PRTO 1000 Portico
This course is required for all Carroll School students and must be taken in the fall semester of their first year at BC. Portico fulfills the Carroll School ethics requirement. This is the introductory course for Carroll School of Management's first year students. Topics will include ethics, leadership, globalization, economic development, capitalism, innovation, entrepreneurship, vocational discernment, and the functional areas of business. This will be an interactive three-credit seminar, serving as one of the five courses in the fall semester and fulfilling the ethics requirement for the Carroll School. The instructor will serve as academic advisor during the student's first year.
Course overview
- Department
- Portico
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Requirements fulfilled
- Carroll School Core: Portico (Classes of 2025–2029)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.41 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.56 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 7
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Amy La Combe | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 96 of 116 |
| Fall 2025 | Christine Rojcewicz | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 100 of 115 |
| Fall 2025 | Joseph Cioni | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 95 of 116 |
| Fall 2025 | Michael Smith | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 95 of 116 |
| Fall 2025 | Rachel Spooner | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 19 |
| Fall 2025 | Ryan Mulderrig | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 525 of 637 |
| Fall 2025 | Stephen Mendelsohn | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 89 of 115 |
| Spring 2025 | Stephen Mendelsohn | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 16 |
| Fall 2024 | Amy La Combe | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 90 of 107 |
| Fall 2024 | Christine Rojcewicz | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 92 of 109 |
| Fall 2024 | Joseph Cioni | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 90 of 109 |
| Fall 2024 | Michael Smith | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 88 of 108 |
| Fall 2024 | Rachel Spooner | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 19 |
| Fall 2024 | Ryan Mulderrig | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 19 |
| Fall 2024 | Stephen Mendelsohn | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 84 of 108 |
| Fall 2023 | Amy La Combe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 of 109 |
| Fall 2023 | Christine Rojcewicz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 of 112 |
| Fall 2023 | Jeremy Evans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 of 111 |
| Fall 2023 | Joseph Cioni | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 of 110 |
| Fall 2023 | Michael Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 of 112 |
| Fall 2023 | Rachel Spooner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 of 18 |
| Fall 2023 | Ryan Mulderrig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 453 of 572 |
| Fall 2022 | Amy La Combe | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 93 of 109 |
| Fall 2022 | Christine Rojcewicz | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 105 of 112 |
| Fall 2022 | Jeremy Evans | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 98 of 115 |
| Fall 2022 | Joseph Cioni | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 95 of 111 |
| Fall 2022 | Michael Smith | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 89 of 111 |
| Fall 2022 | Rachel Spooner | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 19 |
| Spring 2022 | Ian Corbin | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 11 |
| Fall 2021 | Amy La Combe | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 317 of 726 |
| Fall 2021 | Ethan Sullivan | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 35 |
| Fall 2021 | Ian Corbin | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 23 of 39 |
| Fall 2021 | Jeremy Evans | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 50 of 106 |
| Fall 2021 | Joseph Cioni | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 78 of 110 |
| Fall 2021 | Melissa Fitzpatrick | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 54 of 104 |
| Fall 2021 | Michael Smith | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 55 of 111 |
| Fall 2021 | Rachel Spooner | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 19 |
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Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 12
- Section 14
- Section 15
- Section 16
- Section 17
- Section 18
- Section 19
- Section 20
- Section 21
- Section 22
- Section 23
- Section 24
- Section 25
- Section 26
- Section 27
- Section 28
- Section 29
- Section 30
- Section 31
- Section 32
- Section 33
- Section 34
- Section 35
- Section 36
- Section 37