Instructor record · University and Capstone · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

Joseph Desciak

University and Capstone · 9 evaluation records across 1 class

On this class's board

UNCS 22017th of 21 instructors

What the overall is made of

94BC evaluations9 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

100RateMyProfessors4 ratings · weight ×2.0 · 100% would take again

—Student reviewsno reviews — 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

14thMore challenging than 14% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

81BC — “Intellectually Challenging”9 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. RateMyProfessors separately rates this instructor 30 out of 100 for difficulty — that IS a difficulty measure, but it is about the person across everything they teach, not about any one class, so it is shown here rather than folded into the number above.

What the workload rank is made of

5thMore work than 5% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

38BC — “Workload”9 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.

Ratings from outside BC

Not evaluation data

Collected from RateMyProfessors, not from Boston College: 4 ratings, 100% would take again, difficulty 30 out of 100. Difficulty is not a quality signal in either direction — a harder course is not a worse one.

Anyone can post there — no @bc.edu check and no enrolment check — so it is weighted alongside the evaluation data, never above it.

The line

All 13 items · means across 9 records

The Professor4 items

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

9571st pctl

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

9462nd pctl

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

9684th pctl

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

9784th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8527th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8734th pctl

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

9687th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9169th pctl

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

8422nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8945th 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.

385th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8114th pctl

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

9375th 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

1 class · 9 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.

UNCS 2201 Courage to KnowOvr94Chal9thWork3rd

On this class's board7th of 21 instructors

9 sections on record · course itself rated 92 out of 100. See the full board for UNCS 2201.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	09	96	98	40
Fall 2025	10	92	88	40
Spring 2025	09	98	96	40
Fall 2024	12	93	89	20
Spring 2024	09	87	87	—
Fall 2023	12	84	84	40
Fall 2022	12	97	88	40
Spring 2022	09	96	98	40
Fall 2021	13	100	100	40

All 13 items for UNCS 2201

The Professor4 items

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

9558th pctl

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

9450th pctl

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

9671st pctl

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

9770th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8523rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8727th pctl

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

9672nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9153rd pctl

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

8419th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8937th 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.

383rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

819th pctl

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

9357th 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.