Instructor record · Finance · Midterm Spring 2022 – Fall 2022

Clifford Holderness

Finance · 5 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

MFIN 77014th of 4 instructorsMFIN 88078th of 10 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

65BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Midterm Spring 2022 – Fall 2022

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

Sources are averaged by how much we trust each one and by how many records sit behind it, so a handful of reviews nudges the number rather than replacing it.

What the challenge rank is made of

29thMore challenging than 29% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

85BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question — 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

84thMore work than 84% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

64BC — “Workload”5 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload 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 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.

703rd pctl

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

691st pctl

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

702nd pctl

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

754th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8319th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

799th pctl

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

8111th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

787th pctl

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

768th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

662nd 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.

6484th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8529th pctl

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

8014th 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.

Class by class

2 classes · 5 sections

How each position is worked outPositions 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.

MFIN 7701 EconomicsOvr62Chal20thWork81st

On this class's board4th of 4 instructors

4 sections on record · course itself rated 65 out of 100. See the full board for MFIN 7701.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2022	01	48	51	80
Fall 2022	02	59	61	60
Fall 2021	01	70	76	60
Fall 2021	02	72	73	60

All 13 items for MFIN 7701

The Professor4 items

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

681st pctl

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

670th pctl

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

670th pctl

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

721st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8012th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

775th pctl

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

805th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

774th pctl

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

7910th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

651st 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.

6581st pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8520th pctl

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

8011th pctl

MFIN 8807 Corporate FinanceOvr76Chal19thWork78th

On this class's board8th of 10 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 73 out of 100. See the full board for MFIN 8807.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Midterm Spring 2022	01	76	73	60

All 13 items for MFIN 8807

The Professor4 items

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

816th pctl

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

793rd pctl

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

8412th pctl

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

8611th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9254th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8829th pctl

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

8513th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

796th pctl

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

652nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

671st 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.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8519th pctl

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

776th pctl

How to read this pageScores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Almost every class scores high on that scale (the median is about 90), so challenge and workload are shown as a rank against every instructor we hold rather than as a score; the raw figure is in the breakdown above. Neither describes quality, and neither is ever marked better or worse anywhere on this site. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero. The position printed against each class is this instructor's place on that class's own board, computed from the same records the board itself is built from.