01-25-2011, 02:03 PM
<<Wow!! Thanks for this feedback. American Cinema used to be a TECEP that TESC turned into a course with a LOT of writing, according to the syllabus. My daughters were enrolled in a local college to take the course but the Prof. was a whacko, so they dropped. I was hoping to find another source for the credits, since I bought the books and it fits in nicely with their degree plan. Saw the OL TESC version about this course but based on your review - NOT worth it.>>
Cinema:
There is NO mentor communication. He went MIA in the class and I never got a single assignment graded until week 9 out of a 12 week class. He never has posted ONE thing to the class, no one knows where he went or anything, grades just showed up. Apparently neither did any of the other students. We all (the students) were so worried that something had happened to him that I offered to call the school to see if he was ok. He doesnât even give you a grade on any of the 6 discussions in the class in your grade book because he said, âyouâll see what I gave you when I calculate your final gradeâ. Itâs the same with the midterm taken 3 weeks ago and no grade, just like my Lit class. I have sent him SIX emails that he never answered. The midterm was on NOTHING we wrote papers on, other than one term.
OK so all of that is the mentor, now on to the class itself. Itâs really boring, I have not learned a single thing (other than apparently most people prefer movies filmed in widescreen and theyâre much more expensive for the filmmakers to produce, which is why widescreen is more in stores). I thought that we would actually, I donât know, discuss movies. Nope, we discuss the use of widescreen and why poor people in the Depression liked comedy. The class costs $500+ (I think itâs $525). *sigh* I canât WAIT to be done.[/QUOTE]
Cinema:
There is NO mentor communication. He went MIA in the class and I never got a single assignment graded until week 9 out of a 12 week class. He never has posted ONE thing to the class, no one knows where he went or anything, grades just showed up. Apparently neither did any of the other students. We all (the students) were so worried that something had happened to him that I offered to call the school to see if he was ok. He doesnât even give you a grade on any of the 6 discussions in the class in your grade book because he said, âyouâll see what I gave you when I calculate your final gradeâ. Itâs the same with the midterm taken 3 weeks ago and no grade, just like my Lit class. I have sent him SIX emails that he never answered. The midterm was on NOTHING we wrote papers on, other than one term.
OK so all of that is the mentor, now on to the class itself. Itâs really boring, I have not learned a single thing (other than apparently most people prefer movies filmed in widescreen and theyâre much more expensive for the filmmakers to produce, which is why widescreen is more in stores). I thought that we would actually, I donât know, discuss movies. Nope, we discuss the use of widescreen and why poor people in the Depression liked comedy. The class costs $500+ (I think itâs $525). *sigh* I canât WAIT to be done.[/QUOTE]
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