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[oldmancopper]

Fall 2018 Course Evaluations

Noting that this was a ridiculous semester . . . 147 full time students across 7 classes and 4 subjects . . . I got dinged rightfully for not returning course material with grades in a timely fashion. Fortunately, I have less next semester . . . 146 students . . . 6 classes and 5 subjects...

Ah well... the student’s verbiage

2001:

 •             At times it is unclear what is necessarily needed for some assignments or quizzes.

•             The course was over all very good; gave us a necessary foundation for design on a general basis; which is far more applicable to the constantly changing world of game development than anything else. Beyond that we're taught with what I think sounds like a very realistic expectation of basically what kind of career we're walking into. Also anytime I had questions they were typically answered promptly so I can't complain that was all well and good. We also had, I guess no surprise a good amount of time preparing for a game pitch for this course; which helped to suitably point out strengths and weaknesses to learn from the experience. Over all one of the more beneficial courses I'd say I've taken. Also as an aside I appreciate the humor during the lessons every now and then; helps keep things engaging.

•             I feel that this is one of the few classes actually worth taking at this school. I feel that I actually learned something from this class that will help me beyond leaving the school. I hope everyone will be able to take this class with Y_______.

•             Learned a lot in this class. Glad i took it and Professor helped whenever i needed it.

•             I understand why the textbook was used but most of the information within the book did not aid in helping to understand the course material.

•             I fell like I do have a better idea of what a game designer does after taking this course. I kind of wish I had taken it sooner.

•             incredibly smart and generous to students. One professor that stands out that truly cares

•             this course was wonderful and very useful to me

•             Great professor, very organized.

   2175:

 •             Very Good Class

•             Homework 12 felt like it was made to be busy work due to the fact that it was just compiling previous information into a document. Other than that, I really appreciated this course. It gave me a good amount of experience that one day may be applicable to me.

•             Y_______ is one of the most real professors/teachers that I have ever had. He tells it as it is and doesn't give a damn what you think about it. That's why I respect him so much.

•             I really enjoyed this class. The only short coming was that it was incredibly hard to study for, and often I had no idea what I should be studying for an up coming test.

•             Excellent professor who teaches really important material.

•             Very reasonable Professor. Good class material

•             I enjoyed the professor's attitude in class and the way he presented the material.

•             I really liked the material that we learned in class was absolutely necessary to help me understand the industry that I am going into. The information was relevant in everyday and the class format of class time to assignments were not too troubling of a load. My only gripe is that the information was given too quickly, I wish we spent more time on certain portions of the material, simply because some of it was extremely interesting or something that I needed clarification on. Other than that it was a dope ass class.

•             The Professor makes it a point to have students understand what the true outcome of the course is supposed to be. He is always readily available - if needed - through canvas or email. I think the professor would benefit from having classes two days a week as compared to once a week. I personally am not a fan of once a week classes as it forces the student to retain a lot of information from one session - and each class has a LOT of information (See Ebbinghaus' Learning Curve). One problem I had with the class was what was EXPECTED of us. For example, many of the assignments required us to have a minimum of SOME experience with other types of work. We are NOT business students, we are NOT graphic design students, we are NOT accountants. It shouldn't be expected of us to be able to make a revenue spread sheet or budget spread sheet with ease. It shouldn't be expected of us to make a flashy sell sheet like a graphic design student. It shouldn't be expected of us to be able to come up with a business model - if you haven't taken a business. I've taken a business course before and spent nearly a month on just mastering a business model. In the Professor's (Yarbrough) defense, he doesn't necessarily have the time to do this as it isn't a business class, but, my point still stands. Overall, the Professor has done a well done job and, so far, has been my favorite Professor not just because of his ability to clearly communicate his points for each lecture/class meeting. His assignments, while very different from one another, lead up to one concise goal that is aimed to help us understand the industry we plan to head in as a whole - as compared to understanding one part of the industry.

3900: My teacher does the best he can to help and is very fun and creative. 3901:

•             I really enjoyed the lectures; I think that it could be interesting to do more specific topics other than general design, marketing, etc.

•             Live Studio is the best experience I have had at this college thus far. Working with a qualified group of my peers taught me more than a class ever could. W___ and M____ are always there to help me and teach me all they know, and I wouldn't be this far along without them.

•             Incredible learning experience, I felt like I learned so much from the peer reviews and mock interviews with M____ and W___. They're some of the most knowledgeable people in the industry as well as some of the greatest mentors I've encountered thus far, hope to have a great semester with them next up!

•             Live Studio was one of the most helpful things for me as a game design student. It gave me real life experience of working on a team and learning new skills as needed. Professor Y_______  was a great resource when it came to real world knowledge of getting a job, portfolio, resumes, game production, etc.

•             This is by far the best class offered at Becker. You work on actual projects that have actual deadlines and actual releases unlike game studio where you work on bs that doesn't prepare you for actual work outside school.

Previous Evaluations, just so I can find them:

https://oldmancopper.tumblr.com/post/156311041341/fall-2016-semester-reviews

https://oldmancopper.tumblr.com/post/146656897816/course-evaluations

https://oldmancopper.tumblr.com/post/173974006616/2018-spring-evaluations

[oldmancopper]

Fall 2017 Student Evaluations

2001

• W___ is probably the best Professor I've had hands down. • Professor Y________ is a phenomenal professor. He really cares about the materials and is very knowledgeable. He is quick to respond to questions, and give out assistance, and his wit is unparalleled. He had a tiny bit of difficulty timing the certain sections of the class, however, it was his first time teaching the class, so he recognizes some of the places he went wrong. Being a bit quicker with the presentations and a little clearer with assignments, and what their requirements are. Otherwise the class overall is great. I have learned a lot in this class and have truly enjoyed it. Thanks for all the hard work and great information. • Keep up the good work W___! • Seeing as how this is the first teaching of this particular course, it is quite unrefined so hopefully that will change in the future. Other than that, keep on keeping on. • Consistently on time, gives feedback in a timely manner, understands that students may have issues outside of school that may conflict and is willing to work around the issues to help the student. Professor Y______ is an understanding and amazing professor. Understands what he is teaching and teaches it well. • In depth analysis and testing of Winnie the Pooh-Home run derby was a great experience and is greatly needed here at B___r. • It was very clear that this was a brand new class, but of all of the brand new classes I've taken over the last few semesters (I think I've taken three or so), this is by far the best one. We jumped around in topics, but the professor used all of the class time to make sure that the people in the class actually learned important skills. The focus on actual design work when we analyzed the baseball game using excel was something was I had noted being missing from the game curriculum for a long time and I really think should be its own course that happens much earlier for those with the design specialization. The discussion of what documents are important as well as how to pitch games (or just about anything) was also very applicable. I think if the book was introduced earlier and the readings weren't so formidable I think it would go over better. I read the book and thought it was good, especially the section on idea generation and its many examples. • This was interesting class that definitely felt worth taking. It was not just another elective I end up regretting at the end of the semester. The material was useful and the insight on the industry was incredibly helpful. Labs were worth the information we got from them (even Pooh Baseball). The class may be new, but I think it was managed well and will be useful for then next bunch of students. • Learn a lot more while being in class than what some other professors may teach you in class. Doesn't just focus on the power point greatly but the concepts on the power point to derive his thoughts according to those topics. • Assigned readings were integrated about halfway through the semester, but they were not required for this course, I believe. Good first semester teaching this class for Prof. Y______, it will probably be better next time around, however. Prof. Y______ is very knowledgeable and seemingly passionate about his field.

2175

• This is a very enjoyable class that gives assignments that I feel I actually learn from. • Honesty I wanted to disagree with something but I realized that you hit the mark on all of these points. I do however feel the less plan could have benefited with more in class or group work assignments. In which we could get better examples of what to do when it comes to planning and competing our homework. I still feel lost when it comes to completing many of the assignments. Other than that the I really did enjoy this class. • The Good: This course was a lot more than I was expecting it to be, and the presentation of the material was very engaging. It gave a lot of good insight into what things are going to be like going into the industry, a kind of inside look. I haven't seen any other classes do this, and I really wish they did. I also liked how it was easy to learn from mistakes in the class and not get your grade ruined because of it, being able to resubmit assignments until you got them right. The Bad: While the grading for the quizzes is pretty lenient, the questions on them were often worded poorly. They were usually very vague, and sometimes there was more than one right answer. Also, not being able to see the correct answers for a long time was frustrating, although I understood the reason for it. • W___ is an instructor that makes B___r what it is today, always trying to improve the curriculum, hard working and all of his quizes throw me off since they don't fallow the same generic format thatevery other quiz has. It seems simple at first 1 correct answer, 1 that sounds correct but isn't and two that don't feel like they belong. I have been thrown for a loop several times picking the one that sounds correct because I didn't think hard enough to question if the answer was correct or not. It was a very refreshing course.

3901

• Live Studio is the best class B___r College offers. • I love this class. It has taught me so much about the games industry, working with products, building out my professional, image. It has given networking opportunities and really help me round myself out as an individual. I have never felt more confident as a game developer and could not give this class more praise. The only critique is to give the individual roles a little more direction, and maybe teach them a bit about what is expected of them, even spending one class having little workshops with each of the types of students, (producers, programmers, designers, artists, audio, etc.) giving them time to openly ask questions, or to inform them of things they didn't know about. Thank you for all you've done for us. I've never met a group of individuals so dedicated to their students. • Live Studio is the best class B___r College offers. • Once again, amazing class, I feel lucky to have been accepted into it in the first place and it gave me the connections and tools to completely changed my life for the better. Can't thanks M____ and W___ enough. • Great class, great professor. One of the few class/professor combinations that actually prepares you for the real world • Professor Y______ is a great teacher and helps his students as much as possible. Y______ and M____ make a great team and help their students • Live Studio is the best class B___r College offers. • Live Studio is the best class B___r College offers. • The lessons I learned and people I have met through Live Studio completely changed my life and put me on an amazing path to success in my future. I already have amazing full time employee offers for amazing jobs I could not have gotten without M____'s help. W___'s combination of industry and life lessons will follow me for the rest of my life. Can't thank these two enough. • Great professor, great class. One of the few professor/class combinations that actually prepares you for the real world • The only argument I have is that I missed our weekly meetings in the auditorium. though I understand why we don't have them any more I do feel like I was able to get plenty of information about production from those lectures

[oldmancopper]

Spring 2017 Semester Reviews:

W___ is a great professor, and he knows everything about what he's talking about. He's interesting, he's funny, he has great stories to tell us during class, while still staying on topic. He gets assignments back in a timely manner, clearly explains what we did wrong if anything, and then lets us correct it. This is how every teacher should do their assignments.

W___ is an amazing professor. His teaching style is great and I love taking his classes. He was by far my favorite professor from my time at Becker.

If you're reading this W___, thank you for everything you have taught me!!  / R___ M____

Lots of good information, but a bit more clarity of what is expected of some assignments would be welcome

Learned a lot in this class. Best professor at the school.

I love Professor Y_____'s classes. He is very knowledgeable about the game industry and his classes are one of the more educational classes here at Becker.

It was great working with the group that I did, and I am going to miss working with them.

Amazing teacher

I feel like your new grading style, although very realistic to industry standards, added a bunch of stress to the mix. Either way, everything worked out. The lectures were certainly the most useful part of the class. While the Lab was mainly team driven, Professor Y________  helped keep the class working on track, and gave lots of constructive criticism to help us improve. Overall, this was an incredible experience.

This was a lab for Live Studio

Great class, best in the major. Like the lab, this class did a really good job of helping prepare students for upcoming events, and giving advice for those who are graduating. Amazing job from Professor Y_______!

W___ and M____ taught this class well. They conveyed important information with us and gave us a couple presentations from people in the industry.

Great class, probably the best in the major.

great teacher

[oldmancopper]

Fall 2016 Semester Reviews:

“Prof. Y_ is a very knowledgeable person and a fantastic teacher. The way he runs his class is exemplary. “

“This was an amazing class. I had so much fun learning about production. (Liked it so much I almost switched majors). It was entertaining, but I also learned a lot. I actually can talk some business now thanks to this class. I actually got an internship partially thanks to my new ability to talk about business models on a conversational level. Thanks for the laughs and the good times.” “Very good class, excellent teacher. Class was informative and entertaining.” “The Prof. used real life examples to help tie the information to real world use, very well done.”

[oldmancopper]

I dun good

Just made our college a little bit more inclusive.