Instructor record · Information Systems · Fall 2021 – Spring 2023

Kenneth Parker

Information Systems · 10 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

ISYS 66453rd of 3 instructorsISYS 10215th of 5 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

68BC evaluations10 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2023

—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

10thMore challenging than 10% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

79BC — “Intellectually Challenging”10 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

61stMore work than 61% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

56BC — “Workload”10 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 10 records

The Professor4 items

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

765th pctl

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

742nd pctl

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

744th pctl

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

8211th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

745th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

776th pctl

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

8519th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

788th pctl

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

561st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

631st 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.

5661st pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

7910th pctl

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

7914th 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 · 10 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.

ISYS 6645 Data VisualizationOvr72Chal9thWork47th

On this class's board3rd of 3 instructors

8 sections on record · course itself rated 69 out of 100. See the full board for ISYS 6645.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2023	02	74	75	40
Spring 2023	03	73	75	60
Fall 2022	01	65	64	60
Fall 2022	02	73	65	60
Summer 2022	01	65	65	60
Summer 2022	02	76	64	60
Spring 2022	03	83	78	60
Fall 2021	03	63	67	60

All 13 items for ISYS 6645

The Professor4 items

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

783rd pctl

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

772nd pctl

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

773rd pctl

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

837th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

799th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

819th 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.

819th pctl

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

561st 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.

5847th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

809th pctl

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

798th pctl

ISYS 1021 Digital Technologies: Strategy and UseOvr54Chal3rdWork39th

On this class's board5th of 5 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 58 out of 100. See the full board for ISYS 1021.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2022	07	62	62	60
Spring 2022	09	45	53	40

All 13 items for ISYS 1021

The Professor4 items

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

650th pctl

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

600th pctl

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

620th pctl

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

751st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

520th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

600th pctl

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

838th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

670th pctl

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

540th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

570th 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.

5039th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

753rd pctl

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

8214th 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.