessions held on Friday May 27, June 10 and June 24.

The only instructor on record

5 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Franklin HarkinsTheology and Ministry	915 records	95th	27th

There is no ranking to read here: Franklin Harkins is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMTM 2008, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Franklin Harkins

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
TMHC 7027History of Western Christianity II: 850-1650	35 records	79
TMHC 7228Introduction to Thomas Aquinas	13 records	93
TMTM 8114Intermediate Latin Readings	13 records	88
TMHC 7230Medieval Theology	12 records	85
TMHC 8067The Book of Job in the Middle Ages	12 records	90
TMST 8085The Christology of Thomas Aquinas	12 records	96

Other TMTM classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
TMTM 2015Directed Readings: Theological German	15 records	80
TMTM 2001Intermediate Greek I	14 records	71
TMTM 2002New Testament Greek I	14 records	71
TMTM 2003New Testament Greek II	13 records	76
TMTM 2004Intermediate Greek II	13 records	53
TMTM 7175The Church and Interreligious Dialogue	13 records	92

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.

9238th pctl

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

9883rd pctl

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

9564th pctl

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

9878th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9783rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9680th pctl

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

8823rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9684th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9574th 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.

9095th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8627th pctl

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

8935th 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

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Franklin Harkins	Summer 2025	01	91	89	100
Franklin Harkins	Summer 2025	02	90	80	—
Franklin Harkins	Summer 2024	01	93	87	—
Franklin Harkins	Summer 2023	01	90	85	—
Franklin Harkins	Summer 2022	01	92	86	80

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.