coursera intro to music production course bogus as fuck

[Eat Bass]

so i've been excited for months to start this course only to be massively disspointed. the 6 week course consists of watching video lectures, taking quizzes on those lectures, and then taking videos regurgitating the same information as the lectures as we watched. we can relate it to our equipment or just talk about it as they did in the original lecture video.

what the fuck kind of a curriculum is that? i figured they would have us open up our daws and take screenshots, flows, or project files and apply the material from the lectures. not wasting time presenting the same information that has already been presented to us, editing videos, and uploading them. fuck that though im not making 6 video presentations of a video presentation. this is a joke. smh

luckily its free though. im gonna watch the videos and sign up for a different course on sound design or song writing and hope it doesn't utilize the same retarded curriculum. has anyone else done any of the coursera courses? was the curriculum the same or different? Honestly I could have come up with a better curriculum than that no lie.

[dotcurrency]

so i've been excited for months to start this course only to be massively disspointed. the 6 week course consists of watching video lectures, taking quizzes on those lectures, and then taking videos regurgitating the same information as the lectures as we watched. we can relate it to our equipment or just talk about it as they did in the original lecture video.

what the fuck kind of a curriculum is that? i figured they would have us open up our daws and take screenshots, flows, or project files and apply the material from the lectures. not wasting time presenting the same information that has already been presented to us, editing videos, and uploading them. fuck that though im not making 6 video presentations of a video presentation. this is a joke. smh

luckily its free though. im gonna watch the videos and sign up for a different course on sound design or song writing and hope it doesn't utilize the same retarded curriculum. has anyone else done any of the coursera courses? was the curriculum the same or different? Honestly I could have come up with a better curriculum than that no lie.

They're all the same. But im interested in that certificate at the end though. Love being official n' shit.

I did the introduction to digital sound last month, and I signed up for this intro to music production one, and the Introduction to Improv one that comes out in 2 months. They are very boring and long and like you said, regurgitate information.

[Eat Bass]

so i've been excited for months to start this course only to be massively disspointed. the 6 week course consists of watching video lectures, taking quizzes on those lectures, and then taking videos regurgitating the same information as the lectures as we watched. we can relate it to our equipment or just talk about it as they did in the original lecture video.

what the fuck kind of a curriculum is that? i figured they would have us open up our daws and take screenshots, flows, or project files and apply the material from the lectures. not wasting time presenting the same information that has already been presented to us, editing videos, and uploading them. fuck that though im not making 6 video presentations of a video presentation. this is a joke. smh

luckily its free though. im gonna watch the videos and sign up for a different course on sound design or song writing and hope it doesn't utilize the same retarded curriculum. has anyone else done any of the coursera courses? was the curriculum the same or different? Honestly I could have come up with a better curriculum than that no lie.

They're all the same. But im interested in that certificate at the end though. Love being official n' shit.

I did the introduction to digital sound last month, and I signed up for this intro to music production one, and the Introduction to Improv one that comes out in 2 months. They are very boring and long and like you said, regurgitate information.

so every course you just have to regurgitate the info? theres no actual application within your daw and submission of work in that manner? if so thats complete and total bullshit for a computer oriented music production course

[Aphile]

so i've been excited for months to start this course only to be massively disspointed. the 6 week course consists of watching video lectures, taking quizzes on those lectures, and then taking videos regurgitating the same information as the lectures as we watched. we can relate it to our equipment or just talk about it as they did in the original lecture video.

what the fuck kind of a curriculum is that? i figured they would have us open up our daws and take screenshots, flows, or project files and apply the material from the lectures. not wasting time presenting the same information that has already been presented to us, editing videos, and uploading them. fuck that though im not making 6 video presentations of a video presentation. this is a joke. smh

luckily its free though. im gonna watch the videos and sign up for a different course on sound design or song writing and hope it doesn't utilize the same retarded curriculum. has anyone else done any of the coursera courses? was the curriculum the same or different? Honestly I could have come up with a better curriculum than that no lie.

They're all the same. But im interested in that certificate at the end though. Love being official n' shit.

I did the introduction to digital sound last month, and I signed up for this intro to music production one, and the Introduction to Improv one that comes out in 2 months. They are very boring and long and like you said, regurgitate information.

so every course you just have to regurgitate the info? theres no actual application within your daw and submission of work in that manner? if so thats complete and total bullshit for a computer oriented music production course

songwriting is interesting. i knew that intro to production would be so boring...

[Crimsonghost]

The sound design one wasn't bad. But there is a lot of info there that most of us would already know. These classes are clearly geared toward people who have no idea what any of this stuff is. And that's fine. I even did manage to learn a few things from it.

You also have to remember that there are like 20k + people in these classes, so being able to submits peice of work to be critiqued and graded but a teacher is a non possibility.

[Icetickle]

Is certificate worth anything?

[Eat Bass]

The sound design one wasn't bad. But there is a lot of info there that most of us would already know. These classes are clearly geared toward people who have no idea what any of this stuff is. And that's fine. I even did manage to learn a few things from it.

You also have to remember that there are like 20k + people in these classes, so being able to submits peice of work to be critiqued and graded but a teacher is a non possibility.

no but it could be critiqued by peers like they do with the video responses. i just expected more out of the courses to be honest. i see no benefit in spitting back the info in the lectures. ill watch the videos and thats probably it. i was hoping for some actual application of the info within my daw but i guess not.

[Crimsonghost]

Is certificate worth anything?

I wouldn't imagine too much. Although, in the grand scheme of things, it can't hurt to have.

[Crimsonghost]

no but it could be critiqued by peers like they do with the video responses. i just expected more out of the courses to be honest. i see no benefit in spitting back the info in the lectures. ill watch the videos and thats probably it. i was hoping for some actual application of the info within my daw but i guess not.

Yeah, I hear that. But you really have to take this for what it is. Some guys giving some giving us all the info they can in such a short time in there free time.

Not like I'm doing anything else right now. Haha.

[fragments]

Is certificate worth anything?

I wouldn't imagine too much. Although, in the grand scheme of things, it can't hurt to have.

There is also the possibility it might actually make you look an amateur. Kinda like for-profit colleges in the US...there is a chain of them in my neck of the woods called Brown-Mackie...I know that a lot of local businesses throw out resumes with that name on the degree.

[NinjaEdit]

Your complaint is actually about how the material is assessed, not the curriculum itself. The sound design unit was assessed with two tests.

Just watch the videos and don't do the work. The certificate is not worth as much as your recorded material.

[Crimsonghost]

Is certificate worth anything?

I wouldn't imagine too much. Although, in the grand scheme of things, it can't hurt to have.

There is also the possibility it might actually make you look an amateur. Kinda like for-profit colleges in the US...there is a chain of them in my neck of the woods called Brown-Mackie...I know that a lot of local businesses throw out resumes with that name on the degree.

I could argue that it would make it seem as though the people taking X course have an interest on X field. Which some people could appreciate, yadda,yadda, you know how this ends. But I hear what you're saying loud and clear.

[Crimsonghost]

The certificate is not worth as much as your recorded material.

Totally agree. It's free knowledge, which is never a bad thing.

[Brothulhu]

Sound design was interesting, this one doesn't look great. I'm gonna watch the videos and ignore the assessments