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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 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.”