GSOM 7706 MBA Professional Development Workshop II

Full-time MBA students will be required to complete two workshops dedicated to professional development. Workshop II will focus on business problem solving skills. The topic for Workshop II will be determined prior to the start of each incoming class and will be consistent with skills required of MBAs in the professional world including: breaking down problems, requesting and analyzing data, and communicating integrated recommendations.

Course overview

Department
Management Elective
School
CSOM
Credits
1
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
2.71 / 5 · Good
322 responses
Instructor rating
3.40 / 5 · Good
322 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Maryellen Jordan2.53.33.13.12.93.23.33.3≤ 1 hr/week68 of 75
Spring 2025Maryellen Jordan2.43.03.23.23.03.23.13.2≤ 1 hr/week76 of 85
Spring 2024Maryellen Jordan3.03.73.73.63.43.63.63.91–3 hrs/week77 of 86
Spring 2023Maryellen Jordan2.93.53.83.63.33.63.73.71–3 hrs/week69 of 73
Spring 2022Maryellen Jordan2.93.63.33.23.23.33.63.4≤ 1 hr/week32 of 96

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Maryellen Jordan
    Spring 2027, Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.40/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Maryellen Jordan · Fulton Hall 130 F 08:30AM-12:30PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Spring 2027 · Maryellen Jordan · Fulton Hall 130 F 01:00PM-06:00PM · Offered