[game_edu] Here goes the first shoe . . .

[Paul Cassidy]

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-----Original Message-----
From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org] On
Behalf Of Jim Parker
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:58 PM
To: IGDA Game Education Listserv
Subject: Re: [game_edu] Here goes the first shoe . . .

FYI, the 'placement rates' I see on some schools (who shall remain 
nameless) refer to jobs in any area that can be conceivably be 
considered related. Collecting coins at an arcade?

Jim

Dan Carreker wrote:

> Interesting.  The main thing I took away from this was the placement 

> rate. If the 97% claim shows up in any of their marketing materials 

> and the numbers don't support it, seems to me they could be in 

> trouble.  Scary, because I heard one of our recruiters at school use a



> similar number the other day.

>

> I'd be interested to know how many if any of the students suing were 

> in the game program.  So far this story has focused on the larger 

> school itself, not any particular field of study.

>

> Dan Carreker

> www.NarrativeDesigns.com

> "If I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood.

> I'd type a little faster."  - Asimov

>

> ----- Original Message ----- From: <kevin at kogsspin.com>

> To: <game_edu at igda.org>

> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 5:47 PM

> Subject: [game_edu] Here goes the first shoe . . .

>

>

>> Well, here's a topic we've all tried to step carefully around.  I 

>> know  a lot of innocent people have been affected by this and some 

>> more will probably be affected by the upcoming lawsuit.  It will be 

>> interesting  to see what sort of traction the story gains and how the



>> public and  the industry react.  Nothing against Westwood . . . this 

>> was bound to  happen to some program some time -- especially one of 

>> the for-profit  ones.

>>

>> http://www.videosift.com/video/Westwood-College-Sued-For-Fraud

>>

>> --Kevin

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