MCMC 2001 Applied Data Science Discussion

Name: Applied Data Science Discussion
Rating: 3.4 (11 reviews)

A weekly discussion reviewing material from major courses in the Applied Data Science program.

Course overview

Department: Messina College
School: MCBC
Credits: 0
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Biannually

Course evaluations

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

Course rating: 3.40 / 5 · Good
11 responses
Instructor rating: 4.50 / 5 · Excellent
11 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
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
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Spring 2026	Alicia LaPolla	3.4	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.3	4.5	4.6	1–3 hrs/week	11 of 20

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Alicia LaPolla
Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.50/5

Sections

Section 01
Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · Ashby Hall 113 W 05:00PM-05:50PM · Offered
Section 02
Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · Ashby Hall 113 M 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered